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41. Re: Ill fitting soft top (score: 1): Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>; Date: Mon, 25 Sep 1995 09:50:02 -0400 (EDT); I purchased a tan canvas Robins top two years ago for around $500. I was woried that the plastic would not last as long as the canvas... Installation went fine. Recently I started getting fraying of; /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00593.html (10,088 bytes)
42. Re: Ill fitting soft top (score: 1): Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>; Date: Mon, 25 Sep 1995 10:15:35 -0400 (EDT); By the way... I was told by many people to leave the car out in the hot sun with the top roughly in place for 40 min before installation so that the top will stretch. This avoids the hot day sag or f; /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00596.html (9,463 bytes)
43. Re: '75 MGB (score: 1): Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>; Date: Mon, 25 Sep 1995 10:27:48 -0400 (EDT); I would look at your choke. Sounds like it is not working properly.; /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00597.html (7,331 bytes)
44. re: '75 B, fuel injection (score: 1): Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>; Date: Tue, 26 Sep 1995 13:42:11 -0400 (EDT); Yeh, but now because of the mass air sensor, you can easily hook up that; /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00634.html (8,777 bytes)
45. Re: hot catalytic converter (score: 1): Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>; Date: Wed, 27 Sep 1995 10:23:37 -0400 (EDT); Sounds like your cloging the converter. The poor performance you are experiencing could be from back-pressure. This could lead to a fire. One of my friends in high school put a big holly carb in his; /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00652.html (7,966 bytes)
46. Re: MGB transmission swap (score: 1): Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>; Date: Wed, 27 Sep 1995 10:26:32 -0400 (EDT); Hey! I didn't write that. I just commented on it in above deleted text.; /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00653.html (7,832 bytes)
47. Re: MGB brakes (score: 1): Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>; Date: Wed, 27 Sep 1995 10:40:25 -0400 (EDT); IMHO B s do require a bit of effort to use the brake. Even on my 80 which has a booster, I think... Come to thing of it, I wonder if it works? Maybe I should replace it or rebuild it. You know, your; /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00654.html (8,620 bytes)
48. Re: MGB Propeller Shaft Universal Question (score: 1): Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>; Date: Wed, 27 Sep 1995 16:43:03 -0400 (EDT); I have an 80 B. The later B s had the sealed type ujoints. The replacements are all non sealled with a long nib for greasing. The nib that came with my ujoints were about an inch long and I soon real; /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00667.html (9,330 bytes)
49. Re: MGB brakes (score: 1): Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>; Date: Thu, 28 Sep 1995 15:38:46 -0400 (EDT); Thanks! One less thing I have to do. It works just fine per your testing; /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00698.html (8,518 bytes)
50. Re: MGB brakes (score: 1): Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>; Date: Thu, 28 Sep 1995 15:16:18 -0400 (EDT); Older disks could be tool steeled. Meaning from heating up and cooling off slowly they have become really hard. When this happens, the pads don't cut in as much and braking is a little harder. When y; /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00716.html (8,089 bytes)
51. Re: Oil filler cap mystery (score: 1): Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>; Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 10:17:17 -0400 (EDT); I'll take a guess... If you had a really really worn intake valve, opening the valve cover allows fresh air into the cover which could be sucked into the cylinder on the intake stroke through the int; /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00730.html (8,540 bytes)
52. Re: 77B Won't Start (score: 1): Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>; Date: Thu, 10 Aug 1995 13:55:18 -0400 (EDT); Sounds bad... Do a compression check and a vacuum test. It sounds like you may have a valve train problem. I would guess that you will have low compression and your vacuum test will show regular spik; /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00179.html (9,407 bytes)
53. Re: dual exhaust (score: 1): Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>; Date: Thu, 10 Aug 1995 14:21:42 -0400 (EDT); Nothing... Good looks maybe. With a free flow exhaust there isn't much back pressure to overcome or that going to dual exhaust would fix. It would look pretty cool though. Clearange might be a proble; /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00180.html (7,403 bytes)
54. Re: Braking Problem (score: 1): Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>; Date: Fri, 11 Aug 1995 12:00:47 -0400 (EDT); It sounds like you could have moisture in the brake lines. When cold, the brakes function ok. But, as braking raises the temperature of the brake fluid in the caliper, the water boils. The steam caus; /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00207.html (8,621 bytes)
55. Re: new engine/re-engine (score: 1): Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>; Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 10:45:49 -0400 (EDT); The 80 had only 68 HP due to smog stuff and the pathetic carb. If you take it all of and make some mods you can get back up around 100 HP which is peppy. A 350 would be nice though. Thought about it; /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00312.html (8,746 bytes)
56. Re: new engine/re-engine (score: 1): Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>; Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 11:25:25 -0400 (EDT); I have an 80 and I am still in the process of doing all and a little more of the things you are suggesting. Warning! You will end up spending twice what you expect. Every time you change one componen; /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00314.html (14,581 bytes)
57. Re: MGB Overdrive Question (score: 1): Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>; Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 12:31:30 -0400 (EDT); I am that someone... I'm looking for an OD for a 1980 B. Please send me a little more info or their number... Chris; /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00321.html (7,710 bytes)
58. Re: Advice (score: 1): Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>; Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 10:11:55 -0400 (EDT); What made him decide not to complete the restore after all of that investment in body work? To buy all of that stuff new is $$ Sounds kinda fishy. Maybe he found something really wrong with it and de; /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00358.html (8,536 bytes)
59. Re: over heating (score: 1): Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>; Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1995 10:33:38 -0400 (EDT); Check the thermostat (replace it), timing and look for vacuum leaks around your carb. If you need to know how to do any of these things let me know. Chris; /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00385.html (7,351 bytes)
60. Re: This week's Puzzler (long) (score: 1): Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>; Date: Mon, 21 Aug 1995 13:42:56 -0400 (EDT); Sounds like you cracked a ring... ouch! maybe worse. Chris; /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00439.html (12,354 bytes)

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