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41. Re: MGB's and tall people (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS <DANMAS@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 11:09:54 EDT
Ray, Being 5' 6", I can't directly relate to your problem, but a few years ago a tall friend (6' 4") and I drove my TR6 to Kentucky for the VTR convention. One of the purposes of the trip for him was
/html/mgs/1998-05/msg00716.html (8,364 bytes)

42. Re: MGB Alternator Problems (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS <DANMAS@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 23:51:14 EDT
Jason, Go to: www.VTR.org I have prepared instructions for the electrical details of the Lucas/GM swap for several models of MGBs, so If you will tell me what year your car is, I may have them to sen
/html/mgs/1998-05/msg00762.html (7,953 bytes)

43. Re: slow turn signals (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS <DANMAS@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 18:41:01 EDT
Paul, Could be. Depends on how early you are talking about. My knowledge begins in the 60s, and is pretty much limited to American cars and British cars sold in America. In both my '74 MGB and my '71
/html/mgs/1998-05/msg00993.html (8,389 bytes)

44. Re: Dim Panel Lights (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS <DANMAS@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 12:06:48 EDT
bulb To which I replied: "Interesting. I knew the current didn't increase linearly with an increase in the voltage, due to the increased resistance with the increased temperature, but I didn't know i
/html/mgs/1998-05/msg01055.html (8,932 bytes)

45. Re: Senders and resistances for MGBs (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS <DANMAS@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 19:24:15 EDT
Trevor, This is as "ballpark" as you can get, but maybe it will help you. This is a copy of a response I made to some one on the Triumph list. ** I recommend using a 100 ohm resister [connected betwe
/html/mgs/1998-05/msg01169.html (9,956 bytes)

46. Re: Help... alternator seized (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS <DANMAS@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 14:13:26 EDT
Andy, Yes, replace it with a GM Delcotron SI. Less than $30 plus a $15 one time core charge. 55 amps or more. A piece of cake to hook up. Dan Masters, Alcoa, TN '71 TR6--3000mile/year driver, fully r
/html/mgs/1998-05/msg01312.html (7,190 bytes)

47. Alternator swap info, was...was...was... (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS <DANMAS@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 17:06:20 EDT
Dan & Steve, & others, This is correct, but it only covers one of the possible wiring configuration one is apt to find on an MGB. There are at least four other configurations for cars that have a fac
/html/mgs/1998-05/msg01473.html (10,833 bytes)

48. Re: Ignition Switch wiring (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS <DANMAS@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 11:36:45 EDT
Mike, Maybe I can help. First of all, just for the record (and maybe to prevent a meltdown later), the brown wire is NOT fused. If you find a fuse in the brown wire circuit, it is a fuse FROM the bro
/html/mgs/1998-05/msg01577.html (10,250 bytes)

49. Re: Pounds to Am. Dollars conversion (no LBC) (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS@aol.com
Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 10:30:59 EDT
Mike, You might want to check your local newspaper. Both the Knoxville and our tiny little Alcoa newspapers list the current exchange rate for several countries in the financial section. The Alcoa pa
/html/mgs/1998-05/msg01719.html (7,914 bytes)

50. Near side vs far side (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS <DANMAS@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 18:42:31 EDT
I believe the term "near side" relates to the side of the car nearest the curb, which would be the passenger side, regardless of RHD vs LHD. "Far side," of course, would then refer to the side away f
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg00811.html (7,141 bytes)

51. Re: <all> Driving (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS <DANMAS@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 18:48:14 EDT
Phil, "Exotic" means "from some where other than here!" MGs and Z cars are indeed exotics. I think. Dan Masters, Alcoa, TN '71 TR6--3000mile/year driver, fully restored '71 TR6--undergoing full resto
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg00817.html (7,955 bytes)

52. Re: Lucal Alternator Demons (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS <DANMAS@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 09:22:39 EDT
Dave, Yes, every manufacturer does this. It is mandatory in order for the alternator to work. I have a basic alternator theory article on the VTR web site that you may want to check out. It explains,
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg00850.html (6,939 bytes)

53. Re: <all> Driving (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS <DANMAS@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 14:26:10 EDT
Dr. Doug, Yes, technically a Nissan Stanza is an exotic. Sorta makes you wanta puke, doesn't it? Dan
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg00862.html (7,527 bytes)

54. Re: Near side vs far side (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS <DANMAS@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 14:43:21 EDT
Carol, Surely some one from across the pond, who knows absolutely for sure what far side/near side means, will clarify this for us pore ole dumb 'mericans. How about it, British listers? Educate us!
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg00866.html (6,967 bytes)

55. Re: '73 B Brake Light Switch (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS <DANMAS@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 21:50:19 EDT
Dan, No, this is not a "Lucasism," every car works that way, unless it has a pressure switch in the brake lines. It has to be this way, nothing else would work. You want the brake lights to come on a
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg01216.html (10,043 bytes)

56. Re: '73 B Brake Light Switch, part 2 (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS <DANMAS@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 21:54:34 EDT
Dan, I just re-read your post. Instead of being mis-adjusted, it sounds like the switch either needs a good cleaning, if you can get it apart, or replacement. Dan Masters, Alcoa, TN '71 TR6--3000mile
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg01217.html (7,108 bytes)

57. Re: British Gathering in Townsend, Tennessee (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS <DANMAS@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 22:41:41 EDT
Mark, I'm not a Spridgeteer, but I'll be going in my TR6. Since I have about a 172 mile head start, I think I can keep up! See you there (can you do an anti-rain dance?) Dan Masters, Alcoa, TN '71 TR
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg01475.html (7,353 bytes)

58. Re: Dim Panel Lights (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS <DANMAS@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 16:37:19 EDT
Paul, Buying a 12 volt light bulb is like buying a 2 X 4! Just as a 2 X 4 is not actually 2" X 4", a 12 volt light bulb may not be rated at 12 volts. 12 volts is the nominal value, just as 12 volts i
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg01500.html (9,315 bytes)

59. Re: Dim Panel Lights (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS <DANMAS@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 19:49:34 EDT
Larry, Till the "Master" gets here, will you settle for the opinions of Masters, Dan Masters, that is! First of all, a reminder. You don't have 12 volts in your car if your electrical system is up to
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg01556.html (10,106 bytes)

60. Re: Dim Panel Lights (score: 1)
Author: DANMAS <DANMAS@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 22:13:47 EDT
supply??? Larry, I'm not sure of the internal configuration of the gauges in an MG, but of the three tachometer and two speedometers I have from TR6s, three of the plastic coloring lens over the indi
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg01564.html (8,499 bytes)


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