- 1. Re: backfiring (score: 1)
- Author: GARYCINE@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 20 Aug 1996 22:28:22 -0400
- I don't know if the 1971 MGBGT has an air pump but I found that the chronic backfiring of my '77 Midget was being caused by a faulty air pump. Gary
- /html/mgs/1996-08/msg00769.html (6,820 bytes)
- 2. Indy or Bust (score: 1)
- Author: GARYCINE@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 22:34:20 -0400
- I will be driving my 1977 M.G. Midget with almost 97,000 miles on the engine to Indianapolis from Houston, Texas for M.G. '96. There will be at least two others from Houston driving up (an MGB and an
- /html/mgs/1996-05/msg01086.html (6,584 bytes)
- 3. Re: RE: MGs in the sun (score: 1)
- Author: GARYCINE@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 23:08:18 -0400
- You're right, rain isn't much of a problem. However, driving back to Houston from the Texas M.G. Register GoF in Salado I plowed through a several mile long cloud of "love bugs" near Hempstead. When
- /html/mgs/1996-05/msg01087.html (8,059 bytes)
- 4. Manual Choke for ZS Carb (score: 1)
- Author: GARYCINE@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 23:23:26 -0400
- I'm getting frustrated trying to get the auto-choke to work properly on my 79B. (Heard they not that reliable anyway). I get the idle speed set ok but get inconsistent cold start idle speeds etc." Fo
- /html/mgs/1996-05/msg01088.html (6,768 bytes)
- 5. Manual Chokes for ZS Carbs (score: 1)
- Author: GARYCINE@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 18:48:54 -0400
- To all who were interested, here's the skinny on the manual choke conversion that was done on my 1977 Midget. The mechanic told me that he just went to the local HiLo parts store and bought a "generi
- /html/mgs/1996-05/msg01127.html (7,154 bytes)
- 6. Houston All-British Motor Vehicle Expo (score: 1)
- Author: GARYCINE@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 18:57:31 -0400
- For those of you in driving distance from Houston I would like to let you know about the Houston All-British Motor Vehicle Expo June 8th and 9th at Traders'Village, 7979 N. Eldridge Road, Houston, Te
- /html/mgs/1996-05/msg01128.html (7,093 bytes)
- 7. Re: er..Indy (score: 1)
- Author: GARYCINE@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 1 Jan 1996 10:31:32 -0500
- I'm registered to be at MG '96 in Indy this June. I hope to drive my Midget up although it'll be a long drive from Houston. We'll see. I think it would be a great idea to get list members together at
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00002.html (6,284 bytes)
- 8. Re: Non-show cars at Indy 96 (score: 1)
- Author: GARYCINE@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 5 Jan 1996 18:46:52 -0500
- David Council writes: "Are rusty MGBs permitted at these car shows or would we be considered a disgrace to the group?" When I first joined the M.G. club in Houston I was hesitant about being able to
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00147.html (7,253 bytes)
- 9. Kimber - Nuffield (score: 1)
- Author: GARYCINE@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 5 Jan 1996 22:06:23 -0500
- Denise Thorpe wrote: "But what would you expect from a guy who used an alias? His real name was Kimber, not Nuffield." Correction: Cecil Kimber was not Nuffield...Sir William Morris was Lord Nuffield
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00155.html (6,190 bytes)
- 10. Re: Front License Plates (score: 1)
- Author: GARYCINE@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 7 Jan 1996 18:48:00 -0500
- Graham writes: "Could some kind soul end a controversy raging here in Oz about whether front plates are required in the USA." Graham, It is different in the U.S. from state to state. Texas requires f
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00187.html (8,253 bytes)
- 11. Why Is My Engine Cutting Out? (score: 1)
- Author: GARYCINE@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 13 Jan 1996 18:22:31 -0500
- I went out today to start laying out a rally route for the local MG club. It was a great top-down spring-like day here in Houston, Texas (my apologies to those who are still snowbound) and my 1977 Mi
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00360.html (7,468 bytes)
- 12. Re: IRC-channel #MG_Cars (score: 1)
- Author: GARYCINE@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 29 Dec 1995 11:25:19 -0500
- I have been very interested in the IRC channel for M.G.s but I haven't been able to access it. I get to the internet via AOL and perhaps the IRC is not supported through that connection. I'd love to
- /html/mgs/1995-12/msg00588.html (6,994 bytes)
- 13. Where Midgets come from (long message) (score: 1)
- Author: GARYCINE@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 5 Nov 1995 11:56:43 -0500
- When filming an interview with John Thornley for my M.G. documentary "Inside the Octagon" I got some insight into the origins of the modern Midget (one of which I drive). Mr. Thornley said that he an
- /html/mgs/1995-11/msg00100.html (9,563 bytes)
- 14. Midget hardtop (score: 1)
- Author: GARYCINE@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 6 Aug 1995 10:29:37 -0400
- Some years ago I purchased a hardtop for my Midget at a swap meet. The top needs some work and has sat in storage unused. I'd like to refurbish it and use it this coming winter. In order to use it I
- /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00091.html (6,763 bytes)
- 15. Re: mgb chassis numbers (score: 1)
- Author: GARYCINE@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 13 Aug 1995 10:42:49 -0400
- Vortex@worldaccess.nl writes: "If you have the chassis number, you can apply for a Production Record Trace Certificate. This will give you a lot of interesting info on your car as it left the factory
- /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00226.html (7,550 bytes)
- 16. M.G. Colors (score: 1)
- Author: GARYCINE@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 31 Jul 1995 19:22:50 -0400
- There is a Mirage MGB in the Houston M.G. Car Club. It is a 1974-1/2 and belongs to a lady who I believe bought it in California. Needless to say she gets a lot of ribbing about the color of her car.
- /html/mgs/1995-07/msg00493.html (7,514 bytes)
- 17. God smiles down on M.G. lovers (score: 1)
- Author: GARYCINE@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 14 Jun 1995 00:08:17 -0400
- You may remember me writing about recently finishing the production of a documentary film about the pre-war M.G. Car Company. Well, after working on this progrm for 3-1/2 years I decided to celebrate
- /html/mgs/1995-06/msg00257.html (9,377 bytes)
- 18. Re: Midget Brakes (score: 1)
- Author: GARYCINE@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 27 Jun 1995 00:18:04 -0400
- MG4EVR@aol.com wrote: "I just put a new master cylinder in my 73 midget, and am not getting any fluid to the rear brakes. I bled them for an hour and still can't get any fluid to the rears. The front
- /html/mgs/1995-06/msg00472.html (8,149 bytes)
- 19. Re: Midget Brakes (score: 1)
- Author: GARYCINE@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 27 Jun 1995 00:18:04 -0400
- The Silicon fluid will have a lot to do with it. Before putting in the silicon fluid, your brake system may not have been completely flushed and cleaned. If there was some of the standard fluid still
- /html/mgs/1995-06/msg00486.html (9,157 bytes)
- 20. Various topics (score: 1)
- Author: GARYCINE@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 7 May 1995 22:02:41 -0400
- Hello to the list! I have been receiving mail from the M.G. list for several weeks now and I think it is absolutly fascinating, if not a little overwhelming considering the volume. Now I am ready to
- /html/mgs/1995-05/msg00099.html (8,748 bytes)
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