- 201. RE: Spoke Cleaning (score: 1)
- Author: Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl>
- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 08:11:41 +0100
- If the rims are chrome ones, do as I did: use a cloth and chrome polish. It's the real nobel hand work which makes your fingers very strong. Cleaning my rims made them look as new from being dirty o
- /html/mgs/1998-11/msg00635.html (8,014 bytes)
- 202. RE: Bending brake lines (score: 1)
- Author: Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl>
- Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 15:50:37 +0100
- A solution can be the usage of "Teflon" brake lines. Although not original they're very flexible. Cheers, Hans '71MGBGT in the carpet puzzle mood
- /html/mgs/1998-11/msg00694.html (7,828 bytes)
- 203. RE: Major Sin (score: 1)
- Author: Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 09:11:47 +0100
- Hi Jojn, Good 4 you! I,ve put another flasher unit in my '71 MGBGT, which has come from a very old and already scrapped Simca 1100 surprisingly of the same age - also '71. Works fine! Cheers, Hans MG
- /html/mgs/1998-11/msg00830.html (7,706 bytes)
- 204. RE: Bouncing oil pressure - MGB (score: 1)
- Author: Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 08:24:55 +0100
- Hi Mike, I don't think you should worry so much about this. It's quite logical the pressure goes up and down with the idle revs. That the clutch is effecting this can be explained of the fact the pre
- /html/mgs/1998-11/msg01020.html (9,716 bytes)
- 205. RE: Bouncing oil pressure - MGB (score: 1)
- Author: Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 13:27:29 +0100
- One thing to bear in mind too is that the engine temperature is of influence here. When cold the pressure is much higher than when the engine is at normal temperature. My experience is, that an engi
- /html/mgs/1998-11/msg01022.html (9,629 bytes)
- 206. RE: In Defense of the Austin Marina (score: 1)
- Author: Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 14:55:13 +0100
- In fact was not an Austin but a Morris. My father had a 1300 1975 coupe jubilee type. Rusted terribly and I got sick when sitting on the backseat. Nice car to drive in town - not for the more motorw
- /html/mgs/1998-11/msg01027.html (11,712 bytes)
- 207. RE: In Defense of the Austin Marina (score: 1)
- Author: Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 15:13:44 +0100
- Hi Fred, Was the road behaviour of the 1800 much better? I believe one cannot compare it with the MGB and especially with the MGBGT. Cheers, Hans Going to buy 3M glue for the carpet today (08080 and
- /html/mgs/1998-11/msg01076.html (13,821 bytes)
- 208. RE: FA Corgi 1:18 MGB Roadster on Ebay (score: 1)
- Author: Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl>
- Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 08:35:01 +0100
- I have a Corgi 1:43 scale MGCGT. The color is canary yellow where the hood and the hatch door are black. Alle doors can be opened and the backrests can be folded "to let passengers step in". In the
- /html/mgs/1998-11/msg01652.html (7,801 bytes)
- 209. RE: Temperature Gauge (score: 1)
- Author: Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl>
- Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 08:46:07 +0100
- A quick test is to take the connector from the spade conncetor on the engine block (right hand side on the front end just under the rockercover) and temporarerly hold this to ground. The gauge should
- /html/mgs/1998-11/msg01653.html (7,576 bytes)
- 210. RE: oops! Forgot to ask this last time! (score: 1)
- Author: Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl>
- Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 08:52:16 +0100
- Hi Chris, You're going well. Yes a flickering lamp can be quite normal. This is due to how the voltage stabaliser works: on and off - on and off. Yes at these days it already was a digital world....
- /html/mgs/1998-11/msg01654.html (7,446 bytes)
- 211. RE: FA Corgi 1:18 MGB Roadster on Ebay (score: 1)
- Author: Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl>
- Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 14:33:48 +0100
- Hi Jeff, Thanks for the reply! I checked, it was not there. That's logical, because this is an old model of the sixties..... It only can be found at MG events etc.... I hope to see the real street va
- /html/mgs/1998-11/msg01658.html (8,322 bytes)
- 212. RE: Electrical question (score: 1)
- Author: Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl>
- Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1998 09:25:19 +0200
- As I don't know this meter well, but have had some eletrical issues in my MGBGT '71 i digged around in the electrical world (started cursing as well due to not having fuses in the lines going to the
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00145.html (8,402 bytes)
- 213. RE: PM (score: 1)
- Author: Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl>
- Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1998 13:51:45 +0200
- Why did you want to open the sump in the first place? Doing PM just needs to drain the worn oil and is one bold. Cheers, Hans Duinhoven MGB GT '71 since '90
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00327.html (8,458 bytes)
- 214. RE: PM (score: 1)
- Author: Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl>
- Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1998 15:48:32 +0200
- Hi again Rene, Did you do this with the engine insitu? I might opt for the same job, as my car is near end of its restoration. Any hints and kinks in this? Cheers, Hans '71 GT
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00337.html (10,572 bytes)
- 215. RE: schematic questions (score: 1)
- Author: Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl>
- Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1998 22:30:02 +0200
- Hi Nevin, I did lots of work on the electrics on my MGB GT early '71 using the Haynes manual. The schematics are o.k., but sometimes you get lost with unknown colours. One thing I did was replacing a
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00548.html (8,515 bytes)
- 216. RE: Electical Nightmares on 65B (score: 1)
- Author: Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl>
- Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 08:33:38 +0200
- Typical Prince of Darkness. Time to replace all black receptacles wherin the bullet connector pins fit into. Once you're busy with this job check if the bullet still is soldered firmly onto the wire
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00665.html (7,658 bytes)
- 217. RE: Jacking and Rust (score: 1)
- Author: Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl>
- Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 10:22:34 +0200
- Fully agree. Many times I use the standard jacking method, even more the hydraulic one, sometimes combined. Never a problem. Car should be solid in the first place of course! Cheers, Hans MGBGT '71
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg01006.html (8,675 bytes)
- 218. Cleaning the gas tank (score: 1)
- Author: Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl>
- Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1998 08:19:14 +0200
- Before starting the engine after restoring my MGBGT 1971 thoroughly, I'd better clean the tank of any dirt, gumming stuff etc. Any hints how to do this: 1 the best 2 the easiest Regards, Hans Duinho
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00129.html (6,865 bytes)
- 219. RE: Cleaning the gas tank (score: 1)
- Author: Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl>
- Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 09:11:37 +0200
- Hi Larry, Thank you for the advise. I'll check the price of a new tank first before starting a prolonged time of difficulties with dirt in the gas... If it's available for a reasonable price, I might
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00452.html (9,123 bytes)
- 220. RE: msg for BERT OTTEN (score: 1)
- Author: Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl>
- Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 17:42:45 +0200
- I hope it will come all right. I'm going home now to see if the MGBGT in the garage under my house still is dry. Yesterday I cleaned the drain pump and made the return valve correct again. Hope the
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00671.html (8,326 bytes)
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