- 1. Re: Digest? (score: 1)
- Author: JAMES <JBMYERS@msuvx2.memphis.edu>
- Date: Sun, 10 Sep 1995 13:29:31 -0500 (CDT)
- I don't believe the MG list is available in digest form. I wish it were, it would be a help. Anybody else? James "too much to read" B. 71 MGB 71 LeSabre
- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00160.html (6,262 bytes)
- 2. Re: SU or not SU (score: 1)
- Author: JAMES <JBMYERS@msuvx2.memphis.edu>
- Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 08:10:25 -0500 (CDT)
- I had similar problems with my SUs a few years back: air in/fuel out all the wrong places, the most fun part of them was the random variable idle speed(tm). I think this was supposed to be a Design F
- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00189.html (7,350 bytes)
- 3. Parting Him out.... (score: 1)
- Author: JAMES <JBMYERS@msuvx2.memphis.edu>
- Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 15:46:44 -0500 (CDT)
- Lew Palmer writes (in response to Sharon Zurflieh's dilemma): To which Will "Easy Thinker" Zehring suggested: Which prompts me to call "dibs" on Sharon's husbands brain. After two years of doctoral s
- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00283.html (7,275 bytes)
- 4. Re: 77B Won't Start (score: 1)
- Author: JAMES <JBMYERS@msuvx2.memphis.edu>
- Date: Thu, 10 Aug 1995 12:03:17 -0500 (CDT)
- Sounds like timing, but as Roger (?) said, start at the beginning: valves, Also, it seems strange that the car was running OK _before_ the smog test, and the problems started _after_ the test. It may
- /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00178.html (8,333 bytes)
- 5. Re: Fram oil filters sure do suck (score: 1)
- Author: JAMES <JBMYERS@msuvx2.memphis.edu>
- Date: Sun, 13 Aug 1995 21:15:48 -0500 (CDT)
- Is this the Fram PH-43? I've been using Fram's forever, it seems like. Not only do they match the color of the B, Consumer Reports rated their Wearguard filter as number one, a notch and a half abov
- /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00229.html (7,934 bytes)
- 6. Re: Should I buy a 79 midget? (score: 1)
- Author: JAMES <JBMYERS@msuvx2.memphis.edu>
- Date: Sun, 13 Aug 1995 21:41:44 -0500 (CDT)
- Can't you get arrested for trafficking in midgets (height disadvantaged Seriously, it depends on how you plan to use the car, and how big/small a car you can stand. A midget is _very_ well-named, if
- /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00231.html (7,954 bytes)
- 7. more Re: Should I buy a 79 midget? (score: 1)
- Author: JAMES <JBMYERS@msuvx2.memphis.edu>
- Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 11:06:46 -0500 (CDT)
- Another point. Although some may think maintaining/repairing old Britcars can be expensive, has anybody else priced a starter for a 4-year old T*y*t* or M*zd* lately?? In my experience, the MGB has b
- /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00249.html (6,936 bytes)
- 8. Wayne's Gas Tank (score: 1)
- Author: JAMES <JBMYERS@msuvx2.memphis.edu>
- Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 11:31:41 -0500 (CDT)
- I used the slushing compound a few years ago, it does a good job of coating the inside and plugging really tiny pinholes in the top of the tank, but there are a few things to watch for: On the end o
- /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00253.html (8,312 bytes)
- 9. Re: Fram oil filters sure do suck (score: 1)
- Author: JAMES <JBMYERS@msuvx2.memphis.edu>
- Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 12:07:09 -0500 (CDT)
- Jay, The report was long ago enough for me to have no idea when it was, best guess is 3 years ago. Sounds like a letter to CU is a good idea. Shall we encourage other SOLs to write also? I think I n
- /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00254.html (8,080 bytes)
- 10. Re: new engine/re-engine (score: 1)
- Author: JAMES <JBMYERS@msuvx2.memphis.edu>
- Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 12:29:48 -0500 (CDT)
- I have to agree. For the time/money it takes to do a _good_ (ie, one that is actually driveable and not a fire hazard), engine swap, you could rebuild your existing engine PLUS a spare one. Conversio
- /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00255.html (8,718 bytes)
- 11. Re: *YES*! I got a Midget!! (score: 1)
- Author: JAMES <JBMYERS@msuvx2.memphis.edu>
- Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 10:32:35 -0500 (CDT)
- First and Foremost, let me welcome and congratulate you! Welcome to the ranks of the Obsessive/Compulsive, and Congratulations on your new Family Member. Remember, it's not so much an automobile, as
- /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00280.html (8,131 bytes)
- 12. Re: MG Tuning (score: 1)
- Author: JAMES <JBMYERS@msuvx2.memphis.edu>
- Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 13:05:33 -0500 (CDT)
- Yes, see below - Valves should be your starting point, followed by the ignition, followed by the carbs. Offhand, it sounds like your timing is too late. B engines _really_ respond to changes in timin
- /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00324.html (9,323 bytes)
- 13. Re: Stupid carb question (score: 1)
- Author: JAMES <JBMYERS@msuvx2.memphis.edu>
- Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 13:12:57 -0500 (CDT)
- If you're a complete idiot for not being able to figure out SU's, I'm right there with you. I'm convinced there are little elves inside them, pulling up the piston, etc. Although I heard that the Sup
- /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00325.html (6,915 bytes)
- 14. Re: Fuel tanks slushing and repairs (score: 1)
- Author: JAMES <JBMYERS@msuvx2.memphis.edu>
- Date: Tue, 22 Aug 1995 10:09:22 -0500 (CDT)
- Sean Johnson <sean_johnson@milacron.com> asked: My replacement tank had no "sock" filter screen at the end of the pickup tube. I've got a filter between the tank and the pump, and a filter just ahead
- /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00473.html (7,768 bytes)
- 15. Re: Differential nut (score: 1)
- Author: JAMES <JBMYERS@msuvx2.memphis.edu>
- Date: Tue, 22 Aug 1995 10:20:40 -0500 (CDT)
- Russ (I'll take my Louisville Slugger over your pneumatic wrench) Wilson, I'll take the air wrench, _and_ spot you a half-mile run-up with a JATO boost. Having gone through your situation before ('69
- /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00474.html (7,818 bytes)
- 16. Re: weber problems (score: 1)
- Author: JAMES <JBMYERS@msuvx2.memphis.edu>
- Date: Tue, 22 Aug 1995 10:42:08 -0500 (CDT)
- [silliness generator ON] No, No, No, what you are _really_ doing is Becoming One With Your LBC. [silliness generator OFF] Robert, I've got a similar setup as you have, and know just what you're talki
- /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00475.html (7,564 bytes)
- 17. ??? was: Re: Fuel tanks..... (score: 1)
- Author: JAMES <JBMYERS@msuvx2.memphis.edu>
- Date: Tue, 22 Aug 1995 17:22:19 -0500 (CDT)
- Well, now I'm annoyed! ( not _really_, just miffed) When I was looking for a gas tank to replace the previous gas/rust/goop tank, I called VB and Moss, asking specifically if there was a replacement
- /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00494.html (7,219 bytes)
- 18. Re: Roaring exhaust sound (score: 1)
- Author: JAMES <JBMYERS@msuvx2.memphis.edu>
- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 1995 14:01:15 -0500 (CDT)
- 1. The first thing you need to do is find a parking garage (or lot) and see how many alarms you can set off. 2. Then, you need to see if you can attract the attention of your local law enforcement t
- /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00551.html (7,917 bytes)
- 19. CA smog, or Why I'll stay away from CA (score: 1)
- Author: JAMES <JBMYERS@msuvx2.memphis.edu>
- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 1995 14:17:24 -0500 (CDT)
- [RANT detectors ON] All this recent discussion regarding getting cars "tested" and "certified" by the AirPolice in California only confirms my decision that I'll not move to CA in this lifetime. Havi
- /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00552.html (7,601 bytes)
- 20. Re: Rover V8 (score: 1)
- Author: JAMES <JBMYERS@msuvx2.memphis.edu>
- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 1995 20:25:56 -0500 (CDT)
- For US cars with the aluminum V8, look for '63-'64 (and maybe '62, but I forget) Buick Specials or Skylarks. Also the Oldsmobile and Pontiac variants (I forget the Olds, but the Pontiac Tempest is th
- /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00569.html (8,016 bytes)
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