- 1. Re: Lazy Man's Question (score: 1)
- Author: KEN@hcacad.holycross.edu
- Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 08:35:08 -0400 (EDT)
- Will Z asks about hooking up to the solenoid etc. to charge the battery as a lazy man's way to charge the battery but there is a much lazier way to do it. Just rig a little charger to a cigar lighte
- /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00608.html (6,827 bytes)
- 2. wooden dash (score: 1)
- Author: KEN@hcacad.holycross.edu
- Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 10:20:21 -0400 (EDT)
- I took a different approach to the wooden dash issue with, I think, pretty good results. I replaced the entire dash with one carved from Mahogany. It took several weeks to plan and lay out and the w
- /html/mgs/1996-02/msg00362.html (6,538 bytes)
- 3. Re: Vacuum advance (score: 1)
- Author: KEN@hcacad.holycross.edu
- Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 13:54:28 -0400 (EDT)
- Vacuum is higher when the foot is removed from the accelerator pedal. Vacuum is produced by the engine pistons drawing air/fuel mixture into the cylinder. When the throttle is closed a partial vacuu
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00288.html (7,144 bytes)
- 4. seatbelt recall (score: 1)
- Author: KEN@hcacad.holycross.edu
- Date: Fri, 08 Dec 1995 16:18:02 -0400 (EDT)
- Recently, to my great surprise, many many months after my first contact regarding this issue, I received my new seatbelts. They really look and work fine. I'm curious as to how many out there have fo
- /html/mgs/1995-12/msg00171.html (6,370 bytes)
- 5. Re: auto veers left & right (score: 1)
- Author: KEN@hcacad.holycross.edu
- Date: Thu, 09 Nov 1995 08:09:28 -0400 (EDT)
- The problem as described is often caused by loose U bolts on the rear axle mount. I had that exact problem and when I tightened the U bolts it disappeared. Just my $0.02 worth. Ken Scott 77 MGB
- /html/mgs/1995-11/msg00191.html (6,554 bytes)
- 6. Re: MGC: What engine? (score: 1)
- Author: KEN@hcacad.holycross.edu
- Date: Fri, 17 Nov 1995 08:31:50 -0400 (EDT)
- I own a 1977 MGB. It does not have the original carb. It has a Weber. Have I butchered it? Is it still an MG? Where is the line to be drawn? It also has a set of air horns, cloth seats, alloy wheels
- /html/mgs/1995-11/msg00374.html (8,002 bytes)
- 7. Re: Dual carb mod in CA? (score: 1)
- Author: KEN@HCACAD.HOLYCROSS.EDU
- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 1995 08:24:17 -0400 (EDT)
- In a recent post Graham McCann indicated that Webers give poor idle and use lots of fuel. I don't know what Webers he has used but the down draft setup I bought from Moss idles at 600 rpm very nicely
- /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00526.html (7,348 bytes)
- 8. Weber down draft carb (score: 1)
- Author: KEN@HCACAD.HOLYCROSS.EDU
- Date: Thu, 04 May 1995 16:27:04 -0400 (EDT)
- Stan Fickes asks for comments about Weber side drafts and indicates that he had bad results. I can only say that my results were superb. I have a 77 MGB with 136,000 miles on it. About 30,000 miles a
- /html/mgs/1995-05/msg00057.html (7,039 bytes)
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