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1. Vintage Wheel Lug Nuts (score: 1)
Author: Ruggiero Larry Lt Col AFRC/XPXS <Larry.Ruggiero@AFRC.AF.MIL>
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 14:05:31 -0500
Hi guys, Perhaps someone's been down this road and can help, before I resort to measuring and doing web searches. I recently Ebayed a nice set of NLA (no longer available) '70s vintage American Racin
/html/mgs/2004-11/msg00024.html (7,729 bytes)

2. Gibbs? (score: 1)
Author: Ruggiero Larry Lt Col AFRC/XPXS <Larry.Ruggiero@AFRC.AF.MIL>
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 15:21:32 -0500
Hey gang, I know there have been many discussions of penetrating oils and other magic elixirs in this group, so I thought I'd through in an interest item I've run across-- anyone out there ever use t
/html/mgs/2004-11/msg00026.html (6,853 bytes)

3. O-Series Engine (score: 1)
Author: Ruggiero Larry Lt Col AFRC/XPXS <Larry.Ruggiero@AFRC.AF.MIL>
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 08:42:21 -0400
Hey Gang-- Has anyone heard of one of the Leyland O-series engined (overhead cam, fuel injected) MGB test "mule" cars being here in the States? A friend of mine saw it at the Salt Lake Brit Car Day s
/html/mgs/2004-06/msg00342.html (7,858 bytes)

4. RE: O-Series Engined MGB (score: 1)
Author: Ruggiero Larry Lt Col AFRC/XPXS <Larry.Ruggiero@AFRC.AF.MIL>
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 10:32:58 -0400
Right, your eyes don't deceive you, those are SU carbs retrofit onto that O-series motor. Apparently the F.I. was replaced some time in the past. According to my bud, the Brit Heritage folks are inte
/html/mgs/2004-06/msg00363.html (6,721 bytes)

5. Pesky Leak (score: 1)
Author: Ruggiero Larry Lt Col AFRC/XPXS <Larry.Ruggiero@AFRC.AF.MIL>
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 08:03:49 -0500
Okay, I've got a new one for you guys (searched the archives and couldn't come up with something similar). Replaced all my brake/clutch hydraulics a couple years ago on my '72 roadster and ever since
/html/mgs/2003-04/msg00146.html (7,639 bytes)

6. New Motor Questions and HS4 vs HIF (score: 1)
Author: Ruggiero Larry Lt Col AFRC/XPXS <Larry.Ruggiero@AFRC.AF.MIL>
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 15:36:14 -0500
Hello List, Sorry I haven't chimed in much the past few months, but I've finally finished my 'B engine/tranny install, thanks in large part to some great advice received from right here. It was all s
/html/mgs/2003-03/msg00570.html (9,081 bytes)

7. Pertronix and Spark Questions (score: 1)
Author: Ruggiero Larry Lt Col AFRC/XPXS <Larry.Ruggiero@AFRC.AF.MIL>
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2002 15:47:22 -0500
Hey gang... What do you like using for plugs in a 'B? Mine's a '72 18V motor, freshly rebuilt, no smog equip whatsoever. I'd like to use my stereo, so something appropriately resistor-equipped is des
/html/mgs/2002-11/msg00211.html (8,373 bytes)

8. Tranny Mount Question (score: 1)
Author: Ruggiero Larry Lt Col AFRC/XPXS <Larry.Ruggiero@AFRC.AF.MIL>
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 13:53:25 -0500
Hey gang, another question - and yes, you could probably tell by the type of questions I've been asking lately that my oh-so-long engine/tranny rebuild/reinstall is zipping(?) along toward completion
/html/mgs/2002-11/msg00373.html (7,993 bytes)

9. Lumenition Revisited (score: 1)
Author: Ruggiero Larry Lt Col AFRC/XPXS <Larry.Ruggiero@AFRC.AF.MIL>
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 14:02:39 -0500
Hey Gang, postscript on my earlier questions regarding static ignition I brainfarted and used Pertronix in my original post, instead of what I've really got: an older Luminition/Crane optical ignitio
/html/mgs/2002-11/msg00374.html (7,575 bytes)

10. Valve Cover Venting (score: 1)
Author: Ruggiero Larry Lt Col AFRC/XPXS <Larry.Ruggiero@AFRC.AF.MIL>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 14:26:06 -0500
Hi Bill, I'll take a crack at this one, as I got a great explanation from Barney Gaylord (of Chicagoland MGA fame) when I asked him a similar question off-line about setting up breathing on my modifi
/html/mgs/2002-11/msg00391.html (9,771 bytes)

11. RE: Valve Cover Venting (score: 1)
Author: Ruggiero Larry Lt Col AFRC/XPXS <Larry.Ruggiero@AFRC.AF.MIL>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 08:51:13 -0500
Hey Andrew... I'm not sure if putting a modern PCV valve into the valve cover tube would solve your specific problem. I've thought of inserting a "modern" PCV valve into the system, but only from the
/html/mgs/2002-11/msg00403.html (8,169 bytes)

12. Fancy B's (score: 1)
Author: Ruggiero Larry Lt Col AFRC/XPXS <Larry.Ruggiero@AFRC.AF.MIL>
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 15:36:22 -0400
Hey all... okay, so I'm slo-ow going through my accumulated Digests of this list, and I've just read some recent postings about re-engined B's. Anyhow, came across this turbo-Cosworth powered MG a wh
/html/mgs/2002-10/msg00281.html (6,923 bytes)

13. Aftermarket Part Rant (score: 1)
Author: Ruggiero Larry Lt Col AFRC/XPXS <Larry.Ruggiero@AFRC.AF.MIL>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 15:59:16 -0400
Just getting this off my chest: reassembling 18V motor, timing the aftermarket Vizard cam, attempted to install the adjustable (via extra cotter key slots in lower pulley) timing gear bottom pulley b
/html/mgs/2002-09/msg00645.html (7,534 bytes)

14. Smog Head Mods (score: 1)
Author: Ruggiero Larry Lt Col AFRC/XPXS <Larry.Ruggiero@AFRC.AF.MIL>
Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 12:51:59 -0400
Hello all-- due to Pandora's Box effect, my '72 B's engine rebuild is of course behind schedule. I'm "tinkering" with its previously freshened (approx 5 thou mi ago) head, to the tune of basic portin
/html/mgs/2002-05/msg00497.html (8,038 bytes)

15. Heads R Us (score: 1)
Author: Ruggiero Larry Lt Col AFRC/XPXS <Larry.Ruggiero@AFRC.AF.MIL>
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 16:42:45 -0400
Hey Gang... whilst freshening a not-so-old rebuilt head for my '72 18V engine rebuild, a couple questions come up. What improved valve stem oil seals are recommended these days-- something besides th
/html/mgs/2002-04/msg00224.html (7,199 bytes)

16. 'B Timing Chain Cover (score: 1)
Author: Ruggiero Larry Lt Col AFRC/XPXS <Larry.Ruggiero@AFRC.AF.MIL>
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 10:48:19 -0500
Hey all-- as I've been cleaning up parts during my engine rebuild, I came to blows with my front timing chain cover trying to remove the front oil seal. Seems I may have deformed the edge of the hole
/html/mgs/2002-03/msg01083.html (6,970 bytes)

17. Engine Paint (score: 1)
Author: Ruggiero Larry Lt Col AFRC/XPXS <Larry.Ruggiero@AFRC.AF.MIL>
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 11:55:42 -0500
Hey all-- I've not been actively perusing the digests lately, so maybe this has come and gone topically: what's the best engine paint around, short of powder coating? POR-15? TIA, Larry Ruggiero '72
/html/mgs/2002-02/msg00739.html (6,723 bytes)

18. MGB Thermostat Cover (score: 1)
Author: Ruggiero Larry Lt Col AFRC/XPXS <Larry.Ruggiero@AFRC.AF.MIL>
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 14:12:38 -0400
Hey gang-- any idea where I can get a clean (or new) thermostat cover without the air pump bracket for my 18V motor? TIA Larry Ruggiero Warner Robins, GA '72 MGB teal blue rdstr /// /// mgs@autox.tea
/html/mgs/2001-09/msg00214.html (6,664 bytes)

19. Flywheel Questions (score: 1)
Author: Ruggiero Larry Lt Col AFRC/XPXS <Larry.Ruggiero@AFRC.AF.MIL>
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 14:30:55 -0400
Hey again, gang-- two more questions. If it's most wise during a proper engine rebuild to replace the flywheel starter ring gear, what's the best (safest?) way to remove the old-- chisel and hammer i
/html/mgs/2001-09/msg00215.html (7,610 bytes)

20. Engine and Exhaust Choices (score: 1)
Author: Ruggiero Larry Lt Col AFRC/XPXS <Larry.Ruggiero@AFRC.AF.MIL>
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 16:29:03 -0400
Hello everyone-- does anyone have experience with the "built in England" big bore long block 2 liter motors that The Proper MG (New England) sells? Also, how about the Maniflow header and exhaust sys
/html/mgs/2001-08/msg00020.html (7,044 bytes)


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