- 1. Stupid Driver Wiper Problem (score: 1)
- Author: "Martin C. Jones" <M.C.Jones@staffs.ac.uk>
- Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 15:38:10 +0000
- I got caught out by the frost yesterday. I thought I'd defrosted the windscreen of my 78 BGT OK but the wiper blades must've been still stuck to the glass when I operated the switch. Yeah I know I sh
- /html/mgs/2001-01/msg00335.html (7,489 bytes)
- 2. MG is reborn? (score: 1)
- Author: "Martin C. Jones" <M.C.Jones@staffs.ac.uk>
- Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 15:26:33 +0000
- BMW has today sold off the bits of Rover it doesn't want to a venture capital company. Below is a statement from that company. By the way the company in question has been involved in pubs and restaur
- /html/mgs/2000-03/msg00784.html (9,108 bytes)
- 3. Thanks - Where should I start? (score: 1)
- Author: "Martin C. Jones" <M.C.Jones@staffs.ac.uk>
- Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 13:21:52 +0000 (GMT Standard Time)
- Many thanks to all those who replied to my query about the clutch/hydraulic system. The reservoir was low on fluid (too close to my last service for my liking). After topping up and pumping the clutc
- /html/mgs/2000-02/msg00001.html (6,713 bytes)
- 4. Re: Clutch pedal spring (score: 1)
- Author: "Martin C. Jones" <M.C.Jones@staffs.ac.uk>
- Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 18:37:20 +0000 (GMT Standard Time)
- How about getting an automatic? == Law School Staffordshire University Leek Road Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2DF Tel 01782 294587 Fax 01782 294335
- /html/mgs/2000-02/msg00121.html (8,898 bytes)
- 5. Where should I start? (score: 1)
- Author: "Martin C. Jones" <M.C.Jones@staffs.ac.uk>
- Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 11:42:02 +0000 (GMT Standard Time)
- I parked my 1978 GT on Friday after its usual 40 mile round trip to work. After a weekend break I climbed into it this morning and found I was unable to get it into gear with the engine started. I ca
- /html/mgs/2000-01/msg01620.html (7,300 bytes)
- 6. Re: "lights on" warning (score: 1)
- Author: "Martin C. Jones" <M.C.Jones@staffs.ac.uk>
- Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 15:40:53 +0000 (GMT)
- If you use the existing switch won't the buzzer sound when you turn on the courtesy light switch ?(it would mimic the door being open) Martin == Law School Staffordshire University Leek Road Stoke-on
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00013.html (9,140 bytes)
- 7. Sort of breakdown (score: 1)
- Author: "Martin C. Jones" <M.C.Jones@staffs.ac.uk>
- Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 16:23:58 +0000 (GMT)
- After paying at a petrol station at the weekend, I returned to my MGB, turned the key - no response. Indications seemed to point to the starter motor. I rocked her to and fro in fourth gear, tried ag
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00813.html (7,096 bytes)
- 8. Sort of breakdown - update (score: 1)
- Author: "Martin C. Jones" <M.C.Jones@staffs.ac.uk>
- Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 20:23:00 +0000 (GMT)
- Thanks for all your posts on this. Sorry, I should've said it's a 1978 model.(I rather dashed off the email during a quick break at work) Indications: I had a click then the ignition light dimmed. Ch
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00822.html (9,581 bytes)
- 9. Waxoyling an MGBGT (score: 1)
- Author: "Martin C. Jones" <M.C.Jones@staffs.ac.uk>
- Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 13:42:04 +0100 (British Summer Time)
- I'm in the process of rustproofing my 78 GT. I've done the undersealing and I want to have a go at the internal sections with waxoyl over the weekend. Does anybody have any tips they would like to sh
- /html/mgs/1999-09/msg00337.html (6,520 bytes)
- 10. MGB Timing (score: 1)
- Author: "Martin C. Jones" <M.C.Jones@staffs.ac.uk>
- Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 12:16:19 +0100 (British Summer Time)
- I want to set the ignition timing dynamically on my 1978 BGT but I've read conflicting information in a few of the books(the degrees BTDC vary widely) My engine number is 18V847H It has also had its
- /html/mgs/1999-09/msg00812.html (6,784 bytes)
- 11. Tracking and Braking (score: 1)
- Author: "Martin C. Jones" <M.C.Jones@staffs.ac.uk>
- Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 10:14:52 +0100 (British Summer Time)
- I just had a new set of front tyres fitted and the tracking adjusted (it was way out) on my 78 BGT. She handles much better going into corners now but whenever I brake she veers towards the right whe
- /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00311.html (6,662 bytes)
- 12. Re: Alternator Charging (score: 1)
- Author: "Martin C. Jones" <M.C.Jones@staffs.ac.uk>
- Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 10:47:23 +0100 (British Summer Time)
- Check the connections at the back of the alternator. A similar problem happened to me recently - the wire to the warning light had come out of its connection. Regards Martin == Law School Staffordshi
- /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00262.html (7,061 bytes)
- 13. 1978 BGT Overdrive (score: 1)
- Author: "Martin C. Jones" <M.C.Jones@staffs.ac.uk>
- Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 16:42:19 +0100 (British Summer Time)
- Dear all, I have a query about the O/D switch on the gear stick - do they tend to wear out? I've had sporadic problems over the past couple of months when the o/d will not engage. On these occasions
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg01267.html (7,045 bytes)
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