- 1. Re: weber manifold (score: 1)
- Author: "Kulka, Matt" <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
- Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 13:43:07 -0400
- Reminds me of a Baja bug I used to have. It had the 1800 cc big bore kit and a two barrel Zenith (downdraft) carb. It had no engine cover, and so very little ambient heat near the air cleaner or inta
- /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00019.html (7,594 bytes)
- 2. RE: A long ride tomorrow...and Sunday as well (score: 1)
- Author: "Kulka, Matt" <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
- Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 09:54:58 -0400
- Regarding dogs and MGBs: I had to take our pooch for a ride in the MGB awhile ago. She's a mutt, but looks like a 3/4 scale Golden Retriever. She's pretty high strung, and I knew she'd leap out of th
- /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00020.html (7,337 bytes)
- 3. RE: weber manifold (score: 1)
- Author: "Kulka, Matt" <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
- Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 08:05:44 -0400
- Okay now, don't get testy. It was heavily customized and I don't recall whether it had a pre-heater or not. The custom work was done by the PO, and I thought it was a good job. Since it was built in
- /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00062.html (7,604 bytes)
- 4. Dwell setting for 45D (score: 1)
- Author: "Kulka, Matt" <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
- Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 08:41:27 -0400
- Hello list, First, please excuse my replying to Jason regarding VW's on the list. It was a display of defensiveness which would have been best left off line. It was one of those moments where you pus
- /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00065.html (7,163 bytes)
- 5. RE: 75 B Windshield (score: 1)
- Author: "Kulka, Matt" <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
- Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 08:49:30 -0400
- And a similar thought: How long can my passenger continue to pull him or herself out of the car using the top corner of the windshield before the stress cracks it? It looks like a pretty common place
- /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00068.html (7,853 bytes)
- 6. RE: British Car Week -Reply (score: 1)
- Author: "Kulka, Matt" <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
- Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 14:58:09 -0400
- You should be able to get some info from http://www.palmettobug.com. Matt Kulka Huntersville, NC '74 B - Also a daily driver - no matter rain, snow, sleet, hail nor gloom of night. I drive my reasona
- /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00085.html (7,190 bytes)
- 7. Another drip. (score: 1)
- Author: "Kulka, Matt" <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
- Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 14:24:20 -0400
- Hello, oh wise ones, In looking for the source of the stain on my khakis the other day, I found a drop of oil on one of the bolts which hold the steering column to the dash (in my '74 B). I gather th
- /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00410.html (7,086 bytes)
- 8. RE: Another drip. (and Hellertown) (score: 1)
- Author: "Kulka, Matt" <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
- Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 09:42:48 -0400
- ...Top down in the rain on the way home stayed dry by mainting 70mph... -- I keep seeing this remark, and I keep wondering about it. When I drive with the top down, the low pressure area behind the w
- /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00699.html (7,413 bytes)
- 9. RE: Pinging, compression ratio, and advance.... (score: 1)
- Author: "Kulka, Matt" <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
- Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 09:11:30 -0400
- I've seen a lot of chatter about high octane gas, but did anyone comment on your pinging problem? My '74 is an 18V with a 45D distributor, running at 170 lbs. compression with a mildly warm cam - an
- /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00788.html (10,234 bytes)
- 10. RE: Ujoints (score: 1)
- Author: "Kulka, Matt" <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 08:56:22 -0400
- Just finished replacing the U-joints on my '74 B, and I have this to add. 1) To keep the driveshaft from spinning while I unbolted, I used a small prybar threaded through the yoke. 2) I too used my b
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg00640.html (7,982 bytes)
- 11. FW: Ujoints (score: 1)
- Author: "Kulka, Matt" <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 10:08:51 -0400
- Ed was kind enough to send this privately, obviously to save me some embarrassment. As much as I appreciate it, I think I'll forego the pride and share the knowledge with anyone else who's on their f
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg00643.html (7,032 bytes)
- 12. RE: DCO's and Suspension Woes (Hey, I'm a poet!) (score: 1)
- Author: "Kulka, Matt" <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 08:00:49 -0400
- Hmm. When I was in high school, it was "Don't get your shorts in a wad." I'm Currently, it's: "Don't get your undies in a bunch" according to my daughter . . . .
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg00870.html (8,186 bytes)
- 13. Trip Report (score: 1)
- Author: "Kulka, Matt" <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 08:18:19 -0400
- Last night's thunder storms left a pretty morning in their wake. At 7:00 this morning, it was 63 degrees, 98% humidity with scattered clouds in a clean blue sky and the roads just a little damp. A be
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg00872.html (6,899 bytes)
- 14. RE: Vapour lock problem. Was won't start (score: 1)
- Author: "Kulka, Matt" <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 08:43:09 -0400
- I've heard this urban myth for a long time, but never had a car that vapor-locked to test it out. My WAG though, is that the clothespin acts as a heat sink, drawing just enough heat out of the line t
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg00874.html (8,037 bytes)
- 15. RE: Windshield to body seal (score: 1)
- Author: "Kulka, Matt" <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 09:02:09 -0400
- Hello List and Mr. Sexson, When I bought my '74 B, the windshield to body seal was (and still is ) a little curled under on the passenger side. (That is, the lip which should face the oncoming wind c
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg00875.html (7,516 bytes)
- 16. RE: Vapour lock... (score: 1)
- Author: "Kulka, Matt" <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 12:35:49 -0400
- Okay, okay, okay. It was only a WAG - that's a "wild-a**ed guess" in these parts. I agree with your disagreement. Makes perfect sense to me. As I said, I've never tried it myself. I have no idea if i
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg00891.html (7,142 bytes)
- 17. RE: A Plea (score: 1)
- Author: "Kulka, Matt" <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 15:24:12 -0400
- As long as we're plea-ing. May I also make a request? Many times one of us will send a problem into the list for which a bunch of people reply with suggestions. Then that's the last we hear. I, for o
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg01188.html (6,592 bytes)
- 18. RE: Top (Hood) ideas, please (score: 1)
- Author: "Kulka, Matt" <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
- Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 09:04:44 -0400
- I've had the same problem with my top. I weigh in at about 190, and I have to hang from the header rail and pull hard to get the latches close enough to hook. I need a new top because the seam where
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg01258.html (8,217 bytes)
- 19. RE: Lookalikes (score: 1)
- Author: "Kulka, Matt" <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
- Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 12:55:06 -0400
- Brings a new one to mind: The Jaguar XK8 and a Ford Taurus. An old Jaguar and a new Jaguar?
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg01274.html (8,101 bytes)
- 20. RE: Lookalikes (score: 1)
- Author: "Kulka, Matt" <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
- Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 13:52:50 -0400
- I knew I'd generate some heat with that comment, and I apologize to anyone who's considering buying an XK8. After all, I want a Volvo 122, so I can hardly call the kettle black. It's just that I alwa
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg01280.html (9,123 bytes)
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