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121. Re: MGB Front Wheel Bearing Q's -Reply (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 12:09:12 -0500
<<Rule #2: Join the 90's; toss the shims. That is, modern tapered bearings are meant to have some side loading so omit the shims, grease everything up real good, and tighten down the castellated nut
/html/mgs/1998-03/msg00363.html (7,988 bytes)

122. Busted Bolt Extraction (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Mon, 09 Mar 1998 17:07:11 -0500
t rained all day Saturday, and my wife had her mom to visit with, so I had some time to start putting the motor back together on my '74 B. Crankshaft and main bearing caps went in without a hitch, an
/html/mgs/1998-03/msg00570.html (8,059 bytes)

123. Re: starting newsgroup (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 16:07:20 -0500
Nay. I gave up usenet awhile ago due to the amount of floatsam I had to sift to find a message actually on the subject of the group. Between that and the address skimmers, I don't feel I'm missing m
/html/mgs/1998-03/msg01150.html (8,742 bytes)

124. Choke, Battery, Etc. -Reply (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 13:24:03 -0500
Larry Dickstein said pretty much all you need to know, but I just wanted to add one thing - a failing starter motor works worse as it gets hotter. On the other hand, we're talking about a 30 year ol
/html/mgs/1998-03/msg01231.html (7,921 bytes)

125. Re: That darned heater switch... -Reply (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 14:26:10 -0500
I asked this question some time ago. Another lister told me that Seven Enterprises offers a replacement fan. He said it pushes more air, but you get more noise with it as well. I believe Seven Entepr
/html/mgs/1998-03/msg01237.html (7,514 bytes)

126. Busted Bolt Extraction - resolution (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 08:06:35 -0500
A week or so ago, I broke off a bolt in my engine block and then broke off an extractor inside it. First off, thanks for those who replied. They were all good suggestions. The best was to get back do
/html/mgs/1998-03/msg01295.html (7,356 bytes)

127. Engine mount packing plate. (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 17:01:28 -0500
I was daydreaming of peaceful time in the garage this weekend putting the motor back together for my '74 B, when my mind wandered to the motor mounts. When I was browsing the Haynes, I recall them m
/html/mgs/1998-03/msg01473.html (6,781 bytes)

128. Tool of the Devil (E-clips) -Reply (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 13:10:14 -0500
Awful things, aren't those e-clips? I couldn't get them to *slide* back in place like you'd think they'd go in. (And others' experience agrees.) You put them against the back of the cylinder and pry
/html/mgs/1998-03/msg01608.html (7,439 bytes)

129. 76 MGB Trans slipping out of gear. (3rd attempt to post) (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 06:45:17 -0500
Well, I was waiting for someone who's actually opened an MG transmission to answer you, but if this is your third try and no one has... In general a manual transmission stays in gear due to a detent
/html/mgs/1998-03/msg01762.html (8,159 bytes)

130. Timing Chain Sprocket Alignment (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 16:33:38 -0500
Well, my little '74 B is still in the garage, about two feet off the floor, and her happy little motor is sparkling clean, freshly painted, and has it's crankshaft, camshaft and pistons all lubed and
/html/mgs/1998-03/msg02121.html (6,946 bytes)

131. 'Shop' Question w/LBC -Reply (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 10:32:58 -0500
Definitely brake parts cleaner. It's made to remove petroleum and not leave a residue (although some brands do worse at the residue than others.) That the manifold is very porous might be a problem,
/html/mgs/1998-02/msg01077.html (7,434 bytes)

132. Re: Re:Piper Cam was: Chrome vs. Rubber -Reply (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Fri, 02 Jan 1998 07:55:41 -0500
I'm putting a slightly warmer cam into my '74 B as well. I didn't care for the valve noise of the original, and the thought of *more* doesn't thrill me. Does anyone know if one of those cast aluminum
/html/mgs/1998-01/msg00035.html (7,813 bytes)

133. Shock Absorber Fluid (Was:Re: Dashpot Oil) (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Jan 1998 14:43:35 -0500
Having bought my 'B with a leaking front shock, I was going to fill it back up and see if it was a fast leak or a slow PO. As much as I dug through my Haynes, I couldn't find what sort of oil to top
/html/mgs/1998-01/msg00299.html (7,722 bytes)

134. Re: Defunct Marques of Any Consequence, All. -Reply (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Wed, 07 Jan 1998 11:28:30 -0500
JZD are John DeLorean's initials. Even though I know that, I'm still trying to figure out what the original statement means. atlantic by them.
/html/mgs/1998-01/msg00529.html (8,742 bytes)

135. Re: Long distance towing -Reply (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 1998 14:52:57 -0500
I have neither wire wheels, nor a car that I'll be towing (leave alone even driving in reverse since the dang motor's in pieces), but this sure looks like an interesting phenomenon. Anyone care to ex
/html/mgs/1998-01/msg00604.html (8,046 bytes)

136. Sales Slips & Stuff (WAS) Re: MG Color Names -Reply (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Fri, 09 Jan 1998 13:30:09 -0500
MPX was a fancy way of saying this radio reproduced FM signals in living Anyone remember the "Matrix" feature on some radios of that time? Used four speakers. The receiver took the left channel, dela
/html/mgs/1998-01/msg00654.html (8,013 bytes)

137. Re: Driving lamps, etc. -Reply (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Fri, 09 Jan 1998 16:45:13 -0500
Okay, I can visualize getting a cheap ammeter and connecting it between a battery post and cable to find out how much various things load my charging system. But you can't very well measure the draw
/html/mgs/1998-01/msg00662.html (9,306 bytes)

138. Re: Driving lamps, etc. -Reply (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com> (by way of stuart farmer <k7wf@tdn.com>)
Date: Fri, 09 Jan 1998 15:25:21 -0800
Matt Kulka wrote: Okay, I can visualize getting a cheap ammeter and connecting it between a battery post and cable to find out how much various things load my charging system. But you can't very well
/html/mgs/1998-01/msg00665.html (9,296 bytes)

139. Engine mounts!? -Reply (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 12:41:54 -0500
Since all you've gotten are wise cracks for answers, I'll jump in. I've only owned one MG, but for engine mounts in general, stick your hand around it, and squeeze the rubber. A new engine mount star
/html/mgs/1998-01/msg00884.html (8,118 bytes)

140. RE: Fuel guage sender ohms, second try -Reply (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 12:57:31 -0500
I read an article a while ago in Car & Driver that explained that fuel gauges are built intentionally inaccurate. In a modern American car, the gauge will read full until the tank is a few gallons lo
/html/mgs/1998-01/msg00886.html (10,041 bytes)


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