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161. Jowett Javelin (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 18:31:07 -0400
Recently someone was looking for information on the Jowett Javelin. Interesting that I should stumble on a small (but legible) picture of one. If you're interested, it's at www.uk-classic-cars.com/li
/html/mgs/1997-10/msg00787.html (6,227 bytes)

162. 18V head studs (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 15:54:02 -0400
Hello again. As one or two of you may remember, I'm in the midst of rebuilding my '74 B. I've had to put the car aside for a few days when things became hectic around the house, and then had to work
/html/mgs/1997-10/msg00974.html (7,442 bytes)

163. Crankshaft - heat treating? (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 09:32:32 -0400
Thanks for the replies on the head studs. Since I have no idea how many rebuilds/head tightenings these have withstood, I'll definitely replace mine. Thanks to George Merryweather for the suggestion
/html/mgs/1997-10/msg01031.html (7,960 bytes)

164. Camshaft tuning (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 09:16:45 -0400
Thanks to Bob Allen for the detailed description of Heat Treating (aka Nitriting). I've found two local machine shops who heat treat, but I haven't yet called to talk about prices. (Uh oh.) So the sc
/html/mgs/1997-10/msg01155.html (7,278 bytes)

165. Re: Mgb Banjo Tool (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 12:43:22 -0500
I just went through this trying to yank the crankshaft pulley off my '74. I went to all the tool and auto parts shops in town and no one could help me find the 1 5/16" socket to rent or buy. Fortunat
/html/mgs/1997-10/msg02187.html (8,122 bytes)

166. Re: DCO coolant recovery system -Reply (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 10:28:06 -0400
a bottle.** 07:37pm >>> i've been using your trick for quite some time and it is great for our older cars. i use a tuppleware(sp) container... Though not on my MG, I've done this retrofit before too.
/html/mgs/1997-09/msg01268.html (7,535 bytes)

167. Re: radiator cap for MGA -Reply (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 13:53:40 -0400
Find out the PSI rating of your cap (usually stamped on it - elsewise check your manual). Next, go down to your local cheap parts store, and ask for a radiator cap of that PSI rating, but set up for
/html/mgs/1997-09/msg01282.html (8,231 bytes)

168. Re: More "Grapes of Wrath" -Reply (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 09:43:45 -0400
A safer "grape" might be what I did when my pickup truck's fuel tank rusted though. Which reminded me of a repair I did many years ago. I was working in a service station, when a VW Bug pulled up wh
/html/mgs/1997-09/msg01674.html (8,893 bytes)

169. And speaking of head gaskets... (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Wed, 06 Aug 1997 17:13:12 -0400
First, thanks to all who suggested methods of cooling down my footwell. I pulled the motor this weekend to replace the clutch and found that my exhaust pipe to manifold connection was loose. I'll be
/html/mgs/1997-08/msg00350.html (7,291 bytes)

170. Blessed? [was Re: Hot Hot Hot] -Reply (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 10:43:29 -0400
Hi Carol. My footwell heat problem wasn't the standard 'It's an MG, it's supposed to be that way.' I found that I had a loose connection between the exhaust manifod and the exhaust pipe, so a lot of
/html/mgs/1997-08/msg00641.html (8,516 bytes)

171. Leaky Body -Reply (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 15:12:49 -0400
...My problem is that the car leaks in into both footwells... Any experience/suggestions are welcome. Regards, Chris Delling Since no one has mentioned this yet... My '74 B leaks where the roof meet
/html/mgs/1997-08/msg00714.html (8,347 bytes)

172. Transmission, Blue TRV instead of Gaskets? -Reply (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 16:55:51 -0400
I can't speak about Redline MTL, but I've used "sensor-safe" black permatex for all kinds of engine oil sealing and generally don't have a problem. I've made thermostat gaskets by the bundles out of
/html/mgs/1997-08/msg00719.html (8,569 bytes)

173. MGB turn signals not cancelling... -Reply (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 09:13:17 -0400
...I was griping to my wife that I as going to have to dissassemble the steering column to rotate it 180 degrees because the DPO had screwed this up, well, She says "Why don't you just rotate the li
/html/mgs/1997-08/msg00836.html (7,126 bytes)

174. A few more days in the life -Reply (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 15:52:03 -0400
...with the spare 18V slated for a rebuild Real Soon Now (balancing, porting, 9.0:1 pistons and a Piper 270 cam, since you asked)... '74 MGB Tourer that needs bodywork, too Heya Todd (or anyone else
/html/mgs/1997-08/msg00864.html (8,327 bytes)

175. Re: Coolant Around Spark Plug -Reply (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 1997 11:40:43 -0400
base plugs? replied: coolant Maybe not. I was reading a John Twist article from the Scions of Lucas page. He says "The rule is, all rebuilt B series engines weep between the block and head, between
/html/mgs/1997-08/msg01228.html (8,009 bytes)

176. Re: Coolant Around Spark Plug (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 1997 14:22:03 -0400
If the coolant is puddling around the spark plug, there is no way for it to get there from a head gasket leak unless you have discovered the lost lode of upsi-daisium. Twist is referring to weeps do
/html/mgs/1997-08/msg01245.html (7,761 bytes)

177. Re: Door Problems, more leaky bodies. -Reply (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 1997 14:39:04 -0400
Additionally, if the "chuck" of your impact driver is removable and driven by a 3/8" square drive, as mine (Auto Zone "Great Neck" cheapie) is, you can mount the "chuck" on the end of a breaker bar
/html/mgs/1997-08/msg01247.html (7,607 bytes)

178. Re: Speakers in doors and interior trim ? (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 11:18:45 -0400
I'm sorry I don't recall the catalog (probably V/B or Special Interest), but I recently saw a unit that addressed the crimped-speaker-wire-in-door-jamb problem. It was two units - each a plastic bloc
/html/mgs/1997-08/msg01752.html (8,100 bytes)

179. Re: Speakers in doors and interior trim ? -Reply (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 09:16:04 -0400
You know, that's a good point. When I was young, a friend fried his car stereo while he was hooking up the speakers. The shop told him he'd fried the FET transistor in it because he had it turned on
/html/mgs/1997-08/msg01883.html (7,928 bytes)

180. Re2: No oil in Filter? -Reply (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 17:21:10 -0400
So Dave, you gonna let us all know what brand of filter that was that did such a good job not dribbling all over your motor? The rest of us with those obnoxious holes-in-the-filter-point-down mountin
/html/mgs/1997-08/msg01895.html (7,325 bytes)

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