- 281. A little head repair (long (score: 1)
- Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 08:16:34 -0600
- Hi Gang, Upon rebuilding the head in my '70 MGB-GT I discovered that the casting was damaged at one of the thermostat cover studs. It appears that someone twisted just a little too hard while removin
- /html/mgs/2000-11/msg00716.html (8,421 bytes)
- 282. Re: A little head repair (long (score: 1)
- Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 11:28:46 -0600
- Hi Dave. Thanks for the note. I don't know. The epoxy is just to provide a sealing surface for the gasket. Below the epoxy is the previous owner's HeliCoil. It WILL take the torque. rick
- /html/mgs/2000-11/msg00727.html (6,868 bytes)
- 283. Re: MG's and Alfa's? (score: 1)
- Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 08:44:39 -0600
- Tom, this is EXACTLY the wrong place for me to say this but the biggest difference I see between the cars is whether you have English or metric tools. Both cars are legends, both marques are steeped
- /html/mgs/2000-11/msg00771.html (8,311 bytes)
- 284. Re: MG's and Alfa's? (score: 1)
- Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 08:56:10 -0600
- Actually, my answer was flippant, and that was not my intent. I have built cars since childhood. My first was a Model A Ford, a Fiat 850 Spider followed that. ...many things happened... Today I have
- /html/mgs/2000-11/msg00772.html (9,342 bytes)
- 285. Asbestos, was: Heat Insulation (score: 1)
- Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 08:12:34 -0600
- Asbestos is a fibrous, crystalline mineral (serpentine, I believe) that like most rocks, has excellent thermal insulating properties. It also is easily broken leaving the fibers drifting in the air a
- /html/mgs/2000-11/msg00818.html (7,523 bytes)
- 286. Still B too tight (score: 1)
- Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
- Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 08:58:36 -0500
- Hi Gang, If you read this thread in it's first generation, you will know that I rebuilt an MGB engine then discovered when it was time to adjust the valves that the engine was too tight to turn over.
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg00104.html (7,166 bytes)
- 287. She "B" loose (very long -- and final (score: 1)
- Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
- Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2000 08:50:46 -0500
- Hello Gang, Yes, encouraged by a few list members, I did find the problem with my tight "B" engine. One rod end cap was installed backwards. I rotated the crank after installing each cap EXCEPT for t
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg00165.html (9,954 bytes)
- 288. Re: Sending $ to NZ (score: 1)
- Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
- Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2000 10:25:09 -0500
- The easiest way to send money to NZ or any other country is for your bank to wire the funds to his bank. Ask your banker. It's quite easy. rick
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg00247.html (7,379 bytes)
- 289. MGB needed in/around Atlanta (score: 1)
- Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
- Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2000 14:19:20 -0500
- Hi Gang. I have a friend in search of an affordable but non-rusty MGB in the Atlanta, GA area. Either a roadster or a GT would do. I don't know his preference. Please pass any leads on to A. J. . Mer
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg00281.html (6,887 bytes)
- 290. progress (score: 1)
- Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
- Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2000 08:23:12 -0500
- Hello Gang, The '79 MGB that was treated to 12 feet of muddy river water is back running beautifully. The carpets could use a shampoo. Rick Lindsay Diamond Geoscience Research 5727 S. Lewis Ave., Tul
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg00496.html (6,544 bytes)
- 291. Re: progress (score: 1)
- Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
- Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2000 11:54:14 -0500
- I had to give it mouth-to-butt! But no, it just took LOTS of cleaning and lubing and a pretty good honing to revive the cylinders. Rick Diamond Geoscience Research 5727 S. Lewis Ave., Tulsa, OK Voice
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg00503.html (7,015 bytes)
- 292. Formula One Grand Prix (NO SPOILER (score: 1)
- Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
- Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2000 15:47:56 -0500
- Hi all, Did any of you watch the Japanese F1 Grand Prix? Rick -- Diamond Geoscience Research 5727 S. Lewis Ave., Tulsa, OK Voice: +1 918-747-3456 Fax: +1 918-747-8599
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg00524.html (6,892 bytes)
- 293. Water pump<s> question (score: 1)
- Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
- Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 10:01:15 -0500
- Hello All, Now that the '79 "B-roadster" is running I turn my attention to the '70 "B-GT." I have a new water pump of the variety that fits the '79 "B". It is a different part number from that of the
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg00556.html (7,199 bytes)
- 294. Re: Water pump<s> question (score: 1)
- Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
- Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 12:43:09 -0500
- Thanks all. My '70 hasn't seen an air pump for a LONG time. :-P Then again, neither has the '79. rick -- Diamond Geoscience Research 5727 S. Lewis Ave., Tulsa, OK Voice: +1 918-747-3456 Fax: +1 918-7
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg00565.html (9,183 bytes)
- 295. Traction circle, was: Biggest Tire Size (score: 1)
- Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 11:20:09 -0500
- Not to fan the spark of a flame but you are both right. Long reason: It is all about the size and shape of the contact patch. If this bit fails, NOTHING else matters. The confusion usually comes when
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg00612.html (8,824 bytes)
- 296. Temperature sensor attachment (score: 1)
- Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
- Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 09:51:47 -0500
- Hi Gang, I have just received from Moss Motors the rubber gasket/grommet and the metal clip necessary to install the temperature sensor into the upper reservoir of the radiator of my '79 B. The retai
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg00644.html (7,061 bytes)
- 297. Re: Temperature sensor attachment (score: 1)
- Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
- Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 13:04:50 -0500
- Many offered good advice and I installed the sensor without sealant. All went perfectly. The system, shoddy as it appears, works perfectly. Couldn't ask for more. My 14 y/o son and I took a couple of
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg00709.html (7,465 bytes)
- 298. Now for the GT (longish (score: 1)
- Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 08:29:47 -0500
- Hello friends, This is a quick update for those of you who have expressed interest in the reclamation of the two flooded MGBs that I bought. First of all, my heart-felt thoughts go out to those in so
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg00907.html (7,848 bytes)
- 299. Re: British Food (score: 1)
- Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 15:06:43 -0500
- ...or Oban, or Talaskar or McCallum, etc. Now THAT is liquid lunch. Rick Diamond Geoscience Research 5727 S. Lewis Ave., Tulsa, OK Voice: +1 918-747-3456 Fax: +1 918-747-8599
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg00944.html (6,807 bytes)
- 300. Re: I smell GAS! (score: 1)
- Author: "R. O. Lindsay" <rolindsay@dgrc.com>
- Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 09:37:33 -0500
- Hi Jesse, et al., On the Weber DGV carb, the mixture is set with jets, tubes, etc. for any condition other than idle. Perhaps a jet has come loose but probably not. More likely is the possibility of
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg01166.html (8,744 bytes)
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