- 1. Frustrated by ignitions (lonnggggg) (score: 1)
- Author: Sheldon_Kolansky@avid.com
- Date: Tue, 11 Feb 97 15:04:36 -0500
- Ur,Ur,Ur, but no Vroom! You say the car cranks but won't start. 1. Start by seeing if you have a spark. Take an spark plug and connect it to one of the wires and wedge the threaded metal end of the p
- /html/mgs/1997-02/msg00505.html (11,368 bytes)
- 2. Re: wild fluctuations on speedo (score: 1)
- Author: Sheldon_Kolansky@avid.com
- Date: Thu, 13 Feb 97 07:38:26 -0500
- Sorry if its been covered, but I'm a digest type of lurker. I had the same problem. Turned out to be a cracked gear. The nylon or white plastic gear that meshes withthe work gear inside the speedo. S
- /html/mgs/1997-02/msg00640.html (6,490 bytes)
- 3. Ballast resistor or not! (score: 1)
- Author: Sheldon_Kolansky@avid.com
- Date: Tue, 7 Jan 97 08:14:34 -0500
- Sorry for the delayed answer, but I am on the digest by choice. The late '77 and up MG's had a ballast resistor in the wiring harness. Since many cars were modified: First look for a ballast resistor
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg00424.html (7,182 bytes)
- 4. Compressor math +/- 20% (score: 1)
- Author: Sheldon_Kolansky@avid.com
- Date: Tue, 7 Jan 97 08:29:14 -0500
- The math is different, depending on whether its single or two stage. Single stage: First figure out the volume of each cylinder. This would be as follows: (caution, this calls for the cylinder radius
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg00425.html (7,121 bytes)
- 5. Air Compressors and Lurking! (score: 1)
- Author: Sheldon_Kolansky@avid.com
- Date: Tue, 10 Dec 96 12:23:30 -0500
- Personal and private to Dave Deutsch: (Call me a whimp will you! Call me a slimmy low life sewer lurker will you! Well I am a slimmy low life lurker and proud of it! I'll only put in my two cents whe
- /html/mgs/1996-12/msg00986.html (10,156 bytes)
- 6. Since I'm already hanging out for a flamin' (score: 1)
- Author: Sheldon_Kolansky@avid.com
- Date: Tue, 10 Dec 96 12:27:26 -0500
- Things that don't go click in the night! On the starter solenoid you have three or four connections. The 'hot' connection is a stud that has a large wire going to the battery. The 'starter' connectio
- /html/mgs/1996-12/msg00987.html (10,854 bytes)
- 7. RE: Air Compressors and Lurking! (score: 1)
- Author: Sheldon_Kolansky@avid.com
- Date: Wed, 11 Dec 96 07:27:35 -0500
- ?than 12Ga. it sputters once and shuts off. So I assume that you are converted When you convert the same motor from 110 volts to 220 volts you halve the current it draws. This usually means a tad mo
- /html/mgs/1996-12/msg01029.html (7,329 bytes)
- 8. Re: Brit-Tek (score: 1)
- Author: Sheldon_Kolansky@avid.com
- Date: Wed, 18 Dec 96 08:04:45 -0500
- 12 Parmenter Road Londonderry, NH 800-255-5883 603-437-1584 I have been dealing with Bob Ford of Brit-Tek for a year and a half now. I have no complaints. (I have no connections to Bob or the compan
- /html/mgs/1996-12/msg01416.html (7,877 bytes)
- 9. Brit_Tek (score: 1)
- Author: Sheldon_Kolansky@avid.com
- Date: Wed, 18 Dec 96 11:19:43 -0500
- Brit-Tek's FAX is 603-434-6036 He is available by email, but I don't beleive this is listed s his 'official' company email Brit@tiac.net Sheldon
- /html/mgs/1996-12/msg01427.html (6,196 bytes)
- 10. Re: Alaska (score: 1)
- Author: Sheldon_Kolansky@avid.com
- Date: Tue, 24 Dec 96 07:53:25 -0500
- For those of you planning the trip: 2. If you intend to use the Marine Highway (ferry) on any legs of the trip, plan early and get your reservations in early. I planned our trip in May and got the la
- /html/mgs/1996-12/msg01717.html (8,707 bytes)
- 11. Electrical Testing! (score: 1)
- Author: Sheldon_Kolansky@avid.com
- Date: Tue, 15 Oct 96 10:17:45 -0400
- I keep reading about people doing continuity testing and voltage testing with meters, and wanted to put in my two cents. Sometimes using meters can be more misleading han using a light bulb type test
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00655.html (9,529 bytes)
- 12. RE: Fuel pump voltage (score: 1)
- Author: Sheldon_Kolansky@avid.com
- Date: Thu, 24 Oct 96 08:24:25 -0400
- The fuel pump voltage must be up around 12 volts. The most likely culprit is the 'ignition' relay on the inner right font fender. The contacts get hot and melt the relay. This also supplies voltage t
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00996.html (6,474 bytes)
- 13. Wiring harness and electric fans (score: 1)
- Author: Sheldon_Kolansky@avid.com
- Date: Wed, 25 Sep 96 13:50:56 -0400
- To the person that rewired his B: The top two fuses are connected to the light circuits, one for each side of the car. They will only be on when the lights are on. You should get a schematic and try
- /html/mgs/1996-09/msg00865.html (6,789 bytes)
- 14. John Twist's info on a web page (score: 1)
- Author: Sheldon_Kolansky@avid.com
- Date: Tue, 20 Aug 96 08:10:44 -0400
- http://triumph.cs.utah.edu/www/mg/mg-tech.html Sheldon Kolansky 77 B (my wife's car)
- /html/mgs/1996-08/msg00718.html (6,284 bytes)
- 15. Spray Paint Cans (sorry no LBC content) (score: 1)
- Author: Sheldon_Kolansky@avid.com
- Date: Fri, 23 Aug 96 07:52:18 -0400
- I also had a pile of half used spray cans. I save all the nozzles off the cans I empty in one shot, so have spares. Get very upset when a spare gets plugged by dried paint in the pick-up tube. So...
- /html/mgs/1996-08/msg00871.html (6,749 bytes)
- 16. MGB Cooling (score: 1)
- Author: Sheldon_Kolansky@avid.com
- Date: Wed, 28 Aug 96 08:26:24 -0400
- I went through lots of trial and error till I got the B to not 'overheat'. In the process, I got a 14" fan from the local discount parts store for $80 (when each OEM fan motor goes for about $70). Pu
- /html/mgs/1996-08/msg01029.html (6,702 bytes)
- 17. It would be really nice if..... (score: 1)
- Author: Sheldon_Kolansky@avid.com
- Date: Wed, 28 Aug 96 08:33:04 -0400
- Wouldn't it be nice if... 1. People would only forward a small part of the email they are responding to. it would cut down on net traffic, disk storage requirements, and the amount of material you mu
- /html/mgs/1996-08/msg01030.html (6,863 bytes)
- 18. Did Lucas strike again??? (score: 1)
- Author: Sheldon_Kolansky@avid.com
- Date: Fri, 30 Aug 96 08:26:59 -0400
- On my way to work this morning (northwest of Boston on rt. 495)... I passed a BRG rubber bumper B I was in the wrong lane (and wrong speed) to safely stop, so went to the next exit and came back. Whe
- /html/mgs/1996-08/msg01124.html (6,506 bytes)
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