- 21. Re: Why Kai Bought a Triumph (score: 1)
- Author: Speedo79@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 00:06:37 EST
- I agree with you wholeheartedly, Kai. I worked at an Import Car-Parts store (specializing in British) for two years. British Car owners are the cheapest of the bunch (I will not differentiate betwee
- /html/mgs/2001-03/msg00932.html (10,821 bytes)
- 22. Re: Odd camshaft wear... (score: 1)
- Author: Speedo79@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 23:17:30 EST
- You say the engine is out of a 1978? Did you have the stock single ZS carb and catalytic converter on it? If the ZS choke sticks open (a very common problem), or it is running too rich (also common)
- /html/mgs/2001-02/msg01051.html (7,430 bytes)
- 23. Re: '65 Newbie question (score: 1)
- Author: Speedo79@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 01:46:06 EST
- What does the car smell like? If it is musty, chances are there's been water sitting on the floor boards. If water got behind the seats, check the rear doglegs for rust. Check the entire body for ru
- /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00776.html (7,351 bytes)
- 24. Re: Local MG Car club dues (score: 1)
- Author: Speedo79@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000 12:15:57 EDT
- Name of Club: Bakersfield British Car Club Area/city: Bakersfield, CA (Central Valley of California) Marque: All British Cars Annual dues: US$ 15 or $1.25/month for the remainder of the year for new
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg00774.html (8,351 bytes)
- 25. Anybody going to Woodley Park? (score: 1)
- Author: Speedo79@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 02:20:03 EDT
- Just wondering if anybody is planning on being at the Annual Greater Los Angeles Car Show at Woodley Park in Van Nuys, California, on Sunday, September 24th. I will be there with a group from the Bak
- /html/mgs/2000-09/msg00988.html (6,351 bytes)
- 26. Re: Teens & clutches OT (score: 1)
- Author: Speedo79@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 02:43:14 EDT
- I taught my girlfriend one year to drive stick shift on the sand dunes of the Mojave Desert in my friend's sand rail! It had a souped up VW engine with 4-speed stick, full roll cage, and five point r
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg00001.html (7,584 bytes)
- 27. Re: 78B exhaust problems (score: 1)
- Author: Speedo79@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2000 17:30:03 EDT
- << I keep blowing the gasket that is between the exhaust manifold and the cat conv on my still fully smogged B. I would think that this situation occurs because I have not gotten the three bolts tigh
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg00301.html (10,268 bytes)
- 28. Re: Your age vs. Your Babys age [LBC related - No Tech] (score: 1)
- Author: Speedo79@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 14:28:56 EDT
- My 1977 MGB was two years and one month old when I was born (according to the ID plate on her door sill). That makes her 23, and me 21! That's ok, I like older women; my girlfriend is nine years olde
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg01137.html (8,658 bytes)
- 29. Re: Octane and altitude ratios??? (score: 1)
- Author: Speedo79@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 04:32:42 EDT
- I have also found that mixtures of gasoline can vary even instate. When I lived in Southern California, I couldn't run Arco gas, even premium. My engine was recently rebuilt with flat-topped pistons
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg00192.html (9,965 bytes)
- 30. Re: 68B Steel Wheels and Tires (score: 1)
- Author: Speedo79@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 18:23:31 EDT
- I put Pirelli P400's on my car four years ago, and they are still going strong (30,000 miles later). They are sold as 75k mile tires. I put 185/75 R 14s on, and I like them very much. They fit my '7
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg00499.html (7,619 bytes)
- 31. MIA: Front Sidemarker for '77 'B (score: 1)
- Author: Speedo79@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 02:28:39 EDT
- This evening my amber front sidemarker lens fell off along with the screw to hold it. I went back looking for it, but it was dashed to bits. If anyone happens to have a right front sidemarker lense
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg00936.html (6,559 bytes)
- 32. Oregon LBC info needed (score: 1)
- Author: Speedo79@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 21:04:22 EDT
- To all Pacific Northwest Listers: I am staying outside of Portland, OR for the next several weeks, and I met a young man today who just bought a blaze orange 1979 MGB (registered as a 1980). I am alw
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01345.html (7,240 bytes)
- 33. FWD: Help! (score: 1)
- Author: Speedo79@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 19:38:38 EDT
- Dear Listers: I received this e-mail today from someone who saw my web page. Is there anyone on the list from LA/Orange/San Diego County here in California who can help him out? I gave him the addres
- /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00519.html (6,665 bytes)
- 34. Alternator Woes (score: 1)
- Author: Speedo79@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 02:46:57 EDT
- I have a draw on the battery in my 1977 MGB due to a short. After I disconnect the clock, the potential difference between the battery negative and ground is about 11.8v. I start checking the items
- /html/mgs/2000-05/msg00038.html (7,723 bytes)
- 35. Re: Alternator Woes (score: 1)
- Author: Speedo79@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 12:47:47 EDT
- << A 1977 MGB is Negative Ground, so the voltage potential between negative and ground should be zero. >> Chris, You are correct, the electric potential between negative and ground SHOULD be zero, th
- /html/mgs/2000-05/msg00048.html (7,550 bytes)
- 36. Re: mystery elect. connector (score: 1)
- Author: Speedo79@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 5 May 2000 03:31:58 EDT
- << Looking at my Bentley manual it looks like it is the "time delay buzzer." Does this sound right? I am not the best at deciphering wiring diagrams. What does this do? Is there a reason why it was p
- /html/mgs/2000-05/msg00219.html (7,815 bytes)
- 37. Speed bumps (was a Towing Question) (score: 1)
- Author: Speedo79@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 5 May 2000 15:24:37 EDT
- << Does anyone besides me hate those damn speed bumps. I crawl over them and still drag most of the time. Perhaps there is some really rough sandpaper that we could put on the bottom of our B at the
- /html/mgs/2000-05/msg00258.html (7,149 bytes)
- 38. My new web page! (score: 1)
- Author: Speedo79@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 01:12:59 EST
- Ladies and Gentlemen of the List: I have just put together my web page. Would you do me a favor and take a look, perhaps offering some constructive criticism? This is my first attempt at my own webpa
- /html/mgs/2000-04/msg00044.html (7,076 bytes)
- 39. Re: My new web page (II) ! (score: 1)
- Author: Speedo79@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 14:50:52 EDT
- I guess the final consensus is to thumbnail the pics and use text boxes. I knew the pictures where large (my digital camera on HQ mode takes 200Kb pics) but I thought I had scaled them down enough;
- /html/mgs/2000-04/msg00057.html (6,631 bytes)
- 40. Re: Non-Functioning Temperature Gauge (score: 1)
- Author: Speedo79@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2000 14:42:14 EST
- I think I know what your problem is. In my '77 'B, there bundle you talk about has two wires comming out of it-they are both green. There is only supposed to be one wire connected to the temp sendin
- /html/mgs/2000-03/msg00269.html (7,321 bytes)
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