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1. Re: New MGA owner needs guidance... (score: 1): Author: Vallely <vallely@ibm.net>; Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 21:41:27 -0400; Rick-- Congrats. On my A, someone had replaced one front spring with one about 1 1/2" too long and it had the effect you describe. Also, bad shocks leak. Clean up around their bases, fill them and,; /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00981.html (7,129 bytes)
2. Re: starter testing (score: 1): Author: Vallely <vallely@ibm.net>; Date: Sat, 01 May 1999 22:55:29 -0400; Enrique-- My future brother-in-law, an electric motor repairman, says he tests starters out of the car that way. He just holds the motor down with his foot and touches leads from a battery to the ter; /html/mgs/1999-05/msg00060.html (6,693 bytes)
3. How well do resleeved m/c's hold up? (score: 1): Author: Vallely <vallely@ibm.net>; Date: Mon, 05 Apr 1999 21:51:18 -0400; I'm hoping to get some idea of how reliable brass relseeved master cylinders are. I'd like to go that route to save $$, but the mechanic (& Moss parts supplier) I use tells me the resleeved ones are; /html/mgs/1999-04/msg00280.html (6,473 bytes)
4. Re: Spot weld removers (score: 1): Author: Vallely <vallely@ibm.net>; Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 22:13:14 -0400; Kevin-- I got a gadget that was essentially a 3/8" hole cutter at an autobody supply store. If you use them carefully, with a light touch so you don't catch and break off teeth, they work very well,; /html/mgs/1999-04/msg00776.html (7,033 bytes)
5. Re: Let me ask this another way... (score: 1): Author: Vallely <vallely@ibm.net>; Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 21:16:04 -0400; Being the fourth generation in my lineage to hold the title of Chief of Restorations at the Royal Historical Motorcar Museum Restorations Facility at Ribbit-on-Stoke, and having personally overseen; /html/mgs/1999-04/msg01055.html (8,965 bytes)
6. Re: Cleaning Gas Tanks (score: 1): Author: Vallely <vallely@ibm.net>; Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 20:39:12 -0400; M.W.-- You may acquit yourself and evade the full fury of our collective scorn only by coming clean and confessing the actual name of the product you used, AND/OR the kind on acid it contained. Not t; /html/mgs/1999-04/msg01475.html (7,387 bytes)
7. Re: Cleaning Gas Tanks (score: 1): Author: Vallely <vallely@ibm.net>; Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 23:01:37 -0400; Scorn? What scorn? Thanks for the info. Muriatic acid never occured to me but I'll try it. I have some in the barn--had some nuisance whales a while back. What do you coat the inside of your tank wi; /html/mgs/1999-04/msg01493.html (7,244 bytes)
8. Re: Chassis Lean (score: 1): Author: Vallely <vallely@ibm.net>; Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 23:25:44 -0400; When I bouught my mga it had a marked lean visible from the front--someone had replaced a front spring with one about 1 1/2" too long. Really chewed up the rebound block but no apparent harm otherwi; /html/mgs/1999-04/msg01825.html (6,429 bytes)
9. Brake line flares, tools, fittings (score: 1): Author: Vallely <vallely@ibm.net>; Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 23:51:12 -0400; I was hoping to be able to make my own brakelines, bought a roll of line at NAPA and a tubing bender. Come to find out I shhould have done a little more homework before going out and indulging my to; /html/mgs/1999-04/msg01951.html (6,990 bytes)
10. Re: POR-15? (score: 1): Author: Vallely <vallely@ibm.net>; Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 21:08:15 -0500; Todd-- The autobody supply place I use carries POR 15 but recommended a product called SEM Rust-shield that appears to be similar but costs a lot less (I recall around 15 bucks a quart). John Vallely; /html/mgs/1999-03/msg00922.html (6,649 bytes)
11. Re: Craftsmen or Metrinch (score: 1): Author: Vallely <vallely@ibm.net>; Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 21:22:16 -0500; Enrique I've been buying Craftsman mechanic's hand tools for almost 30 years. I've rarely had a problem with defects, or been dissatisfied with quality or design. Any tools that wore out or broke in; /html/mgs/1999-03/msg01370.html (8,024 bytes)
12. Re: Engine Colour & Whining Thereon (score: 1): Author: Vallely <vallely@ibm.net>; Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 21:59:47 -0500; Keith-- On the subject of whining--I had no idea I was raising such an emotional issue for you. We'll all try to be more sensitive to your feelings in posting future questions. ;) John Vallely; /html/mgs/1999-02/msg00618.html (9,125 bytes)
13. Re: 3Q: Rebuilding Suspension... (score: 1): Author: Vallely <vallely@ibm.net>; Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 23:19:48 -0500; Skye-- Had the same trouble. Seems as I recall that the bushing or distancing tube, both being concenetric around the trunion bolt, wore enough to cock it off center. The fix: A bolt joins the two s; /html/mgs/1999-01/msg01456.html (8,720 bytes)
14. Re: Painting Bolts (score: 1): Author: Vallely <vallely@ibm.net>; Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 21:44:38 -0500; Neil-- According to Clausager,and to what I observed in dismantling my old engine, you would assemble the engine, less carbs, draincock, dist., copper tubing and a few other ansilary items, then spra; /html/mgs/1999-01/msg01608.html (6,894 bytes)
15. Engine paint colors (score: 1): Author: Vallely <vallely@ibm.net>; Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 21:59:30 -0500; Hi all-- The 'Primer' thread prompts me to ask somethimg I've been wondering about. The Moss engine maroon, though said to be of good quality, looks nothing like the red on my 1600 engine. I know pai; /html/mgs/1999-01/msg01609.html (7,387 bytes)
16. Re: Body Repair 101 ? (score: 1): Author: Vallely <vallely@ibm.net>; Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 22:53:26 -0500; Skye-- Try this link. It looks like a pretty good intro to the subject. It's a tech tip from myclasssiccar.com. http://www.myclassiccar.com/restogarage/newtips/dentstip.shtml Regards John Vallely; /html/mgs/1999-01/msg01816.html (6,817 bytes)
17. Never buy anything with a handle on it... Was: tools, what priority? (score: 1): Author: Vallely <vallely@ibm.net>; Date: Tue, 08 Dec 1998 23:34:08 -0500; (...it means work.) Assuming you're talking about tools for an old car, and in no particular order-- I've gotten lots of use from a 4 1/2" angle grinder w/ a wire brush. Never really found myself wis; /html/mgs/1998-12/msg00502.html (7,335 bytes)
18. halogenated hydrocarbons (score: 1): Author: Vallely <vallely@ibm.net>; Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 22:30:26 -0500; Any of you folks know what halogenated hydrocarbons are, or what products have them? --or why I'd want to soak my carburator parts in them? Thanks in advance. John Vallely; /html/mgs/1998-12/msg00701.html (6,787 bytes)
19. Re: halogenated hydrocarbons--thanks (score: 1): Author: Vallely <vallely@ibm.net>; Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 16:57:13 -0500; Thanks to those who answered my question re the above. I guess I'll be able to get by with an alternate choice. JV; /html/mgs/1998-12/msg00721.html (6,190 bytes)
20. Battery rack size--mga (score: 1): Author: Vallely <vallely@ibm.net>; Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 22:08:40 -0500; I'm about to finish welding Todd Clarke battery racks onto the frame of my mga. I want to use a single 12-volt battery. I'm not sure whether I'll find a battery small enough to fit. I can modify the; /html/mgs/1998-12/msg01017.html (6,843 bytes)

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