- 141. Re: engine/head hardware [Midget/A-Series/1275] (score: 1)
- Author: barneymg@juno.com (Barney Gaylord)
- Date: Fri, 02 May 1997 00:57:05 EDT
- On Thu, 01 May 1997 19:22:07 -0700 Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net> Fine threads on the top end as opposed to coarse threads on the bottom. Barney Gaylord 1958 MGA
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg00065.html (7,323 bytes)
- 142. Re: engine/head hardware [Midget/A-Series/1275] (score: 1)
- Author: barneymg@juno.com (Barney Gaylord)
- Date: Fri, 02 May 1997 18:35:06 EDT
- On 02 May 1997 15:14:11 -0500 Matt Liggett <mliggett@bluemarble.net> bottom. "factory"? Now you got me thinking (danger mode). My guess is yes. It makes sense to me. Seems like the manifold studs are
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg00103.html (7,909 bytes)
- 143. Re: engine/head +signatures all in one (score: 1)
- Author: barneymg@juno.com (Barney Gaylord)
- Date: Sat, 03 May 1997 18:12:58 EDT
- On Sat, 03 May 1997 09:19:42 EDT miker15@juno.com (MICHAEL J ROBSON) I can't recall ever seeing studs used for the heater valve ..... my MGA has had fine thread 1/4" bolts holding the heater valve. I
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg00123.html (7,178 bytes)
- 144. Re: Fine Points of a Valve Job (score: 1)
- Author: barneymg@juno.com (Barney Gaylord)
- Date: Sat, 03 May 1997 18:12:58 EDT
- Not my area of expertise -- been trying to stay stock for so long that this subject is a giant mental block. However, you might ask larry.g.unger@lmco.com -- he seems to have quite an interest in thi
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg00124.html (10,315 bytes)
- 145. Re: Out of ideas... (score: 1)
- Author: barneymg@juno.com (Barney Gaylord)
- Date: Mon, 05 May 1997 02:03:50 EDT
- (accentuated under *heavy* acceleration) accompanied with some coughing back through carb while crusing. Problem hits primarily above 3000 RPM. The misfiring feels like fuel starvation. Plugs look on
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg00161.html (8,157 bytes)
- 146. Still need timing cover (score: 1)
- Author: barneymg@juno.com (Barney Gaylord)
- Date: Sat, 10 May 1997 17:53:06 EDT
- One down, one to go. Still needing one timing cover for MGA 1600-MK-II or early MGB, the one with a rubber seal and the timing pointer at the bottom. Anybody? Barney Gaylord 1958 MGA
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg00524.html (6,416 bytes)
- 147. Re: ???Rear Wheel Bearings (score: 1)
- Author: barneymg@juno.com (Barney Gaylord)
- Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 22:02:35 EDT
- RUMBLE, RUMBLE, RUMBLE, RUMBLE ............... Often accompanied by gear lube in the brake drum. Barney Gaylord 1958 MGA
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg00637.html (6,686 bytes)
- 148. Re: Barney, get out your slide rule! (score: 1)
- Author: barneymg@juno.com (Barney Gaylord)
- Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 22:02:35 EDT
- On Mon, 12 May 1997 08:40:23 -0500 Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net> odomoeter is (surprise!) pretty darn close enough. end of the permanent magnet to bring the speed down ..... _____ V 70/60 = 1.080 _
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg00638.html (7,094 bytes)
- 149. No-lead head, better but not bulletproof (score: 1)
- Author: barneymg@juno.com (Barney Gaylord)
- Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 22:02:35 EDT
- Some people are hard on brakes, some are hard on gearboxes. I'm hard on valves, and exhaust valves in particular. My MGA 1500 tows a luggage trailer for more than half of its miles, last year the tra
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg00639.html (8,492 bytes)
- 150. Replacement fuel pump (score: 1)
- Author: barneymg@juno.com (Barney Gaylord)
- Date: Wed, 14 May 1997 13:13:45 EDT
- Several people have been asking about my cute little GM fuel pump, so here's the scoop. NAPA part number P74029. 3.8-5.7 psi. 16.8 GPH at 2.3 psi. It looks like a steel shell fuel filter. 2" diameter
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg00721.html (8,261 bytes)
- 151. Re: MGA steering rack (score: 1)
- Author: barneymg@juno.com (Barney Gaylord)
- Date: Wed, 14 May 1997 14:07:25 EDT
- On Wed, 14 May 1997 09:51:32 -0500 phil sims <phil@wilsongriak.com> it left and right; none up and down. ..... the play exhibited seems to be within the rack. ..... shims .003 and .005. Is ther a typ
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg00725.html (8,020 bytes)
- 152. Re: Replacement fuel pump (score: 1)
- Author: barneymg@juno.com (Barney Gaylord)
- Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 08:51:39 EDT
- On Thu, 15 May 1997 02:08:25 -500 "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu> ..... ..... SU's are rated for a 1.5-3.5 psi pump, anything more blows past the float needles and floods over. ..... I must have h
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg00782.html (8,170 bytes)
- 153. Re: Replacement fuel pump (score: 1)
- Author: barneymg@juno.com (Barney Gaylord)
- Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 21:59:56 EDT
- Oh, I do! I do! But I don't feel lucky that it doesn't blow at 7 PSI, I suspect that most SU's will. There's not that much pressure here, it actually runs at 3-4 psi. What I feel lucky about is havin
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg00816.html (7,442 bytes)
- 154. Re: Speedometers: The Finale (score: 1)
- Author: barneymg@juno.com (Barney Gaylord)
- Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 21:59:56 EDT
- On Thu, 15 May 1997 13:50:37 -0500 Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net> Barney that the easiest change would be in the air gap ..... remove a little bit from the end of the bar magnet ..... .002 off *each
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg00817.html (6,821 bytes)
- 155. Re: Replacement fuel pump (score: 1)
- Author: barneymg@juno.com (Barney Gaylord)
- Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 21:59:55 EDT
- On Thu, 15 May 1997 08:15:18 -0500 Rodney McDonald <rmcd@marspec.com> the float needles and floods over. ..... these pressures aftermarket (who knows what kind) pump that put out 7.5 PSI to his HIF-4
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg00818.html (7,661 bytes)
- 156. Re: Replacement fuel pump (score: 1)
- Author: barneymg@juno.com (Barney Gaylord)
- Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 21:59:55 EDT
- like many for the US market. Could be right. There is another model of this pump that is rated 4-7 psi, and people are saying that 7 psi is definitely a gusher situation. This pump is rated 3.8-5.7 p
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg00819.html (8,439 bytes)
- 157. Re: LBC week, leaf springs (score: 1)
- Author: barneymg@juno.com (Barney Gaylord)
- Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 08:27:31 EDT
- On Fri, 16 May 97 06:28:13 UT "David Stecher" <DavidAndMichelleS@msn.com> of wisdom or helpful hints? Give me about 10 hours and I'll let you know. Mine are going in today. Barney Gaylord -- 1958 MGA
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg00838.html (7,323 bytes)
- 158. Re: LBC week, leaf springs (score: 1)
- Author: barneymg@juno.com (Barney Gaylord)
- Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 20:36:38 EDT
- of wisdom or helpful hints? Yep. Just finished installing my new leaf springs, a wonderfully dirty job. Before you start you might want to have all new fasteners in hand, and for sure you want to hav
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg00901.html (12,823 bytes)
- 159. MGA takes 2nd in E-Prepared class in Peoria (score: 1)
- Author: barneymg@juno.com (Barney Gaylord)
- Date: Mon, 19 May 1997 01:12:19 EDT
- And HOW did I get into E-Prepared class? Some picky tech inspector saw one 12 volt battery instead of two 6 volt batteries and started reading the fine print in the rule book. I won't quote it verbat
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg00998.html (7,937 bytes)
- 160. Re: Shifting into First (with or without a clutch) (score: 1)
- Author: barneymg@juno.com (Barney Gaylord)
- Date: Mon, 19 May 1997 01:12:19 EDT
- On Sun, 18 May 1997 19:05:52 -0400 Bob Gaughan <gaughan@highway1.com> 1600 without grinding up a pound and a half each time? gearbox, then shift into 1st. Downshifting on the fly is a different story
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg00999.html (10,503 bytes)
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