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21. Re: MGB brake caliper HELP!!!! (score: 1)
Author: Chris Attias <cattias@cats.ucsc.edu>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 13:13:05 -0700
I had a similar problem a few years ago, and the solution was similar to Allen's piece of plywood. After watching me bend up the rings from a couple of rebuild kits, the old guy across the street mad
/html/mgs/2000-10/msg00671.html (7,548 bytes)

22. Re: MOSS, SU Carbs and frustration (score: 1)
Author: Chris Attias <cattias@cats.ucsc.edu>
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 09:13:51 -0700
I've never heard of AUD 273 carbs, unless it is a new repro. number Burlen (see below) uses to describe their model. Can you describe the differences between your old carbs and the ones Moss sent? Y
/html/mgs/2000-10/msg01248.html (9,006 bytes)

23. RE: Craziness... (score: 1)
Author: Chris Attias <cattias@cats.ucsc.edu>
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2000 15:49:54 -0700
Today on the History Channel's "What If..."--what if the Vikings had nuclear weapons... But seriously, see: http://home.att.net/~mgbv8fun/index.html http://eightup.home.att.net/ http://members.aol.c
/html/mgs/2000-09/msg00291.html (8,837 bytes)

24. Re: RIP R&T (or what happened to Road&Track?) (score: 1)
Author: Chris Attias <cattias@cats.ucsc.edu>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 09:52:46 -0700
Don, IMHO, probably all of the above. Both the car business and the magazine business have changed alot in fifty-something years. I remember dodging schoolwork (in the Sixties) at the local public li
/html/mgs/2000-09/msg00714.html (10,302 bytes)

25. Dumb Newspaper Tricks (score: 1)
Author: Chris Attias <cattias@cats.ucsc.edu>
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 10:15:11 -0700
I don't know if anyone in the San Francisco Bay area caught it, but there was an article in the SF Chronicle on Monday, Sept 18th, which might catch an MG owner's eye. It was about the rise in gas pr
/html/mgs/2000-09/msg00935.html (7,046 bytes)

26. Re: Starter confusion (score: 1)
Author: Chris Attias <cattias@cats.ucsc.edu>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 08:17:20 -0700
Does anyone have experience with the "Super Starter" that catalogs are selling as a replacement for a Bendix type starter (early B)? It looks like a "pre-engaged" gear reduction starter, but accordin
/html/mgs/2000-09/msg01092.html (7,271 bytes)

27. Re: Crossflow head and Carbs of Choice? (score: 1)
Author: Chris Attias <cattias@cats.ucsc.edu>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 09:10:17 -0700
From what I know, head, carb and cam choices depend on a lot of engine things, like compression ratio and where (RPM) you want the power band to be. You should look at your engine as an integrated sy
/html/mgs/2000-09/msg01101.html (9,239 bytes)

28. Re: Bosch Platinum, shitty plugs? (score: 1)
Author: Chris Attias <cattias@cats.ucsc.edu>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 15:21:36 -0700
Bosch has been slow to put out applications for their Platinum +4 plugs, and seems to be doing a lot of testing. It took a long while for Bosch to publish a part number for my Alfa GTV-6. I would ima
/html/mgs/2000-09/msg01306.html (9,696 bytes)

29. RE: Differences with Aluminum head (score: 1)
Author: Chris Attias <cattias@cats.ucsc.edu>
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 08:36:46 -0700
I have an aluminum standard head, too. I think the stud thread change has to do with the fact that fine threads don't have enough grip in a material softer than iron/steel. I don't think you really
/html/mgs/2000-08/msg00457.html (8,583 bytes)

30. RE: Is 5-speed better than OD? (score: 1)
Author: Chris Attias <cattias@cats.ucsc.edu>
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 09:01:30 -0700
If you set aside the questions of originality, "period feel" of the stock box, availability of repair parts down the road, and the inevitable problems that come with the installation of "upgraded par
/html/mgs/2000-08/msg00554.html (8,987 bytes)

31. Re: Spring sizes (score: 1)
Author: Chris Attias <cattias@cats.ucsc.edu>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 11:23:39 -0700
The world of British reproduction (or even new) springs is not all that precise. A lot akin to blacksmithing in my experience. I looked at a lot of period road test photos to figure out correct ride
/html/mgs/2000-08/msg01004.html (8,307 bytes)

32. Monterey Historics (score: 1)
Author: Chris Attias <cattias@cats.ucsc.edu>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 13:00:38 -0700
Anyone on the list going to the Monterey Historic Races this weekend (spectator or participant)? It's too bad there isn't an MG presence organized well enough to get our own parking corral some year.
/html/mgs/2000-08/msg01067.html (6,426 bytes)

33. Re: Monterey Photos (score: 1)
Author: Chris Attias <cattias@cats.ucsc.edu>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 09:25:59 -0700
You're right, this is a great site. The best part for me were the MPEGs--crank up the volume! All that's missing is the smell of Castrol on Saturday. I went both Saturday and Sunday. Sunday was a "m
/html/mgs/2000-08/msg01322.html (9,931 bytes)

34. Palo Alto British Meet (score: 1)
Author: Chris Attias <cattias@cats.ucsc.edu>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 08:17:37 -0700
Listers (Jaguar and otherwise), It may be a little early to talk about, but anyone going to the Palo Alto British Day on the Green in September, or the Saturday tour? Chris -- Chris Attias Aptos, CA
/html/mgs/2000-08/msg01390.html (7,447 bytes)

35. Re: MGA 1500: Burning oil/compression problems (Long) (score: 1)
Author: Chris Attias <cattias@cats.ucsc.edu>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 14:00:36 -0700
From the problems you describe, sounds to me like you may have a couple of problems. The fact that the compression is down on #2 and problem. You may be able to readily see this if you or your shop
/html/mgs/2000-08/msg01409.html (9,527 bytes)

36. @#$%& Transmission (score: 1)
Author: Chris Attias <cattias@cats.ucsc.edu>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 11:15:33 -0700
I guess I was tempting the LBC gods when I started thinking about the Palo Alto British meet...On the way home last night, my early non-OD 3-synchro tranny decided to pack up. I got it home, but thir
/html/mgs/2000-08/msg01495.html (8,134 bytes)

37. Re: Palo Alto British Meet (score: 1)
Author: Chris Attias <cattias@cats.ucsc.edu>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 12:47:45 -0700
I still have a picture from the early Nineties of an MGB-GT of mixed body part herritage with Bart Simpson painted on the bonnet/hood and cactus tied to the bumper. Hard to top that...wonder what ev
/html/mgs/2000-08/msg01505.html (7,842 bytes)

38. Re: @#$%& Transmission (score: 1)
Author: Chris Attias <cattias@cats.ucsc.edu>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 13:28:24 -0700
Does anyone know where can you get a pilot bush to adapt a late 3 synchro MGB box to an early (3-main) crankshaft? I've heard of MGA owners making this switch, but I'm not sure how its done. -- Chris
/html/mgs/2000-08/msg01510.html (7,822 bytes)

39. Re:@#$%& Transmission (score: 1)
Author: Chris Attias <cattias@cats.ucsc.edu>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 08:46:07 -0700
Well, I didn't actually get my engine and transmission pulled this weekend to find out what's wrong, but did get most of the ancillary stuff off. One thing that occurred to me was that I might need t
/html/mgs/2000-08/msg01596.html (8,887 bytes)

40. Re: MGA Block-coolant galleries (score: 1)
Author: Chris Attias <cattias@cats.ucsc.edu>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 08:22:43 -0700
Oh, hell, just pull out one of the headlights and stick a piece of dryer vent hose through the hole...you don't really need two headlights. And cut some louvers in the bonnet. But seriously, will a l
/html/mgs/2000-08/msg01752.html (8,495 bytes)

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