- 101. New York Times MG article (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 09:54:51 -0500
- C'mon Larry, give your daughter a break... She couldn't possible have any parallel parking difficulties with the Midget now, could she? I wonder what the obnoxious testing clerks will say when they a
- /html/mgs/2000-03/msg01278.html (7,964 bytes)
- 102. Re: Ignition (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 16:00:59 -0500
- Even if you go to electronic ignition, keep a points and condensor set with you at all times. If the electronic ignition fails, you're SOL. Pop in a new points set and you'll have a good chance of be
- /html/mgs/2000-03/msg01329.html (8,145 bytes)
- 103. Re: Skacked? and others (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 16:57:16 -0500
- I'm surprised nobody mentioned my favorite Brit term... BUGGERED Regards, Charles '74 Midget '68 Sprite cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com Bloomfield, NJ "How about we duck inside for a Hen?"
- /html/mgs/2000-03/msg01685.html (8,452 bytes)
- 104. Re: OH MY GAWD!!! (What have they done?) (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 18:15:47 -0500
- No. I am Mr. Toad. Or so my wife says at car auctions, when I start drooling over the Rolls Royces with accompanying custom luggage (to fit in the boot). Or actually, whenever I see a car with an inl
- /html/mgs/2000-02/msg00127.html (8,020 bytes)
- 105. Re: MGB sighting (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 09:18:07 -0500
- The dog in the commercial seems to be a border collie, just like mine (his name is McKinley). Only difference is that I drive a Midget. Most irksome chore as a consequence of being a LBC-dog chauffeu
- /html/mgs/2000-02/msg00249.html (8,073 bytes)
- 106. Re: Midget Hood (bonnet repair) (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 18:10:13 -0500
- Larry declared: I'm going through the same searching process right now. Here is what I can determine to the best of my knowledge: There are two sources in the world for Midget bonnets. One is an afte
- /html/mgs/2000-02/msg00441.html (8,897 bytes)
- 107. Re: Ralph Nader for Pres? (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 08:58:34 -0500
- Perhaps he could run with one of the Kennedys on his ticket. But not one of the crooked ones. I'm sure there must be a few left. Regards, Charles '74 Midget '68 Sprite cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com Bloomfie
- /html/mgs/2000-02/msg00766.html (6,741 bytes)
- 108. Lucas, warm beer (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 20:59:40 -0500
- Good evening list: After I saw this item on eBay, the old joke about warm beer, Englishmen, and Lucas refrigerators makes a bit more sense. Regards, Charles '74 Midget '68 Sprite cdsorkin@ix.netcom.c
- /html/mgs/2000-02/msg00909.html (6,491 bytes)
- 109. Lucas, warm beer (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 21:07:38 -0500
- Sorry... forgot to post the Earl..., uh.. URL. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=266687179 Charles '74 Midget '68 Sprite cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com Bloomfield, NJ
- /html/mgs/2000-02/msg00910.html (6,537 bytes)
- 110. Re: Be happy and drive it all the time (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 08:56:44 -0500
- Isn't it true that clutch and bearing wear is almost directly proportional to the amount of time in which the pedal is depressed? When sitting in traffic for instance, I always leave the car in neutr
- /html/mgs/2000-02/msg01030.html (6,904 bytes)
- 111. Re: Oil leak (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 11:06:24 -0500
- I'm not sure about the 1500 Midget, but the 1275 has a plastic tube that holds the dipstick in place. It is surprisingly easy to break, I've been told. Its about 3-4 inches long, black plastic, and I
- /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00087.html (6,986 bytes)
- 112. Re: Damn, Damn, Damn (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 11:20:43 -0500
- So what's wrong with taking the MGA? Problem solved. Charles '74 Midget '68 Sprite cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com (open 24 hours, but not always in a row) Bloomfield, NJ
- /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00130.html (6,983 bytes)
- 113. Re: Brakes and interior kits (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 16:26:35 -0500
- the What does BTDT mean? Anyway, if you take out the old carpeting and lay it on a large flat surface (like a garage floor), you should be able to create an accurate pattern for new carpet panels. A
- /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00329.html (8,552 bytes)
- 114. Re: Speeding in the UK (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2000 21:59:02 -0500
- Unrelated question about ABS systems: On normal dry road surfaces, with properly functioning brakes, doesn't an antilock braking system cause the car to require a LONGER stopping distance? Also, Give
- /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00377.html (7,523 bytes)
- 115. Re: Midgets and Sprites (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2000 22:18:47 -0500
- Gregg The lighter weight does give some great handling, but to be fair to the Spridget, they almost always need some sort of front end rebuilding after a time. As far as performance upgrades, there
- /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00379.html (9,996 bytes)
- 116. Re: Exhaust leak, manifold sounds (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 22:43:44 -0500
- from Mine did it until I fixed a manifold/exhaust pipe leak. Doesn't it also happen when a gulp valve goes faulty? That valve tries to lean out the mixture when backing off of the throttle, but if i
- /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00497.html (7,220 bytes)
- 117. What's the big deal about kingpins? (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 19:01:33 -0500
- What is it about the kingpins that make them so dificult to rebuild? And thus so expensive? Isn't the challenge simply the reaming of the bushings, something that a machinist could do in about five m
- /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00632.html (7,460 bytes)
- 118. Re: Trip Report, Anyone have a spare hood? (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2000 08:42:07 -0500
- Motorhead is in Virgnia. (Fairfax, I think. I don't know where Blackburg is.) They may be able to help you out with a new hood, and they claim to get lonely in the wintertime, so maybe they could he
- /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00762.html (7,067 bytes)
- 119. Jeff Zorn, are you out there? (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2000 08:47:40 -0500
- Is that oil cooler shroud a BMC/BL NOS item? Regards, Charles '74 Midget '68 Sprite cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com Bloomfield, NJ
- /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00763.html (6,411 bytes)
- 120. Re: Safety fast (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 16:38:58 -0500
- I have one of those reproduction advertising signs in my basement, with the Safety Fast slogan promoting the new P-Type. Wouldn't that be early '30s? And before there was a PB, was there a PA, or ju
- /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00900.html (8,731 bytes)
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