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41. Info available / opinions sought (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@core.com>; Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 10:19:56 -0400; A friend asked me to write an article on tuning for our local club newsletter. The "target audience" for the article is relative novices. Well, it turned out to be almost 12 pages, and the newsletter; /html/mgs/2001-05/msg00770.html (7,012 bytes)
42. Some odd questions... (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@core.com>; Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 13:00:37 -0400; Anybody out there in MG-land also into Nash Metropolitans? I have some questions about Nash Metro 1500 and MGA 1500 parts intercangability. Contact me off-list at ckotting@core.com Thanks! Chris K. /; /html/mgs/2001-05/msg00854.html (6,424 bytes)
43. Re: Mg's are costly to repair? (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@core.com>; Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 07:36:36 -0400; Sheesh. I just bought a complete, running, engine for my wife's Magnette (with all ancillaries), including the cost to go fetch it, for about what you paid for an alternator! Now admittedly, I'll pro; /html/mgs/2001-05/msg00999.html (7,853 bytes)
44. Re: Argh! Big rattly problem! (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@core.com>; Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2001 08:11:52 -0500; My guess would be catalytic converters. The heat they put out on a regular basis is hell on rubber engine mounts. If you look at modern cars, you'll note that the engine mounds are quite far away fr; /html/mgs/2001-03/msg00306.html (8,161 bytes)
45. Re: Columbus, Ohio (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@core.com>; Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 10:07:07 -0500; If you just need basic stuff (filters, tune-up parts, etc.) there's International Auto Parts on Westerville Road north of 161. << Subj: Columbus OH Date: 1/3/01 11:47:08 AM Eastern Standard Time From; /html/mgs/2001-01/msg00127.html (6,581 bytes)
46. Posidriv Screws & Tools (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@core.com>; Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 08:01:36 -0500; Ah, but Ed, dost thou know of a source for sufficiently heavy Posidriv bits for impact tools? In this case, inquiring minds NEED to know! And I can't resist, Ed. There's no "e" on the end of the name; /html/mgs/2001-01/msg00828.html (9,017 bytes)
47. RE: Locking doors in a convertible (WAS Re: MG X Cars) (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@core.com>; Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 15:02:37 -0500; As I understand it, the door lock requirement isn't a "secure the car against theft" issue, its a "keep the doors closed in a collision" issue, as well as a "keep some idiot from inadvertently openin; /html/mgs/2001-01/msg01117.html (7,667 bytes)
48. Obscure T-Series Question (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@core.com>; Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 15:36:40 -0500; Okay all you T-Series experts, here's a question for you. What is the diameter of a TC Kingpin? Or, alternatively, what is the correct inside diameter (finished and ready to install) of the kingpin b; /html/mgs/2001-01/msg01118.html (6,555 bytes)
49. Re: Insurance (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@core.com>; Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 08:48:16 -0500; (And any of you other Magnette types out there...) Here's the NADA Blue Book Listing for a '58 ZB Magnette (from their Web Page): Weight: 2,310 MSRP: $2,730 Low Retail: $3,125 Average Retail: $5,200; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00006.html (7,578 bytes)
50. Re: Question for ya Ed! (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@core.com>; Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 09:52:55 -0500; I'd be more surprised if a bear greeted me mechanic-assed; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00533.html (8,017 bytes)
51. Re: Tried everything ... still won't start! (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@core.com>; Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2000 07:44:07 -0500; Go back to the basics, and don't assume anything without checking: 1: Spark - Yes/no and when. Pull a spark plug lead, hold it with insulated pliers about 1/4" away from ground, have someone crank th; /html/mgs/2000-11/msg00067.html (10,824 bytes)
52. Re: Engines, and assorted nonsense. (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@core.com>; Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2000 08:14:30 -0400; I was at a local parts yard this past weekend, and spotted a pair of HUGE SUs sitting in the mud. I retrieved them and took them back to the office to be put away safely. Just for fun, I pretended ig; /html/mgs/2000-10/msg00230.html (9,546 bytes)
53. Re: Brake Fluids (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@core.com>; Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 17:10:14 -0400; The article is MOSTLY accurate, but still perpetuates some of the most common misunderstandings about DOT 5 and silicone brake fluids. To put the rest of this in perspective, we have one MG running D; /html/mgs/2000-09/msg00815.html (10,944 bytes)
54. Re: Brake Fluids (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@core.com>; Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 09:24:34 -0400; Q. Any brake fluid commercially available that is DOT 5 rated and not silicone? A. For things on the market as we speak, it depends on who you talk to at DOT. If you talk to the safety standards peo; /html/mgs/2000-09/msg00842.html (9,287 bytes)
55. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@core.com>; Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 16:36:45 -0400; That's sort of what I was thinking at the end of my last comment, however in reverse. If the SBBF is heavier than water, then any condensation would float on top of the fluid in the reservoir until i; /html/mgs/2000-09/msg00882.html (7,301 bytes)
56. Re: INDY This Weekend (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@core.com>; Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 16:16:57 -0400; Well, I will have to miss Indy, but would you all check to see if Jeff's gotten over that nervous tic he picked up on our trip to Richmond last weekend? ;-) Chris K.; /html/mgs/2000-09/msg01206.html (7,706 bytes)
57. Re: Rear axles (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@core.com>; Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2000 11:56:43 -0400; Kelvin has a ZB Magnette (I think it's a 58, but I'm not sure).; /html/mgs/2000-08/msg00189.html (7,104 bytes)
58. Aftermarket EI failure (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@core.com>; Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 23:29:27 -0400; I've been running a Crane XR-700 for 5 years now (and over 30,000 miles) with never a problem. I think the major issue is that points give lots of warning before failing, the solid state stuff runs g; /html/mgs/2000-08/msg00379.html (8,333 bytes)
59. Re: Bad night on way to Dayton ;( (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@core.com>; Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 23:43:30 -0400; I hate to say it, but it was Jeff's MGA that started making horrible noises. He called me last night (thinking I lived closer to Dayton than I do). We did some diagnosis on the phone. At first we th; /html/mgs/2000-08/msg00380.html (9,236 bytes)
60. Re: Two unrelated issues... 1 electrical, 1 clutch (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@core.com>; Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 11:51:24 -0400; Sounds like you may have tapped into the voltage stabilizer lead for some of the gauges. (I know it seems goofy for a "voltage stabilizer" to make the voltage fluctuate, but it's actually more of a "; /html/mgs/2000-08/msg01320.html (8,033 bytes)

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