- 61. RE: Need a tranny for your post '68 MGB? Free. (score: 1)
- Author: "Councill, David" <dcouncill@msubillings.edu>
- Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 08:14:22 -0600
- I am in need. But getting to Seattle is somewhat of a problem (granted the 900 or so mile drive is tempting just to do it). My OD transmission died in my 72B so I am still in need of a temporary rep
- /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00218.html (8,447 bytes)
- 62. RE: oil filter question (score: 1)
- Author: "Councill, David" <dcouncill@msubillings.edu>
- Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 08:20:51 -0600
- I'm still curious about the difference between Napa Gold and Napa silver, besides cost. I usually buy the Napa silver equivalents, except for the filter for my 67BGT (canister design, messy but origi
- /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00219.html (7,785 bytes)
- 63. RE: engine races annoyingly (score: 1)
- Author: "Councill, David" <dcouncill@msubillings.edu>
- Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 08:00:34 -0600
- I would have to say accelerator cable. My 67BGT had problems with a sticking piston and it did not cause the engine to accelerate. Quite the opposite - it would die at idle and seemed to hesitate on
- /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00232.html (8,119 bytes)
- 64. RE: V% (score: 1)
- Author: "Councill, David" <dcouncill@msubillings.edu>
- Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 08:10:19 -0600
- No, that's what comes up when you click the link but it wrapped in the email. So you only got a partial number on the URL. I got the same message. So I then cut and pasted the whole thing in my brows
- /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00318.html (7,045 bytes)
- 65. RE: Starting Problem (score: 1)
- Author: "Councill, David" <dcouncill@msubillings.edu>
- Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 09:13:21 -0600
- I would agree with the bad connection. However, I would focus on three places. The battery terminals, battery ground, and then the connection of the battery cable on the starter post. It would be pru
- /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00324.html (9,136 bytes)
- 66. RE: Sun Visors (score: 1)
- Author: "Councill, David" <dcouncill@msubillings.edu>
- Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 09:57:57 -0700
- I just drilled out the rivets. I don't think the glass extends that far up. But you shouldn't have to drill but the very top surface of the rivet with a 1/8" drill bit to get it to release. The probl
- /html/mgs/2005-03/msg00013.html (7,662 bytes)
- 67. RE: Traveling to London, know of any LBC/ MG must see spots? (score: 1)
- Author: "Councill, David" <dcouncill@msubillings.edu>
- Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 08:08:29 -0700
- There is the science museum, easily accessible from the tube and no charge. Does have some automotive stuff there including five cars stacked up to the ceiling or thereabouts, including a mini. A lot
- /html/mgs/2005-03/msg00034.html (8,497 bytes)
- 68. RE: sticking clutch? (score: 1)
- Author: "Councill, David" <dcouncill@msubillings.edu>
- Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 10:07:53 -0700
- I always replace the release bearing when I have the engine or transmission out. But many years ago, I did an engine overhaul on my 71BGT and did not pay attention or notice that the collar on the pr
- /html/mgs/2005-03/msg00058.html (8,419 bytes)
- 69. RE: Virus software (score: 1)
- Author: "Councill, David" <dcouncill@msubillings.edu>
- Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 08:06:30 -0700
- I'm running that at work to test it and it seems to be pretty good. Still I was a bit uneasy trusting Microsoft of all companies to handle antispyware. It seems something akin to using Lucas brake fl
- /html/mgs/2005-03/msg00090.html (7,187 bytes)
- 70. Re: MGB Fuel Mileage (score: 1)
- Author: "Councill, David" <dcouncill@msubillings.edu>
- Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 10:02:00 -0700
- Well that depends on your driving. I get about that (20 mpg) city driving in my B. But under relatively flat terrain highway driving, 70-75 mph, with overdrive, I have gotten about 30 mpg, plus or mi
- /html/mgs/2005-03/msg00231.html (7,956 bytes)
- 71. RE: MGB Fuel Mileage (score: 1)
- Author: "Councill, David" <dcouncill@msubillings.edu>
- Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 08:03:46 -0700
- That's real close to what I once estimated my 71BGT with OD at. I drove it for several years while the speedometer was not working so I kept track all my gas purchases in order to determine how many
- /html/mgs/2005-03/msg00246.html (9,931 bytes)
- 72. RE: Windscreen wipers (score: 1)
- Author: "Councill, David" <dcouncill@msubillings.edu>
- Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 10:00:19 -0700
- I think this is a function of the wiper arms themselves. I believe my 67 BGT is left to right, parked left. My 72B is the opposite, but it also has three wipers. I have a collection of various used w
- /html/mgs/2005-03/msg00280.html (7,775 bytes)
- 73. RE: Pinholes in gas tank (score: 1)
- Author: "Councill, David" <dcouncill@msubillings.edu>
- Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:46:15 -0700
- On a TR7 with pinholes, I tried a couple of products from the local automotive store - gas tank sealer patches and paste. But the petrol still ended up seeping through the repair. Granted, I had a fe
- /html/mgs/2005-03/msg00291.html (7,824 bytes)
- 74. RE: abingdon pillow (score: 1)
- Author: "Councill, David" <dcouncill@msubillings.edu>
- Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 08:00:48 -0700
- You guys are too kind. The Abingdon pillow refers to that ugly monstrosity of a dash that came out starting with the 1968 MGs, replacing the sleeker metal dash. David Councill IT Server/Network Admin
- /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00012.html (8,540 bytes)
- 75. RE: Under bonnet temp (score: 1)
- Author: "Councill, David" <dcouncill@msubillings.edu>
- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:57:16 -0700
- Let me know what you find out. I used the 3m high temperature spray on adhesive (I think it was 3m) that I got from Moss, mainly to use on my new carpet on the firewall. However, it does not hold the
- /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00152.html (8,600 bytes)
- 76. radiator tap (score: 1)
- Author: "Councill, David" <dcouncill@msubillings.edu>
- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 17:59:24 -0700
- Has anyone had a tap installed in their radiator? I have noticed several of my Bs have had radiators without taps, particularly 70s models. My 67BGT and former 65B both had nice taps on the bottom of
- /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00155.html (7,695 bytes)
- 77. floor liquid (score: 1)
- Author: "Councill, David" <dcouncill@msubillings.edu>
- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 18:09:15 -0700
- This has never happened to me before, but I have read about it on this list. Today when I was leaving work, I noticed a liquid on the floor mat in my 67BGT. I instantly knew there was a problem becau
- /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00156.html (7,306 bytes)
- 78. the dimple dilemma (score: 1)
- Author: "Councill, David" <dcouncill@msubillings.edu>
- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 18:35:00 -0700
- I guess I shouldn't have been so quick to send out my ramblings on my master cylinder. A check of the Moss catalog shows two possible master cylinders - "marked" and "unmarked." The markings are desc
- /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00158.html (6,907 bytes)
- 79. RE: Classic Auto Insurance (score: 1)
- Author: "Councill, David" <dcouncill@msubillings.edu>
- Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 08:32:15 -0700
- Well I have been using Hagerty for three or four years. I have full coverage on both 67BGT and 72B (insured for 5k and 10k). And I don't recall what I pay per year but its somewhere around $150 total
- /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00240.html (8,245 bytes)
- 80. Semi-OT parts source question (score: 1)
- Author: "Councill, David" <dcouncill@msubillings.edu>
- Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 09:27:28 -0700
- Maybe this isn't too far off-topic, but does anyone know of a good mail order source for parts for Chevy S10s? Kind of a Moss equivalent for the American truck? The reason I ask (and to get back on t
- /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00271.html (7,026 bytes)
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