- 181. Re: rechroming (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 10:47:25 -0600
- Do it yourself. If you have a bench grinder you can buy cotton wheels and polish at most hardware stores. You don't really need one of those huge buffing machines unless you are doing a lot of buffi
- /html/mgs/1998-02/msg01267.html (8,230 bytes)
- 182. Re: Getting an MGA to run... (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 09:19:39 -0600
- Yes. You can check to see if the carbs are getting fuel by merely unscrewing the bolt covering the float bowl. No fuel, bad pump. I guarantee that if you haven't done anything to the pump after it sa
- /html/mgs/1998-02/msg01371.html (7,941 bytes)
- 183. GOODYEAR SELLS OLD TIRES! (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 09:55:31 -0600
- I recently had to replace a Goodyear Invicta GS tire that had a 70,000 mile warranty. The tire had literally disintegrated after 40,000 miles and air was leaking through the side walls. The Goodyear
- /html/mgs/1998-02/msg01373.html (9,317 bytes)
- 184. Be jealous, be very jealous (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Sat, 28 Feb 1998 20:07:20 -0600
- Hey David Deutsch! Last week I was invited by a client to a two day session at Bob Bondurant's racing school. All expenses paid. I feel like I won the lottery! I couldn't believe it when he asked me
- /html/mgs/1998-02/msg01592.html (6,902 bytes)
- 185. Re: Rover 3.5L, 3.9L, 4.1L? (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Sun, 4 Jan 1998 15:50:47 -0600
- See the current issue of MG World for a full discussion of the Costello V-8's, including some words from Mr. Costello himself. He does mention showing one of his conversions to the factory folk, but
- /html/mgs/1998-01/msg00194.html (8,802 bytes)
- 186. Re: Rover 3.5L, 3.9L, 4.1L? (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Mon, 5 Jan 1998 06:59:01 -0600
- Glad to hear that Mum's letters arrived! ;-) David Littlefield Houston, TX
- /html/mgs/1998-01/msg00268.html (7,873 bytes)
- 187. Re: Worst GM engine (no lbc) (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Mon, 5 Jan 1998 07:10:41 -0600
- Problem was if the oil level got low, then engine would overheat in its very tight space in the mid-engined car. During the mid-80's it was not unusual to see burned up Fieros by the side of the road
- /html/mgs/1998-01/msg00269.html (9,238 bytes)
- 188. Re: 5 cylnder engines (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 08:45:53 -0600
- Audi 5000, Acura Vigor, Volvo 850 (still in production). No British cars (LBC content achieved). David Littlefield Houston, TX
- /html/mgs/1998-01/msg00414.html (8,253 bytes)
- 189. Re: Carb Rebuild (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Fri, 9 Jan 1998 10:13:27 -0600
- I've got a copy of the video. It is very informative and of great help to the novice. I actually rebuilt the carbs on the MGA _before_ I bought the video, however, just using the Haynes manual. They
- /html/mgs/1998-01/msg00649.html (7,667 bytes)
- 190. Re: fuel pump Q (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 12:38:57 -0600
- I've got a Harting pump, also. I bought it from a fellow in College Station that had it on a shelf for a number of years. It looks very similar to a SU pump, but seems a bit more solid. It is also a
- /html/mgs/1998-01/msg01460.html (8,437 bytes)
- 191. Re: The NEW Avengers (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 17:52:25 -0600
- On Thu, 22 Jan 1998 18:32:10 -0500 "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net> You're absolutely right. Mrs. Peel drove the Elan, while her blonde replacement (Tara?) that drove the MGB in The _New_ Avengers.
- /html/mgs/1998-01/msg01669.html (8,466 bytes)
- 192. Re: Thre Point Seatbelts for the MGA (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 11:20:17 -0600
- Dean:- DON'T PANIC (at least not yet). If you have installed the proper hardware, which you did if you purchased it from Clarke Spares, take a close look at the anchor that fits to the outside of the
- /html/mgs/1998-01/msg02037.html (8,476 bytes)
- 193. Re: MGB conv. windshield replacement (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 09:06:52 -0600
- Although I've never put a windshield in a B, a friend told me recently to use GoJo (yes, the handcleaner) instead of soapy water. He says it is real slippery, will adhere to the rubber, and will evap
- /html/mgs/1998-01/msg02134.html (9,173 bytes)
- 194. Re: Creation of MGs Newsgroup? (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 08:48:25 -0600
- I would vote "no" as well. As many listers know, there is already a BBS on the MG Enthusiasts website that probably works better for that type of format than a newsgroup would. There is no spam, a go
- /html/mgs/1998-01/msg02135.html (10,160 bytes)
- 195. Re: Special Tools? (Clarification) (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 16:41:23 -0600
- On Wed, 28 Jan 1998 12:53:41 -0800 Paul.Kile@Aerojet.com (KILE, PAUL D) 1/16" Boy, if people weren't confused before, they sure will be now. See http://www.team.net/sol/tech/whitworth-hist.html for a
- /html/mgs/1998-01/msg02168.html (10,038 bytes)
- 196. Re: New kid on the block (off topic) (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Wed, 3 Dec 1997 11:22:41 -0600
- Barnes and Noble got a couple of the first issue here in Houston. It has a sticker on it that says "Not affiliated with MG World Inc." Was that the cause of the delay (to put stickers on each one)? W
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00220.html (8,515 bytes)
- 197. Re: Yankee Go Home/Now Setting the record straight (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Thu, 4 Dec 1997 12:27:19 -0600
- On Thu, 04 Dec 1997 09:19:42 -0600 John Steczkowski <stecz@pswtech.com> The Eagle name first appeared on an AMC vehicle in the 70's. It was a four-wheel drive version of a small sedan called the Comm
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00323.html (9,614 bytes)
- 198. Re: Why an MG/Now Speed Limits? (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Thu, 4 Dec 1997 12:38:13 -0600
- To be precise, there is no official Federal speed limit. Limits are set by the legislatures in each state. However, the Federal government "suggests" the states set certain maximums. If the state doe
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00326.html (7,610 bytes)
- 199. Re: MG trip to England (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Sun, 07 Dec 1997 21:59:32 EST
- A couple of more comments, having done this myself last year: Don't take your boss as a passenger, especially if he doesn't know you. You'll scare him too much as you hit the curbs on the left side o
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00535.html (14,024 bytes)
- 200. Re: MG trip to England (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Mon, 8 Dec 1997 08:25:49 -0600
- One thing I forgot to tell you... If you follow Phillip's excellent to suggestion to rent your car out of London, go to Heathrow. You can take 45 minute "tube" ride to Heathrow and one of the courtes
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00558.html (11,211 bytes)
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