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1. Re: Friday meeting at 12- 3 pm (score: 1)
Author: Engelhardt <engel@metro.net>
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 18:51:24 -0800
Don't forget GOF West 2001 http://www.gofwest2001.org/ in Sonoma and Napa Counties, Ca. June 18-22.
/html/mgs/2001-02/msg00293.html (12,290 bytes)

2. Re: Seeking starter rebuilder (score: 1)
Author: Engelhardt <engel@metro.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 10:50:48 -0800
Santa Rosa Auto Parts has them for about $50-60. If they aren't in stock, they can have it next day. I should still have the invoice with stock number if they can't find it there. Ron 58 MGA
/html/mgs/2001-01/msg00739.html (7,375 bytes)

3. Re: Dipsticks (score: 1)
Author: Engelhardt <engel@metro.net>
Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2000 11:01:24 -0800
My car, built in August '58,` has a straight dipstick that bottoms out on the pan. The stick is a tight fit in the tube and has a small rubber hood to seal the opening. A friend with a car built mid
/html/mgs/2000-12/msg00119.html (8,263 bytes)

4. Re: hidden key (score: 1)
Author: Engelhardt <engel@metro.net>
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 09:29:57 -0800
I found a brand new factory key screwed to one of the heater box screws in my MGA. Any other A owners have one? Maybe MG has always done this. Ron 58 MGA
/html/mgs/2000-12/msg00746.html (7,817 bytes)

5. Re: inspections in CA (score: 1)
Author: Engelhardt <engel@metro.net>
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 17:34:47 -0700
73 and older need no inspection at the current time. Ron 58 MGA
/html/mgs/2000-09/msg00078.html (6,639 bytes)

6. Re: From: Engelhardt <engel@metro.net> (score: 1)
Author: Engelhardt <engel@metro.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 12:36:54 -0700
I don't do any work on my car anymore without wearing latex gloves. I can't think of any downside unless you are allergic (oh, it is a little harder working with small screws and parts). I buy a box
/html/mgs/2000-09/msg00441.html (6,711 bytes)

7. Re: Mountain View, CA - slightly off topic (score: 1)
Author: Engelhardt <engel@metro.net>
Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 18:57:53 -0700
Try to come over a couple of days earlier. The huge Palo Alto British Car show will be Sept 9-10. Last year I was able to put faces to many of the names on this list. I believe it may be the largest
/html/mgs/2000-08/msg00057.html (11,129 bytes)

8. Re: MGA spin-on filter adapter without hose? (score: 1)
Author: Engelhardt <engel@metro.net>
Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2000 13:25:28 -0700
My adapter doesn't have a hose. I believe it was purchased from Moss around 1986. Ron 58 MGA
/html/mgs/2000-08/msg00227.html (7,400 bytes)

9. Re: British car clubs (score: 1)
Author: Engelhardt <engel@metro.net>
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 23:32:19 -0700
Well, I live in Santa Rosa and don't know of any clubs in the area. It's a bummer not having any clubs around here. There are plenty of British cars locally and there are some clubs in the bay area a
/html/mgs/2000-08/msg00393.html (7,100 bytes)

10. Re: FILE THIS (score: 1)
Author: Engelhardt <engel@metro.net>
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 11:54:24 -0700
So, I guess if I go to visit this weekend, I should be careful when they ask to "file, er park" my car! Ron 58 MGA
/html/mgs/2000-08/msg00945.html (7,543 bytes)

11. Birthday (score: 1)
Author: Engelhardt <engel@metro.net>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 11:31:02 -0700
Well, my car was built 42 years ago today. So far this summer I've had to install at different times: a new head gasket, new crankshaft and bearings, and a new front wheel bearing so it gets no more
/html/mgs/2000-08/msg01496.html (6,639 bytes)

12. Broken crank update (score: 1)
Author: Engelhardt <engel@metro.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 22:41:31 -0700
Well I finally got a replacement crank, bearings, etc. (thanks Barney and George!). I spent this weekend putting it back together and I'm finally back on the road again. I took a little break-in ride
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg01034.html (6,965 bytes)

13. Vrooom, clank, clank (score: 1)
Author: Engelhardt <engel@metro.net>
Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 16:14:31 -0700
Finally got the car on the road after fixing a blown head gasket. I got about three miles from home, started up a hill, alll of a sudden a loud, heavy clank started in the engine. Called AAA for a to
/html/mgs/2000-06/msg00645.html (7,523 bytes)

14. Re: Vrooom, clank, clank (score: 1)
Author: Engelhardt <engel@metro.net>
Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 19:46:20 -0700
Hmmmm, I felt nothing when I clutched. Maybe I just broke a con rod. I'll take it apart tomorrow and find out. Ron 58 MGA
/html/mgs/2000-06/msg00649.html (7,899 bytes)

15. Re: Vrooom, clank, clank (score: 1)
Author: Engelhardt <engel@metro.net>
Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 21:18:25 -0700
No such luck. There is compression in each cylinder. There is no clanking noise when I spin the engine with the starter, quite a difference from when it's running. Ron 58 MGA (dead for now)
/html/mgs/2000-06/msg00659.html (7,851 bytes)

16. Cracked Crank (score: 1)
Author: Engelhardt <engel@metro.net>
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 19:51:44 -0700
Well I pulled the pan and discovered the source of my engine clank. The crank is cracked between the center main and #3 Rod. It was hard to find, doesn't appear to be broken clear through but does fl
/html/mgs/2000-06/msg00767.html (6,992 bytes)

17. Re: Northwest import (score: 1)
Author: R&C Engelhardt <engel@metro.net>
Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 13:45:27 -0800
Try George Merriweather at gmerry1@airmail.net He's located somewhere in Texas and can supply parts from Moss at a 15% discount.
/html/mgs/2000-02/msg00088.html (6,689 bytes)

18. Re: Brake light switches (score: 1)
Author: Engelhardt <engel@metro.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 17:43:36 -0800
I don't know about a B, but I did this on my A using a stop light switch (from a 70's era chevy or GM car) I purchased at a NAPA store. I asked the counterman what they had in the way of mechanical s
/html/mgs/2000-02/msg00798.html (7,723 bytes)

19. 73 MGB 4 Sale (score: 1)
Author: R&C Engelhardt <engel@metro.net>
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 17:36:31 -0800
A friend of a client of mine has a 73 for sale in Santa Rosa, CA. (50 miles N. of San Francisco in the heart of wine country). I don't know much about it and have only seen it driving past. It looks
/html/mgs/2000-01/msg01404.html (6,813 bytes)

20. Re: MOWOG?!?! (score: 1)
Author: R&C Engelhardt <engel@metro.net>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 17:57:53 -0700
There's been no definitive answer when this question has been asked in the past. The two main "answers" have been MOrrisWOolseleyGroup and MOrrisWOolseleymG. Take yer pick! Ron 58 MGA
/html/mgs/1999-10/msg01248.html (7,124 bytes)

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