- 1. Re: Spam on the list (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 15:55:11 -0400 (EDT)
- On Thu, 16 Sep 1999, Calvin Krug wrote to mgs@autox.team.net: Nice idea, but unfortunately it rarely does any good. The vast majority of spam is sent out with a faked address or someone else's addres
- /html/mgs/1999-09/msg00836.html (7,827 bytes)
- 2. Re: Broken TD (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Sun, 4 Jul 1999 23:00:40 -0400 (EDT)
- On Sun, 4 Jul 1999, Mike Razor wrote to mgs@autox.team.net: Start the engine, shift into first gear, and let out the clutch. Does the speedometer register speed even though you're standing still? If
- /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00171.html (7,532 bytes)
- 3. Re: TD clutch (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 12:25:38 -0400 (EDT)
- On Sat, 24 Jul 1999, Steve Tritle wrote to mgs@autox.team.net: The only clutch adjustment you can control is the clearance between the throwout bearing and the pressure plate. You can't measure that
- /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01425.html (8,818 bytes)
- 4. Re: TD distributor cap (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 09:46:00 -0400 (EDT)
- On Fri, 18 Jun 1999, Steve Tritle wrote to mgs@autox.team.net: Moss Motors and Abingdon Spares sometimes have the spring-loaded center electrode. Try them first, or whatever vendor you normally do bu
- /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00852.html (6,864 bytes)
- 5. Re: helicoils (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 10:13:31 -0400 (EDT)
- On Fri, 18 Jun 1999, Steven Tritle wrote to mgs@autox.team.net: Do you mean the advance plate inside the distributor (the plate on which the points mount)? They are a BA (British Association) thread,
- /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00853.html (7,487 bytes)
- 6. Re: mg-t list (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 18:24:59 -0500 (EST)
- The "your email address here" part isn't necessary. Majordomo takes your e-mail address from the header of your message. The only time you need to include it is part of the subscribe command is when
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg00789.html (7,181 bytes)
- 7. Re: FW: Internet Access Fees (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 21:10:17 -0500 (EST)
- This is a hoax. Please do not redistribute it. See for details: http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html#internetcharge -- Chip Old (Francis E. Old) E-Mail: fold@bcpl.net Manager, BCPL Network Servi
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg00921.html (8,633 bytes)
- 8. Re: original TD radio (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 11:14:11 -0500 (EST)
- A radio was never original factory-installed equipment. If a dealer sold a brand new TD with a radio, then it was installed by the dealer. I think Smiths radios were used in a lot of installation kit
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg01691.html (6,940 bytes)
- 9. Re: NEMGT website (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 19:36:03 -0500 (EST)
- http://www.nemgt.org The site is there, but access is VERY slow. The response from the nemgt.org domain's name servers (mail.syra.net & shell.syra.net) is very slow when my browser is trying to get t
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg00208.html (7,187 bytes)
- 10. Re: NEMGT website (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 19:27:29 -0500 (EST)
- Mike, I'm posting to the list even though your message was sent privately. Hope you don't mind, but others here have also expressed interest. DOS prompt??? I'm a UNIX and Macintosh user. DOS is not s
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg00356.html (8,627 bytes)
- 11. Re: 56K Line Speed? (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 10:41:39 -0500 (EST)
- Oh boy, talk about off topic! I'll probably catch hell from someone for replying, but it's something that probably affects a lot of you. I'm an ISP, so I deal with this question every day... Assuming
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg00693.html (11,080 bytes)
- 12. RE: 56K Line Speed?-Reply (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 14:43:41 -0500 (EST)
- No modem is compliant with both X2 and K56FLEX. An older 56K modem that hasn't been upgraded will be either X2 or K56FLEX, but not both. A newer 56K modem or an older one that has been upgraded will
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg00714.html (9,305 bytes)
- 13. Re: 56K Line Speed? (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 18:41:38 -0500 (EST)
- The connection speed reported by your PPP dialer or terminal software is not "echoed back" by the ISP. It is reported by your modem when the connection is established. However, you're correct that it
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg00788.html (8,270 bytes)
- 14. RE: sump question (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1999 20:26:15 -0500 (EST)
- It used to be common practice, especially for high-performance engines, to paint the rough-cast areas inside the block. The theory was that the paint smoothed out the surface somewhat and made it eas
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg00224.html (8,041 bytes)
- 15. Re: What IS Vacuum advance? (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 18:21:19 -0500 (EST)
- Assuming the vacuum advance unit is working correctly and the timing is set correctly in the first place, vacuum advance is not normally a bad thing. It advances the timing only when there is high va
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg00283.html (9,756 bytes)
- 16. Re: Valve Cover (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 11:11:53 -0500 (EST)
- On the original stamped steel rocker covers the filler was in back on the TB & TC, in front on the TD & TF. Aftermarket cast aluminum covers came both ways. Doesn't matter which you use as long as th
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg01129.html (6,884 bytes)
- 17. Re: '52 TD Wheels (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1998 12:51:28 -0400 (EDT)
- This isn't unusual. Most BritCar wheels are made of thinner gauge steel than we are used to in the US, so are easier to damage. Take them to a wheel repair shop for assessment. -- Chip Old 1948 M.G.
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00092.html (7,019 bytes)
- 18. Re: Stuck Clutch (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 11:11:02 -0400 (EDT)
- The classic method is to put the gearbox in first gear, hold the clutch pedal to the floor, start the engine, and alternately gun the engine and back off until the clutch pops loose. You'll need to h
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg01131.html (7,335 bytes)
- 19. Re: MG engine paint and antifreeze. (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1998 23:34:13 -0400 (EDT)
- Sounds like "Old Freckled Hen" might be a suitable name for your MGA. (Apologies to the original Old Speckled Hen and the modern brew of the same name.) -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 NEMGTR #2271 C
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg01092.html (7,386 bytes)
- 20. Re: MG XPAG Threads (score: 1)
- Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
- Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 20:30:02 -0400 (EDT)
- The UNC/UNF thread system was a result of World War II, during which large quantities of machinery for the British war effort were manufactured in the United States. That isn't exactly early Industri
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg01183.html (8,472 bytes)
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