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41. MOWOG (was Re: Silicone Brake fluid) (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <fold@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us>; Date: Wed, 3 Jul 1996 17:36:32 -0400 (EDT); OH NO! Do you realize what you've done? May your future connections to AOL refuse to run faster than 300 baud! -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 NEMGTR #2271 Cub Hill, Maryland 1962 Triumph TR4 CT3154; /html/mgs/1996-07/msg00190.html (7,031 bytes)
42. MOWOG (was Re: Silicone Brake fluid) (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <fold@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us>; Date: Wed, 3 Jul 1996 17:41:49 -0400 (EDT); Here we go again! -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 NEMGTR #2271 Cub Hill, Maryland 1962 Triumph TR4 CT3154LO (daily driver) fold@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us If cars had evolved as fast as computers have, by; /html/mgs/1996-07/msg00191.html (6,967 bytes)
43. Re: What is a jubilee clip? (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <fold@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us>; Date: Mon, 20 May 1996 13:34:02 -0400 (EDT); A Jubilee Clip is what we Yanks know as a hose clamp. The worm-drive type is easiest to find, but before you clamp it over the ring & piston use emory cloth to smooth off any burrs in the inside dia; /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00741.html (7,731 bytes)
44. Re: headlights... (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <fold@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us>; Date: Sun, 26 May 1996 17:18:57 -0400 (EDT); The easiest upgrade, and the only one legal for road use in most states (check your local motor vehicle code) is to use halogen sealed beam units. They're relatively inexpensive, they're available a; /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00901.html (7,824 bytes)
45. Re: headlights... (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <fold@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us>; Date: Sun, 26 May 1996 19:14:48 -0400 (EDT); Many new cars now come with non-sealed halogens with separate bulbs, but I believe the car manufacturers have to get DOT approval for each design. As far as I know, none of the aftermarket lights ar; /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00906.html (7,757 bytes)
46. Re: towing (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <fold@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us>; Date: Mon, 27 May 1996 10:12:25 -0400 (EDT); I'll second that! IMNSHO BritCars are made to be driven, not towed <oops, where did I leave my asbesatos suit?>, but I do tow horse trailors of various sizes behind a 1995 Dodge Ram 2500HD pickup. S; /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00920.html (8,814 bytes)
47. Re: Another TD dash question (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <fold@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us>; Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 21:19:53 -0400 (EDT); Early TDs like yours didn't leave the factory with temperature guages, optional or otherwise, so there is no standard location. It was a fairly popular dealer-installed or owner-installed accessory,; /html/mgs/1996-05/msg01029.html (7,979 bytes)
48. Re: towing (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <fold@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us>; Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 12:07:20 -0400 (EDT); I was the "another respondant". That's what you get for opting for a Sekonic controller instead of a Kelsey-Hayes. The latter is pretty much standard equipment among horse towers in my area and enjo; /html/mgs/1996-05/msg01091.html (10,208 bytes)
49. Re: Trailer Brakes (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <fold@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us>; Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 04:08:41 -0400 (EDT); I don't know of any electronic controller that draws all its power from the brake light switch. The connection to the switch (or somewhere between the switch and the brake lights) acts only to trigg; /html/mgs/1996-05/msg01104.html (7,639 bytes)
50. Re: Old SU electric fuel pump sticks (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <fold@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us>; Date: Sat, 6 Apr 1996 15:32:18 -0500 (EST); Sounds like the rocker assembly isn't adjusted correctly, or the diaphragm has stiffened with age. Either will prevent the rocker assembly from full "over center" action, which in turn prevents the p; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00142.html (8,176 bytes)
51. Re: Speed limit in early '50s (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <fold@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us>; Date: Sun, 7 Apr 1996 16:59:55 -0400 (EDT); When the TD was new the Interstate highway system didn't exist, and four-lane highways were few and far between. U.S. Route 40 (the major East-West highway of the time) and U.S. Route 1 (the major No; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00161.html (8,410 bytes)
52. Re: Water pump advice on 51 TD (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <fold@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us>; Date: Tue, 9 Apr 1996 07:52:25 -0400 (EDT); "Around the area of the pump" and "the front of the engine" are pretty vague. Can you pinpoint exactly where the leak is? Otherwise we'll have to waste an awful lot of bandwidth covering all the poss; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00201.html (8,813 bytes)
53. Re: TD Tonneau Cover Bar on back of Seat (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <fold@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us>; Date: Thu, 11 Apr 1996 15:41:22 -0400 (EDT); It isn't structural, but it is original on the TA through TD. These cars came with a half-tonneau cover, not the full cover most of us prefer today. The bar supported the front of the cover to keep i; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00312.html (7,777 bytes)
54. Re: TD Steering Rack Lube (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <fold@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us>; Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1996 01:06:36 -0400 (EDT); The recommended lube is heavy gear oil because it can creep along the rack more easily to lubricate the whole thing. Modern grease creeps pretty well too, so I wouldn't worry about it. Besides, the o; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00366.html (7,780 bytes)
55. Re: MG racing history questions (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <fold@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us>; Date: Sat, 20 Apr 1996 03:12:23 -0400 (EDT); The details are lost deep in the recesses of my brain (oops, there goes another synapse!), but I do remember that one or more factory-sponsored Sprite coupes ran at Sebring back around 1959 or 1960.; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00589.html (7,869 bytes)
56. Re: shock oil (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <fold@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us>; Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 22:12:08 -0400 (EDT); I've used motorcycle fork oil in lever shocks for many years, and have never seen any adverse effects. SAE20 is probably the most common viscosity and seems to work fine for most applications but yo; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00809.html (7,403 bytes)
57. Re: Seatbelts in the '50s (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <fold@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us>; Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 22:40:04 -0400 (EDT); Seat belts weren't even commonplace in racing cars when the TD was new, so it's doubtful your TD left the dealer with them. If those are indeed seat belt anchors, they were probably a later addition.; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00810.html (7,479 bytes)
58. Re: MG-TD Clutch Question (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <fold@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us>; Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 12:13:02 -0500 (EST); Your TD sounds like my TC. I began restoring it when my first daughter was born, but got sidetracked by other cars and other projects. It still isn't back together, and #1 daughter is now 23 years o; /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00737.html (10,505 bytes)
59. Re: TD SU Carb Overflow Pipes (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <fold@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us>; Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 00:29:49 -0500 (EST); The carb end of each overflow pipe has a banjo fitting which fits under the float chamber lid bolt. If the DPO who removed the old pipes also replaced the float chamber lid bolts with shorter ones n; /html/mgs/1996-02/msg00106.html (7,733 bytes)
60. Re: Canned Spray Paint (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <fold@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us>; Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 05:19:37 -0500 (EST); 20+ years ago there was a New England MG-T Register member who used spray cans to repaint his black TD. As I recall, it took many cases of spray cans and in the end cost almost as much as a decent c; /html/mgs/1996-02/msg00295.html (8,770 bytes)

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