- 21. Re: To Spare or not to Spare (score: 1)
- Author: G Graham <ggraham@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu>
- Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 21:34:41 -0400
- I used to do that, until some yo-yo let the air out of one of the tires and I had to carry the thing way too far to get it fixed. Now I have a "space-saver" spare from a Saab. Gary 74B -- ^!!^ "iwlf
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg00542.html (6,797 bytes)
- 22. Timing adjustment - '78 B (score: 1)
- Author: G Graham <ggraham@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu>
- Date: Sun, 16 May 1999 18:53:02 -0400
- A friend of mine has a 1978 B with a distributor problem. It seems that he is unable to adjust the timing because he cannot rotate the distributor. Is there a trick to this, or does he just need copi
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg00715.html (6,727 bytes)
- 23. Re: starter trouble on 1966 MGB (score: 1)
- Author: G Graham <ggraham@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu>
- Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 18:03:00 -0400
- I KNEW if I waited long enough someone else would ask this one!! (Beating on the starter works too). Gary 74 B (B for balky starter) -- ^!!^ "iwlf" A
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg00842.html (7,668 bytes)
- 24. Re: DCO's and Suspension Woes (Hey, I'm a poet!) (score: 1)
- Author: G Graham <ggraham@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu>
- Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 00:19:58 -0400
- Currently, it's: "Don't get your undies in a bunch" according to my daughter . . . . Gary 74B -- ^!!^ "iwlf" A
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg00865.html (8,092 bytes)
- 25. clutch friction point (score: 1)
- Author: G Graham <ggraham@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu>
- Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 21:27:45 -0400
- Is there a way to adjust the "friction point" (that is, where the clutch actually engages/disengages in the pedal travel) or is this a function of wear? tia Gary 74B (200 miles today, top down, sun o
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg00970.html (6,506 bytes)
- 26. Re: greasing handbrake cables 77B (score: 1)
- Author: G Graham <ggraham@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu>
- Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 22:46:09 -0400
- There is a grease nipple back by the driveshaft just ahead of the rear axle. Gary 74B (enjoying the ride on new shocks)
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg01062.html (6,842 bytes)
- 27. Re: 1st burn (score: 1)
- Author: G Graham <ggraham@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu>
- Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 18:16:14 -0400
- This would be a good time for him to send it to you Priority Mail! Surely he can get to a post office. Gary 74B (shivering in Michigan) -- ^!!^ "iwlf" A
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg01143.html (7,055 bytes)
- 28. Rostyle wheel trim ring (score: 1)
- Author: G Graham <ggraham@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu>
- Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 20:34:55 -0400
- Does anyone have an extra trim ring that needs a good home? I'd buy a new one, but it wouldn't match the other three! Gary 74B -- ^!!^ "iwlf" A
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg01154.html (6,328 bytes)
- 29. trim ring (score: 1)
- Author: G Graham <ggraham@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu>
- Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 15:03:06 -0400
- Wanted: one used Rostyle wheel trim ring to match the other three used ones. tia Gary 74 MGB -- ^!!^ "iwlf" A
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg01228.html (6,289 bytes)
- 30. Re: renew rubber bumpers (score: 1)
- Author: G Graham <ggraham@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu>
- Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 13:06:39 -0500
- Sanding them with progressively finer grit seems to do a good job. There is also black "rubber bumper paint" available that looks good, too. Gary 74B (with non-authentic red bumpers . . . . flame awa
- /html/mgs/1999-04/msg00092.html (6,550 bytes)
- 31. Wire wheel to Rostyle conversion (score: 1)
- Author: G Graham <ggraham@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu>
- Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 17:24:15 -0500
- Hello Listers, Is there a web site that describes the process of converting a late model B from wires to steel wheels? Secondly, is there a source for economical (cheap, but good, of course!) wire wh
- /html/mgs/1999-04/msg00110.html (6,669 bytes)
- 32. Re: WANTED: (score: 1)
- Author: G Graham <ggraham@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu>
- Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 13:24:02 -0400
- You may need to repair the hinges also. Mine were bent so that the boot lid wouldn't fit right when I repaired it. It wasn't terribly difficult to do, but involved two people, one of which is in the
- /html/mgs/1999-04/msg00337.html (6,879 bytes)
- 33. Re: Problem with new Floor Jack (score: 1)
- Author: G Graham <ggraham@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu>
- Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 06:08:32 -0400
- You might try welding a cross piece to the end of the jack handle (like the letter "T") to give you more control when opening the valve. Gary 74B
- /html/mgs/1999-04/msg00668.html (6,905 bytes)
- 34. Re: towing - dropping drive shaft? (score: 1)
- Author: G Graham <ggraham@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu>
- Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 17:27:08 -0400
- Just shoot me now, please.- ^!!^ "iwlf" Y
- /html/mgs/1999-04/msg00850.html (8,297 bytes)
- 35. painting (score: 1)
- Author: G Graham <ggraham@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu>
- Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 21:56:10 -0400
- Well, I looked through the archives to no avail. Someone posted a link to a "basic how to paint a car" site a while back. Anyone remember it? Thanks! Gary 74B (with a toasted front u-joint, waiting f
- /html/mgs/1999-04/msg00875.html (6,479 bytes)
- 36. Re: painting (score: 1)
- Author: G Graham <ggraham@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu>
- Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 23:38:39 -0400
- I read that one-- was thinking that there was another. -- ^!!^ "iwlf" Y
- /html/mgs/1999-04/msg00879.html (6,712 bytes)
- 37. Re: towing - dropping drive shaft? (score: 1)
- Author: G Graham <ggraham@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu>
- Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 07:04:06 -0400
- Let's not go there, again, please. Suffice it to say that the list was split on this topic, with the caveat that "it only takes 3 minutes to disconnect it, so why not . . . etc.". Gary 74B (towed man
- /html/mgs/1999-04/msg00952.html (8,705 bytes)
- 38. u-joint replacement (score: 1)
- Author: G Graham <ggraham@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu>
- Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 17:35:22 -0400
- Quote from the MGB joke book (Haynes): "... remove the bearing cups by tapping the yoke . . . draw them out with fingers" HA HA HA HA ! These guys slay me! They musta been writers for Seinfeld! -- ^!
- /html/mgs/1999-04/msg01221.html (6,353 bytes)
- 39. Re: Interior Door Panels (score: 1)
- Author: G Graham <ggraham@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu>
- Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 15:54:04 -0400
- I rebuilt my door panels for the obvious reasons. Masonite (tempered if possible) makes a good stiff backing, over which I used a thin sheet of plastic foam packing material (the kind they wrap delic
- /html/mgs/1999-04/msg01579.html (7,686 bytes)
- 40. Re: Crazy II (score: 1)
- Author: G Graham <ggraham@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu>
- Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 22:55:00 -0400
- If you have any mechanical ability at all (such as: you can do your own oil changes, spark plugs, and know what a distributor cap looks like) you'll probably be able to handle most, if not all, of th
- /html/mgs/1999-04/msg01824.html (8,484 bytes)
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