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181. Re: Fly-off Emergency Brake (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 16:25:00 -0500 (EST); I've read the other replies to this query, but I don't quite agree with them. The fly-off handle is a stock item. Most brakes ratchet as you pull them on, then you push a button to release them, hold; /html/mgs/1996-11/msg01595.html (8,772 bytes)
182. Re: Need Fender Bender Advice (No LBC content) (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Fri, 4 Oct 1996 12:30:42 -0400 (EDT); If you are dead certain there is no hidden damage, don't mind the dimple, and you intend to keep the car until it is worthless, then you can be a nice guy if you want. If you plan to sell the car any; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00134.html (8,479 bytes)
183. Re: Rust in '78 Midget (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Mon, 7 Oct 1996 09:50:26 -0400 (EDT); It is not clear where your rust is; you need to explain a bit better. In general, rust converter is useless on a perforation (or, for that matter, anything else). Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physi; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00246.html (7,289 bytes)
184. Re: Rust on '78 Midget -Clarification (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Mon, 7 Oct 1996 09:52:55 -0400 (EDT); I should have read further. This is generally the first place to show rust on spridgets. You can buy a repair panel that replaces the skin of the a post from just below the windshield to the sill. Yo; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00247.html (7,300 bytes)
185. Re: MGA Questions (Revision!) (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Mon, 7 Oct 1996 10:01:38 -0400 (EDT); It is an Aston Martin, I think a DB-2 Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8910; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00248.html (7,252 bytes)
186. Re: spridget axles (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 10:35:42 -0400 (EDT); I have a disk wheel quarter elliptic axle housing from a bugeye I would be willing to trade for a wire wheel quarter elliptic housing. However, I'd just be doing it on the off chance I might someday; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00358.html (7,582 bytes)
187. Re: mga engine (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 12:41:17 -0400 (EDT); If the previous owner knew the engine was "wrong" then it certainly would have been good practice to disclose it to you. However, they are essentially interchangeable engines. What number was on the; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00364.html (8,996 bytes)
188. Re: Finally! (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 11:05:04 -0400 (EDT); Almost anything I can think of has a serious potential for being misunderstood. You'd end up being followed by guys wearing gold chains and driving (heaven help you) BMW's. Ray Ray Gibbons Dept. of M; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00430.html (7,068 bytes)
189. Re: Radios/Antennas in '62 as an option? (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 14:02:10 -0400 (EDT); Yes, they were. Behind the vinyl covering of the dash on the passenger side, there are a series of slots that could be cut through to make the opening for the face of the radio. Reach up behind the d; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00587.html (7,293 bytes)
190. Re: Jammed Starter Motor (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 10:56:34 -0400 (EDT); This reminds me of a college friend's Ford. Its starter motor stuck, and I showed him how to free it by rocking the car back and forth. One night he called me to rescue him and his girl friend from a; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00596.html (8,055 bytes)
191. Picture of Kermit the frogeye (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 09:16:51 -0400 (EDT); There is now a picture of my friend Kermit the frogeye Sprite at: http://salus.med.uvm.edu/~gibbons/gibbons.html There is also, unfortunately, a picture of me, taken by a photographer who sneaked up; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00623.html (6,999 bytes)
192. Re: Engine Rebuild (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 14:27:55 -0400 (EDT); It sounds steep to me, too. I doubt he is really going to fix the block; it likely would be more cost effective to find a good used engine and rebuild it. You can expect to pay him for his time and t; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00639.html (8,609 bytes)
193. Dratted cats! (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 09:55:05 -0400 (EDT); I just returned from 2 weeks away, and haven't had time to read my messages, but I was disturbed to find that a neighbor's cat had put a footprint on the hood of my car. Of course, I am enraged all t; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00831.html (7,569 bytes)
194. Re: Transmission problems, Rib Case... HELP! (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 09:29:32 -0400 (EDT); In the meantime, I suggest you remove the metal cover the lever comes through, unbolt the shift lever, and check the little O-ring at the bottom of the lever. It may not be the problem, but it is che; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00875.html (8,575 bytes)
195. Re: MGB (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 15:13:34 -0400 (EDT); My best guess is that this means the heater core leaks, and the Wonderful Previous Owner wants a little time to pass before you discover that. My suspicion is stengthened because I can think of no si; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00896.html (7,872 bytes)
196. Re: To strip or not to strip... that is the ? (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 15:22:16 -0400 (EDT); stuff deleted Depends. If you are talking about stripping the car to the last nut and bolt, the advantage is that the car should be more reliable and probably better finished than if you try a rollin; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00897.html (9,783 bytes)
197. Re: MG TF Tragedy! (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 10:33:06 -0400 (EDT); This is very sad. I would say that it can be salvaged if you hurry, but if you let it sit for very long it will be fit only for parts. I think the first thing I would do is rent a high pressure spray; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00943.html (8,432 bytes)
198. Re: LBC parts: Australian Import Duty and Sales Tax (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 10:27:51 -0400 (EDT); It's been curious. I ordered a lot of parts for Kermit the frogeye directly from England. They always came with a sticker indicating that duty was due. However, the duty was very small, and the post; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg01003.html (8,547 bytes)
199. Re: your mail (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 10:16:05 -0400 (EDT); My car had been a race car, and one of the holes was torn. I carefully cut out the damaged part, cut a repair section, beveled the edges of both, and butt welded the repair in with a mig welder. In r; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg01051.html (7,422 bytes)
200. re: core plugs (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 14:38:54 -0500 (EST); Model A Fords don't have fuel pumps. WRG Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8910; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg01245.html (6,733 bytes)

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