- 21. Re: Stripping metal/suggestions (score: 1)
- Author: "Valerie Stabenow" <hlub34a@aeroinc.net>
- Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 08:09:25 -0600
- I personally stripped my 69 E about 7 years ago. I used what the paint wizard recommended...Tal Strip.. It's an aviation stripper and is sold by the gallon. It's not cheap, but if you use a small hea
- /html/mgs/2001-02/msg00217.html (9,942 bytes)
- 22. trying to contact MG NOS parts.. (score: 1)
- Author: "Valerie Stabenow" <hlub34a@aeroinc.net>
- Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 11:37:51 -0600
- A couple of weeks ago, a fellow lister posted that he had just come in to a quantity of NOS parts for MGs. I corresponded with him regarding a couple of parts (a turn signal switch, for one) for my M
- /html/mgs/2001-02/msg00304.html (6,722 bytes)
- 23. Re: Stolen MGB/other ideas (score: 1)
- Author: "Valerie Stabenow" <hlub34a@aeroinc.net>
- Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 06:50:06 -0600
- I live in Illinois and we have titles for our cars, required by law. The titles have the VIN on them.You can't license a car without a title. HOwever, in the event that the VIN could be removed from
- /html/mgs/2001-02/msg00355.html (6,816 bytes)
- 24. Re: question re seats/sugg (score: 1)
- Author: "Valerie Stabenow" <hlub34a@aeroinc.net>
- Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 20:34:47 -0600
- Just to clarify...you did put in new webbing...is there a reason why you are thinking of using cardboard as well? I have rebuilt several sets of sets and have not found the need for cardboard. Beside
- /html/mgs/2001-02/msg00633.html (8,053 bytes)
- 25. Re: Really Amateur Racing (score: 1)
- Author: "Valerie Stabenow" <hlub34a@aeroinc.net>
- Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 12:53:03 -0600
- Start them with your local SCCA autocross/wheel to wheel organization. the other option, though pricey, is a professional driving school...Bob Bondurant, etc. I did a one day with Skip Barber, it was
- /html/mgs/2001-02/msg00905.html (8,332 bytes)
- 26. Re: new masters/sugg (score: 1)
- Author: "Valerie Stabenow" <hlub34a@aeroinc.net>
- Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 15:35:26 -0600
- Did you also replace the clutch slave?? Hope so, if not, usually the weakest "link" in the system will fail, as it is not up to the strength that the new parts have. Valerie Stabenow, mga, tr4a, xk-e
- /html/mgs/2001-01/msg00010.html (6,822 bytes)
- 27. Re: Take a Seat/sugg (score: 1)
- Author: "Valerie Stabenow" <hlub34a@aeroinc.net>
- Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 19:11:42 -0600
- I have good luck wire-wheeling the rust off the parts that won't fit in my small bead blast cabinet. Then I use RustOleum's heavy rust primer and then a good rust resistant enamel. Hope you took phot
- /html/mgs/2001-01/msg00154.html (6,480 bytes)
- 28. Re: removing paint from Rostyle wheels (score: 1)
- Author: "Valerie Stabenow" <hlub34a@aeroinc.net>
- Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 07:08:10 -0600
- I use Tal-Strip, an aviation stripper purchased from body/paint supply Valerie Stabenow, mga, tr4a, xk-e, tr6
- /html/mgs/2001-01/msg00295.html (6,722 bytes)
- 29. Re: Wire wheel tube protection/advice (score: 1)
- Author: "Valerie Stabenow" <hlub34a@aeroinc.net>
- Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:13:15 -0600
- I had Michelins on my car from 1990 to present with no duct tape or tire 'bands'. I would be interested in reading of others' experiences with the bands, the duct tape, pro's/con's etc. I have new ti
- /html/mgs/2001-01/msg00587.html (6,566 bytes)
- 30. Re: MGA fender mirrors (score: 1)
- Author: "Valerie Stabenow" <hlub34a@aeroinc.net>
- Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 16:58:26 -0600
- I have a Mark II that has a fender mirror. I can take a digital photo for you and measurements if you'd like. It works really well there, I can see better than with some of the door mounted sideview
- /html/mgs/2001-01/msg00669.html (7,908 bytes)
- 31. Re: Problem: Slooow Wipers (score: 1)
- Author: "Valerie Stabenow" <hlub34a@aeroinc.net>
- Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 16:55:37 -0600
- The best thing would be to have the electrical diagram for your car. Find the wires for that circuit and follow them from the fuse box to the wiper motor. I have also found that cleaning out the fuse
- /html/mgs/2001-01/msg00670.html (8,154 bytes)
- 32. Re: Seeking starter rebuilder/sugg (score: 1)
- Author: "Valerie Stabenow" <hlub34a@aeroinc.net>
- Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 22:25:59 -0600
- Do you have NAPA stores in California? If so, you can get a genuine rebuilt Lucas from them (I have, here in Illinois). Little or no core charge...$50/$60 for the part. Valerie Stabenow, mga, tr4a, x
- /html/mgs/2001-01/msg00725.html (6,460 bytes)
- 33. Re: Best books to help in MGA restoration ? (score: 1)
- Author: "Valerie Stabenow" <hlub34a@aeroinc.net>
- Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 06:33:38 -0600
- I have both the Clausager book and the Vitrikas book and have found them both helpful. However, for helping me get my MGA back the way it is supposed to be, the photos in Clausager's book were better
- /html/mgs/2001-01/msg00755.html (6,942 bytes)
- 34. Re: Dead Dash/thoughts (score: 1)
- Author: "Valerie Stabenow" <hlub34a@aeroinc.net>
- Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 16:19:41 -0600
- You may just need to clean out your fuse box. Use some garnet cloth and good aerosol contact cleaner. Use a test lamp to see if current is present at those fuse positions. Unless you check a fuse wit
- /html/mgs/2001-01/msg00756.html (6,986 bytes)
- 35. Re: gas smell & braided fuel line/2 cents (score: 1)
- Author: "Valerie Stabenow" <hlub34a@aeroinc.net>
- Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 15:51:44 -0600
- The smell could be orginating from a rubber "neck" that your car may have connecting the filler cap and the actual tank...sometimes if you overfill a tank, it will smell. The braided lines are simply
- /html/mgs/2001-01/msg01066.html (6,934 bytes)
- 36. Re: Why men can't work in the house.... (score: 1)
- Author: "Valerie Stabenow" <hlub34a@aeroinc.net>
- Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 20:11:12 -0600
- enough of this crap already. Valerie Stabenow, mga, tr4a, xk-e, tr6
- /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00330.html (6,423 bytes)
- 37. Re: Shifting problem/sugg (score: 1)
- Author: "Valerie Stabenow" <hlub34a@aeroinc.net>
- Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 21:14:36 -0600
- If this is a 74 Midget, and your first gear is non-synchro as mine was...your throwout bearing may be on the way out. This "bearing" is made of composite material that wears away until it is no longe
- /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00444.html (7,225 bytes)
- 38. Re: Kroil source.\ (score: 1)
- Author: "Valerie Stabenow" <hlub34a@aeroinc.net>
- Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 18:04:54 -0600
- Kroil can be ordered at www.kanolabs.com It does work!! This guy at Kano labs must be a chemist because he has developed all kinds of compounds...spray graphite, etc. We bought small aerosol cans of
- /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00698.html (6,806 bytes)
- 39. Chicago Area British Swap meet, February (score: 1)
- Author: "Valerie Stabenow" <hlub34a@aeroinc.net>
- Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 07:43:06 -0600
- The Chicago Area All British Swap Meet and Auto Jumble is set for Sunday, February 25, 2001 8 am to 3 pm at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, in Wheaton, IL 1/2 mile north of Route 38 on County Farm Roa
- /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00815.html (6,868 bytes)
- 40. Re: Ignition warning light (score: 1)
- Author: "Valerie Stabenow" <hlub34a@aeroinc.net>
- Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 07:49:00 -0600
- Are you running an alternator or a generator on this car? It may be that the belt is loose...check your manual for the correct amount of belt deflection...measurement taken typically on the longest s
- /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00816.html (6,811 bytes)
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