- 121. Re: battery box (score: 1)
- Author: jello@ida.net
- Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 11:20:23 US/Mountain
- Max is right - Group 26 fits if there are no flanges - and it is a tight fit if you have something like the plastic battery box liners. I ended up putting in an Optima on it's end, and that fit too,
- /html/mgs/2003-05/msg00746.html (7,718 bytes)
- 122. Cars & movies - OT (score: 1)
- Author: jello@ida.net
- Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 14:21:27 US/Mountain
- I don't want to be too big a damper, but this isn't really the car movie discussion list, and neither the Fast and the Furious nor the Italian Job have any significant MG content. So, people may want
- /html/mgs/2003-05/msg00817.html (6,724 bytes)
- 123. Re: Tranny Rebuild (score: 1)
- Author: jello@ida.net
- Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 11:52:31 US/Mountain
- Yes, Blake is right - start there - but when it says brass ring, your material of construction may be different. On the 3 synchro box, they went from brass to steel, I'm not sure what material was pu
- /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00022.html (7,194 bytes)
- 124. Re: OD transmission (score: 1)
- Author: jello@ida.net
- Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2003 14:40:53 US/Mountain
- The answer is yes - it will fit. The only difference in early and late 4 synchro O/D gearboxes is the placement of the switch, and possibly the use of an oil level dipstick. To change from standard t
- /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00075.html (8,002 bytes)
- 125. Re: Battery box "Twist-o Loco's" (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Bates <jello@ida.net>
- Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2003 17:31:09 -0600
- check here www.dfci.com click distributors, and pick one closest to you. Phil Bates '67 MGB '58 MGA /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive
- /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00218.html (10,530 bytes)
- 126. Re: Battery box "Twist-o Loco's" (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Bates <jello@ida.net>
- Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2003 22:05:15 -0600
- ok, I typed it in wrong. Got it off a google search, it wasn't that hard. This is the correct link - sorry for the confusion www.dfcis.com Phil Bates '67 MGB '58 MGA /// or try http://www.team.net/cg
- /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00228.html (8,116 bytes)
- 127. Re: Fuel Additive (score: 1)
- Author: jello@ida.net
- Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 15:07:52 US/Mountain
- I think there must be a lot of factors. I know about 3 years ago I had a bad head gasket issue on my MGA (with a 3 main MGB motor), and took the head in to be checked/rebuilt as needed. It was a 1500
- /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00589.html (9,192 bytes)
- 128. Re: batteries (score: 1)
- Author: jello@ida.net
- Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 14:02:23 US/Mountain
- I've used the generic group 26 from K-mart or Wal-Mart, but I had a lot of trouble with my charging system and needed a more durable battery (I've since fixed the charging system too, and don't reall
- /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00644.html (8,123 bytes)
- 129. Re: Radiator Fans (was Re: Miata seats) (score: 1)
- Author: jello@ida.net
- Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 13:02:56 US/Mountain
- I've used Water Wetter, and my experience is that you are correct. It did virtually nothing. Some people swear by it, but I saw no change. The best change I've seen so far has been using the proper t
- /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00726.html (10,521 bytes)
- 130. Re: Radiator Fans (was Re: Miata seats) (score: 1)
- Author: jello@ida.net
- Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 13:06:43 US/Mountain
- To be exact, antifreeze increases the boiling point of the mixture over water alone. It also lowers the freezing point of the mixture over water alone. The viscosity changes slightly. Water alone, ho
- /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00727.html (9,234 bytes)
- 131. Re: Tao of Bugs (score: 1)
- Author: jello@ida.net
- Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 10:02:28 US/Mountain
- Bill May remember this - two years ago (actually two years and 29 days), I drove from Idaho Falls, ID to Lake Havasu City, AZ for the "A River Run Rally". That was 790 miles non-stop (except gas, res
- /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00888.html (9,055 bytes)
- 132. Re: Interesting item...comments anyone? (score: 1)
- Author: jello@ida.net
- Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 08:48:30 US/Mountain
- This is pobably a bigger issue than one would think. The early MGB's had the same type of axle as the MGA - known as a "banjo" axle. When the GT came out, and for sure somewhere in 1967 production -
- /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00035.html (8,709 bytes)
- 133. Thermostats (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Bates <jello@ida.net>
- Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2003 22:43:25 -0700
- FYI - In anticipation of summer (which is really a long way away - I'm in Idaho) I just changed out the thermostat in both my MGA and my MGB. Both typically run a little hot, but not so much I need t
- /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00438.html (6,814 bytes)
- 134. Re: Need accurate Spanish to English translation (yes MG (score: 1)
- Author: jello@ida.net
- Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 11:34:01 US/Mountain
- I forgot to take out the trailer in what I sent to Barney and Paul. Check this webpage for wiring of VW regulators. D- is a ground, D+ is power from the generator, DF is the field. The tab 61 of G1 o
- /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00703.html (9,728 bytes)
- 135. Re: Fake wires on a B on ebay.. (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Bates <jello@ida.net>
- Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 21:23:33 -0700
- Can't tell for sure, but the wires here look like an aftermarket wire wheel that bolts on through the lugs. Dayton makes a version of wires like this. They don't have a knock off because lugnuts hold
- /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00742.html (7,781 bytes)
- 136. Tire Wisdom Sought (score: 1)
- Author: jello@ida.net
- Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 10:21:11 US/Mountain
- My MGA's tires are shot. I had a nice (at one time) set of Dunlop SP20's in a 165SR15 size, and they weren't that old. Now I find that I can no longer buy SP20's (Since the Dunlop buyout by Goodyear)
- /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00821.html (7,195 bytes)
- 137. A River Run - Attn: Bill Meyer (score: 1)
- Author: jello@ida.net
- Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 08:55:51 US/Mountain
- Bill if you see this, do you know if the River Run poker rally is going to be run this year in Lake Havasu City?? If so do you know a schedule, or event co-ordinator?? Thanks! Phil Bates /// or try h
- /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00247.html (6,468 bytes)
- 138. Re: Tube shock conversions? (score: 1)
- Author: jello@ida.net
- Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:40:38 US/Mountain
- I have a 1967 MGB with SPAX shocks on the rear and the standard shocks on the front. It all works just fine, however, due to the mounting of the spax shock, my exhaust system rubs a mounting bolt (I
- /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00513.html (8,751 bytes)
- 139. Re: A window regulators (score: 1)
- Author: jello@ida.net
- Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 11:49:23 US/Mountain
- I don't know if it is still there, but when the original post came in (which I accidently deleted) there was an entire MGA parts car on e-bay with a bid price of $200 at the time. I'd guess regulator
- /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00579.html (7,237 bytes)
- 140. Re: Engine Conversions alt. fuels (score: 1)
- Author: jello@ida.net
- Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 08:23:08 US/Mountain
- Hydrogen sounds good because in theory combustion of only hydrogen and oxygen creates water. But in theory combustion of petroleum products only creates a bunch of water with some carbon monoxide and
- /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00767.html (8,589 bytes)
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