- 61. Re[2]: Wire Wheels (score: 1)
- Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
- Date: Sun, 06 Oct 96 10:30:03 PST
- Ditto. I just got my wires (Daytons) from British Wire. They remounted my old tires, balanced them and there isn't even the slightest vibration at highway speeds. BTW, I checked some of the catalogs
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00258.html (10,513 bytes)
- 62. Roll bars, yea or nay (score: 1)
- Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
- Date: Mon, 07 Oct 96 10:55:09 PST
- The previous owner of my car installed a roll bar. Personally I hate it. What purpose does it serve other than destroying the lines of the car? Is it possible to roll an MGB? I assume a roll bar-ecto
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00261.html (7,648 bytes)
- 63. Re[2]: Odd Auto Shops (score: 1)
- Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
- Date: Sun, 06 Oct 96 10:37:08 PST
- John, to answer your questions: Yes, No, No, and if I had a story like yours, I'd find another mechanic. There are several who are recommended in an annual list published by the North American MGB Re
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00264.html (9,162 bytes)
- 64. Re[4]: Wire Wheels (score: 1)
- Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
- Date: Mon, 07 Oct 96 12:08:29 PST
- Yes, I got new hubs, but not from them. I got those through my mechanic, Doug Jackson at British Automotive, in Novato, CA. His price was lower and he did the work. Good thing since it took umpteen t
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00265.html (10,571 bytes)
- 65. Is the list working (score: 1)
- Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
- Date: Mon, 07 Oct 96 12:20:42 PST
- Is the list working. I'm not getting any mail from the list. Only eMails that are sent to me directly? Joseph 67 Roadster (And very few emails. Is that a good thing?)
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00268.html (6,294 bytes)
- 66. Re[6]: Wire Wheels (score: 1)
- Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
- Date: Tue, 08 Oct 96 09:26:07 PST
- They do everything that has to do with wire wheels. No idea about the cost. Give them a call. Their number is (408) 479-4495. ... Do you know if British Wire Wheels trues wheels? Nina Barton The foll
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00325.html (8,939 bytes)
- 67. Re: What Does MG Stand For? (score: 1)
- Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
- Date: Fri, 11 Oct 96 09:20:32 PST
- The other day, a toll taker at the Golden Gate Bridge informed me that MG for Morris Goldberg and that you're supposed to fill the radiator with chicken soup. He is an employee of the state of Califo
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00497.html (6,965 bytes)
- 68. Windshield washer (score: 1)
- Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
- Date: Fri, 11 Oct 96 18:14:07 PST
- I tried my windshield washer the other day and nothing happened. I know it can take a while to get it to spray. How my pumps of the button does it usually take? And if I can't get it to work, where s
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00517.html (7,076 bytes)
- 69. Windshield washer (score: 1)
- Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
- Date: Tue, 15 Oct 96 12:58:44 PST
- I've been having problems with my email system lately. So if you replied to this message, can you please resend it. Sorry. And thank you for your replies. Joseph 67 Roadster I tried my windshield was
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00653.html (7,470 bytes)
- 70. Re[2]: Are MGB's designed to overheat (score: 1)
- Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
- Date: Tue, 15 Oct 96 16:12:56 PST
- At "MGs in Jack London Square", (a very nice outing) I learned that my 67 B should normally operate at 160 degrees. It normally does, but in traffic it can go to 190 or above. It was suggested that a
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00664.html (7,566 bytes)
- 71. Re[2]: Damn Cats! (score: 1)
- Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
- Date: Wed, 16 Oct 96 16:57:42 PST
- You can't blame the cat for being a cat. But you can blame the owner for being an idiot. Joseph _______________________________________________________________________________ ... The worst thing you
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00701.html (8,196 bytes)
- 72. Re[2]: 5 Main bearing year (score: 1)
- Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
- Date: Wed, 30 Oct 96 18:32:44 PST
- If memory serves me, 5 main engines started in 1965, 4-syncho transmissions started in '68. These are model, not calendar years. Joseph 67 roadster 5-main, 4-synchro _________________________________
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg01274.html (8,210 bytes)
- 73. Re[3]: 5 Main bearing year (score: 1)
- Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
- Date: Thu, 31 Oct 96 08:31:32 PST
- 67 roadster 5-main, 4-synchro It's actually 5-main, 3-synchro. A textbook case of the left hand (On the keyboard) not knowing what the right hand (On the shifter) is doing. ;) Joseph 67 roadster 5-ma
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg01297.html (7,653 bytes)
- 74. Lost panel lights: addendum (score: 1)
- Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
- Date: Thu, 31 Oct 96 08:39:46 PST
- I'd like to add another quick question: Is the temp/oil pressure gauge and AM radio (British Motor Corporation) supposed to be lit? Hi. I've got a quick one. I haven't used lights on the B all summer
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg01298.html (7,159 bytes)
- 75. Re[2]: Parking on the Lawn -Reply (score: 1)
- Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
- Date: Thu, 31 Oct 96 11:26:00 PST
- I believe that there are enough smart MGB people out there that even if the bureaucrats win, someone will engineer a way to get around it. At least that's what I hope. Joseph 67 Roadster (Passed Smog
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg01310.html (7,856 bytes)
- 76. Re[3]: '71 or '72?? (score: 1)
- Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
- Date: Sun, 01 Sep 96 12:08:47 PST
- You are correct. My humble apologies. Just for the record, a split bumper makes it a '70. I own an early 70 MGB with the split bumper. Does your car have a split rear bumper? If it does, and memory s
- /html/mgs/1996-09/msg00058.html (8,632 bytes)
- 77. I gotta B!!! (score: 1)
- Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
- Date: Thu, 05 Sep 96 10:03:29 PST
- It is, indeed, true that's it's darkest before the dawn. Because last night at 11pm, I rolled into my drive with a brand spanking new (for me at least) 1967 mineral blue MGB roadster. It's a great ca
- /html/mgs/1996-09/msg00131.html (7,190 bytes)
- 78. Re[2]: MGB or C Wanted (score: 1)
- Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
- Date: Mon, 09 Sep 96 09:50:09 PST
- Anders Clausager in "Original MGB" says "late 67" to "August 1973", production dates, of course. PaulH 73 Roadster (HD&H) 75 V8 (DD) The following is an attached File item from cc:Mail. It contains i
- /html/mgs/1996-09/msg00242.html (9,586 bytes)
- 79. Wires: Chrome vs. Painted (score: 1)
- Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
- Date: Tue, 10 Sep 96 11:25:28 PST
- Here's the first of what I assume will be many questions about my new B. Since I will probably have to replace three wheels due to worn splines, now is the time to think about chrome wires. What are
- /html/mgs/1996-09/msg00307.html (7,446 bytes)
- 80. Re: Shipping cars west (score: 1)
- Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
- Date: Mon, 16 Sep 96 14:20:04 PST
- I didn't "ship" my car (an Acura at the time), but when I moved to California it was placed inside the moving van with my contents of my house. I chose this method over putting the car on a carrier b
- /html/mgs/1996-09/msg00542.html (9,313 bytes)
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