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181. Re: Wow! Thanks! (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 08:29:15 +0600; I don't know about the Midget's calipers, but every LBC whose brakes I've taken the time to look at has calipers that are two halves held together with fatass bolts. Do not under any circumstances sp; /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00304.html (7,401 bytes)
182. Re: "Truckish" handling. (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1995 10:36:24 +0600; Good to hear. I'll bet you're not going to neglect the grease ever again. Wha? How did he change the castor? I know you can alter the camber by swapping the lower A-arms, but I wouldn't think that a; /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00386.html (7,177 bytes)
183. Re: Tach Wiring (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1995 10:36:21 +0600; Green = green wherever you go. Every solid green wire in the entire car is on the same circuit. They're all fused and hot with the ignition on. The back of your tach should have three connection poi; /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00387.html (7,559 bytes)
184. Re: 104mph = ???RPM (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1995 11:28:16 +0600; Hello, Chris. Good to hear your B is working well enough to get you tickets. The calibration places I've been to only go up to a speedo reading of 65mph, the logic being that the driver will already; /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00388.html (7,974 bytes)
185. Re: This week's Puzzler (long) (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Mon, 21 Aug 1995 18:29:24 +0600; Maybe you have soooo much blowby it's spewing out through the carb. That happened to me once way back in summer of 85 when I first got my B. Pulling away from a toll booth on a very hot day produced; /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00454.html (9,662 bytes)
186. Re: Lucas Strikes again! (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Tue, 22 Aug 1995 10:29:45 +0600; Problem with the green-wire circuit, eh? When the problem manifests itself again, check to see if the following stop working in addition to the tach, signals, fuel and temp gages: Heater fan Wipers; /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00472.html (7,722 bytes)
187. Re: Painting rubber bumpers (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Wed, 23 Aug 1995 13:02:52 +0600; OOOO! Did anybody happen to catch "Beyond 2000" on The Discovery Channel (or whatever channel it's on; I can't remember for sure)? They had a new red Maserati, and proceeded to slather white paint on; /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00542.html (8,151 bytes)
188. Re: How fast should my B be? (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Wed, 23 Aug 1995 13:02:46 +0600; Well, I don't have any figures for a B set up like yours (doubt anybody=20 would), but I do have some figures from an article in _Special Interest=20 Autos_ #146 that were swiped from _Road & Track_; /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00543.html (8,009 bytes)
189. Re: 72 Midget -- Frozen Air Pump (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Wed, 23 Aug 1995 13:02:43 +0600; You might try just taking the air pump apart and gutting it. If it's an internal part that's binding and not a shaft bearing, reassemble and put it back on the car without the internals. Naturally i; /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00544.html (7,316 bytes)
190. Yay! I got a homepage now! (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Thu, 24 Aug 1995 03:44:16 +0600; Hello, all. I just got my homepage up and running (whew!), even if some of the pages and links are still unfinished. The URL is in my signature. Specifically, check out the page on my 77 B. (Yeah, it; /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00574.html (6,574 bytes)
191. Re: Starter cranks w/ p-brake set (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Thu, 24 Aug 1995 22:46:52 +0600; ROFL! Good one, David. You proceeded to fix your car without first asking the list for advice?! Outrageous! You're a madman! ;) The diode is there to illuminate the dash "Brake" light when you start; /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00614.html (8,558 bytes)
192. Solicitng MGB accident anecdotes (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Sat, 26 Aug 1995 13:45:02 +0600; Hello, all. I'm looking for stories (no urban legends, please) relating to the remarkable safety of MGB's. I think they would make great fodder for my Web page. I know we had a smattering of these re; /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00647.html (7,175 bytes)
193. Re: Why Don't My Light Work? was:Starter cranks... (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 15:47:08 +0600; Neither the switch on the handbrake lever nor the diode were used before 1977. I didn't know before studying the wiring diagrams just now. The acid test of the "a part will only break once you know; /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00651.html (7,498 bytes)
194. Re: was mystery message, now girlfriend bashing (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Wed, 30 Aug 1995 08:56:04 +0600; Don't be too hasty. You need to know if the car started afterward before making that accusation. -- Jay Tilton | vt = Virginia Tech vt <> Vermont jtilton@vt.edu | http://fbox.vt.edu:10021/J/jtilton/; /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00793.html (7,608 bytes)
195. Re: Solicitng MGB accident anecdotes (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Thu, 31 Aug 1995 00:17:46 +0600; Thanks Patrick and Denise. That was just the kind of stuff I was hoping to Anybody else got a good story along the lines of "My MGB saved my life?" -- Jay Tilton | vt = Virginia Tech vt <> Vermont jt; /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00810.html (6,976 bytes)
196. Brake light switch (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Tue, 04 Jul 1995 09:02:44 +0600; For as long as I can remember, the brake light switch in my 77 B has been flaky. A new one works for about three months before it completely punks out. Disassembly and inspection consistently reveals; /html/mgs/1995-07/msg00004.html (6,323 bytes)
197. Re: fuel gage problems again (was: No Subject) (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Wed, 12 Jul 1995 11:56:37 +0600; That's exactly opposite what happens on my 77 B. Grounding the green/black lead at the sending unit causes a full reading, removing the lead causes an empty reading (I just checked it to make sure).; /html/mgs/1995-07/msg00163.html (6,803 bytes)
198. Re: Re.: MGA 1600 timing, vacuum advance (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Wed, 19 Jul 1995 20:25:10 +0600; All rubber bumper B's exported to the US had low compression engines. In fact, high compression hasn't been seen in the North American market since the advent of 18V engine (1972). Anybody who wants; /html/mgs/1995-07/msg00274.html (7,795 bytes)
199. Re: Radio Converter (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Thu, 08 Jun 1995 11:53:19 +0600; (4) >wires (two to the cars 12V and two to the radio) and go. My brother did this to his (first) TR4. Seemed to work peachy, except for one problem. Every time he used anything else electrical, the r; /html/mgs/1995-06/msg00128.html (8,510 bytes)
200. Re: Pollution equipment and the modern anarchist (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Thu, 08 Jun 1995 21:20:36 +0600; In all this discussion, there's one potential solution nobody's mentioned. Granted, it may be a long shot, but here's my idea: Buy and old B and use the car number/VIN plate to replace the one on you; /html/mgs/1995-06/msg00154.html (7,452 bytes)

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