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21. Re: off topic but relevent (naming our MGBGT) (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Wed, 05 Jun 1996 02:26:51 +0600; The Lost in Space episode is "Wild Adventure," and the woman's name is Athena. I have to take a *big* stab in the dark on the Star Trek side and say the episode was The Menagerie, and the woman's nam; /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00116.html (7,249 bytes)
22. Re: Fram/Guage watching (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Wed, 05 Jun 1996 14:19:48 +0600; Heh. Am reminded of a recent post where somebody's engine went kerflooey after a non-initiate had driven it with zero oil pressure. His excuse was "no lights came on." No wonder they're called "idiot; /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00142.html (6,764 bytes)
23. Re: Brake adjustment screws frozen. (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Thu, 06 Jun 1996 11:04:47 +0600; Are we talking about an MGB? I know just the thing--wire wheel spoke wrench. Spoke nipples are the same size (1/4") and shape (square) as the rear brake adjuster, and the eight-inch long wrench is pu; /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00169.html (7,121 bytes)
24. Re: MGB OIL PRESSURE VARIATION (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Fri, 07 Jun 1996 00:52:15 +0600; Jeez! 70psi at idle is darn respectable pressure, though the relief valve should be 'relieving' before you hit 80-90 psi. The dancing needle seems to be common. An opening/closing relief valve is the; /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00209.html (7,756 bytes)
25. Re: MGB Cruise Control (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Fri, 07 Jun 1996 00:52:18 +0600; I posed that question to the SOL list long ago, though I didn't pursue it. The replies I got led me to belive most any off-the-shelf aftermarket CC setup would work. All it needs is a source of vacuu; /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00210.html (7,827 bytes)
26. Re: Overridng problems (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Fri, 07 Jun 1996 00:56:28 +0600; A Dremel tool can be used in the place of duct tape? Wow! Is there anything you can't do with a Dremel? ;) -- Jay Tilton | jtilton@vt.edu; /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00211.html (6,845 bytes)
27. Re: Lights out!! (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 02:26:27 +0600; That's something I've noticed too. In eleven years of owning the B, I've yet to have a headlight go out on me. In the same span of time, I've changed each of four headlights on the Crown Vic at least; /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00320.html (7,967 bytes)
28. Re: New water pump (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1996 20:13:14 +0600; An even simpler test . . . Toss the thermostat into a pot of hot water. See if it pops open. -- Jay Tilton | jtilton@vt.edu; /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00408.html (6,585 bytes)
29. Spammed by postmaster@cesd.servtech.com? (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 21:50:50 +0600; Did everybody else who's posted recently get a nice mailbomb from postmaster@cesd.servtech.com? Looks like luthy@cesd.servtech.com needs to be scratched from the distribution list. -- Jay Tilton | jt; /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00524.html (6,356 bytes)
30. LBC *pieces* in movies (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 22:00:11 +0600; So I'm watching Ferris Beuller's Day Off on Comedy Central right now. The Ferrari in the flick has to be a replica. Shots of the rear end of it look awfully familiar to me, and probably would to any; /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00526.html (6,660 bytes)
31. Re: Lights out!! Uh huh!! Dance, dance, dance!! (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 16:56:57 +0600; Last time I said that to an LBC owner, she slapped me. -- Jay Tilton | jtilton@vt.edu; /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00577.html (6,824 bytes)
32. Free tire-purchasing advice (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 23:16:17 +0600; Next time those of you with wire wheels buy new tires, be sure to tell the MORON who will be installing them to take his finger out his nose long enough to peel the label off the inside of them. Be s; /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00589.html (7,971 bytes)
33. Re: New water pump 2 (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 16:54:17 +0600; I am such a expansion Aiee!! Curse me for not having mentioned that possibility. It occurred to me, but I neglected to mention it. Had a friend who owned a TR7. He fell into the same trap of assuming; /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00596.html (7,508 bytes)
34. Re: Cool Miata Driver! (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Sat, 22 Jun 1996 15:11:03 +0600; ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Do the tops really come down on those things? I've heard rumors to that effect. :) You could have repaid the compliment (sort of) by saying, "actually, it's an imitation Lotus." --; /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00768.html (6,692 bytes)
35. Re: Tech. Responses (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 13:25:47 +0600; Badaboom badabing!! A most excellent idea. Keep the old tech tips files around too. Instead of repeatedly posting long-winded answers to questions, we can just refer the asker to Tech Tip Digest X. F; /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00782.html (6,811 bytes)
36. Re: 70 MGB rear spring replacement (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1996 09:44:25 +0600; No answers to Jeff's questions, but . . . What's the scoop on the fiberglass springs? Did I read about them here, somewhere else, or did I imagine the whole thing? -- Jay Tilton | jtilton@vt.edu; /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00851.html (7,011 bytes)
37. Re: MG Treats (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1996 23:06:03 +0600; On an obliquely related note, I'm on the hunt through thrift stores and garage sales for a decent 8-track player (junk yards are next on the list). Something in my gut is telling me it would be a to; /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00887.html (7,786 bytes)
38. Re: Convertable top frames (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 01:14:50 +0600; Done a bit of half-hearted consideration of the problem, but no serious studies of the kinematics and such. Arrived at the conclusions: a) if it were to be done so that it became a one-hand operation; /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00984.html (7,508 bytes)
39. Re: Fwd: rubber GTs (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 01:14:53 +0600; That's what I was wondering. Simply put, I don't know what a 'rolling road' is. Is it like an absorption dynamometer that can be calibrated to simulate the effect of the car's mass on its acceleratio; /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00985.html (8,363 bytes)
40. Re: MG Treats (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 01:37:10 +0600; I believe any sound equipment installed in MG's (in the U.S. at least) was done by the dealers. Those 'BMC' or 'BL' radios are really just Motorolas with custom faceplates. The only thing the factory; /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00986.html (8,463 bytes)

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