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61. Re: my obscene tube & the right thing to do (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Mon, 13 May 1996 09:37:02 +0600; Sound advice. For a really good tube-cleaning, you can remove the tube. Pulls right out. Getting it back in is tricky though, and I haven't stumbled across a method of refitting it that doesn't requi; /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00457.html (8,004 bytes)
62. Wax, baby! (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Tue, 14 May 1996 16:37:55 +0600; Nothing like a new tin of Turtle Wax to restore a bit of pride. I don't care how many infomercials there are touting the latest Wunderwax Nev-R-Dull spray & forget product. I'll take sore muscles an; /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00511.html (6,454 bytes)
63. RE: INSURANCE -Reply (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Tue, 14 May 1996 22:56:54 +0600; P.P.S. What's the deal with the octagons? -- Jay Tilton | jtilton@vt.edu; /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00533.html (7,817 bytes)
64. Re: Geography other than Dixon (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 14:41:06 +0600; Because they own Lucas refrigerators. -- Jay Tilton | jtilton@vt.edu; /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00567.html (6,975 bytes)
65. Whatever became of the fuel stabilizer? (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 02:14:58 +0600; Just wondering if anybody followed up on the infamous fuel stabilizer. A 'who mgs' inquiry to the majordomo shows its two proponents (not naming names) have vanished as mysteriously as they both appe; /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00596.html (6,574 bytes)
66. Re: Problem with splined hubs? (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 01:31:41 +0600; *Really* tightly. If you can strip the knockoff threads, you'd probably be too big to be comfortable in an MG. That or you oughta be carrying a chunk of kryptonite around with you. Should I mention t; /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00644.html (9,758 bytes)
67. Getting paint off vinyl (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 17:17:09 +0600; Any ideas on how to safely remove a splotch of paint from my half-tonneau? I don't know the nature of the paint; could by enamel or lacquer or anything in between. -- Jay Tilton | jtilton@vt.edu; /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00696.html (6,248 bytes)
68. Re: How "normal" people feel about their cars (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Sat, 18 May 1996 00:05:19 +0600; Do that everyday, even non-Fridays. Shoot, I even find myself doing it at times when I'm not even in the car. My favorite occasion is when I get up just before twilight, the temperature's a balmy six; /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00707.html (8,654 bytes)
69. Random long-winded babblings on the Richmond show (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 09:40:52 +0600; Had a great time this weekend at the show put on by the Richmond Triumph Register. Boogied the 200 miles over Saturday morning in hopes I would miss most of the day's crushing heat, but I still picke; /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00760.html (10,425 bytes)
70. Re: Weber Parts Sources? (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 09:51:57 +0600; manual >choke pull on a '79B? I've seen folks use one of the extra switch-mounting holes in the dash for a manual choke on late B's. If I may suggest an alternative to the manual or electric chokes,; /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00761.html (7,760 bytes)
71. Engine grounding (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 00:17:20 +0600; I'm making an effort to diagnose and exorcise my problem with the starter that balks in the heat. I decided to check the engine's ground, but I can't for the life of me find the strap. In all my spid; /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00788.html (6,653 bytes)
72. Re: Batteries (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Thu, 23 May 1996 18:51:05 +0600; that's what came on the car." Just wondering what model and year MG it is. Sorry, but I don't follow the logic behind 'you need extra amps available just because it's old.' Unless you're running an o; /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00845.html (7,686 bytes)
73. Re: Strange Tach (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 08:15:31 +0600; Unfortunate past experiences in my 77B have led me to hypothesize that the Psychotic Tachometer Syndrome (PTS) is a sign that the alternator is just about fried; probably something to do with intermi; /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00992.html (7,713 bytes)
74. Re: RE: MGs in the sun (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 18:36:01 +0600; Just wondering how tall you are, D. Coming in at just a notch below six feet and riding with the seat way back (took the little stop block off the track), I tend to get pelted in the forehead by the; /html/mgs/1996-05/msg01079.html (7,944 bytes)
75. Re: size of studs for thermostat housing on 66 MGB (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 18:51:49 +0600; 5/16" diameter, 1-3/4" length, about a half-inch of coarse thread on the end that screws into the head, fine thread on the nut end. (I can hear the regulars chirping, "Hey! Jay's got a 77B. How's he; /html/mgs/1996-05/msg01081.html (7,169 bytes)
76. RE: MGs in the sun (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 19:05:20 +0600; Sporty's! Of course. My last year's roommate had his pilot's license. He was always nosing through their catalog. Sorry I didn't swipe one from him. Already look a little strange. Why not go all the; /html/mgs/1996-05/msg01083.html (7,990 bytes)
77. Re: Vacuum lines (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Wed, 03 Apr 1996 10:45:59 +0500; Sounds like it could be a vacuum spark advance transmission-controlled solenoid valve (whew!). That's the only vacuum-anything I can think of that might be mounted around there. -- Jay Tilton | jtilt; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00059.html (7,363 bytes)
78. Re: Speedometer (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Wed, 03 Apr 1996 13:38:39 +0500; Almost right. It showed up on 1974.5 model year North American cars, along with the EGR valve and all the rest of the worst pollution control equipment. It lit up a warning lamp on the console after; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00070.html (7,231 bytes)
79. Floor rust - B (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Wed, 03 Apr 1996 15:39:05 +0500; Drat. All these years of not having a garage have done a number on the floors of my B. Not rusted through, just a nice even coating of surface rust on the inside. Looking for advice on how to treat t; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00073.html (7,726 bytes)
80. Re: Floor rust - B (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Thu, 04 Apr 1996 07:04:51 +0500; That's another option I'm considering. Lay down a good layer of water-repellent glop! Or punch a weep hole somewhere and always park facing downhill. :) Gotta wonder why that nice thick sound-deadeni; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00092.html (7,885 bytes)

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