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81. Re: odd b queestions (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Thu, 04 Apr 1996 07:59:20 +0500; That's happened to a lot of 77-80 B's. Really weirds you out when it happens. Gad. Nowhere but within a circle of MG owners would you mention such a bizarre problem and get the reply, "been there don; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00097.html (7,346 bytes)
82. Re: Fuel pump / line...? (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Thu, 11 Apr 1996 01:07:55 +0600; No tach and no go, eh? Eeeeelectrical problem. The tach is tied to the coil, so a death of both engine and tach sure sounds like a problem with the spark, not the fuel. Is it only the engine and tach; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00288.html (9,046 bytes)
83. Re: MG,U-Haul,Prayer (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Thu, 11 Apr 1996 01:13:21 +0600; You should also drain the fuel from the car before putting it inside. Any rental agreement you'd sign would probably say something to that effect, but even if it's not, it's still the prudent thing t; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00289.html (7,102 bytes)
84. Re: Fuel pump / line...? (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 09:04:21 +0600; Well, that nixes the ignition relay theory. How about the electronic ignition module? Still the original Lucas unit? Grabbing at straws here, but it's pretty clear the problem is spark-related. -- J; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00335.html (7,960 bytes)
85. Fuel tank pinhole & sending unit Q (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Sat, 13 Apr 1996 11:28:37 +0600; First off, thanks to everybody for the advice on taking care of the rusty floors in my B. It had been a long time since I'd prodded the list for advice, and I'd forgotten just how freely and friendly; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00359.html (8,179 bytes)
86. Re: MGB Power figures? (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Tue, 09 Apr 1996 18:49:54 +0600; Eight hundred TRILLION! No, wait. That's ergs per fortnight. Stupid calculator. One horsepower is roughly 3/4 of a kilowatt. 67kW comes in at just under 90hp. Not too shabby, especially considering w; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00368.html (7,219 bytes)
87. Re: Everything tools (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 05:38:29 +0600; Where's that leave our Empress? I'd hate to think a love of tools makes her any less of a lady. (There's a tasteless joke in there somewhere, but I'm sure not going to extract it.) Right, only the na; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00503.html (8,641 bytes)
88. Re: Clunker Laws (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1996 13:49:24 +0600; That part I didn't know. The liner notes only mention the title and author, nothing about where it appeared. Fascinating. Great tune, nicely poetic lyrics. Peart was an English major, wasn't he? It s; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00679.html (7,223 bytes)
89. Re: Rubber Bumpers/Looks (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1996 13:49:32 +0600; Actually, yes. I don't have the details handy, but local university professor Allen Bachelder (who hasn't been seen on this list for quite some time) discovered a B assumed to be from 1975 because of; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00680.html (7,661 bytes)
90. re:gas tank repair (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1996 13:49:05 +0600; Thanks for the advice, Chris. I plugged the hole with a dab of JB Weld, which is just epoxy with an attitude. Didn't decide against welding because of any fears of explosion, but because it would hav; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00681.html (6,568 bytes)
91. Re: broken head bolt (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Tue, 23 Apr 1996 05:13:09 +0600; Yee! That's no fun. Nosiree. One big buzz-hassle. No advice on how to remove it beyond the usual easy-out solution, which should go pretty smoothly if the threads were nicely cleaned and lubricated b; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00710.html (7,844 bytes)
92. Re: broken head bolt (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Tue, 23 Apr 1996 23:37:36 +0600; Are most head bolts that hard (grade 9, that is), or are they peculiar to the diesel--necessary to keep the heads from flying off? If the head bolts in our MG's are that hard, the brittleness alone w; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00743.html (7,410 bytes)
93. Re: Leaking petrol!! (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 04:26:25 +0600; Runs down from the anti run-on valve, right? The needle valve in the float chamber of one of the carbs is stuck open. The problem might go away if you remove the float chambers from the bottom of the; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00784.html (7,476 bytes)
94. Re: Anybody else having problems with Lucas Sport coils? (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Fri, 26 Apr 1996 11:53:33 +0600; I've had one for a year now with no problems. Well, no problems attributable to the coil, that is. :) Maybe there was a bad batch of them. There's a "01/95" stamped into the bottom of my coil, which; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00827.html (7,570 bytes)
95. Re: Tonneau stretching? (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 04:08:13 +0600; Hmm. Was that posted to the list? <shrug> Along the same lines, might try putting it in a clothes dryer for a short time. -- Jay Tilton | jtilton@vt.edu; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00934.html (8,125 bytes)
96. Re: Spridget 5-speed info (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 13:00:53 +0600; Bwahaha! Wow. I haven't heard that town's name spoken since we lived in Chattanooga. It's a real place. Silly name, but real. -- Jay Tilton | jtilton@vt.edu; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00960.html (7,316 bytes)
97. Re: Considering .... Funny, but No LBC Content (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Fri, 01 Mar 1996 21:27:01 +0500; <<JATO-Auto Urban Myth>> *groan* An oldie, but a goodie. Shall we re-hash it, or just dig up last fall's relevant posts from the digest archive and post a summary? -- Jay Tilton | jtilton@vt.edu http; /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00030.html (6,708 bytes)
98. Re: Top Down In the cold (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Mon, 04 Mar 1996 04:25:33 +0500; I wonder why folks figure you're feeble-minded when you drive with the top down in the cold or wet, but people on motorcycles in the same weather don't get a second glance. Then there's the problem o; /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00061.html (6,892 bytes)
99. Re: British Car show in Richmond? (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Mon, 04 Mar 1996 17:28:43 +0500; I like the Richmond show. Hosted by the Richmond Triumph Register; takes place at Stony Point School (only a few hundred yards from my mom's place); usually around the 20th of May; decent size (big b; /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00100.html (7,314 bytes)
100. Re: Fuel Stabilizer (score: 1): Author: jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton); Date: Wed, 06 Mar 1996 16:35:28 +0500; Uh oh. I can actually *hear* the "snake oil" klaxons going off around the net. *No* exhaust emissions? Only if the engine isn't running. Lots of folks pass emissions tests with cars set up like that.; /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00188.html (8,223 bytes)

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