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1. Glowing turn signal (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 09:54:31 -0500 (EST); I assume the writer means the left turn indicator bulb is glowing when the parking lights are on, not necessarily the turn signal bulb itself... Bad ground on left rear fixture. This kind of thing ha; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00098.html (7,026 bytes)
2. Re: Tuning Woes (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 14:21:59 -0400 (EDT); Glenn Sez: No, it's not the headers. I have the same size and the car ran fine with a massive leak in the exhaust. (I now have it all welded, a "free flow" Ansa exhaust). You might see a small torque; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00765.html (10,646 bytes)
3. Re: Motor Mounts and Exhaust (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Fri, 28 Mar 1997 17:27:04 -0500 (EST); If the engine mounts are in good shape, this should be almost enough clearance. No! Move the shim from the distributor side mount to the manifold side mount. This tilts the top of the engine away fr; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01459.html (7,812 bytes)
4. Re: Ignition warning light won't go off! (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Mon, 25 Nov 1996 08:20:18 -0500 (EST); I had exactly the same symptoms, but it turned out to be a bad diode pack. The solder joint on at least one of the diodes had broken... Anyway, it was a progressive deterioration, where I could only; /html/mgs/1996-11/msg01492.html (7,752 bytes)
5. Re: TECHNICAL RESPONSES (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Sun, 6 Oct 1996 06:53:44 -0400 (EDT); Welcome Back, John, we missed you! I have some questions/comments though: And it is not "normal" for the MGB at least to do either to great extent. A quart every 1000 miles or less consumption is nor; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00190.html (9,015 bytes)
6. Re: TECHNICAL RESPONSES #2 (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Sun, 6 Oct 1996 07:08:18 -0400 (EDT); The downdraft and the sidedraft Webers have different characteristics, don't they? My understanding is that a downdraft Weber conversion can be made to be a compatible replacement for the Stromberg,; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00192.html (10,562 bytes)
7. Re: Roll bars, yea or nay (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Tue, 8 Oct 1996 05:59:48 -0400 (EDT); I second that, but I'm only 5' 9". I have a roll bar in my 73 B which I had added. I do Solo II autocross, in DSP on road-race DOT (BF Goodrich R1) tires. When I went to the sticky tires, I felt comp; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00302.html (10,671 bytes)
8. Re: MGB windshield frame rubbers (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 08:21:12 -0400 (EDT); We just got finished doing this... Joy dish soap, two people, and gentle rubbing (oh, this sounds >bad<)... Basically you lubricate the channel well with dish soap and feed the seal in from one side.; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00420.html (8,369 bytes)
9. Re: overriders (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 18:19:18 -0400 (EDT); My info suggests there were a couple of years with left/right overriders, so that they point straight ahead. Later chrome and rubber-tipped chrome were one part number, and so point slightly to the o; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00969.html (7,564 bytes)
10. Re: Need help with MGB leaks (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 00:48:44 -0500 (EST); I think you're kidding here, but that's all right. I have procrastinated on the vent window seals but have completed the windshield (oh, the Heartache). I dread trying to get at all those nuts inside; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg01230.html (11,747 bytes)
11. Re: Need help with MGB leaks (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 00:51:33 -0500 (EST); Well, it's a matter of degree... John M. Trindle | jtrindle@tsquare.com | Tidewater Sports Car Club '73 MGB DSP | '69 Spitfire E Stock | '88 RX-7 C Stock "It's bad luck to be superstitious."; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg01231.html (7,686 bytes)
12. RE: Ottawa GOF TF mystery (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Sun, 1 Sep 1996 08:42:44 -0400 (EDT); This sounds likely, although I would suggest that perhaps you are also leaning out the mixture during the "slight increase" and that's aggravating the problem. Check the damping fluid, and increase t; /html/mgs/1996-09/msg00002.html (8,985 bytes)
13. Fender Replacement, continued (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Mon, 2 Sep 1996 09:39:35 -0400 (EDT); Thanks again to those who wrote about how to get the dash off... it wasn't as hard as I feared, though of course harder than I liked. Removing the windscreen frame was simple, and removing the fender; /html/mgs/1996-09/msg00025.html (8,251 bytes)
14. Re: Hez_ Dash & Fender Replacement (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Tue, 3 Sep 1996 08:06:15 -0400 (EDT); Ah yes, the dash. This is for a 73 B (MkII?). Yours may be slightly different. 1. Remove the glove box. 2. There are a series of studs protruding from the back side of the dash into the body of the c; /html/mgs/1996-09/msg00053.html (9,181 bytes)
15. Re: K&N Air Filters (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Wed, 4 Sep 1996 08:22:04 -0400 (EDT); My recollection is 50,000 miles between cleanings, unless you are in a "high dust" environment (off road, beach area). Cleaning them with the kit won't hurt them even if you do it more often. I'd be; /html/mgs/1996-09/msg00091.html (7,880 bytes)
16. Re: Monza Exhaust (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Thu, 5 Sep 1996 10:09:39 -0400 (EDT); I have an Ansa exhaust with dual tips on my 73... it sits low enough below the rear lower apron to not cause a problem (it's got a bracket across the top which puts the tips about an inch below whate; /html/mgs/1996-09/msg00130.html (8,569 bytes)
17. Re: Bad Coil ? (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Fri, 13 Sep 1996 20:24:34 -0400 (EDT); The tach picks up from the >output< of the points >to< the coil. I'd suspect a loose wire from distributor to coil. John M. Trindle | jtrindle@tsquare.com | Tidewater Sports Car Club '73 MGB DSP | '6; /html/mgs/1996-09/msg00464.html (7,413 bytes)
18. Re: (Fwd) Midget Racing in North America (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 21:40:53 -0400 (EDT); I thought "Midget racers" in North America were those go-kart things with the giant wings on top. Especially on dirt, they are a real blast! I don't see an MG midget enjoying a dirt track as much. Jo; /html/mgs/1996-08/msg00707.html (7,324 bytes)
19. Re: stupid timing question, mkII (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 13:13:54 -0400 (EDT); That's not vacuum advance, but centrifugal advance. The way you check vacuum advance is to disconnect it, and plug the hole to the manifold. Observe the timing. It should be in the 10 to 15 degree ra; /html/mgs/1996-08/msg00797.html (9,029 bytes)
20. Hot Rod Terms (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 22:17:25 -0400 (EDT); Chopped: car lowered by part of the body being removed... usually the pillars (requiring smaller windshield, etc.) Channeled: car lowered by modifying suspension components. Causes the whole car to "; /html/mgs/1996-08/msg00904.html (6,969 bytes)

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