- 101. Re: Fuel/overheating (score: 1)
- Author: jurrasm@genesis.torrco.com (Mark Jurras)
- Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 07:53:00 -0400
- That's the way I understood it too. I remember (in a former life, I'm can't be that old) that service stations sold regular and Ethyl gasoline. Ethyl had tetraethyl lead added for higher performance
- /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00428.html (8,280 bytes)
- 102. Re: shipping a body shell (score: 1)
- Author: jurrasm@genesis.torrco.com (Mark Jurras)
- Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 08:52:54 -0400
- My Brother-In-Law shipped a Jeep Wagoneer from San Fran to Connecticut for $875.. Have you tried any freight or moving van companies. When I was a kid we moved around. Twice they put the car right i
- /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00429.html (8,007 bytes)
- 103. Re: Fuel/overheating (score: 1)
- Author: jurrasm@genesis.torrco.com (Mark Jurras)
- Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 08:54:25 -0400
- Isn't the air density LOWER at higher altitude. - -Mark = =o&o
- /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00430.html (8,132 bytes)
- 104. Re: Fuel/overheating (score: 1)
- Author: jurrasm@genesis.torrco.com (Mark Jurras)
- Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 07:56:05 -0400
- My sister used to live near Denver. I remember that the octane was a few points lower than home (172 FT above sea level). I also remember that the cars seem to lack power. - -Mark
- /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00498.html (7,592 bytes)
- 105. Re: Lights out!! (score: 1)
- Author: jurrasm@genesis.torrco.com (Mark Jurras)
- Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 09:38:17 -0400
- Let's take a walk back to physics class. Three things you need to remember are: 1) F=MA 2) V=IR 3) You can't push with a rope. that Power = Volts * Amps. For a 100 Watt 12 Volt bulb that would be ab
- /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00511.html (9,280 bytes)
- 106. Re: Lights out!! (score: 1)
- Author: jurrasm@genesis.torrco.com (Mark Jurras)
- Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 12:43:12 -0400
- Not true. Absolutly. No, it is the same. And you explain it in your next statment. ...while the filiment heats up and the resistance increases. It is true that the resistance of a bulb increases wit
- /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00681.html (8,625 bytes)
- 107. RE: Help! with brakes (score: 1)
- Author: jurrasm@genesis.torrco.com (Mark Jurras)
- Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 12:48:47 -0400
- I paid $18 each last year for mine. They are not worth rebuilding if your not on the side of the road. - -Mark
- /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00692.html (7,596 bytes)
- 108. Re: Ohm's Law and You (score: 1)
- Author: jurrasm@genesis.torrco.com (Mark Jurras)
- Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 13:21:00 -0400
- The advantages of Halogen over conventional lamps are that they are brighter, more efficient and last longer. But they don't seem to last longer do they. Well you have to read the fine print. They l
- /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00734.html (7,545 bytes)
- 109. Re: Lights out!! (score: 1)
- Author: jurrasm@genesis.torrco.com (Mark Jurras)
- Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 14:07:17 -0400
- I said I didn't intend to flame you and I was sorry that my context sounded that way.
- /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00735.html (7,437 bytes)
- 110. Re: Lights out!! (score: 1)
- Author: jurrasm@genesis.torrco.com (Mark Jurras)
- Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 13:04:10 -0400
- Yes, if you review my earlier post the voltage drop due to wire length and poor connections is what keeps LUCAS headlights from burning out quickly. - -Mark
- /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00736.html (7,704 bytes)
- 111. Re: mas quetions (score: 1)
- Author: jurrasm@genesis.torrco.com (Mark Jurras)
- Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 13:14:15 -0400
- Handheld Multimeters come with various current measuring capabilities. You can adapt any voltmeter to read current by placing a low value resistor (a fuse works well and adds a bit of saftey) in ser
- /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00823.html (7,172 bytes)
- 112. Re: primer... (score: 1)
- Author: jurrasm@genesis.torrco.com (Mark Jurras)
- Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 12:36:08 -0400
- I tried Extend on my green 1966 wheelbarrow and my 1969 snapper 21" mower a few years ago. The rust came on through. I am glad I tested it before I tried it on the B. - -Mark
- /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00824.html (7,179 bytes)
- 113. Re: Front end problems (score: 1)
- Author: jurrasm@genesis.torrco.com (Mark Jurras)
- Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 12:46:48 -0400
- <snip> Just make sure that your wife knows why you keep this in your tool box. - -Mark
- /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00825.html (7,680 bytes)
- 114. Re: headlight buzzer (score: 1)
- Author: jurrasm@genesis.torrco.com (Mark Jurras)
- Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 14:20:15 -0400
- I've done similar on my '85 Chevy K20 P/U. Except that I wired DashLamps-->12V_Buzzer-->Ignition. The way it works is: when the lights are on and the ignition is on both sides of the buzzer have 12V
- /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00839.html (8,024 bytes)
- 115. Re: mas quetions (score: 1)
- Author: jurrasm@genesis.torrco.com (Mark Jurras)
- Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1996 09:55:20 -0400
- I too use and have access to very nice DMM's clamp on current probes and such. But I find the test light (2 wires and a bulb) indespensable when it comes to trouble shooting wiring. It is nice to se
- /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00858.html (7,545 bytes)
- 116. Rusty bits (score: 1)
- Author: jurrasm@genesis.torrco.com (Mark Jurras)
- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1996 12:11:19 -0400
- I use Kroil too. I never did a side by side comparison with anything else but, Either MG rust isn't strong or Kroil works like magic. When I can't get something loose I squirt Kroil on it and go loo
- /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00898.html (7,326 bytes)
- 117. RE: MG Treats (score: 1)
- Author: jurrasm@genesis.torrco.com (Mark Jurras)
- Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 11:59:46 -0400
- The deisel emblem seems to negate the effect of the 'FOR SALE' sign on my car too!
- /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00937.html (7,819 bytes)
- 118. Re: Rusty bits (score: 1)
- Author: jurrasm@genesis.torrco.com (Mark Jurras)
- Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 12:02:21 -0400
- What exactly does it do? - -Mark
- /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00951.html (7,132 bytes)
- 119. Re: MG Treats (score: 1)
- Author: jurrasm@genesis.torrco.com (Mark Jurras)
- Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 12:21:52 -0400
- See nothing is completely worthless if you use a little ingenuity. - -Mark "I am not worthless, I serve as a bad example" Jurras = =o&o
- /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00952.html (8,030 bytes)
- 120. Re: MG Treats\flashback (score: 1)
- Author: jurrasm@genesis.torrco.com (Mark Jurras)
- Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 12:16:56 -0400
- Maybe as a rule of thumb we should say "If you graduated High School before your MG was built you are too old". And "If your MG was built before you were born, you are too young". - -Mark "I am just
- /html/mgs/1996-06/msg01002.html (7,412 bytes)
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