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281. Re: Fuel line fitting thread (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 12:54:33 -0800; There is nothing wrong with the steel line back to the tank. My local parts pusher stocks the flex line, I'll just get a new one of those, it's easier than trying to figure out the proper fitting, th; /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00433.html (8,515 bytes)
282. Re: Other cars "challenging" you... (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 20:59:59 -0800; If I'm driving the MG and see a Triumph, I almost always do something like that, just to remind them of which is the superior car. :) -- I've found something worse than oldies station that play the m; /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00446.html (7,324 bytes)
283. Blower Installation Progress (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 03:41:29 -0800; I think that all I have left to do before firing up the car is to install the radiator, oil cooler, distributor, plugs and wires, fuel lines and heater and radiator hoses. I'm taking the day off work; /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00513.html (10,417 bytes)
284. Re: Blower Installation Progress (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 10:30:24 -0800; Actually, my ex-spouse was one of the causes of my running out of money halfway into the restoration which is why the car was off the road for many years. That picture was taken at a friend's birthda; /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00536.html (9,230 bytes)
285. Re: Blower Installation Progress (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 18:45:38 -0800; The kit is made by HP in Australia: www.hi-flow.com We'll find out just how beautiful it is when I get it on the dyno. lrc -- I've found something worse than oldies station that play the music I used; /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00549.html (7,747 bytes)
286. Scorcher distributor specs (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 21:29:09 -0800; I bought one of those scorcher distributor conversions with the supercharger kit for the MG. Now that I'm about ready to try firing up the car, I seem to have left the piece of paper with the specs (; /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00556.html (6,755 bytes)
287. Re: Blower Installation Progress (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 22:53:20 -0800; Murphy was a freaking optimist. There wasn't a single thing that went according to plan. Until I tried to fire it up. First try, after a few seconds of cranking, she fired right up. It's just shy of; /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00558.html (7,993 bytes)
288. Re: Blower Installation Progress (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 01:31:29 -0800; I put todays pictures up at: http://red4est.red4est.com/lrc/pix/jrb021120 It's pretty much more of the same, I'll go through and just put ones of interest on an annotated page at some point. The digi; /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00565.html (9,487 bytes)
289. Re: The curse of Lucas jumping ship (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 02:02:12 -0800; Let's hope not. At least if his Mazda's electrical system is anything like the one in the '83 Rx7 I owned. It ate alternator belts every month or two, went a bit longer between alternators. I'd get s; /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00569.html (8,305 bytes)
290. Re: 240Z Rims on MGBs (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2002 19:09:05 -0700; This is a great reference source. It's aimed at Datsun 510s but it lists pretty much all the 4 x 4.5" wheels, and lists the offsets for some of them. At the very least it tells you where to look if y; /html/mgs/2002-10/msg00099.html (7,278 bytes)
291. One wire positive earth alternators (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2002 16:00:46 -0700; A friend who was rewiring his tractor came across an interesting site: http://www.angelfire.com/mo/bucketheadsgrotto/onewire.html I don't know any more about them than what is listed here, but I figu; /html/mgs/2002-10/msg00158.html (7,269 bytes)
292. Heater cables, shipfitters disease (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 15:57:52 -0700; I ended up pulling the motor in Jasmine to replace the bearings before installing the blower. While it was out, I decided that I should "clean up" the engine compartment and paint it to match the new; /html/mgs/2002-10/msg00748.html (9,238 bytes)
293. Upcoming fun in Felton CA (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 17:55:58 -0700; I *think* I mentioned this to you all, but in case I didn't, I'm having a party this Saturday at my place in the Santa Cruz mountains. Things will be kicking off about noon and probably lasting somet; /html/mgs/2002-09/msg00662.html (8,477 bytes)
294. Re: Upcoming fun in Felton CA (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 00:02:32 -0700; 1969 MGBGT, full 8 point roll cage, semi stripped interior, racing seats both sides (kirkey left, corbeau GT on right), back seat removed aluminum bonnet in the format LF RF front LR RR rear total Wi; /html/mgs/2002-09/msg00674.html (8,281 bytes)
295. Short versus long water pumps (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 17:44:38 -0700; What is the difference in length between the MGB short (early) and long (18V) water pumps? I just purchased a short H2O pump for my supercharger installation, but when I measured against the one I ha; /html/mgs/2002-09/msg01004.html (7,689 bytes)
296. Re: Adjusting valves without a feeler guage (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 15:58:20 -0700; Hmm. I was getting 1/4 to 3/8, but with 3/8 seeming to give me a better fit. I wonder if it has something to do with either slop in the threads, or my just tightening it down just a little bit past t; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00061.html (8,098 bytes)
297. vroom (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 23:40:24 -0700; After trying seven ways from Sunday to get oil pressure off of just cranking the motor, I gave up, attached the carbs and plugs. Since I didn't have anyone to help I turned the key to on and turned t; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00070.html (7,478 bytes)
298. Re: vroom (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 09:12:57 -0700; I should say that I need to put oil back in the tranny. I don't know how much is in there, a lot came out when I put the tranny in. Like a fool, I prefilled the (ford type 9) tranny before putting it; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00094.html (8,491 bytes)
299. She drives! (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2002 03:10:04 -0700; I drove Jasmine tonight for the first time in about a year. And longer than that if you don't count the two test drives last summer when I found the problems with the bearings, then pistons as I spen; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00124.html (7,620 bytes)
300. MGB spinon filter adapters (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2002 12:51:26 -0700; To shorten a story that I could stretch out to epic length. I got my '69 MGBGT running Friday night. She ran beautifully, but had a couple of details that needed to be fixed. I fixed them, drove her; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00146.html (8,879 bytes)

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