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61. Re: Anyone need an early gearbox? (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 12:44:37 -0700; Good point Frank. Yes, you need a special bushing for the smaller input shaft with the larger crank pilot bearing hole. I have a source for these--they are custom made here in Seattle. I'll include o; /html/mgs/2001-04/msg00759.html (7,402 bytes)
62. Re: Block Compatibility (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 12:48:06 -0700; One "incompatibility" I know of is that the early blocks don't have the forward pair of holes drilled for mounting an alternator, but you can use a long bolt and a spacer tube and make it work. That'; /html/mgs/2001-04/msg00760.html (7,295 bytes)
63. Young folks and LBCs (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 08:44:50 -0700; Well, I have gotten my daughter and son into MGBs. Constant lifetime exposure coupled with a resident mechanic who works for free and has a big supply of used parts has helped! Both came home from th; /html/mgs/2001-04/msg00798.html (8,942 bytes)
64. Re: MGB Engine No. Needed (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 09:35:57 -0700; A missing engine number tag usually means that the engine has been rebuilt (or at least machined) by a professional at some point because they usually remove these tags, or they just dissolve in the; /html/mgs/2001-04/msg00804.html (7,168 bytes)
65. An "MG" for the pre-teen (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 13:35:27 -0700; I've had a set of plans for this MG-TC pedal car around for years waiting for the grandchildren. Anyone looking for a woodworking project to break the monotony of greasy LBC work? See http://stevenso; /html/mgs/2001-04/msg00817.html (6,918 bytes)
66. Re: 80 B clutch/flywheel? (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 15:51:34 -0700; Probably a broken spring in the clutch disk. Only one way to find out.... and have the new parts ready to go! -- Stuart MacMillan Seattle '84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1 '65 MGB (Daily driver since 1969); /html/mgs/2001-04/msg00825.html (7,498 bytes)
67. Re: Distributors... (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 08:34:33 -0700; The easiest solution for a worn distributor shaft is to install a Pertronix (magnetic sensor) or Crane (optical sensor) electronic ignition system. These are not affected by a bit of shaft wobble as; /html/mgs/2001-04/msg00854.html (8,003 bytes)
68. Re: buttons--two options (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 09:13:36 -0700; Plate them: http://www.eastwoodco.com/, search for "electroplating" I've been looking for an application for this system! Or if you have a powder coat system: Search for "chrome" -- Stuart MacMillan; /html/mgs/2001-04/msg00924.html (7,515 bytes)
69. Re: MGB Purchase Advice (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 08:02:04 -0700; Buy this one for its parts for around $250. Pull the engine and transmission front and rear hubs, and anything else that looks worth saving and call a hulk hauler to get rid of the carcass. Then, whi; /html/mgs/2001-04/msg01035.html (8,852 bytes)
70. Re: Need wheels trued (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2001 10:23:38 -0800; Last time I tried to have this done we found virtually all of the spoke nipples were rusted in place, and adjustment was impossible. If only a few spokes are loose you might get away with replacing t; /html/mgs/2001-03/msg00175.html (8,636 bytes)
71. Re: Okay, so no one watched the race... (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2001 10:26:49 -0800; I believe it was on at 6:00 AM Pacific time. I wasn't working on my MGB then either! -- Stuart MacMillan Seattle '84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1 '65 MGB (Daily driver since 1969) '74 MGB GT (Restoring sl; /html/mgs/2001-03/msg00176.html (8,804 bytes)
72. Re: optical ignition question (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2001 11:54:55 -0800; That worked, and still does with my new Petronix ignition. So, if your tach bounces around a lot or reads too high, try this. Apparently the extra dwell time EIs provide can affect electric tachs, es; /html/mgs/2001-03/msg00397.html (7,807 bytes)
73. Re: What's it worth? (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2001 13:09:00 -0800; I'll give you $500 for it sight unseen! Seriously, the only way to get any return on your investment is from the pleasure of driving the car, you will not come close to recouping your investment. Che; /html/mgs/2001-03/msg00404.html (7,705 bytes)
74. Re: Sudden knocking sound from engine. Any ideas? (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 09:43:18 -0800; Bearing wear down to copper is unacceptable, and could indeed be the cause of your knock. (Find another advisor!) You can throw another set of bearings in (check the old ones for size) and button it; /html/mgs/2001-03/msg00735.html (8,135 bytes)
75. MGB GT song on Car Talk today (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 09:42:19 -0800; What do you know! Couldn't hear enough of it to tell much in their little mid show break segment where it was played. I'll have to see if I can find it. MGB-GT Show Num: 0111 Artist: Richard Thompson; /html/mgs/2001-03/msg00781.html (7,272 bytes)
76. Re: MGB GT song on Car Talk today (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 23:55:15 -0800; Please, give me a clue. What is the URL? Thanks! /// /// mgs@autox.team.net mailing list /// (If they are dupes, this trailer may also catch them.); /html/mgs/2001-03/msg00811.html (7,255 bytes)
77. Re: mgb painting/bodywork/sill repair ?'s (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 11:00:35 -0800; It is a virtual certainty that the ends of the outer rocker panels that are under the fender doglegs will be rusted out, which is why you see the bubbling on the surface. They rust from the inside ou; /html/mgs/2001-03/msg00885.html (9,317 bytes)
78. Too many late model trannys (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 09:05:29 -0800; I have two, and soon will have three, non-OD transmissions all in good working order when pulled. '70, '73, and '74, all have under 100k and the proper motor oil in them. These boxes are pretty tough; /html/mgs/2001-03/msg01041.html (7,038 bytes)
79. Re: Noisy gearbox? on 69 MGB (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 09:24:29 -0800; I think you are barking up the wrong tree here. Those angle drives are a worm gear assembly (at least the last one I destroyed was). It's hard to imagine that design and its small size can make enoug; /html/mgs/2001-03/msg01043.html (10,060 bytes)
80. Re: 60 MGA pedal box (score: 1): Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>; Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 10:08:48 -0800; You have worn a notch in the bolt, probably at the clutch pedal. Forget the force, finesse the bolt out by jiggling the pedals a bit. -- Stuart MacMillan Seattle '84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1 '65 MGB (; /html/mgs/2001-03/msg01262.html (7,264 bytes)

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