- 81. Re: electrical problem (score: 1)
- Author: MGBnutt@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 20:54:04 EST
- Oh yes, rivets are bad. I regularly solder any of my riveted audio connectors (1/4" phone plugs) so they don't stop working. If not just a mechanically bad connection to begin with then the 2 pieces
- /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00554.html (8,168 bytes)
- 82. Re: electrical problem (score: 1)
- Author: MGBnutt@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 00:18:52 EST
- I'm thinking the problem might be due more to corrosion in the "gap" between the rivet and the terminal, so just tightening them up might be less effective than the soldering method. Of course tight
- /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00616.html (7,956 bytes)
- 83. Re: Was Tach Attack, now Car ads... (score: 1)
- Author: MGBnutt@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 01:17:35 EST
- Hey, anyone without a little patience has no business on a British cars ;-) (wink and a nudge) donny v Any compression technology like that won't help a video file download any faster
- /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00619.html (7,517 bytes)
- 84. Re: Red Warning Lite, Now: Tach Attack (score: 1)
- Author: MGBnutt@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 19:59:08 EST
- Hey, sounds just like my commute back and forth to work in NJ... donny v 1978 MGB
- /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00661.html (7,443 bytes)
- 85. Re: Car hauling from Tucson (score: 1)
- Author: MGBnutt@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 21:55:54 EST
- The agent I use for shipping freight at my "day job" recommends trying the following companies: (I suggest getting a quote from each one. Some have on-line quoting.) www.reliable-carriers.com Reliab
- /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00734.html (8,593 bytes)
- 86. Re: Car hauling from Tucson (score: 1)
- Author: MGBnutt@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 20:49:31 EST
- Yes, Reliable was my freind's first reccomendation. (I guess DAS is out!) The Arizona address is below: Reliable Carriers Inc 220 South 54th Street Chandler, AZ 85226 800-528-5709 Good luck! Donny V
- /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00759.html (7,578 bytes)
- 87. Re: Car hauling from Tucson, now NO NO DAS (score: 1)
- Author: MGBnutt@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 21:00:01 EST
- Oh yes, I remembered your previous post, but had forgotten what company (DAS) you had so much trouble with! Thanks for the tip and I will pass that info along the next time anyone asks. As an aside,
- /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00760.html (7,736 bytes)
- 88. Re: Head Studs (score: 1)
- Author: MGBnutt@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 18:59:39 EST
- I would think replacing those studs while you had it all apart would be prudent. Cheap insurance too. Only about $37 from Moss for the stock studs (unless my math is way off...). $164 for the fancy
- /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00773.html (7,046 bytes)
- 89. Re: Hopefully to Gary Anderson (score: 1)
- Author: MGBnutt@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 19:06:42 EST
- I dunno, I have to say I like the new mag. It's not that I don't like "Grassroots", but I had taken to buying it only when something pertaining to British cars was in it. Now I can go buy "Classic Mo
- /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00774.html (7,429 bytes)
- 90. Re: Off topic - Playing CDs (score: 1)
- Author: MGBnutt@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 19:01:19 EST
- Yes, that damn Real Player is like a virus attempting to take over your compuiter at the slightest provocation! "Would You Like Real Player To Be Your Default For Everything???" And then it takes a m
- /html/mgs/2004-02/msg00007.html (7,242 bytes)
- 91. Re: Off topic - Playing CDs (score: 1)
- Author: MGBnutt@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 19:05:31 EST
- Mmm...I'm using Win2000 and "autoplay" comes up on the shortcut menu if you right click on the CD drive. I'll have to boot up something with Win98 and see what's what. I've disabled "autoplay" by acc
- /html/mgs/2004-02/msg00008.html (7,381 bytes)
- 92. shock oil (score: 1)
- Author: MGBnutt@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 19:19:52 EST
- Someone asked about shock oil recently (sorry, I can't find the e-mail). My old (circa 1977) Haynes manual specifies checking the front and rear dampers every 6,000 miles and topping up "...with 'Arm
- /html/mgs/2004-02/msg00009.html (7,180 bytes)
- 93. Re: funny auction for 80 'B LE (score: 1)
- Author: MGBnutt@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 22:24:50 EST
- Yes, Keith, I agree...that book has some awfully fancy pictures in it! Certainly not what my B looks like at all!!! Seriously though, you should check out that eBay ad. It's quite questionable. Let t
- /html/mgs/2004-02/msg00028.html (7,134 bytes)
- 94. Re: Non-MG - aol attachments (score: 1)
- Author: MGBnutt@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 10:27:01 EST
- I checked my AOL help and it states: "The following file types are supported for pictures: .art, .jpg, .gif, .bmp." So you'll have to convert your .tiff to one of those. I thought there was a file s
- /html/mgs/2004-02/msg00142.html (6,934 bytes)
- 95. Re: Removing Pine Sap (score: 1)
- Author: MGBnutt@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 23:04:01 EST
- The current (March 2004) issue of Classic Motorsports magazine has a Porsche project where they claim great success - and no paint damage - using turpentine to remove years of pine tree sap. Whatever
- /html/mgs/2004-02/msg00155.html (7,773 bytes)
- 96. LED's (score: 1)
- Author: MGBnutt@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 00:07:35 EST
- Someone recently wrote the list asking about LED lamps for their car. Here's a pretty good website with lot's of replacement lamps, including 9mm wedge base dash lamps. www.ledtronics.com donny v 197
- /html/mgs/2004-02/msg00156.html (6,059 bytes)
- 97. Re: Rear end swap (score: 1)
- Author: MGBnutt@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 14:11:26 EST
- I'm intrigued by the Saab brake conversion you mentioned. Where can I find more information on the subject? Thanks, donny v 1978 MGB I have my answers I'm all set. Thanx to everyone for their input.
- /html/mgs/2004-02/msg00301.html (7,236 bytes)
- 98. Re: Rear end swap (score: 1)
- Author: MGBnutt@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 17:07:56 EST
- Yes, i was basically interested because discs are much less "fiddly" to maintain than drums. Disc brakes are theoretically self-adjusting and don't fill up with dust and rusty bits like drum brakes d
- /html/mgs/2004-02/msg00308.html (7,834 bytes)
- 99. Re: Electrical superstore in the USA? (score: 1)
- Author: MGBnutt@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 18:39:10 EST
- I see you got lots of responses, but here's two more www.partsexpress.com and www.mouser.com Radio Hack is the pits...I only go there in dire emergencies! good luck donny v 1978 MGB In a message dat
- /html/mgs/2004-02/msg00453.html (8,312 bytes)
- 100. Re: Darn! (score: 1)
- Author: MGBnutt@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 12:56:14 EST
- Had a similar problem in my old SAAB a few years back. Went out at lunch time and no clutch pedal pressure! A quick call to my mechanic suggested a bad slave cylinder and some pumping of the pedal so
- /html/mgs/2004-02/msg00479.html (8,537 bytes)
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