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101. Re: Oil Cooler Cleaning (score: 1): Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>; Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 09:33:34 +1000; I should also mention that you can clean it all you like but once it is installed, it gets hot oil under pressure continuously (for hours and hours) running through the cooler. That will probably loo; /html/mgs/1998-06/msg01059.html (9,620 bytes)
102. Re: Modern Sports Cars (score: 1): Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>; Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 19:34:25 +1000; You might also look at Rimmer Brothers. They have a 4.9L version of the Rover V8 that uses the"Predator" block out of the late model Range Rovers I think. They sell it under the Rover SD1 catalogue.; /html/mgs/1998-06/msg01314.html (10,198 bytes)
103. Re: Differential Calc (score: 1): Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>; Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 12:02:42 +1000; Instead of lifting both rear wheels, just lift one side. The result is out by a factor of two, but that is easy to compensate for!!! If you lift both wheels, you can get errors by one wheel dragging; /html/mgs/1998-06/msg01489.html (9,755 bytes)
104. Re: Differential Calc Update (score: 1): Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>; Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 07:31:23 +1000; You either have a tach problem or you have a 4.88:1 diff if it is a midget. I'm not sure about the available ratios for a B. Both are possible. You could check the tach easily enough by using a combi; /html/mgs/1998-06/msg01542.html (8,198 bytes)
105. Re: catalog contacts (El Nino) (score: 1): Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>; Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 14:20:21 +1000; El Nino is in its death throes. For those who want to know more they can check the Australian Bureau of Meterology's El Nino info (for agriculture) at http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/ahead/rain_ahead.; /html/mgs/1998-06/msg01576.html (6,565 bytes)
106. Re: clutch alignment tool (score: 1): Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>; Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 05:08:35 +1000; I asked a local british gearbox rebuilder for an old throw-away input shaft. I got it for nothing and it is the *perfect* clutch alignment tool! Mike; /html/mgs/1998-06/msg01609.html (8,896 bytes)
107. Re: insulator in a can (score: 1): Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>; Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 08:07:01 +1000; I was looking at a sprite that had expanding foam put in all the cavities. It was at a fabricator's shop for repair. He had it dipped in a hot tank then in a phosphoric acid tank to get it all back t; /html/mgs/1998-06/msg01827.html (8,543 bytes)
108. Re: YIKES!!!!! (score: 1): Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>; Date: Wed, 1 Jul 1998 07:56:43 +1000; Error of primary magnitude. Never add up your costs! Also, some of us routinely destroy receipts as soon as they arrive. That way someone else can't add them up for you!!!!!!!!! I think you know who; /html/mgs/1998-06/msg01860.html (8,636 bytes)
109. Re: Front Brakes (score: 1): Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>; Date: Sat, 2 May 1998 15:14:04 +1000; I'm presuming all your B's had wire wheels.... ... because the clunk is normally either worn splines and/or insufficient tightening of the knock-on Mike; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg00059.html (7,315 bytes)
110. Re: Rear Gear Tooth Count 4 Ratio? (score: 1): Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>; Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 13:03:54 +1000; http://www.cgl.rmit.edu.au/~mg/cars/goblins/tech/diffs.htm Mike --Original Message-- From: Jay Quinn <jpquinn@cyberramp.net> To: british-cars@autox.team.net <british-cars@autox.team.net>; spridgets@a; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg00229.html (8,257 bytes)
111. Re: Breakage (score: 1): Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>; Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 14:27:09 +1000; Late last year I had a kingpin fail on a race midget. It was the outside wheel on a 3rd gear corner! The failure was at the radius near the base of the kingpin. Mike; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg00916.html (7,638 bytes)
112. Re: Breakage (score: 1): Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>; Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 10:57:42 +1000; Jim, I think you are being unrealistic. I look after my midget racecar very well but I still had a kingpin failure (it had only done a couple of meetings). The reason was a manufacturing fault - impr; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01007.html (8,898 bytes)
113. Re: Newcomer seeks help on GT (score: 1): Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>; Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 10:05:38 +1000; Be careful! Having done exactly that, it isn't as attractive as it seems! Mike; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01536.html (8,427 bytes)
114. Re: Proper valve gap with a 265 duration cam. (score: 1): Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>; Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 16:30:58 +1000; There are different settings for different cams. The cam manufacturer should advise you on the correct settings. As an example, on my race cam, 0.010/0.012 hot, while on my 'rally' cam 0.016/0.018 ho; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01701.html (7,457 bytes)
115. Re: 1275 resurrection (score: 1): Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>; Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 10:27:37 +1000; I forgot something else. If you put a new cam and lifters in the engine, you should bed these in first before you go driving. The procedure is 2,000 - 2,500 rpm for 30 minutes as soon as possible aft; /html/mgs/1998-04/msg00245.html (8,064 bytes)
116. Re: Oil Coolers & Thermostats (score: 1): Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>; Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:54:07 +1000; Installing an oil cooler will increase your oils 'life' by preventing that happens when it gets too hot. More importantly, when you motor get very hot, the oil pressure drops so using the oil cooler; /html/mgs/1998-04/msg00566.html (9,630 bytes)
117. Re: Left Hand Drive. (score: 1): Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>; Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 15:24:24 +1000; Whoa. The brits use Right hand drive - they drive on the left of the road like a few other (sensible) countries, including Australia and NZ. Yes, the MGF is available here (and is RHD) Mike; /html/mgs/1998-04/msg00764.html (7,420 bytes)
118. Re: Fork Oil - what weight are you using? (score: 1): Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>; Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 09:58:59 +1000; I've been using it for years. I tried Penrite's lever arm shock oil #2 but it wasn't stiff enough so I went back to 30wt or 40wt fork oil (road and race respectively). No complaints and possibly bett; /html/mgs/1998-04/msg00820.html (9,724 bytes)
119. Re: Mini Mania email (score: 1): Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>; Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1998 12:55:00 +1100; I have had a good response from MM on email. I was always dealing with the same person so I put his name in the subject line (i.e. For Chris Nelson). With a single email used by a bunch of people, me; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00067.html (9,632 bytes)
120. Re: MGB Header Wrap? (score: 1): Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>; Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 10:01:05 +1100; The experience amongst our race buddies is that headers which are wrapped in the thermo wrap rust out very quickly. Welds have been seen to crack also. The people who have used the ceramic coating (e; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00727.html (8,676 bytes)

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