- 1. Re: Rear Axle (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Venables" <mikevenables@hotmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 01:13:02 PDT
- Matt, I noticed this on my car shortly after I bought it. When rotated back and forth, the was a "rough" spot. This concerned me as I thought that the splines might be damaged, the car ran OK otherwi
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg00805.html (7,511 bytes)
- 2. RE: THE GREAT "GAS OUT"(off topic again...) (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Venables" <mikevenables@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 00:06:55 PST
- I thought the US had one of the lowest gas prices in the world (confirmed by friends who have been there). Most of our price in SAf is made up with taxes that are used for who knows what. Our fuel pr
- /html/mgs/1999-04/msg00006.html (8,085 bytes)
- 3. extra lights (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Venables" <mikevenables@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 05:44:37 PDT
- I read an article in MG Owners mag (I think) about a MGB that was US spec RB but made into RHD for the UK. I may be wrong but they fitted 15" wheels with 195/55 rubber. Apparently, no mods/flares we
- /html/mgs/1999-04/msg00792.html (7,035 bytes)
- 4. MG Repository (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Venables" <mikevenables@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 04:34:18 PDT
- Bill with the tired hands wrote... <<<So, does anyone have a really simple design for a device for refilling the transmission? >>> Here's an idea which might work. Get a longish, fexible tube, put on
- /html/mgs/1999-04/msg01077.html (6,690 bytes)
- 5. Re: what is a crowsfoot wrench? (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Venables" <mikevenables@hotmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 01:21:37 PDT
- Michael Jose wrote ... <<<My new B is overheating like a crazy car..... After the temp. is up for a while, the oil gauge also starts to drop.>>> The oil pressure will drop as the temperature increase
- /html/mgs/1999-04/msg01176.html (8,989 bytes)
- 6. Re: Real Subject on the subject space (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Venables" <mikevenables@hotmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 08:01:38 PDT
- Oops! I think this applies to me - hit the send button too soon. My Mike comment
- /html/mgs/1999-04/msg01203.html (6,725 bytes)
- 7. Test (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Venables" <mikevenables@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 01 Mar 1999 02:27:46 PST
- couldn't get my settings right, so hope this works. Thanks to all those who tried to help! MJV
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg00001.html (6,435 bytes)
- 8. RE: *This* is MG country! (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Venables" <mikevenables@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 01 Mar 1999 02:59:33 PST
- <<< The might be some argument from South Africa :-) but I can deal with that in my own way. Eric, of course there would be! We have the problem of too much sun. The only draw-back at the moment is t
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg00002.html (6,495 bytes)
- 9. Re: *This* is MG country! (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Venables" <mikevenables@hotmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 00:40:22 PST
- I hit the send button a little soon - what the boss had to say seemed more important at the time! Nope no elephants, lions, buffaloes, etc. - they're in the parks (mostly). We also don't have wacko g
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg00057.html (7,838 bytes)
- 10. Re: Test (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Venables" <mikevenables@hotmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 00:43:44 PST
- Hate to admit this, I gave up and registered with Hotmail! Sheepish <G> it. those
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg00058.html (7,432 bytes)
- 11. Re: Pumping loss (was various OD threads) (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Venables" <mikevenables@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 04 Mar 1999 02:10:45 PST
- Pumping loss, as I understand it, has nothing to do with expended fuel exiting the exhaust port. Most of the fuel should be burnt, except with lots of valve over lap. Pumping loss can be calculated b
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg00201.html (11,917 bytes)
- 12. Re: Why I use Mobil 1 (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Venables" <mikevenables@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 04 Mar 1999 23:40:32 PST
- I agree. I also use synthetic oil in my B, but I use Total Quartz(similar stuff I guess). It certainly does stay cleaner - no black oil! We had a rep. from Castrol at one of our MG meetings and he ex
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg00243.html (8,329 bytes)
- 13. Re: F1 Parade (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Venables" <mikevenables@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 08 Mar 1999 02:20:10 PST
- Maybe it was a fore taste of the reliability problems the F1 cars were about to have (less that half the field completed the race!) Mike (with tongue firmly placed in left cheek!) <G> this
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg00367.html (7,020 bytes)
- 14. Re: Oil Cooling (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Venables" <mikevenables@hotmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 07:03:18 PST
- I'd agree! Modern oils should be able to perform better than those when these cars were first built, though. Oil cooling depends alot on engine design - modern cars esp. sports cars have cooling fins
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg00519.html (11,151 bytes)
- 15. Re: MG's 4 Sale (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Venables" <mikevenables@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 05:05:58 PST
- Aren't the earlier B's worth more. They certainly are in SA. Eric wrote...
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg01306.html (6,765 bytes)
- 16. Re: TFs (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Venables" <mikevenables@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 05:09:33 PST
- A TF looks so good there's no need to go fast (no comments from the guys with TC's). My problem is getting my 6' 3" frame in!
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg01307.html (6,952 bytes)
- 17. Re: TFs (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Venables" <mikevenables@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 05:09:57 PST
- A TF looks so good there's no need to go fast (no comments from the guys with TC's). My problem is getting my 6' 3" frame in! MJV
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg01308.html (6,960 bytes)
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