- 1. Re: Somebody save this poor car! (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Peter Mirams <mirams@bf.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 14:01:05 +1100 (EST)
- On your way to 7 LBC's and going the wrong way (not!) I'd love to get my hands on your bugeye, however I'm in Australia, which kind of makes it a financial and logistical nightmare. Oh well good luc
- /html/mgs/1996-11/msg00121.html (9,557 bytes)
- 2. Re: Are we getting bored? (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Peter Mirams <mirams@bf.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 20:20:48 +1100 (EST)
- Tell me about it, I miss one and a half days of MG-ing on the net and I cop 223 Messages -Sheesh we must be bored....but here's one more
- /html/mgs/1996-11/msg00282.html (7,067 bytes)
- 3. Re: Invitation to Barney (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Peter Mirams <mirams@bf.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996 10:57:47 +1100 (EST)
- Hey Barney, Just between you and me (and the rest of the list!) We can organise something to fool all those who don't think you can make it to a Historic car meeting near Sydney. Here's the plan, You
- /html/mgs/1996-11/msg00545.html (8,122 bytes)
- 4. Re: Roll bars, yea or nay (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Peter Mirams <mirams@bf.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Tue, 8 Oct 1996 12:22:37 +1000 (EST)
- Joseph, Any car, has the ability to roll if it is sideswiped by some idiot running a red light. Although roll bars are not the most attractive add on to an MG, they serve a strong safety purpose. The
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00290.html (9,053 bytes)
- 5. I luv my Midget (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Peter Mirams <mirams@bf.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 11:29:22 +1000 (EST)
- I love my Midget. It has many special abilities: 1. The ability to make my friends laugh because it spends more time being repaired than being driven. 2. The ability to make my father angry because i
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00338.html (7,081 bytes)
- 6. Radiator Leaks (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Peter Mirams <mirams@bf.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 11:44:01 +1000 (EST)
- Hi everybody, I'm after a bit of help. I have just taken out my radiator in my Midget in order to fix a problem with the fan. Well I thought with the money I saved by doing this project myself, I wou
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00339.html (6,913 bytes)
- 7. RE: MIDGETS (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Peter Mirams <mirams@bf.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 10:58:59 +1000 (EST)
- As far as I know, and I do stand to be corrected, the first of the MG's built labelled as a Midget, appeared in 1928 with an OHC engine, considered to be very advanced for the time I know of other Mi
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00402.html (8,355 bytes)
- 8. Re: MGB windshield frame rubbers (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Peter Mirams <mirams@bf.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 11:08:34 +1000 (EST)
- I don't own a B myself, however I did help a friend with this project. We followed the steps outlined in Sept. 1994 issue of MG Enthusiast. They used Waxoyl to protect against rust and to also help s
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00403.html (7,460 bytes)
- 9. Re: 2017 miles - in a aeroplane (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Peter Mirams <mirams@bf.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 15:09:24 +1000 (EST)
- I know it's upsetting when what you think will be the car of your dreams turns out to be not quite right. I spent a year looking for my Midget however, at least you kept your mind on the job of insp
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00412.html (6,863 bytes)
- 10. Re: MGB windshield frame rubbers (fwd) (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Peter Mirams <mirams@bf.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 15:24:06 +1000 (EST)
- Vince, MG Enthusaist magazine is a British publication which I buy on special order from a bookshop in Melbourne Australia. I'm not sure whether they do subscriptions outside the UK or not as I don't
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00413.html (7,248 bytes)
- 11. Jammed Starter Motor (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Peter Mirams <mirams@bf.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 13:14:22 +1000 (EST)
- Hi all, Last night my Midget wouldn't start. Checked the obvious (battery, fuel etc.) and decided to get the RACV (Roadside Assistance) out to help. The mechanic said it was a jammed starter motor an
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00563.html (7,574 bytes)
- 12. Re: Rear-end noises. (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Peter Mirams <mirams@bf.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Thu, 17 Oct 1996 23:59:31 +1000 (EST)
- I'm not sure exactly what you mean by scraping etc, however, I recently had noises coming from the rear of my Midget, which ended up to be the pinion oil seal near the drive flange in the diff. It w
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00718.html (6,954 bytes)
- 13. Re: Radiator Leaks (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Peter Mirams <mirams@bf.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 00:11:19 +1000 (EST)
- Thanks for the info. It ended up being quite a simple fix. When replacing the hose clamp, I placed it too close to the radiator and too far from the lip on the end of the radiator extension tube. I
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00720.html (6,562 bytes)
- 14. VIN's (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Peter Mirams <mirams@bf.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 14:14:56 +1000 (EST)
- I have just been through a few books and notes to determine exactly what date my 69 Midget was made. The VIN which is on my registration is "YGGN4", however all the books I have read show VIN's for M
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00822.html (6,306 bytes)
- 15. Midget Radiators (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Peter Mirams <mirams@bf.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 14:23:02 +1000 (EST)
- Just thought of another question. Now that I have solved my radiator leak, I have noticed that my car is fitted with the older style radiator that is supposed to be matched with the 948 engine. I hav
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00823.html (6,705 bytes)
- 16. Re: Fwd: internet virus (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Peter Mirams <mirams@bf.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 13:38:40 +1000 (EST)
- ** Attention all people on the MG list. This message regarding the Good Times Virus and the PKZIP300.ZIP is a hoax. There are no such virus's being spread on the internet. My dad received this warnin
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00928.html (11,564 bytes)
- 17. Re: Warm Running Sprite (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Peter Mirams <mirams@bf.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Mon, 28 Oct 1996 12:21:56 +1100 (EST)
- I have a six bladed fan running in my Midget. Never, ever overheats and doesn't whir. Just out of curiosity, I have a Cooper fan at home which I have not yet tried out. Does any body out there have e
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg01103.html (8,774 bytes)
- 18. pine commands? - no lbc content (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Peter Mirams <mirams@bf.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 20:04:09 +1100 (EST)
- Does anybody know how to rename a mail folder in pine. I accessed my email the other day and had heaps of noise on the line. It ended up renaming one of my folders with a whole heap of crap on the en
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg01237.html (6,531 bytes)
- 19. Re: Whining Midget Rear End (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Peter Mirams <mirams@bf.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Tue, 3 Sep 1996 14:38:20 +1000 (EST)
- Just FYI I finally found the problem relating to the whine coming from the rear of my Midget. It turned out to be a broken oil seal between the dust cover and the pinion front bearing behind the diff
- /html/mgs/1996-09/msg00044.html (6,555 bytes)
- 20. Re: Canvas Top Woes (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Peter Mirams <mirams@bf.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Mon, 9 Sep 1996 12:34:27 +1000 (EST)
- I personally haven't tried this on my Midget, but I have a friend who uses the black paint for tyres on the worn out hood of his B. Doesn't seem to do any harm and it comes up looking great. Cheap al
- /html/mgs/1996-09/msg00206.html (7,059 bytes)
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