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261. Re: Fuel tank condensation (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 14:44:53 -0500; Come on now Glen. Every hockey fan knows that we have 12 months of hockey in Edmonton. John Home of the Oilers; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00310.html (8,051 bytes)
262. re: 77MGB brake problems (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 22:34:05 -0500; Ah Nolan. Perhaps your subtle suggestion that the man is an idiot will do the trick. It must be a bit disconcerting for someone to realize that his questions are too basic to warrant a civil answer.; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00407.html (7,968 bytes)
263. Solvent (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 10:48:45 -0500; Hi Erik: Use paint thinner which is readily available in gallon jugs for a very reasonable price. It is basically Varsol but costs less. Note that this is petrochemical-based thinner not turpentine.; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00433.html (6,274 bytes)
264. Re: dash toppers (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (Mere); Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 22:58:57 -0500; Don, there are commercially manufactured dash tops available. They glue on with silicone seal and are virtually undetectable when in place. I have one on my car which I didn't discover until after I; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00477.html (7,623 bytes)
265. Re: Canoes and MGs (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 11:05:28 -0500; Hello List: I mentioned this on a private post to the original sender, but a hitch is an easy and sensible reality. Here follows my original post: One of my friends used to tow a camping trailer with; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00494.html (9,115 bytes)
266. Re: Engagement of O/D (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 22:09:04 -0500; Hi David: When I shift into O/D I back off slightly on the throttle. The owner's manual specifically forbids using the clutch. You have to practice to get the motions right but the result is a fairly; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00705.html (8,673 bytes)
267. Re: Colortune/UniSyns (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 13:10:48 -0500; Hi David: I have used a UniSyn since 1960 and bought my first one in 1964 when I bought my Volvo 544. I managed to find a four-barrel version in 1970 and I treasure them both. The four-barrel type is; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00731.html (8,669 bytes)
268. Re: Tuning Woes (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 23:14:42 -0500; Hi Glenn: It sounds like you may have a float level problem Possibly the floats are set too high and the car starves at higher speeds. Another possibility is that you have coincidentally jumped a too; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00751.html (10,726 bytes)
269. Re: Tuning Woes (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 10:10:59 -0500; Hi Glenn: I mentioned earlier that there might be a possibility of a timing chain skip. This is not unknown and could cause problems of the sort you describe. The only other thing I can think of is a; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00826.html (10,635 bytes)
270. RE: Cruise Control (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca; Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 00:21:31 -0500; Hi Doug: I understand your point about LBCs and cruise control. However I am going to install it on my MGB. It is not unusual for me to drive it six or seven hundred miles in a day. I find the thrott; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01062.html (11,898 bytes)
271. Re: everybody's talking, but no one hears a word (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 12:48:08 -0500; Hi Chris: I really enjoyed Thomas' and your letters. How old do you have to be to become an enthusiast? I became an enthusiast in 1954 when I saw my first '55 Chev. I was 14 years old and had suddenl; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01101.html (12,748 bytes)
272. Re: Lost Smoke (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 13:06:24 -0500; The solenoid is moving but it's not activating the switch part of the mechanism. A solenoid moves to close contacts which carry high amperage. It also moves a gear into mesh on the flywheel ring gea; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01103.html (8,050 bytes)
273. Using overdrive (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 15:13:08 -0500; Hello List: I finally got busy and dug out an old copy of the "MGB Driver's Handbook" dated 1967. I knew that I had read somewhere that the clutch is not necessary to allow an O/D shift to take place; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01440.html (6,929 bytes)
274. Re: coolant/wuz MGB hell thread (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Wed, 30 Apr 1997 16:42:36 -0500; Hey Mike: I would have thought the soft asphalt patches would have occurred as a result of leaving the light, not idling at it. I would also imagine that they would take the form of two veeerrrry lo; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01560.html (7,429 bytes)
275. Re: TR6 vibration (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Sun, 2 Mar 1997 23:23:26 -0500; Hi David: Check your universal joints carefully. You might also do a careful check of the condition of your engine mounts, the tightness of transmission mounting bolts, the tightness of bolts holding; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg00063.html (7,340 bytes)
276. Re: TD headlights (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Sun, 2 Mar 1997 23:24:01 -0500; Hi Steve: It's possible that the wiring pattern to the back of the lights is not the same as the stock setup. Using a test leads from a battery, determine which of the three terminals on the back of; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg00064.html (7,245 bytes)
277. Re: Oil pressure problem. (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Wed, 5 Mar 1997 22:36:22 -0500; Hi Jacques: Have you checked the filter? It's possible you're using the wrong kind of filter and it's not holding the oil back inside it after the engine is shut off. This could result in a lack of p; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg00204.html (9,787 bytes)
278. Re: Personalized Tags (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 11:35:05 -0500; Hi Rod: You might find some competition in your choice from owners of Dodge Super Bees and even Chrysler 300 Bs. How about HAD2BU for a musical approach B-MINE, ITSAB, HUNNYB, LIL B, BABITSU (Baby i; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg00280.html (8,473 bytes)
279. mgb valve guide seals (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 10:10:43 -0500; I am going to replace the valve guide seals on my '70B engine this spring. While I was at GOF West, I met a fellow who worked in an MG restoration shop in California. He said that the best replacemen; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg00392.html (6,941 bytes)
280. Re: Using a lighting board makes my indicators strange.... (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 10:10:38 -0500; This sounds like the same problem encountered when connecting a trailer to a vehicle. The solution is a heavy duty flasher. John McEwen; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg00393.html (8,743 bytes)

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