- 1. Re: Failed MA inspection (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael W. Jose" <mwjose@cox.net>
- Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 00:04:19 -0700
- Haha, I see you've been to Arizona, if you mix that with brand new luxury SUVs swerving between them. Here we have emissions inspections, and this is the wild west, go figure. I've had fun every year
- /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00000.html (7,573 bytes)
- 2. Re: Failed MA inspection (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael W. Jose" <mwjose@cox.net>
- Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 17:53:22 -0700
- I think that 1500 is about as high as one can get away with here in AZ. They only do safety inspections on cars that have been totalled, as far as I know (they poke in the engine bay and you must mus
- /html/mgs/2003-04/msg00040.html (8,116 bytes)
- 3. Re: Rubber Bumper B owners unite! (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael W. Jose" <mwjose@cox.net>
- Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 00:25:34 -0700
- I too would be interested to see this. I have a proviso: many states have rolling year emission standards, or emissions from a certain date. This often means that RBBs have nearly the same standards
- /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00274.html (8,786 bytes)
- 4. Re: Rubber Bumper B (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael W. Jose" <mwjose@cox.net>
- Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 18:15:24 -0700
- /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive
- /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00362.html (8,900 bytes)
- 5. distributor ID (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael W. Jose" <mwjose@cox.net>
- Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2003 22:16:30 -0700
- After figuring out that my choke problem with hard starting was really devastated points, I think I'm ready to do something about my ancient distributor. Firstly, I'd like to know how to ID different
- /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00072.html (7,181 bytes)
- 6. Re: Headlight switch wiring harness (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael W. Jose" <mwjose@cox.net>
- Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 14:13:31 -0700
- Ken, my B came with a non original headlamp switch, and I've been through the same thing. I've been told that the harness is not available new. What I did was get some of the little pin connectors th
- /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00453.html (7,663 bytes)
- 7. Re: Headlight switch wiring harness (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael W. Jose" <mwjose@cox.net>
- Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 22:03:04 -0700
- Not the bullet connectors, but the male and female components of the big multiconnectors that are encased with plastic. The pins and the tubes can be purchased, and soldered and crimped onto your wir
- /html/mgs/2003-02/msg00469.html (8,116 bytes)
- 8. re: netscape 7 (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael W. Jose" <mwjose@cox.net>
- Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 16:32:17 -0700
- I was using 4.72 on my old computer because it was too slow, and 6 wouldn't run at all. Right now I have started using Mozilla, which is what Navigator 6 is made off of. No problems yet, and seems to
- /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00702.html (6,460 bytes)
- 9. Re: Engine Conversions and fuel economy: (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael W. Jose" <mwjose@cox.net>
- Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 07:34:54 -0700
- David, What about hydrogen? you can run an internal combustion engine on the stuff, and it is set to become the replacement of gasoline at the pump. Mazda and bmw are making cars with similar-to-stoc
- /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00764.html (8,616 bytes)
- 10. Carbs vs. carbs (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Jose <mwjose@cox.net>
- Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 15:36:54 -0700
- Dear listers, As I've been having a world of trouble with my ZS on my 79 B since I've had the car, (as in, two rebuilds of the carb, countless rebuilds of the choke, and now a fire from the choke) I
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00452.html (8,101 bytes)
- 11. re: carbs vs. carbs (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Jose <mwjose@cox.net>
- Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 00:41:00 -0700
- Bill and Jim, would twin SUs be able to keep me emissions legal, or is there much of a difference at all. I've had some difficulty, but I'm beginning to think it's the impossible tuning on the Stromb
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00459.html (7,470 bytes)
- 12. carbs vs. carbs (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Jose <mwjose@cox.net>
- Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 13:59:17 -0700
- Victoria British sells a single SU as a replacement for the Stromberg. Has anyone tried this option? still weighing... Mike Jose 79 B Phoenix /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Arch
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00472.html (7,244 bytes)
- 13. getting them coil springs back in there (79B) (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Jose <mwjose@cox.net>
- Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 22:46:45 -0700
- I know I've seen this topic before, and as I recall one is to use a block of wood and floor jack to get the spring compressed to put the bolts through the pan and control arms. That's kinda how they
- /html/mgs/2002-09/msg00859.html (7,313 bytes)
- 14. RE: drink holder (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Jose <mwjose@cox.net>
- Date: Sat, 04 May 2002 02:33:10 -0700
- As for a drink holder, I have found that one can wedge a cup in between the seat and the transmission tunnel right at the back. The seatbelt buckle and my leg hold it in place, though it might spill
- /html/mgs/2002-05/msg00127.html (8,643 bytes)
- 15. Re: Options for lowering CO (emissions) (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Jose <mwjose@cox.net>
- Date: Mon, 06 May 2002 16:22:23 -0700
- I've had trouble enough getting my car to pass every year. I too have a 79, but I have the ZS and a cat and a new air pump and gulp valve and egr etc. After a tuneup and leaning out the carb some I
- /html/mgs/2002-05/msg00208.html (7,749 bytes)
- 16. [Fwd: Gasoline Prices: Good Idea for the Long Run]] (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Jose <mwjose@cox.net>
- Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 01:52:37 -0700
- /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive
- /html/mgs/2002-05/msg00331.html (7,695 bytes)
- 17. Re: Confused by speeds stated (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Jose <mwjose@cox.net>
- Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 18:52:02 -0700
- I'm going to agree with everyone else here. My worn out 79 B (well, it does a new aluminum alloy head) with bad suspension and nearly gone tires can do 90 all day, I've had it past 100 before, when I
- /html/mgs/2002-05/msg00382.html (8,578 bytes)
- 18. manifold to catalytic converter joint, 79 B (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Jose <mwjose@cox.net>
- Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 16:24:15 -0700
- Any tips on tightening the cat-to-manifold seal? Mine is coming apart again, and I just broke off one of the studs trying to put new nuts on. Any good tricks to this, or is it just nearly impossible?
- /html/mgs/2002-05/msg01136.html (7,730 bytes)
- 19. Re: MGB in film (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Jose <mwjose@cox.net>
- Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2002 18:08:38 -0700
- Not sure if anyone else has mentioned this, but a rubber bumper BGT has a starring role in "Birthday Girl" with Nicole Kidman. At one point they drop it down a hill and it hits a tree, but no damage
- /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00242.html (6,714 bytes)
- 20. alternators (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Jose <mwjose@cox.net>
- Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 16:44:08 -0700
- I am back after a several month hiatus (I just stopped getting list mail one day, probably because of the excite@home issue), and I have been having bad trouble with my 79 B. I am going through an al
- /html/mgs/2002-02/msg00325.html (7,387 bytes)
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