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101. Smoke (score: 1): Author: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>; Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 21:27:02 -0400; Ok, I went back down to the garage and restarted the car. After a bit it starts to smoke. The car is much harder to start than before I began working on it and it has a hard time running at any kind; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg00853.html (6,914 bytes)
102. Smoke, Rough Idle - Progress Report (score: 1): Author: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>; Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 14:24:29 -0400; Since many have been kind enough to offer advice, I'd like to provide a progress report. This is very positive and also shows my ignorance continues. :) Situation recap: Just installed new exhaust f; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg00886.html (8,029 bytes)
103. Great Day for Driving (score: 1): Author: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>; Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 20:37:22 -0400; My, my, my, what a simply gorgeous day in the Midget. As the list knows, finally got my Midget back on the road again and took it for a spin. Enjoyed that so much I took it for another longer spin. A; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg00892.html (7,887 bytes)
104. Bonnet/Air Filter Clearance (score: 1): Author: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>; Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 23:45:21 -0400; First a little moment of joy. Took the '74 Midget out for a spin today (like yesterday and the day before). I was doing the "tweak, test drive, adjust test drive" shuffle. When I started out the thin; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01024.html (8,698 bytes)
105. Air Filter Clearance (score: 1): Author: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>; Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 08:47:13 -0400; To answer Ulix's question, I know there is a clearance problem and not a bonnet catch issue because it wouldn't close at all until I slightly dented in the air filter cover. :) Also, I can see where; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01036.html (6,869 bytes)
106. Re: Bonnet/Air Filter Clearance (score: 1): Author: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>; Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 00:22:39 -0400; Unfortuntely that wasn't me. I didn't get home until 8:30pm today (par for the course) and was nowhere near Bayville. Was it a nice Midget? :) nut check Wanted to take this advice and found that the; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01109.html (7,617 bytes)
107. Gasoline Fumes & Neighbors (score: 1): Author: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>; Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 00:39:52 -0400; Here's a poser. I'm trying to head off a bad scence with my downstairs neighbor. We live in a condo where each building has 4 units, 2 downstairs one floor jobbies and 2 upstairs 2 floor units. We li; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01110.html (7,509 bytes)
108. Thanks on spark plug size (score: 1): Author: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>; Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 00:44:04 -0400; Subject line says it all. Many wrote to tell me the correct size socket is 13/16. Further, I'm told to get a decent one with rubber lining to prevent breakage of the plugs. Will do. Thanks all. Phili; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01111.html (6,372 bytes)
109. Gas Fumes - Thanks (score: 1): Author: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>; Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 23:18:35 -0400; Thanks to the list for responses about my neighbor and the gas fumes. There were lots of good suggestions and one that I think may be truest of all is the rusted gas tank (or the expansion tank in th; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01190.html (7,142 bytes)
110. Progress Report (score: 1): Author: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>; Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 15:45:44 -0400; A quick progress report on my 1974 Midget. Went to emissions on Saturday morning at 7:30am not giving myself much chance. I was right. Not even close. My friendly mechanic just told me to tweak and c; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01395.html (7,831 bytes)
111. British Car Week (score: 1): Author: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>; Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 15:57:20 -0400; Wow! A great LBC Saturday. Besides the productive visit to MG T's to get my carbs looked at (earlier post), I had a great time driving and looking at LBCs. Didn't see any on the road, but here's what; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01396.html (9,841 bytes)
112. Reversing Lamp help -switch? (score: 1): Author: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>; Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 16:04:36 -0400; Now that carbs are tuned my reversing lamps are refusing to behave well. Here's the situation. If I am in gear, any gear, they are on. If I am in neutral, they go off. This is happening to both left; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01397.html (7,029 bytes)
113. New Choke Cable and Head Rests (score: 1): Author: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>; Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 19:21:01 -0400; Just changed the choke cable in the Midget. Whew! Two paragraphs or so in the Haynes manual does not begin to sum up the frustration of geting behind that dash fascia. I was in the passenger's seat,; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01416.html (7,270 bytes)
114. Head Rests (score: 1): Author: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>; Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 20:22:25 -0400; Hehehe, WD40 and a hammer, WD40 and a hammer, WD40 and more yanking on it with muscle power (doing that all along). End result? Two new head rests. Philip; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01423.html (6,136 bytes)
115. Reversing Lamp Switch (score: 1): Author: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>; Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 20:27:50 -0400; Well, I went back in to check on this and got to a point where I thought I'd better ask a question. Reading from Haynes I realized that I am supposed to peel carpet and sound proofing back from the t; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01424.html (6,990 bytes)
116. Clunking and Jumping (score: 1): Author: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>; Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 23:33:37 -0400; Mike Robson posted a response to a suspension question that spurs my curiosity for further info. Sounds like something I might need to look into. Seems that my car jumps all over the road, especially; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01433.html (8,264 bytes)
117. Clunking - Suspension (continued) (score: 1): Author: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>; Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 19:55:23 -0400; Did a bit more inspecting of the '74 Midget looking for the reason it sometimes clunks on deceleration or acceleration. Seems I might have suspension issues both front and back. Front: Did the wheel; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01484.html (8,193 bytes)
118. Re: Clunking - Suspension (continued) (score: 1): Author: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>; Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 22:31:30 -0400; Just read this short, informative article. Very good. I'd like to thank everyone for all the advice on the suspension clunking. Darned if I couldn't get it to clunk again this evening. I was trying t; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01549.html (7,794 bytes)
119. Clonking Progress Report and Questions (score: 1): Author: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>; Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 23:51:18 -0400; Ok, taking the advice of the list, I have been checking out what may be causing my clonking sound I =occasionally= (so far) here upon deceleration or acceleration. Actually since it's only happened 3; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01697.html (8,626 bytes)
120. Suspension Bushings (score: 1): Author: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>; Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 20:29:41 -0400; Ok, so now we all know I have to replace bushings in front and rear suspension. I was going to buy the polyeurythane upgrades to the regular rubber ones, but maybe I should wait. I may be buying diff; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01750.html (6,910 bytes)

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