- 101. [Mgs] Back to work on the MG (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Lindsay <rolindsay@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:02:18 -0700 (PDT)
- Hey Gang, Got back to working on the MG today! Its been WEEKS since I could even get to the garage, let alone do good work. So here's the progress made today. BTW, a list-member has reminded me that
- /html/mgs/2007-09/msg00157.html (8,448 bytes)
- 102. Re: [Mgs] Stuck disk brake caliper (score: 1)
- Author: "Richard Lindsay" <rolindsay@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:47:40 EDT
- Yep. Thats why i rebuilt mine. Probably not. Stuckness would indicate the seal is bad, or corrosion in the bore, either of which would require rebuilding. -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're nea
- /html/mgs/2007-09/msg00172.html (7,671 bytes)
- 103. Re: [Mgs] Back to work on the MG (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Lindsay <rolindsay@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:16:58 -0700 (PDT)
- Hey Dan, et al., Finished the panel beating on the front valence tonight and got a coat of matte black on the back side. Once that's cured I'll surface the front side, apply a pebble-coating and get
- /html/mgs/2007-09/msg00174.html (9,329 bytes)
- 104. Re: [Mgs] new question (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Lindsay <rolindsay@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 09:49:03 -0700 (PDT)
- Part of the issue is that the price is always in our faces. What other industry puts their product's price in huge letters on every street corner?! ___________________________________________________
- /html/mgs/2007-09/msg00237.html (10,158 bytes)
- 105. Re: [Mgs] new question (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Lindsay <rolindsay@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 10:49:41 -0700 (PDT)
- This has been my expectation for years. With any product that we CHOOSE to use indiscriminately and without regard to supply, the first solution recommended is always big government control - as if t
- /html/mgs/2007-09/msg00239.html (10,257 bytes)
- 106. [Mgs] a couple more pictures, for anyone interested (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Lindsay <rolindsay@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:08:55 -0700 (PDT)
- Today, I finished painting the front cross-brace. It's now curing. Tomorrow, time permitting, I'll install the new 'stickers' and commission number plate. Primed and drying: http://www.aubard.us/MGB/
- /html/mgs/2007-09/msg00246.html (7,500 bytes)
- 107. Re: [Mgs] a couple more pictures, for anyone interested (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Lindsay <rolindsay@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:12:09 -0700 (PDT)
- Links corrected... Today, I finished painting the front cross-brace. It's now curing. Tomorrow, time permitting, I'll install the new 'stickers' and commission number plate. Primed and drying: http:/
- /html/mgs/2007-09/msg00247.html (7,165 bytes)
- 108. [Mgs] The right front corner (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Lindsay <rolindsay@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 14:34:57 -0700 (PDT)
- Hello Friends, Here are a few pictures of the cosmetic tweaking of my MGB's right front corner, fender and lighting. This isn't rocket science or even mechanic work. Its details. I enjoy details when
- /html/mgs/2007-09/msg00251.html (10,004 bytes)
- 109. Re: [Mgs] new question (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Lindsay <rolindsay@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 05:55:30 -0700 (PDT)
- Natural controls are always best. painful, but best. _______________________________________________ Edit your replies Mgs@autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/mgs
- /html/mgs/2007-09/msg00279.html (9,452 bytes)
- 110. Re: [Mgs] MGB O/D Driveshafts (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Lindsay <rolindsay@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:01:17 -0700 (PDT)
- Most interesting. I wonder why the Italians and Germans use flex disks (guibos) instead of u-joints - or in addition to u-joints? It is also a classic repair for older BMWs to replace the center driv
- /html/mgs/2007-09/msg00284.html (11,338 bytes)
- 111. Re: [Mgs] MGB O/D Driveshafts (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Lindsay <rolindsay@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:24:01 -0700 (PDT)
- A few years ago I restored a 1930 Chevrolet. It was fascinating to see how many strange engineering ideas where employed - ideas today that are NOT considered best practices (e.g. bearing lubricatio
- /html/mgs/2007-09/msg00291.html (10,977 bytes)
- 112. [Mgs] door ajar switch (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Lindsay <rolindsay@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:17:03 -0700 (PDT)
- Hey Gang, I need to replace the door ajar switch on my '70 MGB. I can use either the isolated or grounding type switch. Do you know of an aftermarket vendor? rick ____________________________________
- /html/mgs/2007-09/msg00305.html (6,091 bytes)
- 113. Re: [Mgs] Weber downdraft (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Lindsay <rolindsay@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 06:56:20 -0700 (PDT)
- Also, "time" is not defined as "engine running time". It is just time since the current was first applied to the bi-metal coil. If you have to crank and crank and crank OR if you leave the ignition t
- /html/mgs/2007-10/msg00015.html (8,245 bytes)
- 114. Re: [Mgs] Oil again and again (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Lindsay <rolindsay@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 13:39:36 -0700 (PDT)
- _______________________________________________ Edit your replies Mgs@autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/mgs
- /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00004.html (7,835 bytes)
- 115. Re: [Mgs] valve cover gasket (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Lindsay <rolindsay@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 10:21:01 -0800 (PST)
- Hey Matt, Like others will say; there are tons of methods recommended. Here's my two cents. - If the gasket is not deformed from packaging and shipping, you can probably install it dry. To do so, you
- /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00035.html (8,460 bytes)
- 116. [Mgs] A little progress... (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Lindsay <rolindsay@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 16:09:05 -0800 (PST)
- Hello Friends, Made a little progress this weekend. Trial fitted the MGB's bumper and installed the newly restored grill. http://www.aubard.us/MGB/HPIM0792.JPG Yes, I skipped the over-riders but I li
- /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00042.html (7,225 bytes)
- 117. Re: [Mgs] A little progress... (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Lindsay <rolindsay@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 16:12:17 -0800 (PST)
- bumper and installed the newly restored grill. http://www.aubard.us/MGB/HPIM0792.JPG Yep, that's the mouth of an air horn. I had it left over from the Ferrari restoration and the stock MG horns are t
- /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00043.html (6,786 bytes)
- 118. Re: [Mgs] Weber downdraft again (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Lindsay <rolindsay@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 05:09:49 -0800 (PST)
- Exactly the same thing happened with my Lotus Europa. I've been rebuilding carbs for years but still couldn't make that old DGV perform. I suspect damage or blockage that I just couldn't get to - eve
- /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00097.html (8,147 bytes)
- 119. Re: [Mgs] MGB Mk I Gas Tank Question (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Lindsay <rolindsay@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:00:37 -0800 (PST)
- Hey Ron, I laughed when I read your post. A number of years ago I had a '63 e-type that I had restored from the ground up. One day I noticed a rattle in the fuel tank when I moved the car. I discover
- /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00104.html (7,492 bytes)
- 120. Re: [Mgs] Weber downdraft again (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Lindsay <rolindsay@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:20:48 -0800 (PST)
- Right, all around. The 32/36DGV Weber is not a power modification. It is a convenience change. The little DGV works just fine if you keep the screwdrivers in the toolbox. Webers - even the little one
- /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00122.html (10,514 bytes)
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