- 181. Re: B with an auto tranny on ebay (oops) (score: 1)
- Author: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 09:50:30 -0500
- Now, now, don't say anything libelous about the Aussies lest you might get /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive
- /html/mgs/2002-12/msg00503.html (6,849 bytes)
- 182. Re: Old Tire Q (score: 1)
- Author: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>
- Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 20:32:05 -0500
- Absolutely no way. Even if there's no major tread loss, you'll probably notice spiderweb cracks. After 12 years, the rubber is very dry and weak. Unless it's been off the car submerged in some preser
- /html/mgs/2002-12/msg00620.html (7,729 bytes)
- 183. Re: The answer to "Why are there no listers from China"? (score: 1)
- Author: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>
- Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2002 07:37:37 -0500
- Actually, some people have been executed online for that very same question. :) /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00001.html (8,488 bytes)
- 184. Re: Future MG (score: 1)
- Author: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>
- Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2002 16:41:26 -0500
- It's not particularly stately or elegant - just pure unadulterated power. Looks like one of my son's transformer toys. :) I bet it kicks ass, but it's a different category than what you would take fo
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00155.html (8,323 bytes)
- 185. RE: Future MG (score: 1)
- Author: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>
- Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2002 19:55:38 -0500
- Wow! That doesn't even fit into the category of "car". Hope it comes with a hell of an airbag! /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00167.html (7,961 bytes)
- 186. Re: The curse of Lucas jumping ship (score: 1)
- Author: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>
- Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 12:16:44 -0500
- On the bright side, have you tried the MG lately? Maybe it was sort of a "transference" and the MG acquired the Mazda system. :) /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http:
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00464.html (8,639 bytes)
- 187. Re: Murphy's Law (score: 1)
- Author: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>
- Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 21:23:04 -0500
- I thought you mistyped "Buick" but you really did mean a buck (deer). She is lucky - some of those can cause major damage, particularly if they go through the windshield, and people get killed messin
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00498.html (8,114 bytes)
- 188. Re: Happy Thanksgiving (score: 1)
- Author: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2002 21:27:05 -0500
- FWIW, the plantation nearby spells it "Plimouth" - apparently the "old-style" spelling. /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00778.html (7,297 bytes)
- 189. Re: Happy Thanksgiving (score: 1)
- Author: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>
- Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 12:34:09 -0500
- For some reason I can't find my Rand McNally Massachussets roadmap from 1621. I've looked in the glove compartment! Maybe it's in the boot of the car. /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00788.html (8,146 bytes)
- 190. Gawd-awful squeal (score: 1)
- Author: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>
- Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2002 11:25:40 -0400
- Yep, my belt's a-squealing. I have already inspected for cats - no unaccounted for hair. It's a '78 B - I first tried tightening it a little (no change). - I took the belt off and tried moving both t
- /html/mgs/2002-10/msg00017.html (7,607 bytes)
- 191. RE: God Awful squeal (score: 1)
- Author: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>
- Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2002 11:57:52 -0400
- Well, I got the 1" number from my Haynes shop manual, which from the way it was worded I think means a half inch to either side of center. The belt is pretty much the same tension, it seems, as when
- /html/mgs/2002-10/msg00019.html (8,317 bytes)
- 192. RE: God Awful squeal - bad news? (score: 1)
- Author: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>
- Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2002 12:09:05 -0400
- Okay, fan belt off, removed, not there - still squeals. Alternator is not moving, so it's not that, correct? Water pump not moving, so it's not that, correct? What am I looking at here? It seems to c
- /html/mgs/2002-10/msg00020.html (7,264 bytes)
- 193. RE: God Awful squeal (score: 1)
- Author: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>
- Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2002 15:45:38 -0400
- Well, this is more mechanical. The current hypothesis is that it's a stuck starter - I've decided to get it towed to a shop; I don't think I should be driving it until it's resolved, and I'm not in a
- /html/mgs/2002-10/msg00031.html (7,577 bytes)
- 194. Re: God Awful squeal - bad news? (score: 1)
- Author: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>
- Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2002 18:02:45 -0400
- It sounds like a fan belt squeal, but we've eliminated fan belt, eliminated a transmission bearing (still happens whether clutch engaged or not), eliminated a motor bearing (no shavings in the oil),
- /html/mgs/2002-10/msg00035.html (8,599 bytes)
- 195. Re: God Awful squeal - bad news? (score: 1)
- Author: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>
- Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2002 10:59:25 -0400
- My hands aren't that small, but I bet my 6-yr-old son would be perfect for this! :) I'll see about taking a crack at this, though I might just put in a new one anyway. Lord knows how long the current
- /html/mgs/2002-10/msg00050.html (8,703 bytes)
- 196. RE: God awful squeal (score: 1)
- Author: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>
- Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2002 18:16:46 -0400
- No air pump. Starter is the theory so far. Hope so! /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive
- /html/mgs/2002-10/msg00157.html (7,296 bytes)
- 197. MG Haiku (score: 1)
- Author: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>
- Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2002 21:32:29 -0400
- I'm surprised we've never done any MG Haiku (at least not that I've found in the last couple years of archives). Haiku is a traditional Japanese "poem" that is more zen-ish than rhyme-ish. It has a v
- /html/mgs/2002-10/msg00206.html (7,635 bytes)
- 198. RE: MG Haiku - NO LBC CONTENT (score: 1)
- Author: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>
- Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2002 10:18:51 -0400
- Whoa - major attitude problem from someone supposedly hailing from an educational institution. Grow up, learn a little tolerance. Sheesh. /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives
- /html/mgs/2002-10/msg00221.html (7,637 bytes)
- 199. RE: MG Haiku - NO LBC CONTENT (score: 1)
- Author: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>
- Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2002 12:30:57 -0400
- The harshness of it sort of blew away any effect of the smile at the end, but if you were just joking, that's good to hear. /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www
- /html/mgs/2002-10/msg00226.html (7,623 bytes)
- 200. Re: MG Haiku (score: 1)
- Author: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>
- Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2002 05:50:25 -0400
- Oops! that's 8 syl's :) 2, because you pronounce it "M. G.". If you pronouced it "mig" it'd be one. /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive
- /html/mgs/2002-10/msg00255.html (7,197 bytes)
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