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121. Re: MOWOG (score: 1): Author: thorpe@kegs.saic.com (Denise Thorpe); Date: Fri, 5 Jan 96 15:47:20 PST; Mike Leckstein agreed with John Twist: Who's Grace? There will be no concession from the "Ministry of War Oxford Group" group even if I'm it. After reading "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" I no; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00148.html (8,196 bytes)
122. Re: MOWOG (score: 1): Author: thorpe@kegs.saic.com (Denise Thorpe); Date: Fri, 5 Jan 96 17:45:33 PST; Mike riposted: Au contraire! MOWOG was the Ministry of War's seal of approval. It was the parts _without_ MOWOG on them (like those tiny instrument light bulbs) that were made without the government'; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00150.html (8,206 bytes)
123. Vacuum (score: 1): Author: thorpe@kegs.saic.com (Denise Thorpe); Date: Thu, 11 Jan 96 11:10:02 PST; Dirk asked: There are two kinds of vacuum in a car: manifold and ported. Since an internal combustion engine sucks air from the intake and shoves it out the exhaust, the engine creates vacuum in the; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00289.html (9,811 bytes)
124. Re: Clutch thowout bearings... (score: 1): Author: thorpe@kegs.saic.com (Denise Thorpe); Date: Thu, 11 Jan 96 12:30:39 PST; Glenn Stauffer asked: The throwout bearing should last as long as a clutch. Both of these wear at a rate depending on your driving style. If you ride the clutch, both the clutch and the TO bearing wi; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00297.html (8,046 bytes)
125. RE: Oil Pan Tightening (score: 1): Author: thorpe@kegs.saic.com (Denise Thorpe); Date: Wed, 17 Jan 96 14:19:37 PST; Chris Reichle responded to Bob Nafie's question: Snap-on (possibly others) also makes a wrench with a socket mounted on a hinge on one end and an open end of the same size at the other end. Since the; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00461.html (7,212 bytes)
126. Re: Zenith-Stromberg Carb (SINGLE) (score: 1): Author: thorpe@kegs.saic.com (Denise Thorpe); Date: Thu, 18 Jan 96 10:05:25 PST; Jim Mellander asked: Here's the story so far as I see it: Neither Grose jets nor the original needle and seat valve are going to affect performance. The only issue here is longevity and how likely on; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00482.html (9,362 bytes)
127. Re: real deal! (score: 1): Author: thorpe@kegs.saic.com (Denise Thorpe); Date: Thu, 18 Jan 96 16:49:09 PST; Years ago I read an article in a financial magazine (probably in some waiting room) that said that the financial might of the United States is built on the foundation of the $300 car. Because a runni; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00494.html (7,763 bytes)
128. What's wrong with light blue? (score: 1): Author: thorpe@kegs.saic.com (Denise Thorpe); Date: Fri, 19 Jan 96 13:16:30 PST; I've never met a guy who liked light blue on a car. What's the deal? My favorite MG color combination is the early B light blue with dark blue upholstery, ragtop, and tonneau. Is this one of those ge; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00510.html (7,597 bytes)
129. Re: Light blue, Primrose Yellow... (score: 1): Author: thorpe@kegs.saic.com (Denise Thorpe); Date: Fri, 19 Jan 96 16:14:54 PST; Michael Chaffee opined: GAK! I've always referred to that color as "piss yellow" (gee, I hope no one is offended). But I've known lots of males who liked it. It must be a gender thing. I figure if a; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00522.html (8,055 bytes)
130. Re: What color? (score: 1): Author: thorpe@kegs.saic.com (Denise Thorpe); Date: Mon, 22 Jan 96 10:22:29 PST; Ray Gibbons responded to Mike Leckstein's question about PA colors: Well, if we're going non-original _and_ non British, Porsche made a gorgeous light blue called "ice blue." It's the lightest blue I; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00557.html (7,770 bytes)
131. Re: advertisement (score: 1): Author: thorpe@kegs.saic.com (Denise Thorpe); Date: Mon, 22 Jan 96 10:51:44 PST; Charles Joiner asked: Every car swap meet I go to, there are people there selling adverts cut out of magazines all nicely sorted by car make and model. I figure it's worth the $3 per ad to not have t; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00558.html (7,511 bytes)
132. request for info on '80 B wiper motor (score: 1): Author: thorpe@kegs.saic.com (Denise Thorpe); Date: Mon, 22 Jan 96 13:50:37 PST; Fellow MG'ers: Well, I'm halfway to installing two speed wipers in my '67 B. Yesterday I swapped the two wiper arm from my restoration project B onto the three wiper motor I got from a parted out '80; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00569.html (9,295 bytes)
133. Re: request for info on '80 B wiper motor (score: 1): Author: thorpe@kegs.saic.com (Denise Thorpe); Date: Tue, 23 Jan 96 11:38:33 PST; Gary Burrell answered my question thusly: Interesting side story: When I was trying different combinations of wires, I was holding the the bare ends of wires between my thumb and forefinger. I knew t; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00598.html (10,998 bytes)
134. Re: request for info on '80 B wiper motor (score: 1): Author: thorpe@kegs.saic.com (Denise Thorpe); Date: Tue, 23 Jan 96 16:06:02 PST; Gary Burrell gave out more valuable info: That's too easy! I thought I was being soooo clever using an early headlight switch because it looked just like the original switch. Well, now I can move the; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00603.html (7,805 bytes)
135. Unleaded fuel and valves (was: F experiences, for some odd reason) (score: 1): Author: thorpe@kegs.saic.com (Denise Thorpe); Date: Fri, 26 Jan 96 13:22:13 PST; Valves burn from lean running. A burnt valve has a really interesting curving pie shaped piece cut out of it. I've always admired the shape of the burnt out part of a valve. I suspect that some simpl; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00661.html (8,107 bytes)
136. Re: Unleaded fuel and valves (score: 1): Author: thorpe@kegs.saic.com (Denise Thorpe); Date: Fri, 26 Jan 96 15:39:53 PST; Ulix asked: My car never pings (that I'm aware of, but I don't have the best hearing) but lower octane gas makes it run _noticeably_ bad and causes it to run on. Arco is the worst--my car barely runs; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00664.html (7,315 bytes)
137. Re: Need advice (accident!) (score: 1): Author: thorpe@kegs.saic.com (Denise Thorpe); Date: Mon, 29 Jan 96 15:44:18 PST; Not having insurance doesn't necessarily make her more likely to be in accidents and hopefully your kids are covered by health insurance anyway. Don't assume she's evil. It's possible to be "financia; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00713.html (11,154 bytes)
138. Re: CA DMV is evil (score: 1): Author: thorpe@kegs.saic.com (Denise Thorpe); Date: Tue, 30 Jan 96 11:13:34 PST; Let's recap: Reporting an accident to the police and reporting it to the CA DMV are two different things. Felix has _not_ filed a police report. The Palo Alto Police Dept was blowing him off by givin; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00739.html (11,032 bytes)
139. battery on concrete experiment (score: 1): Author: thorpe@kegs.saic.com (Denise Thorpe); Date: Wed, 31 Jan 96 10:33:02 PST; Will Zehring asked: Well, as you may recall, my experimental procedure was shot down by Richard White who pointed out that the voltage of a battery is not a good indicator of the charge on a battery.; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00772.html (8,323 bytes)
140. TD story (score: 1): Author: thorpe@kegs.saic.com (Denise Thorpe); Date: Wed, 31 Jan 96 13:36:27 PST; All this talk about whether MG's will start after sitting reminded me of a Back when TD's were still being made, a brand new TD was sealed in a time capsule. 20 years later (maybe 25) the TD was raff; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00778.html (6,587 bytes)

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