- 21. Re: Smoking Brakes (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 10:15:10 -0500 (CDT)
- I'd have another look at that stoplight switch adjustment if I were you. Adjust it too tight, and the MC pushrod can't return enough to let the pressure out of the lines. -- Todd Mullins Todd.Mullins
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00395.html (7,857 bytes)
- 22. Re: B wiper blades (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 11:08:04 -0500 (CDT)
- Shit no. What do the parts houses want for EACH blade; something like $12? And then when you buy the longer refills, you have to finagle the clipless end to keep the rubber from sliding out. Some IDI
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00411.html (8,238 bytes)
- 23. Re: Battery drain (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 14:04:50 -0500 (CDT)
- I posted this back in April, but it seems appropriate again: -- My very favorite diagnostic procedure for this little problem comes from the fine folks at Motorhead, VA: -- Todd Mullins Todd.Mullins@
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00728.html (8,479 bytes)
- 24. Re: Tire Pressures? (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Sun, 13 Jul 1997 10:17:49 -0500 (CDT)
- 32F 37R on 185/70R14 on Rostyles. -- Todd Mullins Todd.Mullins@nrlssc.navy.mil On the lovely Mississippi (USA) Coast '74 MGB Tourer with dirty carbs
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00815.html (6,763 bytes)
- 25. Re: su rebuild (hif4) (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Sun, 13 Jul 1997 10:24:07 -0500 (CDT)
- It looks to me to be a point lying on a line perpendicular to the float pivot pin and passing through the center of the circle scribed by the float chamber. In other words, roughly at the center of t
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00816.html (7,376 bytes)
- 26. Re: Brake bias (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 11:15:46 -0500 (CDT)
- I believe Haynes recommends locking, then backing off one click. As a point of reference, my rear adjusters provide four clicks per 360 degrees. -- Todd Mullins Todd.Mullins@nrlssc.navy.mil On the lo
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00988.html (8,011 bytes)
- 27. Re: stereo stuff and train (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 11:08:20 -0500 (CDT)
- Come on. There's a lot more to that story than loud music. -- Todd "I like loud music" Mullins Todd.Mullins@nrlssc.navy.mil On the lovely Mississippi (USA) Coast '74 MGB Tourer with a nice stereo in
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01129.html (7,349 bytes)
- 28. Padded dashes and soiled jeans (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 11:40:12 -0500 (CDT)
- I have just completed a project that I've been mulling over for the past year. I've always disliked the padded dashboard introduced in 1968, even though it was improved in 1972, and after watching mi
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01131.html (9,195 bytes)
- 29. Re: Heater controls (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 14:52:36 -0500 (CDT)
- More accurately, it is the ventilation distribution knob. Three positions: Off, Interior, and Defrost. It controls the air flap at the bottom of the heater. How could they not? The three studs on the
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01252.html (9,004 bytes)
- 30. Headlight buzzers and starter solenoids (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Tue, 22 Jul 1997 09:10:01 -0500 (CDT)
- Er, this seems a good spot to segue into the coda to my dashboard installation story. See, I had to remove the center console to install my dashboard, so I took the opportunity to clean out a few dea
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01302.html (9,170 bytes)
- 31. Re: Tranny question (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Tue, 22 Jul 1997 09:15:04 -0500 (CDT)
- Don't you guys drain the tranny before pulling it?!? -- Todd Mullins Todd.Mullins@nrlssc.navy.mil On the lovely Mississippi (USA) Coast '74 MGB Tourer awaiting engine rebuild
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01305.html (7,526 bytes)
- 32. Re: Computers again (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 09:28:48 -0500 (CDT)
- Well, goodness me. I certainly didn't mean to start a civil war here. I was simply relating one of life's little experiences, and you guys are cheaper than a therapist... Very true. I really do love
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg00051.html (7,735 bytes)
- 33. (fwd) WTB: '67 MGB parts (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 13:51:05 -0500
- Seen on rec.autos.marketplace: -- I'm looking for some body panels in good condition for my '67 MGB roadster. I need the hood, both front fenders, grill assembly, headlights, front signal lights, fro
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg00060.html (6,877 bytes)
- 34. (fwd) 1977 MGB Conv., red, new top. Must Sell. Make Offer.... (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Tue, 3 Jun 1997 12:39:14 -0500
- Another one seen on rec.autos.marketplace. This one is actually close enough for me to go and look at, if anybody's interested, but it must be this weekend (spending a few days in the immediate area)
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg00149.html (7,005 bytes)
- 35. Re: HS-6 Carb Conversion...Pros or Cons? (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 10:31:13 -0500 (CDT)
- Well, my understanding is that you only need bigger carbs if you're flowing more air, and you're only flowing more air if you a) run at high (>6k?) revs a lot, or b) have significantly increased disp
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg00206.html (8,169 bytes)
- 36. Re: Anyone have a spare solenoid???? (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 15:31:06 -0500 (CDT)
- "die"? I usually translate "die" as "cease running due to a fault". If you turn it off with the key (like normal), that's not dying. Since we're discussing the starter, I'm assuming that you turned i
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg00225.html (8,382 bytes)
- 37. Re: Mods to exist Intake/Exhaust=Need Advise (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997 11:10:54 -0500 (CDT)
- Interesting discussion; I'm hoping to learn something new, BUT - let's not confuse the MGA engine with the BMC A Series engine. The MGA and MGB both use the B Series engine; the Spridget, Mini, and o
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg00370.html (9,082 bytes)
- 38. Re: locks (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Tue, 10 Jun 1997 21:23:50 -0500 (CDT)
- Yup. Original keys, too. Well, two of them. I never worried about locking the glove box. Actually, I never worry about locking anything except the tru^H^H^Hboot, and then only sometimes. Maybe it's f
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg00461.html (8,636 bytes)
- 39. Re: MGA engine runs bad after warmed up (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Tue, 10 Jun 1997 21:31:31 -0500 (CDT)
- Hold on - you start the engine, from cold, without the choke? If you're able to do that, your mixtures are WAY too rich, which would explain the bogging once warmed up. Back when my aftermarket fuel
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg00464.html (7,543 bytes)
- 40. Re: since were on this " my Engine runs bad when..." thread. (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Wed, 11 Jun 1997 13:36:19 -0500 (CDT)
- One thing that springs to my mind is the orientation of the car when parked. Is it always parked facing uphill at your house, and/or always parked facing downhill at work? Under such circumstances I
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg00491.html (10,519 bytes)
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