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41. Traction (score: 1): Author: "Bill Eastman" <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 14:18:22 -0600; Max, It sounds like you should get a couple of cats- they are excellent traction aids. Speaking of which, did anyone else fall of the sofa laughing at the latest "EDTV" trailer? "I think I'm OK- some; /html/mgs/1999-03/msg01417.html (6,632 bytes)
42. Texas (score: 1): Author: "Bill Eastman" <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 15:46:45 -0600; Boy, Texas must be just chock full of grassy knolls ;-) Regards, Bill Eastman 61 MGA still in storage :-( Trying to break the monotony of budgeting at work.; /html/mgs/1999-03/msg01718.html (6,393 bytes)
43. Modern Bolt Markings (score: 1): Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Mon, 01 Feb 1999 10:50:48 -0600; I didn't see anyone else answer this directly so I will say what I know or at least what I think I know. For modern bolts you would buy from a hardware store, this is what you see. Grade 2 or lower-; /html/mgs/1999-02/msg00028.html (8,882 bytes)
44. Trip to Holland (score: 1): Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 09:06:38 -0600; I will be in Maastricht Sunday through Tuesday and in Amsterdam Wednesday afternoon through Friday afternoon. This is a business trip so most days are full but if anyone around there would like to sa; /html/mgs/1999-02/msg00131.html (6,479 bytes)
45. Handling pressure, Thanks (score: 1): Author: William Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 21:05:38 -0600; First of all thanks to all of you who sent your good wishes to me after my middle age opus. I appreciate it very much. Someone once said that the really important knowledge is the stuff you learn aft; /html/mgs/1999-01/msg00182.html (8,540 bytes)
46. Why OD? (score: 1): Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 14:53:03 -0600; There are more variables than just efficiency when designing a gearbox. With modern oils and machining techniques the difference in efficiency between direct and indirect ratios is not that great. A; /html/mgs/1999-01/msg00438.html (6,724 bytes)
47. Carb adjustments and stumble, head problems, fuel pump (score: 1): Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 13:23:34 -0600; To the person getting a stumble letting off the gas, pushing in the clutch, and hitting the brakes. When the mixture was adjusted to give the highest vacuum at idle, you did optimize for that particu; /html/mgs/1999-01/msg00673.html (8,905 bytes)
48. Valve springs, car pics, insults. (score: 1): Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 13:03:43 -0600; If I understand your description correctly, the type of valve spring compressor works by moving the big lever. The screw is used to adjust it to your particular engine. Also, don't be surprised if y; /html/mgs/1999-01/msg00795.html (7,377 bytes)
49. MGA brake pistons (score: 1): Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 13:26:03 -0600; I don't know about the other questions. But it sounds like your disk brake pistons are shot. The original A pistons are quite expensive but almost everyone replaces them with B pistons which are quit; /html/mgs/1999-01/msg00854.html (6,720 bytes)
50. Explosions small and large (score: 1): Author: William Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 21:41:02 -0600; Someone asked about detonation. It has been a while since I have have been in school but I will try to remember something other than how many glasses of beer are in a pitcher. When people talk about; /html/mgs/1999-01/msg01003.html (9,571 bytes)
51. Timing tricks (score: 1): Author: William Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 22:30:40 -0600; I have always taken ignition timing from manufacturers with a grain of salt. These are chosen such that the worst case stackup of tolerances will not cause detonation. Each car is different and almos; /html/mgs/1999-01/msg01390.html (10,051 bytes)
52. Engine rebuilding philosophy (score: 1): Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Tue, 01 Dec 1998 13:33:40 -0600; Unfortunately I have not been able to participate directly in many "This is wrong what should I do?" threads since I have gone on the digest so I end up limiting my input to story telling and the occ; /html/mgs/1998-12/msg00025.html (10,534 bytes)
53. Burning oil, heads and blocks. (score: 1): Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Fri, 04 Dec 1998 10:01:02 -0600; Mike L asked where all of the oil goes. Your car is burning 1 quart of oil in 1000 miles and 1 gallon of gas in 25 miles. So it is burning 1/4 the oil in 40 times the distance. so about 0.6% of the f; /html/mgs/1998-12/msg00191.html (6,747 bytes)
54. A quick trip out west (score: 1): Author: William Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 21:18:47 -0600; As Bill Spohn wrote, I am just back from a quick trip to Vancouver. My brother in law Brian and I spent five days on the road to pick up parts that, according to Bill, make up the majority of a 1958; /html/mgs/1998-12/msg00730.html (10,236 bytes)
55. Re: A quick trip out west -Reply (score: 1): Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 11:56:19 -0600; it might even be worth it financially, a friend of mine restores 120s and 150s in Ontario and "knocks them out" in the U.S. at 50,000+>>> Mike, Thanks for the encouragement. Unfortunately, these sal; /html/mgs/1998-12/msg00789.html (7,410 bytes)
56. Surface rust prevention advice needed (score: 1): Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 09:05:21 -0600; As written before, I have just dragged home a new project. The trip from BC was a wet and sloppy one so I now have some very light surface rust starting on some of the stripped surfaces of the body.; /html/mgs/1998-12/msg01037.html (7,240 bytes)
57. Torque, NWI cam, Cats, Pretty cars (score: 1): Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 11:53:12 -0600; Someone said that you couldn't put as much torque on an MG removing the front nut as it puts out. Few MG's put out more than 100 lb-ft of torque yet it is quite easy to exceed that number with a brea; /html/mgs/1998-12/msg01342.html (8,840 bytes)
58. Santa was good to me (score: 1): Author: William Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 21:02:45 -0600; Christmas has come and gone again. Like most years the kids made out like bandits. For me it was one of the better years. At the head of the list was a new Dwell/tach/voltmeter from Sears. Now I can; /html/mgs/1998-12/msg01457.html (7,731 bytes)
59. Middle Age- long and boring (score: 1): Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 12:19:43 -0600; As we approach the end of the millennium, it is time to reflect. This goes double for me because yesterday I turned 40 years old. I am sure that a few of my friends who knew me in my twenties lost mo; /html/mgs/1998-12/msg01691.html (10,699 bytes)
60. Paint questions (score: 1): Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1998 10:59:09 -0600; I was at the local automotive paint store yesterday asking about do it yourself paint jobs. The young gent behind the desk offered up that it I wanted to do this, I had best buy the materials in the; /html/mgs/1998-11/msg00055.html (6,952 bytes)

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