- 21. armstrong shock absorbers (score: 1)
- Author: Evangelos Makris <xirias@hol.gr>
- Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 20:59:16 +0300
- Are they still made new? Who is the main supplier of NEW such units to all retailers? Evangelos 73 B GT
- /html/mgs/2000-09/msg00866.html (6,340 bytes)
- 22. Re: MG badge position on GT hatch (score: 1)
- Author: Evangelos Makris <xirias@hol.gr>
- Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 20:55:46 +0300
- The horizontal distance from the sharp edge of the badge to the hatch rim is 2.5 inches. The vertical distance from the bottom of the badge to the bottom hatch rim is 3 inches. Evangelos 73 B GT (wit
- /html/mgs/2000-09/msg00867.html (6,753 bytes)
- 23. misleading tachometer (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <xirias@hol.gr>
- Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 09:48:22 +0300
- Hello everyone, I have checked the tachometer in my 73 B GT (RVC2415/00) against my digital car multimeter and a brand new instrument from another maker and my suspicions were right: a. it shows abou
- /html/mgs/2000-09/msg01159.html (7,341 bytes)
- 24. no fast wiper speed (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <xirias@hol.gr>
- Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 09:48:17 +0300
- How could I go about investigating the cause of my wipers stopping when I push the rocker switch to its last (lowermost - fast wiping) position? Evangelos 73 BGT
- /html/mgs/2000-09/msg01160.html (6,669 bytes)
- 25. possible extra 2" gauge location? (score: 1)
- Author: Evangelos Makris <xirias@hol.gr>
- Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 20:57:58 +0300
- Modifications in the engine compartment are almost ready for the mechanical Smiths oil temperature gauge (2" diameter) that I want to add to my car. This is because I am not using an oil cooler. Howe
- /html/mgs/2000-09/msg01182.html (7,199 bytes)
- 26. Re: Tach is dead (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <xirias@hol.gr>
- Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 09:10:48 +0300
- The tachometer on my car (73 GT) won't register above 3,000 rpm even if I rev the engine above that. The needle dances when I switch on the indicators or hazards to the rhythm of the flasher unit(s)
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg00608.html (8,781 bytes)
- 27. waterways (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <xirias@hol.gr>
- Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 07:39:10 +0300
- OK, let's assume you're driving in the rain and water enters through the chrome vent grille just behind the bonnet. Where does water pass through so it comes out? I have removed the heater to have it
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg00638.html (6,702 bytes)
- 28. pulling a steering wheel (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <xirias@hol.gr>
- Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 07:17:10 +0300
- A nice replacement steering wheel came in yesterday as the original one had virtually no rubber left on it. However the old hub (and shot horn slip ring contact) is still there because it's so tight.
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg00672.html (7,143 bytes)
- 29. backfiring (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <xirias@hol.gr>
- Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 08:44:33 +0300
- When I go down the hill, say, in 3rd gear, at 2400 to 2500 rpm the engine backfires. It works and pulls fine all the time. What could be the problem here? Evangelos
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg00900.html (6,508 bytes)
- 30. Re: pulling a steering wheel - done. (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <xirias@hol.gr>
- Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 08:44:25 +0300
- I wish to thank all the nice people who came up with ideas on how to remove my steering wheel. I managed to replace the rubber-less old with a much better one by using a Mini rear hub puller with its
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg00901.html (7,285 bytes)
- 31. removing floor insulation... (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <xirias@hol.gr>
- Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 20:41:31 +0300
- Can anyone please suggest a quicker way to remove this covering that is so fiercely glued to the floors? The way I scrape it off will take me about 10 years! It sure traps moisture and we all know wh
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg00928.html (7,138 bytes)
- 32. rear numberplate lamps (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <xirias@hol.gr>
- Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 20:41:22 +0300
- Has anyone managed to successfully ground the rear numberplate lamps (mounted on overriders)? Given the condition the insides of my overriders are in, the only way I can imagine doing it (and avoidin
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg00929.html (6,837 bytes)
- 33. Re: backfiring (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <xirias@hol.gr>
- Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 20:41:11 +0300
- I'm getting exhaust explosions! Mixture isn't that rich because the sparkplugs have the correct beige colour. Sorry, I don't know where to keep a *.sig file so that it adds itself to the bottom of e
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg00930.html (7,666 bytes)
- 34. relocating the battery (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <xirias@hol.gr>
- Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 10:02:49 +0300
- I know this has probably been dealt with many times in the past but are there any good ideas on installing a "decent" 12V battery on a chrome bumper car? By "decent" I mean larger than the tiny 44Ah
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg01098.html (7,591 bytes)
- 35. bypassing the servo (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <xirias@hol.gr>
- Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 10:02:57 +0300
- Besides having to kick the brake pedal to stop the car, what other problem might I be creating when bypassing the servo unit? If anyone has driven a non-servo car, is it still possible to stop it, or
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg01099.html (6,577 bytes)
- 36. Re: Your age vs. Your Babys age [LBC related - No Tech] (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <xirias@hol.gr>
- Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 08:59:49 +0300
- I am a very early 1966 model. That makes me about 35 years old. Evangelos 73 BGT 66 Sprite Mk3 78 Mini Mk4 60 A40 Farina Mk1
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg01155.html (9,378 bytes)
- 37. Re: relocating the battery (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <xirias@hol.gr>
- Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 09:00:57 +0300
- I would like to thank all the people who gave me ideas on this issue. Let's see now if the local market know what a "group 26" battery is! Evangelos 73 BGT
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg01156.html (7,620 bytes)
- 38. Re: relocating the battery (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <xirias@hol.gr>
- Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 10:56:51 +0300
- I've checked with a couple of car battery stores here, noone knows batteries by two-digit numbers, like for instance, "group 26". They all categorize them by their Ampere-Hour power storage capacity,
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg01238.html (8,331 bytes)
- 39. chekstrap question (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <xirias@hol.gr>
- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 09:55:51 +0300
- Just received a new pair of chekstraps for my GT (73 chrome bumper, tube axle) only to find out they were about 1" short when the car is supported on axle stands located under the rear axle. Is this
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg01309.html (6,912 bytes)
- 40. Re: chekstrap question (score: 1)
- Author: Evangelos Makris <xirias@hol.gr>
- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 17:15:51 +0300
- Yes, my exhaust goes under the axle and so does the handbrake cable. That's not so good is it, eh? So matters become more and more complex back there and there's four things I've got to sort out: a.
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg01318.html (7,807 bytes)
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