- 101. Re: Wet brakes don't work, Part II (score: 1)
- Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
- Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 17:47:49 -0800
- Hi Charley, The reason I haven't tested any part of the brake system at this point is that I have 20 years and 200K miles of driving data to work with. In that time, I've verified many times that all
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg01746.html (8,929 bytes)
- 102. Re: Matchbox MGF (score: 1)
- Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
- Date: Mon, 01 Feb 1999 21:35:33 +0000
- Michael S. Lishego asked: I don't know what other MG models were made by Matchbox, but I have three of the MG 1100 models. They're supposed to come in three different colors, but I've only been able
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg00072.html (7,910 bytes)
- 103. Re: Matchbox MGF (score: 1)
- Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
- Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 14:24:41 +0000
- Neil Cotty opined (when he should have been working on his engine): Actually, the 1100 models are perfectly proportioned, just like the cars. All of the Marchbox cars I've seen have been exactly like
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg00107.html (7,649 bytes)
- 104. Re: Matchbox MGF (score: 1)
- Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
- Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 21:40:01 +0000
- Neil Cotty misinterpreted my innocent suggestion thusly: No no NOoooo. I meant you accidentally bought a GT6 Matchbox car instead of a BGT and that's why it looked so strange. I would _never_ impugn
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg00119.html (8,372 bytes)
- 105. Re: Front suspension replacement (score: 1)
- Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
- Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 20:55:04 +0000
- Joel Widell asked: Tim Nagy added: Hi all, At 300K miles, I replaced the kingpins on my '67 B. This fixed a clunk that had started about 100K miles earlier :-}. YMMV A viable alternative to buying re
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg00213.html (8,075 bytes)
- 106. Re: Fwd: mgs@autox.team.net digest #1465 Thu Jan 28 02:05:03 M (score: 1)
- Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
- Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 21:32:01 +0000
- I've heard this one before, with the accompanying frustration level. The starter grounds by contact with the engine backing plate. If your paint job was too good, there's no metal to metal contact. R
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg00411.html (9,305 bytes)
- 107. Re: mgs@autox.team.net digest #1465 Thu Jan 28 02:05:03 M boundary="part0_918430359_boundary" (score: 1)
- Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
- Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 21:03:52 +0000
- Oh yeah, that too. ;-) Thanks, Denise
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg00470.html (6,876 bytes)
- 108. Re: Rostyle? (score: 1)
- Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
- Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 12:25:22 +0000
- When I was sifting through accumulated parts to use to assemble a '67 B that I bought dismantled, I found quite a few bolts labelled "RUBERY OWEN." I assumed that this was the name of the company tha
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg00597.html (7,039 bytes)
- 109. Re: MGB rear brake cylinders (score: 1)
- Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
- Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 21:22:52 +0000
- Sometimes wheel cylinders can be rebuilt but usually not. I generally have a good relationship with my parts supplier, i.e. I give them lots of my disposable income, so I buy two sets of rebuild kit
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg00662.html (8,687 bytes)
- 110. 3-synchro OD tranny prob (score: 1)
- Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
- Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 21:17:45 +0000
- Hi all, About 5K miles ago, I put a fresh engine and rebuilt 3-synchro OD tranny in my daily driver '67 B. Since I don't speak tranny (I know, I should) I had someone else rebuild it. For all these m
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg00815.html (7,770 bytes)
- 111. heater core leaking? (score: 1)
- Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
- Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 00:14:47 +0000
- Hi all, While discovering that my carbs need to be rebuilt again, I noticed that the heater core shroud is wet around the lower heater hose but the hose looks good. For those of you who have already
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg00974.html (6,796 bytes)
- 112. Re: MGB'77 dash wiring harness (score: 1)
- Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
- Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 13:43:33 +0000
- Wow! In '80, I replaced the wiring harness in a '79 B while working for an MG/Triumph Dealership in San Diego. The harness was $1,400! That was just for the part, not the six hours of labor. At the s
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg01087.html (7,051 bytes)
- 113. Carburettor dilemma (score: 1)
- Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
- Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 12:18:04 +0000
- Hi all, I'm having no luck finding a machine shop that will ream SU's for oversize throttle shafts. Some of them actually admit that they won't do it because they don't make enough money off of it. I
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg01137.html (8,818 bytes)
- 114. Re: Carburettor dilemma-solved! (score: 1)
- Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
- Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 19:08:34 +0000
- Wow! Thanks for the replies and offers, everyone. I knew I was asking the right people. :-) Too bad I whined too soon. Charley Robinson suggested that I replace the throttle shafts with stock ones an
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg01168.html (8,013 bytes)
- 115. overheating in Hell, was Carburettor dilemma (score: 1)
- Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
- Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 19:11:51 +0000
- Gee, I didn't mean to start a geography war. The best or worst places to live are a matter of personal opinion just like everything else. I think in my case familiarity bred contempt. After 40+ years
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg01169.html (9,442 bytes)
- 116. Re: Carburettor dilemma (score: 1)
- Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
- Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 22:02:09 +0000
- John Roper suggested: Darn, I wish I'd known about that. Well, I'll do that next time. Or maybe I can have a pilot shaft attached to the reamer I've got. Thanks for the idea! Denise Thorpe So far Mic
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg01186.html (7,853 bytes)
- 117. Re: MGs & old fartdom in Blighty (score: 1)
- Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
- Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1999 11:27:30 +0000
- Hi Chris, Londoners. However, I know what you mean about creeping old fogeyism in MG clubs. Of course in my day... um, er... I've belonged to the San Diego MG Club on and off (mostly on) since '79, a
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg00037.html (9,915 bytes)
- 118. Re: Handling (and other things that come loose) (score: 1)
- Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
- Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 12:06:13 +0000
- Yup. It took me years to figure out what that clunk was. People kept saying, "splines, wire wheels, A-arm bushings," etc., etc. I finally figured it out when it actually slipped sideways going around
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg00167.html (7,060 bytes)
- 119. Re: New/Old MG Retrieval - MG 1100! (score: 1)
- Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
- Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1999 19:39:26 +0000
- Michael Carnell shared: Congrats! So tell us all about it--condition, year, price, everything! Funny, I get that kind of reaction too. Denise Thorpe 2 '63 MG 1100's and some B's
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg00233.html (7,139 bytes)
- 120. Re: What IS Vacuum advance? (score: 1)
- Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
- Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1999 11:04:39 +0000
- Dan Dwelley asked: One of the many bits of bizarre trivia rattling around in my head says that the Datsun 1300 pickup distributor works in a B. I know that the head can be used on a B, but the valves
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg00339.html (8,003 bytes)
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