- 1. Re: gudgeon pins- or is it? (score: 1)
- Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
- Date: Sat, 1 Nov 1997 07:06:22 -0800
- Randy....A couple of questions: What is your cylinder compression, taken with the engine warm and the throttle held open? Are you running a vacuum advance on your distributor? If so, are you setting
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00017.html (9,891 bytes)
- 2. RE: gudgeon pins- or is it? (score: 1)
- Author: Skip Kelsey <kelsey@value.net>
- Date: Sat, 01 Nov 1997 09:30:01 -0800
- You should run the cyl head temp at least 180 degrees for optimum performance. The timing should be set at approx 35 degrees , at full advance. Depending on the distributor that you are running, thi
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00025.html (9,612 bytes)
- 3. Re: gudgeon pins- or is it? (score: 1)
- Author: gofastmg@juno.com (Rick Morrison)
- Date: Sat, 01 Nov 1997 16:07:48 EST
- On Fri, 31 Oct 1997 13:38:50 -0800 Gregory Kirk <gkirk@empirenet.com> About 3.572 hours, if memory serves Rick Morrison 72 MGBGT 74 Midget
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00035.html (7,112 bytes)
- 4. Re: gudgeon pins- or is it? (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Macy <macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu>
- Date: Sun, 2 Nov 97 08:32:02 -0500
- On 10/31/97 4:54 PM so and so A. B. Bonds said. (And I quote) It wasn't a Thursday But I think around 760mph for a measured mile. If you divide by 4 (for a quarter mile) 190. Well that probably does
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00066.html (7,257 bytes)
- 5. gudgeon pins- or is it? (score: 1)
- Author: miker15@juno.com
- Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 09:28:38 EST
- Some of you will recall that i have been experiencing a pinking sound under load on my 69, it was diagnosed as a gudgeon pin and i was kinda resigning myself to some severe monetary recession.... how
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg02175.html (8,351 bytes)
- 6. Re: gudgeon pins- or is it? (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Lishego <mikesl@tartan.sapc.edu>
- Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 12:07:50 -0800
- Does your car have a high compression set of pistons in it? I could be wrong, but I think that running high octane gas in a low compression engine causes pinking, doesn't it? Was your car running hot
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg02185.html (7,987 bytes)
- 7. Re: gudgeon pins- or is it? (score: 1)
- Author: Simon Matthews <simon_matthews@avanticorp.com>
- Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 09:37:20 -0800
- Running with too low octane rating can cause pinking, running too lean can cause pinking, running with timing too advanced or too retarded can cause pinking, excessive carbon build-up can cause pinki
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg02186.html (7,858 bytes)
- 8. Re: gudgeon pins- or is it? (score: 1)
- Author: miker15@juno.com
- Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 12:35:25 EST
- On Fri, 31 Oct 1997 12:07:50 -0800 Mike Lishego <mikesl@tartan.sapc.edu> Dont know about the pistons, the engine is a rebuilt unit that was in the car when i got it. if the PO is to be believed the e
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg02202.html (8,763 bytes)
- 9. Re: gudgeon pins- or is it? (score: 1)
- Author: Gregory Kirk <gkirk@empirenet.com>
- Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 13:38:50 -0800
- Sure, just order up a few gallons of kerosene, that should be a pretty good approximation.... But wouldn't it be much more fun to try that ethanol stuff they use in top fuel dragsters? As an aside, d
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg02205.html (7,287 bytes)
- 10. Re: gudgeon pins- or is it? (score: 1)
- Author: "A. B. Bonds" <ab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu>
- Date: 31 Oct 1997 15:54:31 -0600
- Thursday, I believe. A. B. Bonds
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg02206.html (7,182 bytes)
- 11. Re: gudgeon pins- or is it? (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Lishego <mikesl@tartan.sapc.edu>
- Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 18:39:11 -0800
- Talk to the guy that dropped a 454 in his MGB. He should be able to give you a number like 3.8sec. -- Michael S. Lishego St. Andrews Presbyterian College Elementary Education Major, English Minor, Cl
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg02212.html (7,520 bytes)
- 12. RE: gudgeon pins- or is it? (score: 1)
- Author: "Randy Rees (Volt Computer)" <a-rrees@microsoft.com>
- Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 11:18:48 -0800
- Maybe I'm deaf, but I've got a shaved, port and polished head bringing me to 9.5:1 on a 67 engine with a Weber sidedraft and use regular 87 octane and have not heard a single knock. Timing 20 degrees
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg02228.html (9,383 bytes)
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