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21. Smog/road legal/off road legal (score: 1)
Author: "MIKE_J2@SFOV1.VERIFONE.COM" <MIKE_J2@sfov1.verifone.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 1996 16:37:36 -1000
Sorry, but I've got to ask this in case anyone knows a definitive answer: Potential situation: Take car to smogII station, car fails, get waiver, next cycle car fails again and labeled as a gross pol
/html/mgs/1996-08/msg00570.html (7,550 bytes)

22. Re: Speaking of Smog Sniffers (score: 1)
Author: "MIKE_J2@SFOV1.VERIFONE.COM" <MIKE_J2@sfov1.verifone.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 1996 12:55:35 -1000
I can hear it all now on the traffic news radio report: "minor fender bender at the J street offramp" "car fire south bound I-5 near I-80 interchange" "smog sniffer on west bound I-80 at Watt" And wo
/html/mgs/1996-08/msg00751.html (7,951 bytes)

23. I-80 between Chicago and Sacramento (score: 1)
Author: "MIKE_J2@SFOV1.VERIFONE.COM" <MIKE_J2@sfov1.verifone.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 1996 13:18:29 -1000
Hi there :) I am still working out the details, but I may be driving my Midget from Milwaukee to Sacramento in the near future. I'll be driving a truck helping a friend move from Sac to Milwaukee and
/html/mgs/1996-08/msg00753.html (7,468 bytes)

24. '78 Midget Alternator - oh boy (score: 1)
Author: "MIKE_J2@SFOV1.VERIFONE.COM" <MIKE_J2@sfov1.verifone.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 15:49:44 -1000
Well, just got my alternator back from the shop. The symptoms: 1. Dash light staying on too long until engine was rev'd when first started. Kept taking a higher rev to get light to turn off. 2. Noise
/html/mgs/1996-08/msg00899.html (8,019 bytes)

25. Re: Shoulder to cry on (score: 1)
Author: "MIKE_J2@SFOV1.VERIFONE.COM" <MIKE_J2@sfov1.verifone.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 10:23:49 -1000
You did the right thing by deciding on a price you felt was right and comfortable for you. I've been to many auctions and have seen auction fever hit a frenzied pace. There is often someone who will
/html/mgs/1996-08/msg00951.html (7,617 bytes)

26. '78 Midget front trans leak (score: 1)
Author: "MIKE_J2@SFOV1.VERIFONE.COM" <MIKE_J2@sfov1.verifone.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 09:43:24 -1000
I walked out to the Midget this AM for the morning commute and noticed a puddle of fluid. Looking under the car I find it came from the front of the transmission &/or from the bellhousing. I thought
/html/mgs/1996-08/msg01044.html (7,590 bytes)

27. Re: '71 or '72?? (score: 1)
Author: "MIKE_J2@SFOV1.VERIFONE.COM" <MIKE_J2@sfov1.verifone.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 15:46:30 -1000
Depends. If your car is a transitional one, built during a transition period, then go by the VIN numbers. If your car was built in the middle of a production run then pick a year. Look in the Moss a
/html/mgs/1996-08/msg01062.html (7,793 bytes)

28. re:Rust prevention (score: 1)
Author: "MIKE_J2@SFOV1.VERIFONE.COM" <MIKE_J2@sfov1.verifone.com>
Date: Tue, 02 Jul 1996 09:45:27 -1000
I've heard of people in rust-prone areas who take their old oil after an oil change and "paint" it onto the bottom of their vehicle. At least that's what I've heard people on the Washington state co
/html/mgs/1996-07/msg00100.html (7,309 bytes)

29. re:NAMGBR and AMGBA\Rivalry\what's the problem? (score: 1)
Author: "MIKE_J2@SFOV1.VERIFONE.COM" <MIKE_J2@sfov1.verifone.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 1996 17:45:30 PT
Sounds like you need to get a copy of their Writer's Guidlines for submission of articles. There's a book you probably know of called Writer's Digest (I think that's the name) that covers all sorts
/html/mgs/1996-07/msg00330.html (8,442 bytes)

30. re:Pre-Smog Cars in CA, Pre-Seatbelt Cars in IN (score: 1)
Author: "MIKE_J2@SFOV1.VERIFONE.COM" <MIKE_J2@sfov1.verifone.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 1996 14:40:30 PT
Past a certain date there is no inspection. Not sure what is required when bringing an older car into the state currently. I brought a 1948 Willys Jeep into Calif a few years ago and it was just a s
/html/mgs/1996-07/msg00354.html (7,262 bytes)

31. re:Tonneau Covers (score: 1)
Author: "MIKE_J2@SFOV1.VERIFONE.COM" <MIKE_J2@sfov1.verifone.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 14:26:06 PT
I stopped on the way home last night for a quick twilight 9-holes of golf. I had the tonneau on my Midget. When I came back to the car I found out why nobody had parked around me - the sprinkler for
/html/mgs/1996-07/msg00414.html (7,744 bytes)

32. [MG] :) bounce test (score: 1)
Author: "MIKE_J2@SFOV1.VERIFONE.COM" <MIKE_J2@sfov1.verifone.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 1996 17:18:32 PT
excuse this interruption in your busy day, but it appears the MG list has gone astray. I'm sending this out to check for a bounce hoping the list will return this way Mike (no poet) Jaquet {maybe I s
/html/mgs/1996-07/msg00465.html (6,685 bytes)

33. Re: A similar problem (score: 1)
Author: "MIKE_J2@SFOV1.VERIFONE.COM" <MIKE_J2@sfov1.verifone.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 10:58:33 -1000
The CA BAR (Bureau of Automotive Repair?) does allow certain modifications for specific "known" problems. For instance (no flames please) I was told that it was allowable to remove the mechanical fu
/html/mgs/1996-07/msg00711.html (7,502 bytes)

34. re:When to dip your dipstick? (score: 1)
Author: "MIKE_J2@SFOV1.VERIFONE.COM" <MIKE_J2@sfov1.verifone.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 15:00:28 -1000
When on the road or on a trip I check the oil level after I finish filling the gas tank, assuming self service is allowed. If self service is not allowed I check the oil level after I visit the men's
/html/mgs/1996-07/msg00726.html (7,619 bytes)

35. [MG] coasting Midget at idle (score: 1)
Author: "MIKE_J2@SFOV1.VERIFONE.COM" <MIKE_J2@sfov1.verifone.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 14:56:55 -1000
I think I know the answer to this, but it never hurts to ask, and sometimes hurts more to not ask, so.... I have a 1978 MG Midget 1500. Is it acceptable to coast while the engine is idling (idleing?)
/html/mgs/1996-07/msg00848.html (7,634 bytes)

36. securing a car inside a truck (score: 1)
Author: "MIKE_J2@SFOV1.VERIFONE.COM" <MIKE_J2@sfov1.verifone.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 11:36:21 -1000
Okay, I'll be saving the coasting for when I ride my bicycle, and will be keeping the MG in gear while descending mountain passes. Now I have a different question. The Question: How would you secure
/html/mgs/1996-07/msg00988.html (7,237 bytes)

37. Re: MGB cooling (score: 1)
Author: "MIKE_J2@SFOV1.VERIFONE.COM" <MIKE_J2@sfov1.verifone.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 1996 11:55:01 -1000
Short and sweet comment here. I used to have a TR3A with a major overheating problem when I moved to S.California. I installed an electric fan to the front of the radiator and wired it to the heater
/html/mgs/1996-07/msg01119.html (8,357 bytes)

38. Bent boot lid (score: 1)
Author: "MIKE_J2@SFOV1.VERIFONE.COM" <MIKE_J2@sfov1.verifone.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 1996 11:05:24 -1000
That's what I did for my '78 Midget. Went to get parts from a guy parting out a '78, got several items I needed/wanted, and he threw in the boot (trunk) lid for another buck. I got it for two reason
/html/mgs/1996-06/msg00138.html (7,273 bytes)

39. Re: Overdidering problems (score: 1)
Author: "MIKE_J2@SFOV1.VERIFONE.COM" <MIKE_J2@sfov1.verifone.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 1996 11:14:37 -1000
Two more words: Bolt cutter. :) I have this old bolt cutter, but with a twist, it has the jaws flush on the end so it looks like a 4foot long toenail clipper. Cuts flush and parallel, does wonderful
/html/mgs/1996-06/msg00139.html (7,089 bytes)

40. Re: Met a Listee today/had a great weekend (score: 1)
Author: "MIKE_J2@SFOV1.VERIFONE.COM" <MIKE_J2@sfov1.verifone.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 15:17:42 -1000
Sounds like he's about due to vacationate the premises. I'd get the car now, rain or no rain. Take a trailer and a tarp if you have to. Just get the car now. If the weather has been that bad he may
/html/mgs/1996-06/msg00323.html (9,170 bytes)


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