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41. Re: Checking valves (was What's going on with my distributor?) (score: 1): Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>; Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 08:44:02 -0400; valves >should be checked on my car, having 21 years in its life and 78,000 miles on its >odometer. Any special tools required? Hi Keith, What you are checking is the clearance between the top of the; /html/mgs/2000-08/msg01584.html (9,974 bytes)
42. Re: New guy, Prospective buy.... (score: 1): Author: "Charles Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>; Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 06:51:33 -0400; Since you'll clearly have your work cut out for you, why not start off with a value proposition. Offer to take the "eyesore" or "environmental hazard" off of their hands for free. Can't get cheaper t; /html/mgs/2000-08/msg01745.html (7,791 bytes)
43. Re: not starting (score: 1): Author: "Charles Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>; Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 07:02:31 -0400; Probably not. I just discovered on my Midget that oil and gas soaked plugs can't easily be cleaned. Once I replaced my spark plugs with new ones (NGK platinums), the car started on the first turn of; /html/mgs/2000-08/msg01746.html (7,616 bytes)
44. RE: Why does oil cost so much in the UK? (score: 1): Author: "Charles Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>; Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 07:06:15 -0400; Because American cars don't leak so much. Also, we decided to locate our rich oil reserves under dry land, such as Texas, where we can easily access them. You Brits chose the more challenging locatio; /html/mgs/2000-08/msg01747.html (7,672 bytes)
45. Re: Passing of American mechanics (score: 1): Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>; Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 14:11:45 -0400; I just had a refreshing conversation with my mechanic, about some service that he needs to do on my '90 Toyota Camry. He was actually lamenting the ease and simplicity of "that little red car" that I; /html/mgs/2000-07/msg00226.html (6,942 bytes)
46. Initial mixture adjustment (score: 1): Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>; Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 08:22:23 -0400; Dear List: What is the proper (or perhaps easiest) method of setting mixture on HS2 carbs? One local LBC enthusiast (and former mechanic) suggested that it must be done with an exhaust gas analyzer,; /html/mgs/2000-07/msg00550.html (7,922 bytes)
47. Re: Fuel pump - ultimate solution (score: 1): Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>; Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 21:24:15 -0400; How would this work on a spridget? Meaning, where would you put the pump?) If the points fail, how easy is it for the auxiliary pump to suck fuel through the SU pump? (I don't think it would work all; /html/mgs/2000-07/msg00681.html (8,516 bytes)
48. Re: Expenses (score: 1): Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>; Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 21:55:14 -0400; learned double are I've developed a solution to this issue. I gave the Sprite to the Missus. Now she's perusing the catalogs, bulletin boards, etc. Regards, Charles '74 Midget '68 Sprite cdsorkin@ix.; /html/mgs/2000-07/msg00684.html (7,983 bytes)
49. Re: removing distributor - how? (score: 1): Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>; Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 15:23:59 -0400; is. The counter salesman at Moss Motors in NJ told me not to buy the distributor drive removing tool that they sell, because the stock bolt that holds the air cleaner cover to the carb has the same d; /html/mgs/2000-07/msg00808.html (8,123 bytes)
50. Re: Clutch stuck? (score: 1): Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>; Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 22:17:27 -0400; Besides the fact that this sounds rather dangerous, why can't one simply engage a gear, and then start the engine? With the car on the ground. Car lurches forward, no one risks getting hurt, end no d; /html/mgs/2000-07/msg00850.html (8,448 bytes)
51. Re: frozen clutch (score: 1): Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>; Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 21:38:25 -0400; the cars. Every Spring I would find my TD >with the clutch mechanism , plate and lining , stuck together. The solution that always worked was to line the car up on >an open roadway , put in gear and; /html/mgs/2000-07/msg00927.html (6,964 bytes)
52. Re: Backfiring (score: 1): Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>; Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 09:06:22 -0400; Check for an exhaust leak, most likely at the manifold-to-pipe joint. You might also want to change the asbestos gasket while you're at it. Make sure the studs are tight. Regards, Charles '74 Midget; /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01040.html (6,970 bytes)
53. Re: dieseling (score: 1): Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>; Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 08:41:59 -0400; I was always told that as long as the crankshaft is turning, air andfuel will continue to be sucked into the cylinders. Not a problem normally, but since British engines periodically need to be decar; /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01180.html (6,934 bytes)
54. Re: Horn shock, help! (score: 1): Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>; Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 16:09:16 -0400; Have you tried wearing rubber soled shoes? Also, don't rest your arm on the window sill, and be sure not to touch the choke control, cigar lighter, steering wheel spokes, or the courtesy light. That; /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01371.html (7,987 bytes)
55. Flat Top Pistons - Why? (score: 1): Author: "Charles Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>; Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 16:54:06 -0400; What are the benefits of flat-top pistons, versus the regular dished ones? Any consequences in terms of engine wear (i.e., blown connecting rods, valve wear, etc.)? Regards, Charles '74 Midget '68 Sp; /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01440.html (6,815 bytes)
56. Re: rear end shims/clunk (score: 1): Author: "Charles Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>; Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 21:36:12 -0400; Hello Diane: There is very little that the weekend warrior / do-it-yourself types can do with a differential, unless you have lots of specialized tools and guages. I don't remember your previous pos; /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01453.html (8,986 bytes)
57. Re: MGF in Clinton (score: 1): Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>; Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 08:34:46 -0400; Nice pictures! Any problems, restrictions about driving it in New Jersey? (or anywhere in the US, for that matter?) At least we know that someone is importing Fs. Regards, Charles '74 Midget '68 Spri; /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00093.html (6,989 bytes)
58. Pick 'n' Pull Double 500! (score: 1): Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>; Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 15:11:13 -0400; This sounds like a rally. If only I lived in California... As seen in Sports Car Market magazine: Pick 'n' Pull Double 500, 6/21/00, conceived by Jay Lamm and Martin Swig, runs 500 miles in cars valu; /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00128.html (6,662 bytes)
59. Re: Exhaust pipe length / diameter (score: 1): Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>; Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 08:55:58 -0400; What is an exhaust cut-out, cockpit-switched or otherwise? Why would one want it? Regards. Charles '74 Midget '68 Sprite cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com Bloomfield, NJ "How about we duck inside for a Hen?"; /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00285.html (7,373 bytes)
60. RE: improvements in hearing... (score: 1): Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>; Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2000 20:32:22 -0400; Have you recenly done a tune-up, set the valves, etc.? The idle of a well-running MG is suppposed to sound like a sewing machine. However, does the noise you describe diminish when you put in the clu; /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00602.html (7,225 bytes)

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