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41. Re: [Mg-t] Changing Oil - Rallye to Reno (score: 1): Author: JohnD <johnsfolly@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:11:31 -0400; Glad we'll be able to run this together! Looking forward to it. I've been adding 4 oz of Marvel to every tank of gas for the last 25 years on the advice of the late Dave Raymond. My understanding wa; /html/mg-t/2011-04/msg00025.html (10,913 bytes)
42. Re: [Mg-t] Tires. (score: 1): Author: JohnD <johnsfolly@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:05:53 -0400; I bought a set of Dunlop radials from TireRack,com and tubes to run with the original steel wheels. I bought them because I liked that they said "Dunlop" on the sides but they have been perfectly ade; /html/mg-t/2011-04/msg00029.html (7,875 bytes)
43. [Mg-t] Ignition coil (score: 1): Author: JohnD <johnsfolly@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:12:00 -0400; Digging around through a box of stuff in my garage for a spare copil to carry on the Rallye to Reno. I tested one that I think came out of a bugeye Sprite a few years back. Says "Made in Mexico" on i; /html/mg-t/2011-04/msg00030.html (6,665 bytes)
44. Re: [Mg-t] Ignition coil (score: 1): Author: JohnD <johnsfolly@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 22:57:49 -0400; Thanks for the replies. When I get the motor together, I will likely test out the spare coil. Dumb that I can't remember why Im pulled it out of the car it came from. Old age.... ;-) John*Running the; /html/mg-t/2011-04/msg00036.html (9,906 bytes)
45. Re: [Mg-t] Parking light bulbs (score: 1): Author: JohnD <johnsfolly@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:36:23 -0400; I have been able to order the bulbs from Peter Caldwell at Worldwide Imports in Madison, WI. Just in case you run into the same trouble I had locating a source. JohnD -- *Running the Rallye to Reno i; /html/mg-t/2011-04/msg00037.html (10,853 bytes)
46. [Mg-t] Brake drum spec (score: 1): Author: JohnD <johnsfolly@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:42:18 -0400; I had my drums miked yesterday and the counter guy said one was .030 "under" and the other was .065 "under". They seem to be 9" drums. Got to thinking..."under"? Shouldn't they be "over-size" as they; /html/mg-t/2011-04/msg00038.html (7,031 bytes)
47. [Mg-t] Cross-country TD progress (score: 1): Author: JohnD <johnsfolly@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 15:13:37 -0400; Still getting ready for the Rallye to Reno. The MG TD has brakes now, a bunch of fuses and relays, boiled out radiator, halogen headlights, a trailer hitch (thanks to the UK lister for the drawing),; /html/mg-t/2011-05/msg00000.html (6,603 bytes)
48. [Mg-t] Coolant (score: 1): Author: JohnD <johnsfolly@gmail.com>; Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 00:19:59 -0400; The last 3 coolant changes I used Dex-Cool type of 5-year antifreeze coolant. Sort of remember that product has gone out of favor. Is there a currently recommended coolant for winter/summer use for o; /html/mg-t/2011-05/msg00004.html (6,451 bytes)
49. Re: [Mg-t] Glad To Be Back (score: 1): Author: JohnD <johnsfolly@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 22:38:21 -0400; Trading printers' ink for chassis grease, eh? If you're in the same general end of the state as Elkhart Lake, perhaps I'll drag over a few visitors from the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the MG Mid; /html/mg-t/2011-05/msg00010.html (9,535 bytes)
50. Re: [Mg-t] Paint Protection Film for T Series? (score: 1): Author: John Deikis <johnsfolly@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 00:49:38 -0400; I could see value in having something that protects the leading of contours of the front and rear wings. Thirty years of driving with what was once a show paint job... John Deikis www.kidsCURE.blogsp; /html/mg-t/2011-05/msg00017.html (12,237 bytes)
51. [Mg-t] Cooling system question (score: 1): Author: JohnD <johnsfolly@gmail.com>; Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 23:59:05 -0400; So, if I am planning to drive my TD up and down various mountain passes and across a couple of different deserts, what's my best option among the following which are now sitting on my bench? 1. OEM t; /html/mg-t/2011-05/msg00020.html (7,107 bytes)
52. [Mg-t] Making a gasket (score: 1): Author: JohnD <johnsfolly@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 29 May 2011 19:15:47 -0400; I can't get the joint at the bottom of the thermostat housing to not leak. First I used a paper gasket. Then paper and a light schmear of RTV on either side. Then I cut a gasket from what looks like; /html/mg-t/2011-05/msg00026.html (7,836 bytes)
53. Re: [Mg-t] Making a gasket (score: 1): Author: JohnD <johnsfolly@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 29 May 2011 23:39:48 -0400; No. It's definitely the joint between the "gooseneck" and the thermostat housing. I just took it apart again, cut a new neoprene-cork gasket, put a bead of RTV on both surfaces, and tried to NOT over; /html/mg-t/2011-05/msg00030.html (9,018 bytes)
54. Re: [Mg-t] Making a gasket (score: 1): Author: JohnD <johnsfolly@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 22:41:47 -0400; Although a straight edge seems to show the surfaces to be flat, after the 7th attempt using various techniques and sealants and gaskets, I gave up and put in my 60-year old thermostat and housing and; /html/mg-t/2011-05/msg00031.html (11,562 bytes)
55. [Mg-t] All part of the adventure (score: 1): Author: John Deikis <johnsfolly@gmail.com>; Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 23:34:27 -0600; Alas, the TD has been retired in Dodge City the result of an upper engine area knock not easily diagnosed in a hotel parking lot. MG/Spridget/motorcycle friend and Team.net lister, Jim Johnson, has a; /html/mg-t/2011-06/msg00001.html (7,483 bytes)
56. Re: [Mg-t] TD losing oil (score: 1): Author: John Deikis <johnsfolly@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 10:44:47 -0400; The infamous British Archimedean scroll! Sorta worked when new, but leave much to be after a few years. Manley Ford put a Brown & Gammons seal and flywheel on my XPAG before the Reno trip. Never saw; /html/mg-t/2011-06/msg00016.html (10,339 bytes)
57. [Mg-t] TD Abandoned in Dodge City (score: 1): Author: JohnD <johnsfolly@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2011 13:08:55 -0400; I ve gotten several emails asking what happened to my TD in Dodge City during the Rallye to Reno. The motor Manley Ford built ran like gangbusters all day long for 4 days, the last of which was 12 ho; /html/mg-t/2011-07/msg00000.html (7,440 bytes)
58. [Mg-t] Occasional engine miss (score: 1): Author: JohnD <johnsfolly@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:06:23 -0400; On a longish drive yesterday I started to experience an occasional miss or "breaking up" of the engine in my TD, usually on accelleration. Oddly, it was accompanied by a flickering of the GEN light o; /html/mg-t/2011-07/msg00001.html (7,136 bytes)
59. Re: [Mg-t] trouble starting (score: 1): Author: John Deikis <johnsfolly@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 22:52:22 -0400; Sounds like the typical fuel percolation problem. Is this the first time you have experienced this in Texas?! A handful of crushed ice on top of each float bowl would have solved the problem. Usually; /html/mg-t/2011-07/msg00006.html (7,927 bytes)
60. Re: [Mg-t] Occasional engine miss (score: 1): Author: JohnD <johnsfolly@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 15:32:44 -0400; Well, it turned out to be a loose grub screw on the back of the ignition switch. As I suspended myself upside down, flashlight in my mouth and feet pointed toward the garage ceiling, I noticed it. Ti; /html/mg-t/2011-08/msg00000.html (6,907 bytes)

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