From barrie at look.ca Tue Sep 1 15:53:13 2009 From: barrie at look.ca (Barrie Robinson) Date: Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:53:13 -0400 Subject: [Mgb-v8] Gearbox wanted Message-ID: I am in need of a LT77 or R380 5-speed gearbox for my MGB GT V8. Does anyone know where Ted Schumacher is as he has one I believe - he is not answering his phone. Also, does anyone have Glen Towery's and Mark of D&D's email addresses. I tried the ones I had but both bounced back ! By the bye, I just got quoted for one BSW 3/8ths 2" bolts for my under-restoration '55 Aston ........$7.....$1.50 for the nut. So guess I will go BSF at $12 with lock nut and washer FOR SIX. Regards Barrie Robinson 705-721-9060 (Canada) MGB GT V8 Aston Martin DB 2/4 MkII in the wings http://www.britishv8.org/MG/BarrieRobinson.htm TRY www.britcot.com - a unique web site for car goodies From wkube at augustmail.com Wed Sep 2 04:53:33 2009 From: wkube at augustmail.com (Wayne Kube) Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 05:53:33 -0500 Subject: [Mgb-v8] Gearbox wanted In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <000301ca2bbb$9e61aac0$db250040$@com> Mark LaGrou: Email: mark at aluminumv8.com http://www.aluminumv8.com/contact/contact.htm Wayne Kube Plano, TX '79 MGB V8 3.9L EFI "Hobbes" Logan Lathe Model 1925 n5wmk -----Original Message----- From: mgb-v8-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:mgb-v8-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Barrie Robinson Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 4:53 PM To: mgb-v8 at autox.team.net; mgs at autox.team.net Subject: [Mgb-v8] Gearbox wanted I am in need of a LT77 or R380 5-speed gearbox for my MGB GT V8. Does anyone know where Ted Schumacher is as he has one I believe - he is not answering his phone. Also, does anyone have Glen Towery's and Mark of D&D's email addresses. I tried the ones I had but both bounced back ! By the bye, I just got quoted for one BSW 3/8ths 2" bolts for my under-restoration '55 Aston ........$7.....$1.50 for the nut. So guess I will go BSF at $12 with lock nut and washer FOR SIX. Regards Barrie Robinson 705-721-9060 (Canada) MGB GT V8 Aston Martin DB 2/4 MkII in the wings http://www.britishv8.org/MG/BarrieRobinson.htm TRY www.britcot.com - a unique web site for car goodies Mgb-v8 mailing list You are subscribed as wkube at augustmail.com Mgb-v8 at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/mgb-v8 From barrie at look.ca Thu Sep 3 09:20:47 2009 From: barrie at look.ca (Barrie Robinson) Date: Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:20:47 -0400 Subject: [Mgb-v8] Help for Buffalo area Message-ID: I have located a 5-speed Rover gearbox for my sick MGB GT V8 but it is in the US (I am 80km north of Toronto). I can get it shipped to near the border then I can drive down and pick it up. This saves me lots of cash as brokerage fees are stiff. So I wondering if there is anyone in the Buffalo area to whom I can ship the gearbox, then I pick it up. Or Port Huron (Sarnia) is another possibility. Or any Canadian going and returning from the States? I pay your gas! Time is of the essence as the shop is anxious to get my machine out 'cos it is taking up space !! Regards Barrie Robinson 705-721-9060 (Canada) MGB GT V8 Aston Martin DB 2/4 MkII in the wings http://www.britishv8.org/MG/BarrieRobinson.htm TRY www.britcot.com - a unique web site for car goodies From therays at ellijay.com Tue Sep 8 15:53:42 2009 From: therays at ellijay.com (The Rays) Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 17:53:42 -0400 Subject: [Mgb-v8] Two Questions Message-ID: I Have a couple of questions that I hope someone out there may have the answer to. 1. What is the correct pinion angle for an MGB with a Ford 8 inch axle? I have installed one in my B and have a significant amount of humming noise coming from the axle. My suspicion is that it needs a rebuild but I wanted to check the pinion angle first before I pull the third member. 2. Does anyone know what type of automatic transmission fluid goes in a T35 transmission? Its the transmission that was coupled to my Rover V8 when I installed it in my B. I have been using type F but that is just a guess. Thanks for your help. Jim Ray 1980 MGB V8 From robert.ficalora at hp.com Tue Sep 8 16:14:56 2009 From: robert.ficalora at hp.com (Ficalora, Robert) Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 22:14:56 +0000 Subject: [Mgb-v8] Two Questions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <07162C3A8CC2D9428E93E9ACB76D9B23193F769DBD@GVW1090EXB.americas.hpqcorp.net> Can't help you with #2, but for #1 the answer is "it depends." The angle of the pinion should be the same as the angle of the engine/transmission -- parallel but not in direct line. In other words, if your engine/tranny tilt down by 3* your pinion should tilt up 3*. The attached picture should explain. It doesn't say, but I believe the ideal pinion angle is in the 3-5 degree range. 0 doesn't let the u-joints work. If the angles aren't the same you'll get vibration vs. whine though. Rob -----Original Message----- From: mgb-v8-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:mgb-v8-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of The Rays Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 4:54 PM To: MG-V8 List Subject: [Mgb-v8] Two Questions I Have a couple of questions that I hope someone out there may have the answer to. 1. What is the correct pinion angle for an MGB with a Ford 8 inch axle? I have installed one in my B and have a significant amount of humming noise coming from the axle. My suspicion is that it needs a rebuild but I wanted to check the pinion angle first before I pull the third member. 2. Does anyone know what type of automatic transmission fluid goes in a T35 transmission? Its the transmission that was coupled to my Rover V8 when I installed it in my B. I have been using type F but that is just a guess. Thanks for your help. Jim Ray 1980 MGB V8 Mgb-v8 mailing list You are subscribed as robert.ficalora at hp.com Mgb-v8 at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/mgb-v8 [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/gif which had a name of pinion angle.gif] From jaguarsandrail at hotmail.com Thu Sep 10 06:38:53 2009 From: jaguarsandrail at hotmail.com (James Bown) Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:38:53 -0600 Subject: [Mgb-v8] Two Questions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I once had a copy of "Peterson's Engine Swapping Guide". If I recall correctly it had some wonderful info about pinion angles and positions. Sorry I can't put my hands on it right now. Someone else may have a copy. Regards, Jim B. > From: therays at ellijay.com > To: mgb-v8 at autox.team.net > Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 17:53:42 -0400 > Subject: [Mgb-v8] Two Questions > > I Have a couple of questions that I hope someone out there may have the > answer to. > > 1. What is the correct pinion angle for an MGB with a Ford 8 inch axle? I > have installed one in my B and have a significant amount of humming noise > coming from the axle. My suspicion is that it needs a rebuild but I wanted > to check the pinion angle first before I pull the third member. > > 2. Does anyone know what type of automatic transmission fluid goes in a T35 > transmission? Its the transmission that was coupled to my Rover V8 when I > installed it in my B. I have been using type F but that is just a guess. > > Thanks for your help. > > Jim Ray > 1980 MGB V8 _________________________________________________________________ Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. http://www.bing.com/cashback?form=MSHYCB&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MSHYCB_BackTo School_Cashback_BTSCashback_1x1 From eddrogers at hotmail.com Thu Sep 10 19:41:42 2009 From: eddrogers at hotmail.com (Edd Rogers) Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:41:42 -0400 Subject: [Mgb-v8] Two Questions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: One of the others had it right If the engine angle is 3 degrees then the pinion angle should be three degrees Any good driveline shop can confirm.. I Detroit it's Joint Clutch and Gear. > From: jaguarsandrail at hotmail.com > To: therays at ellijay.com; mgb-v8 at autox.team.net > Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:38:53 -0600 > Subject: Re: [Mgb-v8] Two Questions > > I once had a copy of "Peterson's Engine Swapping Guide". If I recall correctly > it had some wonderful info about pinion angles and positions. Sorry I can't > put my hands on it right now. Someone else may have a copy. > > Regards, > > Jim B. > > > From: therays at ellijay.com > > To: mgb-v8 at autox.team.net > > Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 17:53:42 -0400 > > Subject: [Mgb-v8] Two Questions > > > > I Have a couple of questions that I hope someone out there may have the > > answer to. > > > > 1. What is the correct pinion angle for an MGB with a Ford 8 inch axle? I > > have installed one in my B and have a significant amount of humming noise > > coming from the axle. My suspicion is that it needs a rebuild but I wanted > > to check the pinion angle first before I pull the third member. > > > > 2. Does anyone know what type of automatic transmission fluid goes in a T35 > > transmission? Its the transmission that was coupled to my Rover V8 when I > > installed it in my B. I have been using type F but that is just a guess. > > > > Thanks for your help. > > > > Jim Ray > > 1980 MGB V8 > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. > http://www.bing.com/cashback?form=MSHYCB&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MSHYCB_BackTo > School_Cashback_BTSCashback_1x1 > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Mgb-v8 mailing list > > You are subscribed as eddrogers at hotmail.com > > Mgb-v8 at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/mgb-v8 _________________________________________________________________ Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. http://www.bing.com/cashback?form=MSHYCB&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MSHYCB_BackTo School_Cashback_BTSCashback_1x1 From mark at bradakis.com Sun Sep 13 17:26:15 2009 From: mark at bradakis.com (Mark J Bradakis) Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:26:15 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [Mgb-v8] Whining time, Team.Net updates Message-ID: <20090913232615.408EA2E061@bradakis.com> Yes, I know that as the fellow behind the curtain who keeps Team.Net on the air, I do my share of whining. But the whining here is coming from one of the disks on the server, a bearing ready to fail in a few days, a couple of weeks, maybe not until 2010. Who knows? Rather than risk a sudden failure, it would be prudent to consider getting new hardware. And that is where you come in. I didn't have an official fund drive this year, though donations have come in at random times during the year. It seems to be time for those of you who have not recently contributed to step up and assist in keeping Team.Net on the air. If you have a few dollars to spare and desire to support this endeavor, check out the web page http://www.team.net/donate.html I, and thousands of folks around the planet would appreciate it. Gee, I haven't taken an actual count of all subscribers lately, I ought to do a headcount. On a related note, I have been doing a few things, like moving a few more lists from majordomo to mailman. Back when I started doing this about 20 years ago majordomo was the hot ticket. It is a bit outdated now, mailman is much more web friendly, hopefully much easier for you folks to use. Of course, there are those who still try to use majordomo to manage their mailman subscriptions, not much I can do about that! One thing I did was change the judson list, which was intended for discussion of classic Judson superchargers to superchargers at autox.team.net, opening it up for folks to discuss other brands. Feel free to go to the mailman page, http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo to sign up if you so desire. Actually I had hoped more folks would sign up for the-local list, a place for random discussion about all sorts of stuff. Tell a joke, review a movie, report the antics of your favorite public idiot, lament the last loss of your team, whatever. If there is a list you'd like to see, chances are I'd set one up, no problem. But for now, consider this an Official Team.Net fund drive, and assist as you can: http://www.team.net/donate.html Thanks! mjb. From m1garandusa at verizon.net Fri Sep 18 19:15:02 2009 From: m1garandusa at verizon.net (James J.) Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:15:02 -0400 Subject: [Mgb-v8] Anybody got a 3.9 block?? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4AB43096.9010504@verizon.net> Looking for someone who has an extra 3.9L block that they are willing to part with on the cheap, and is willing to ship. Despite having put on what I thought was a sufficient amount of oil on the bores after having mine honed, is still developed some pitting in three of the cylinders while being stored. The machinist thinks it may run OK, since they are towards the bottom of the stroke, but I don't want to do this half-assed. Anyhow, it has to be a 3.9 block (not a 4.0 or 4.6) because I already had my 300 crank turned down and internally balanced (damn, that tungsten is expensive!!!). V/R James Jewell From barrie at look.ca Mon Sep 21 07:25:05 2009 From: barrie at look.ca (Barrie Robinson) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:25:05 -0400 Subject: [Mgb-v8] Kendall Oil Message-ID: I was at the Bronte Car Show, Ontario, yesterday where the count was probably over 1,500 British cars. You name it - it was there! I chatted to the Kendall Oil bloke at their both. He said they had 50% more ZDDP (dialkyldithiophosphate - and you thought I couldn't spell!) than anyone else and their GT-1 20W50 was specifically formulated for old cars - but would not be good to use with catalytic converters. Regards Barrie (705) 721-9060 From paul.hunt1 at blueyonder.co.uk Mon Sep 21 09:25:45 2009 From: paul.hunt1 at blueyonder.co.uk (Paul Hunt) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:25:45 +0100 Subject: [Mgb-v8] Kendall Oil References: Message-ID: So what does that mean in terms of quantity? There are any number of claims out there that A has more than B, but until someone starts specifying how much, and producing documentation to prove it, they are meaningless. PaulH. ----- Original Message ----- > I chatted to the Kendall Oil bloke at their both. He said they had 50% > more ZDDP (dialkyldithiophosphate - and you thought I couldn't spell!) > than anyone else From barrie at look.ca Mon Sep 21 13:27:31 2009 From: barrie at look.ca (Barrie Robinson) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:27:31 -0400 Subject: [Mgb-v8] Kendall Oil In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: They told me to go to their web site and they did give me PPM figure but I cannot recall what it was. I have their brochure but no mention of PPM At 11:25 AM 9/21/2009, Paul Hunt wrote: >So what does that mean in terms of quantity? There are any number >of claims out there that A has more than B, but until someone starts >specifying how much, and producing documentation to prove it, they >are meaningless. > >PaulH. > >----- Original Message ----- >> I chatted to the Kendall Oil bloke at their both. He said they >> had 50% more ZDDP (dialkyldithiophosphate - and you thought I >> couldn't spell!) than anyone else > Regards Barrie (705) 721-9060 From m1garandusa at verizon.net Mon Sep 21 20:17:13 2009 From: m1garandusa at verizon.net (James J.) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:17:13 -0400 Subject: [Mgb-v8] Kendall Oil In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4AB833A9.6000806@verizon.net> I thought that the ZDDP limits in motor oil were established by law in the U.S., which was why people were now selling in separately. Or is it a result of the Auto industry trying to be "green" of their own accord? JJJ Barrie Robinson wrote: > They told me to go to their web site and they did give me PPM figure > but I cannot recall what it was. I have their brochure but no mention > of PPM > > At 11:25 AM 9/21/2009, Paul Hunt wrote: >> So what does that mean in terms of quantity? There are any number of >> claims out there that A has more than B, but until someone starts >> specifying how much, and producing documentation to prove it, they >> are meaningless. >> >> PaulH. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >>> I chatted to the Kendall Oil bloke at their both. He said they had >>> 50% more ZDDP (dialkyldithiophosphate - and you thought I couldn't >>> spell!) than anyone else >> > > Regards > > Barrie > (705) 721-9060 _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Mgb-v8 mailing list > > You are subscribed as m1garandusa at verizon.net > > Mgb-v8 at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/mgb-v8 From John.Deikis at va.gov Tue Sep 22 07:45:22 2009 From: John.Deikis at va.gov (Deikis, John G) Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:45:22 -0400 Subject: [Mgb-v8] Kendall Oil In-Reply-To: <4AB833A9.6000806@verizon.net> References: <4AB833A9.6000806@verizon.net> Message-ID: Maximum ZDDP levels are specified by the industry standards (currently "SM") promulgated by the API, an industry group. They are a standard that reflects OEM manufacturer requirements, dictated by component warranty concerns, specifically catalytic converters. Oils that do not want to, or need to, comply with OEM specs, don't need to limit their ZDDP content. Hence you have "boutique" oils that are marketed for "classic cars" or race cars or "off road use only" (sic) that deliberately exceed current SM limits. They are not licensed to show the "API donut" on the container (check bottles of Red Line, Royal Purple, Amsoil, Brad Penn, etc.). If the Kendall bottle displays the API donut and says anything "above" service SJ, the guy is just blowing smoke. JohnD -----Original Message----- From: mgb-v8-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:mgb-v8-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of James J. Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 10:17 PM To: Barrie Robinson Cc: mgb-v8 at autox.team.net; mgs at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Mgb-v8] Kendall Oil I thought that the ZDDP limits in motor oil were established by law in the U.S., which was why people were now selling in separately. Or is it a result of the Auto industry trying to be "green" of their own accord? JJJ Barrie Robinson wrote: > They told me to go to their web site and they did give me PPM figure > but I cannot recall what it was. I have their brochure but no mention > of PPM > > At 11:25 AM 9/21/2009, Paul Hunt wrote: >> So what does that mean in terms of quantity? There are any number of >> claims out there that A has more than B, but until someone starts >> specifying how much, and producing documentation to prove it, they >> are meaningless. >> >> PaulH. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >>> I chatted to the Kendall Oil bloke at their both. He said they had >>> 50% more ZDDP (dialkyldithiophosphate - and you thought I couldn't >>> spell!) than anyone else >> > > Regards > > Barrie > (705) 721-9060 _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Mgb-v8 mailing list > > You are subscribed as m1garandusa at verizon.net > > Mgb-v8 at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/mgb-v8 Mgb-v8 mailing list You are subscribed as john.deikis at va.gov Mgb-v8 at autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/mgb-v8 From cgmoog at attglobal.net Tue Sep 22 18:01:20 2009 From: cgmoog at attglobal.net (cgmoog at attglobal.net) Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:01:20 -0400 Subject: [Mgb-v8] Kendall Oil In-Reply-To: References: <4AB833A9.6000806@verizon.net> Message-ID: <4AB96550.7080709@attglobal.net> I've been away from it for awhile but I thought the ZDDP levels set by API varied by oil weight so that a weight not currently used by the OEM auto manufacturers could have a higher allowable ZDDP level. Deikis, John G wrote: > Maximum ZDDP levels are specified by the industry standards (currently > "SM") promulgated by the API, an industry group. ... ... If the Kendall bottle displays the API donut > and says anything "above" service SJ, the guy is just blowing smoke. From motorhead45 at juno.com Thu Sep 24 06:42:48 2009 From: motorhead45 at juno.com (Greg A Myer) Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:42:48 -0400 Subject: [Mgb-v8] New Newsletter Message-ID: <20090924.091025.-392041.0.motorhead45@juno.com> The latest Newsletter is now on line. www.britishv8,org/British-V8-Current=Issue.htm Lots of good stuff there Greg ____________________________________________________________ Best Weight Loss Program - Click Here! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTFoYbfDWGeDM6H4kVmL9uX7DkEtMZoXsXLefnlPS0vxI7m7kCgb2g/ From motorhead45 at juno.com Thu Sep 24 08:56:31 2009 From: motorhead45 at juno.com (Greg A Myer) Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:56:31 -0400 Subject: [Mgb-v8] Oops Message-ID: <20090924.105725.-216909.0.motorhead45@juno.com> That didn't work. Let's try it again. http://www.britishv8.org/British-V8-Current-Issue.htm That should be better. Greg ____________________________________________________________ Cheap Diet Help Tips. Click here. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTMersQFkzyKBPZDYOoiL5uB55ppzRcENZPSm0juDeMfr5N441ow4g/ From paul.hunt1 at blueyonder.co.uk Thu Sep 24 09:18:58 2009 From: paul.hunt1 at blueyonder.co.uk (Paul Hunt) Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:18:58 +0100 Subject: [Mgb-v8] Oops References: <20090924.105725.-216909.0.motorhead45@juno.com> Message-ID: Whoa. For a start another main reason for PCV is to remove condensation from the crankcase. In cold weather on short journeys this can develop to a thick creamy emulsion and cause internal corrosion. Even more of a Whoa is that inlet manifold vacuum is *not* applied to the crankcase directly. The breather port on SU carbs is situated between the throttle butterfly and the piston. Without going into the details the effect of that is to apply a relatively constant vacuum of only a couple if inches Hg. - a by-product of the constant-depression feature of the carbs - not full manifold vacuum which can be as high as 25 in.Hg. Before SUs had the port, and with non constant-depression carbs, a PCV valve is fitted which *is* plumbed into the inlet manifold, but which again reduces manifold vacuum to just a couple of in.Hg. It's when this valve sticks or the diaphragm ruptures that full inlet manifold vacuum *can* be applied to the crankcase, and that usually causes high oil consumption. PaulH. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg A Myer" To: Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 3:56 PM Subject: [Mgb-v8] Oops > That didn't work. > Let's try it again. > http://www.britishv8.org/British-V8-Current-Issue.htm > > That should be better. > Greg From barrie at look.ca Tue Sep 29 16:02:19 2009 From: barrie at look.ca (Barrie Robinson) Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:02:19 -0400 Subject: [Mgb-v8] Ball Joints Message-ID: I apologise for sending out this missive but the Aston list is pretty small - me and two others ! I am desperately looking for ball joints for my '55 Aston with no luck. I believe they may have been made by Quintex Hazel but I cannot find them - may have the spelling wrong. More likely they have gone the way of many other fine UK establishments. Is anyone out there familiar with them........ Regards Barrie (705) 721-9060