[Mgs] FW: MGA Guru on the Gulf Coast

[James Schulte]

Try mowag1 at aol.com you can order the struts from Rick Ingram. 

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> On Dec 22, 2015, at 7:05 AM, Dan DiBiase via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> Ian Pender is the gentleman that Barrie is probably referring to.....
> 
> http://www.mgstruts.com/about.html
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> Dan D
> '76B, '65B
> Central NJ USA
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> From: S. Carr via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net>
> To: mgs at autox.team.net 
> Sent: Monday, December 21, 2015 8:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [Mgs] FW: MGA Guru on the Gulf Coast
> 
> Like Barrie, we have the pneumatic props installed on our B/GT bonnet.  They are similar to what holds up the tailgate on a modern station wagon.  We purchased our kit from Moss Motors, and found the installation fairly simple – and it certainly does make leaning into the engine compartment a lot easier!
>  
> Sarah Carr
> ‘71 MGB/GT in Pennsylvania USA
>  
> From: Barrie Robinson via Mgs
> Sent: Monday, December 21, 2015 5:12 PM
> To: Hans Duinhoven ; mgs at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Mgs] FW: MGA Guru on the Gulf Coast
>  
> My MGB GT V8 has those pneumatic(?) support things for bonnet.  I got them from a team.net bloke I think but you can get them quite easily.  I also have them on the tailgate - absolutely brilliant and I recommend them.  Easy to install and do not interfer
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> 
> At 08:31 PM 12/21/2015 +0100, Hans Duinhoven via Mgs wrote:
>> Thanks Barney & Bert for the wakeup call.
>> 
>> I've driven the GT too little this year.
>> Reason was oil swallowing like over a litre per 100 miles.
>> This happening made me quite unhappy as the engine had been overhauled not
>> long ago (in miles speaking).
>> Also my health was not optimal this year, so after seeking the reason for
>> this engine error I asked my friendly garagist to look to the most suspected
>> part of the engine - the breather system.
>> It appeared this system was clogged and after cleaning and putting it back
>> to the advised settings the GT is back on the road and has proven to use oil
>> little to none. 
>> Also thanks to Paul Hunt for his advise.
>> 
>> Barney, you made me looking to your site where your travel experiences were
>> listed and I saw some pictures of MGB's where the engine hood was wide open.
>> http://mgaguru.com/tales/mobile11/5536.jpg 
>> I still use the original hood stand, which offers very little space to work.
>> So my question is, is the hood stand modification documented somewhere?
>> 
>> Thanks in advance.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Hans
>> 71 BGT
>> 
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