[Mgs] Sunday morning, a bit OT

Richard Lindsay richardolindsay at gmail.com
Sun Oct 6 11:06:15 MDT 2019


Great fun!!!

On Sun, Oct 6, 2019, 12:00 PM Hans Duinhoven via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> I always drive with our 33 old son Dave (!)
>
> Best drive with Dave was in 2011 to the GT’s home grounds, United Kingdom,
> where he pictured  Paul Hunt and me with our MG’s in front of the Heritage
> Museum England.
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> We drove almost the same distance like you did, but I a 8 days timeframe,
> while visiting great spots and friends.
>
> Visited great classic car events a.o. Cholmondeley Pageant festival of
> Power. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5co7nCNTGI
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> We stayed with friends, where the lady’s father has great history of being
> a Jaguar works driver of a D-Type in the fifties registered OKV2!
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> Cheers,
>
> Hans
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> *Van:* Mgs [mailto:mgs-bounces at autox.team.net] *Namens *dave via Mgs
> *Verzonden:* zondag 6 oktober 2019 17:10
> *Aan:* mgs at autox.team.net
> *Onderwerp:* Re: [Mgs] Sunday morning, a bit OT
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> This morning I am recovering!!!!!
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> We got back late last night from a fantastic trip running route 66 across
> Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri.  We trailered up from Dallas, left the rig
> with a friend in Tulsa, and had an absolutely amazing time.  Put 900 miles
> on the car all in all.  Saw some amazing sights and really experienced “The
> Mother Road.”
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> Traveled with my 30 year old son.  Good times!!!
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> *From:* Mgs <mgs-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Rick via Mgs
> *Sent:* Sunday, October 6, 2019 9:46 AM
> *To:* Hans Duinhoven <h.duinhoven at planet.nl>
> *Cc:* MGs <mgs at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Mgs] Sunday morning, a bit OT
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> Thanks Hans, and good afternoon!
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>
>    Alchohol contaminated petrol is a big problem here too, especially for
> older vehicles. It eats the inside of older rubber hoses!!! Replace every
> one of them before you experience a petrol fire!
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>
> Rick
>
> Attached: My TR3 a couple of years after I sold it.
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> On Oct 6, 2019 7:58 AM, Hans Duinhoven via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> Well Rick,
>
>
>
> The Sunday in the Netherlands is dull due to autumn rain and chill temps.
>
> We’ve skipped the MGCC club tour, as it rains all day long.
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> But yesterday I spent work on two of my Puch classic mopeds (1970 -1973).
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> The 1973 model suffered of a broken central stand last year.
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> Left me in a nasty position being able to ride the bike, but not being
> able to park it.
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> And a new stand is a problem, because these all are aftermarket and the
> quality is terrible.
>
> Finally last week a replacement stand of acceptable quality was delivered
> and I made it fit.
>
> As the bike stood still for over a year, it did not want to start unless
> the choke was used all time.
>
> It proved to be, that a stand still period for a long time is bad.
>
> The European law forcing bio-ethanol added to the regular fuel makes a
> still standing carb clogged.
>
> Last week 95 octane fuel has to be 10% bio-ethanol, which makes even
> post-modern cars vulnerable for this nasty fuel additive.
>
> So I’ll change the type of fuel for my mopeds to a special one. The BGT
> will get the 98 octane fuel, which contains 5% bio-ethanol.
>
> Cleaning the carb float chamber and jet solved the issue.
>
> The bike went like old days again afterwards!
>
>
>
> The 1970 model suffered of a running hot piston (sudden high friction
> piston) a few months ago.
>
> So a week ago I took all apart and the piston and cylinder showed
> overheating and were damaged.
>
> So I replaced these.
>
> Not a very difficult job to do, but again the aftermarket quality spoiled
> the job somehow.
>
> The exhaust side of the new cylinder is not really the same fit as the
> original.
>
> So I had to change the shape of the exhaust pipe flange, in order not
> hitting the cooling rib.
>
> Also the exhaust pipe gasket had to be reshaped, in order to fit well with
> the flange.
>
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> Remembered me to the BGT’s replacement front bumper in the mid-nineties.
>
> Poor fit and lots of wiggling to get it mounted well.
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>
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> From a wet Holland – Cheers!
>
> Hans
>
> 71 BGT NRG w/w no o/d
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> *Van:* Mgs [mailto:mgs-bounces at autox.team.net] *Namens *Richard Lindsay
> via Mgs
> *Verzonden:* zondag 6 oktober 2019 13:40
> *Aan:* MGs
> *Onderwerp:* [Mgs] Sunday morning, a bit OT
>
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> Hello Friends, and good morning from South Texas!
>
>
>
> Another hot day is forecast for today so I plan to get my car work (play?)
> done early. Two jobs are in the queue, neither of which involves the
> Maserati, strangely enough! :-P The first is filling two petrol jugs with
> fuel and heading to my shop. The Triumph TR6 ran out of gas while moving it
> about yesterday. My grandson and I ended up pushing it into position, ready
> for tomorrow's transport.
>
>
>
> Once the TR6 is fueled, its back to the house to spend an hour or so on
> the MG TD. That car is to get the other half of its tune up. Specifically,
> the timing will be checked, and adjusted as required,  valves adjusted, and
> the SU carburetors will get cleaned and the linkage lubricated. The car
> will get a new brake master cylinder, but not today. Rather, a garage
> cleanup is needed first so the master cylinder job can happen cleanly and
> efficiently.
>
>
>
> As much as I have enjoyed working on the Biturbo, it's nice that I now
> don't have to do so! It's running great. Yesterday, the car started at the
> first turn of the key and ran great as I moved cars around. After
> completing a few more competing projects, the car will get regular use.
>
>
>
> You? How are you spending your Sunday? Any LBC projects in the queue. I
> know some of you are contemplating winter storage and maintenance projects
> for your cars, but for us on America's south coast, its driving season!
>
>
>
> Rick
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