From paulhunt73 at virginmedia.com Thu Jul 6 06:51:56 2023 From: paulhunt73 at virginmedia.com (PaulHunt73) Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2023 13:51:56 +0100 Subject: [Mgs] Email address Message-ID: <61953013-9ae7-d2fe-4553-41ae09b244b8@virginmedia.com> Anyone managed to change one?? Says it has sent confirmation but not received. Probably easier to cancel and resubscribe. From dave at ranteer.com Mon Jul 17 14:45:05 2023 From: dave at ranteer.com (dave northrup) Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2023 20:45:05 +0000 Subject: [Mgs] parts needed Message-ID: <15001dfee22b452ca757f948129a5514@ranteer.com> Seems the DPO messed these up. looking for one more set including the bleed screw; can anyone help me out? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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BON AIR, Greenbrae, 401 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. (San Rafael, Marin County) Entry opens 8:30 Show starts 10:00 Awards presented 1:30 Remember this is a fun no stress car show with popular judging and awards for People's Choice, Best Daily Driver, Most Customized and individual classes will be presented. The class awards are determined by the number of cars entered. All cars are welcome and if you're still working on your car put it on a trailer and bring it down; we'd love to see it. For more information see the last issue of the Octagon or click on the link below." ?Click here for the Flyer -- Max Heim '66 MGB -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From barneymg at mgaguru.com Mon Jul 17 21:05:39 2023 From: barneymg at mgaguru.com (Barney Gaylord) Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2023 22:05:39 -0500 Subject: [Mgs] parts needed In-Reply-To: <15001dfee22b452ca757f948129a5514@ranteer.com> References: <15001dfee22b452ca757f948129a5514@ranteer.com> Message-ID: Good idea to change the straight banjo fitting to the later style Moss sells those: https://mossmotors.com/180-460-banjo-90-degree-angle However, the threads for the supply pipe port are different, changed from BSP to UNF threads, so you would also need to change the two rear pipes and the 3-way fitting on rhe rear axle. Just another option. At 03:45 PM 7/17/2023, dave northrup wrote: >Seems the DPO messed these up. looking for one more set including >the bleed screw; can anyone help me out? >... >Attachment: MG_20230717_094921.jpg -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. www.avg.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paulhunt73 at virginmedia.com Tue Jul 18 01:36:21 2023 From: paulhunt73 at virginmedia.com (PaulHunt73) Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2023 08:36:21 +0100 Subject: [Mgs] Email addresses In-Reply-To: <15001dfee22b452ca757f948129a5514@ranteer.com> References: <15001dfee22b452ca757f948129a5514@ranteer.com> Message-ID: <1c2cf7ed-e1af-f5e1-146a-a6716e33d4ff@virginmedia.com> Trying to change mine but it wouldn't allow it for an unspecified reason.? Asked the administrator but no response.? Tried creating a new subscription with a Gmail address and it's come back with: Your subscription is not allowed because the email address you gave is insecure. Is Gmail verboten? Or just me? PaulH. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan.dibiase at gmail.com Tue Jul 18 05:37:04 2023 From: dan.dibiase at gmail.com (Dan DiBiase) Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2023 07:37:04 -0400 Subject: [Mgs] Email addresses In-Reply-To: <1c2cf7ed-e1af-f5e1-146a-a6716e33d4ff@virginmedia.com> References: <15001dfee22b452ca757f948129a5514@ranteer.com> <1c2cf7ed-e1af-f5e1-146a-a6716e33d4ff@virginmedia.com> Message-ID: Gmail should be fine, that's what I use. I switched from Yahoo to Gmail about 7 years ago but don't remember excactly what I did.... Dan D '76 B Central NJ USA On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 3:45?AM PaulHunt73 wrote: > Trying to change mine but it wouldn't allow it for an unspecified reason. > Asked the administrator but no response. Tried creating a new subscription > with a Gmail address and it's come back with: > > Your subscription is not allowed because the email address you gave is > insecure. > > Is Gmail verboten? Or just me? > > PaulH. > _______________________________________________ > > Mgs at autox.team.net > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html > Suggested annual donation $12.75 > > Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs http://autox.team.net/archive > > Unsubscribe: > http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/dan.dibiase at gmail.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paulhunt73 at virginmedia.com Tue Jul 18 06:42:49 2023 From: paulhunt73 at virginmedia.com (PaulHunt73) Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2023 13:42:49 +0100 Subject: [Mgs] Email addresses In-Reply-To: References: <15001dfee22b452ca757f948129a5514@ranteer.com> <1c2cf7ed-e1af-f5e1-146a-a6716e33d4ff@virginmedia.com> Message-ID: <2aaaa8e7-450e-7088-608f-1af076c2f80d@virginmedia.com> I remembered I had another Gmail which I never use and that wasn't rejected, so it must be me!? A new eBay account using the same Gmail was closed down last week "because of activity that we believe was putting the eBay community at risk".? Only used once, and the suspension arrived when I had been away a few days and not using it.? Annoying if there is a problem that will affect other usages of that email as I had just spent several days changing over about 100 commercial and personal contacts to it.? Notifying personal contacts several were bounced the first time I sent a mass mailing to BCCs which I didn't take much notice of as the reason for changing were system-wide problems with Virgin media. Several that worked went into their spam folder which could have been their settings.? I don't use spam filtering as even 'mild' was trapping genuine emails. PaulH. On 18/07/2023 12:37, Dan DiBiase wrote: > Gmail should be fine, that's what I use. I switched from Yahoo to > Gmail about 7 years ago but don't remember excactly what I did.... > > Dan D > '76 B > Central NJ USA > > On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 3:45?AM PaulHunt73 > wrote: > > Trying to change mine but it wouldn't allow it for an unspecified > reason.? Asked the administrator but no response.? Tried creating > a new subscription with a Gmail address and it's come back with: > > Your subscription is not allowed because the email address you > gave is insecure. > > Is Gmail verboten? Or just me? > > PaulH. > > _______________________________________________ > > Mgs at autox.team.net > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html > Suggested annual donation? $12.75 > > Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs > http://autox.team.net/archive > > Unsubscribe: > http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/dan.dibiase at gmail.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Certainly not mileage expired and if just 2 years over the 'recommended' change point is enough to cause this then I suggest it was either faulty or they are just not made to the standards they used to be.? Falken Sincera. http://www.mgb-stuff.org.uk/tyre2.htm On 23/07/2023 17:42, dave northrup wrote: > > Old tires > > https://www.hagerty.com/media/opinion/jay-leno-needs-about-1200-tires/?fbclid=IwAR0aJAQN-C30NTKlLn1vLPUQMbSRidtpY6T_3TcvU9ERlvIxC21zB5vsVbQ > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mgs at autox.team.net > Donate:http://www.team.net/donate.html > Suggested annual donation $12.75 > > Archive:http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs http://autox.team.net/archive > > Unsubscribe:http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/paulhunt73 at virginmedia.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mvheim at sonic.net Mon Jul 24 10:23:35 2023 From: mvheim at sonic.net (Max Heim) Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2023 09:23:35 -0700 Subject: [Mgs] FYI In-Reply-To: <76e4995c-8cc3-fc0e-3d43-2b0dc216d81a@virginmedia.com> References: <76e4995c-8cc3-fc0e-3d43-2b0dc216d81a@virginmedia.com> Message-ID: <057771B1-6BFA-49C9-884C-27B24F01BACB@sonic.net> It just occurred to me that I bought my current tires for my previous car, which left the premises in 2018, and was in a state of disassembly for 3 or 4 years before that. So they might date back to 2014 or even 2012. Still at least 70% tread left and the sidewalls look fine with no cracking. They have always been parked out of the sun under a carport with a car cover. I am not too concerned about sudden failure since they contain inner tubes. I did once have an abrupt deflation incident with a previous set due to highway debris, but didn?t have any trouble keeping the car under control, and I changed to the spare on the roadside. -- Max Heim '66 MGB > On Jul 24, 2023, at 12:16 AM, PaulHunt73 wrote: > > I'm amazed Leno as a car buff didn't already know that. > > Many 'authorities' advise that a tyre should be examined closely at 5 years and replaced when it reaches 10 years old irrespective of wear. This tyre was 12 years old but had only done 18k. Certainly not mileage expired and if just 2 years over the 'recommended' change point is enough to cause this then I suggest it was either faulty or they are just not made to the standards they used to be. Falken Sincera. > > http://www.mgb-stuff.org.uk/tyre2.htm > On 23/07/2023 17:42, dave northrup wrote: >> Old tires >> >> https://www.hagerty.com/media/opinion/jay-leno-needs-about-1200-tires/?fbclid=IwAR0aJAQN-C30NTKlLn1vLPUQMbSRidtpY6T_3TcvU9ERlvIxC21zB5vsVbQ >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mgbobh at gmail.com Mon Jul 24 11:27:49 2023 From: mgbobh at gmail.com (Robert's New iPad) Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2023 13:27:49 -0400 Subject: [Mgs] FYI In-Reply-To: <057771B1-6BFA-49C9-884C-27B24F01BACB@sonic.net> References: <76e4995c-8cc3-fc0e-3d43-2b0dc216d81a@virginmedia.com> <057771B1-6BFA-49C9-884C-27B24F01BACB@sonic.net> Message-ID: <40A6456B-6BC4-4857-ABF6-63B54E126B1F@gmail.com> I suggest that there is a temperature component to tire life. Tires used as little as Max?s have been would, it seems to me, be OK at present age if they had been stored in a refrigerator. My observation of tires on MGB and truck when I moved to CT from FL is that the tires did not appear to age as quickly in CT. I did?tires didn?t. When replaced at 12 years, though, the difference in cornering grip was notable. Bob > On Jul 24, 2023, at 12:23 PM, Max Heim wrote: > > It just occurred to me that I bought my current tires for my previous car, which left the premises in 2018, and was in a state of disassembly for 3 or 4 years before that. So they might date back to 2014 or even 2012. Still at least 70% tread left and the sidewalls look fine with no cracking. They have always been parked out of the sun under a carport with a car cover. I am not too concerned about sudden failure since they contain inner tubes. > > I did once have an abrupt deflation incident with a previous set due to highway debris, but didn?t have any trouble keeping the car under control, and I changed to the spare on the roadside. > > -- > Max Heim > '66 MGB > >> On Jul 24, 2023, at 12:16 AM, PaulHunt73 wrote: >> >> I'm amazed Leno as a car buff didn't already know that. >> >> Many 'authorities' advise that a tyre should be examined closely at 5 years and replaced when it reaches 10 years old irrespective of wear. This tyre was 12 years old but had only done 18k. Certainly not mileage expired and if just 2 years over the 'recommended' change point is enough to cause this then I suggest it was either faulty or they are just not made to the standards they used to be. Falken Sincera. >> >> http://www.mgb-stuff.org.uk/tyre2.htm >> >>> On 23/07/2023 17:42, dave northrup wrote: >>> Old tires >>> >>> https://www.hagerty.com/media/opinion/jay-leno-needs-about-1200-tires/?fbclid=IwAR0aJAQN-C30NTKlLn1vLPUQMbSRidtpY6T_3TcvU9ERlvIxC21zB5vsVbQ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> > > _______________________________________________ > > Mgs at autox.team.net > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html > Suggested annual donation $12.75 > > Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs http://autox.team.net/archive > > Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/mgbobh at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mvheim at sonic.net Mon Jul 24 11:53:08 2023 From: mvheim at sonic.net (Max Heim) Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2023 10:53:08 -0700 Subject: [Mgs] FYI In-Reply-To: <40A6456B-6BC4-4857-ABF6-63B54E126B1F@gmail.com> References: <76e4995c-8cc3-fc0e-3d43-2b0dc216d81a@virginmedia.com> <057771B1-6BFA-49C9-884C-27B24F01BACB@sonic.net> <40A6456B-6BC4-4857-ABF6-63B54E126B1F@gmail.com> Message-ID: <15185D46-4259-4B62-81FE-425C0C854817@sonic.net> That makes sense. Here on the edge of San Francisco Bay, the temperatures are generally quite moderate. Even during this recent heat wave, they only reached 90? for a couple of days. As for losing grip, I have noticed that phenomenon in other cases, but I?m not really aware of it on this set, yet. My previous tires were summer high performance tires with insane grip (but which became dangerously slick if they even splashed through a puddle). These are all-season M+S tires, so it?s not like they theoretically had a lot of grip to start with, but I really can?t recall ever spinning a tire or skidding under any circumstances other than crossing a painted stripe in the rain. I recently replaced the 12-year-old Pirellis on my wife?s Echo, and they had noticeably lost grip, to the point that you could spin a front tire just pulling away from a stop (actually, this is not that surprising since the 1.5 has more torque than the MGB motor and the 5-speed has a ridiculously low first gear ratio, to which you add typical FWD torque steer). They also had obvious cracking on the sidewalls. They still had tread because her commute over their lifespan had only been a 2-mile round trip. -- Max Heim '66 MGB > On Jul 24, 2023, at 10:27 AM, Robert's New iPad wrote: > > I suggest that there is a temperature component to tire life. Tires used as little as Max?s have been would, it seems to me, be OK at present age if they had been stored in a refrigerator. > My observation of tires on MGB and truck when I moved to CT from FL is that the tires did not appear to age as quickly in CT. I did?tires didn?t. When replaced at 12 years, though, the difference in cornering grip was notable. > Bob > > > On Jul 24, 2023, at 12:23 PM, Max Heim > wrote: > >> It just occurred to me that I bought my current tires for my previous car, which left the premises in 2018, and was in a state of disassembly for 3 or 4 years before that. So they might date back to 2014 or even 2012. Still at least 70% tread left and the sidewalls look fine with no cracking. They have always been parked out of the sun under a carport with a car cover. I am not too concerned about sudden failure since they contain inner tubes. >> >> I did once have an abrupt deflation incident with a previous set due to highway debris, but didn?t have any trouble keeping the car under control, and I changed to the spare on the roadside. >> >> -- >> Max Heim >> '66 MGB >> >>> On Jul 24, 2023, at 12:16 AM, PaulHunt73 > wrote: >>> >>> I'm amazed Leno as a car buff didn't already know that. >>> >>> Many 'authorities' advise that a tyre should be examined closely at 5 years and replaced when it reaches 10 years old irrespective of wear. This tyre was 12 years old but had only done 18k. Certainly not mileage expired and if just 2 years over the 'recommended' change point is enough to cause this then I suggest it was either faulty or they are just not made to the standards they used to be. Falken Sincera. >>> >>> http://www.mgb-stuff.org.uk/tyre2.htm >>> On 23/07/2023 17:42, dave northrup wrote: >>>> Old tires >>>> >>>> https://www.hagerty.com/media/opinion/jay-leno-needs-about-1200-tires/?fbclid=IwAR0aJAQN-C30NTKlLn1vLPUQMbSRidtpY6T_3TcvU9ERlvIxC21zB5vsVbQ >>>> >>>> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mvheim at sonic.net Mon Jul 24 14:02:32 2023 From: mvheim at sonic.net (Max Heim) Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2023 13:02:32 -0700 Subject: [Mgs] FYI In-Reply-To: <02a801d9be65$b86a2a40$293e7ec0$@netzero.net> References: <76e4995c-8cc3-fc0e-3d43-2b0dc216d81a@virginmedia.com> <057771B1-6BFA-49C9-884C-27B24F01BACB@sonic.net> <02a801d9be65$b86a2a40$293e7ec0$@netzero.net> Message-ID: <9E5EC8C6-3470-4D07-9855-AC151908DD0D@sonic.net> That?s what I was suggesting. Temperature was also raised as a contributing factor. Exposure to ozone is another I have heard. But how long, is the question? I wasn?t ready to give up on mine yet. But YMMV. Poor Jay Leno has hundreds of cars, all of which are valuable, and which he likes to drive regularly. So keeping that stable shod has to be a massive ongoing expense (especially considering that many of them have unique or uncommon tire sizes). -- Max Heim '66 MGB > On Jul 24, 2023, at 12:33 PM, wrote: > > Sunlight deteriorates tires. If they are kept out of sunlight, shouldn?t they have a longer life? > > Maynard > > From: Mgs > On Behalf Of Max Heim > Sent: Monday, July 24, 2023 11:24 AM > To: mglist > > Subject: Re: [Mgs] FYI > > It just occurred to me that I bought my current tires for my previous car, which left the premises in 2018, and was in a state of disassembly for 3 or 4 years before that. So they might date back to 2014 or even 2012. Still at least 70% tread left and the sidewalls look fine with no cracking. They have always been parked out of the sun under a carport with a car cover. I am not too concerned about sudden failure since they contain inner tubes. > > I did once have an abrupt deflation incident with a previous set due to highway debris, but didn?t have any trouble keeping the car under control, and I changed to the spare on the roadside. > > -- > Max Heim > '66 MGB > > >> On Jul 24, 2023, at 12:16 AM, PaulHunt73 > wrote: >> >> I'm amazed Leno as a car buff didn't already know that. >> Many 'authorities' advise that a tyre should be examined closely at 5 years and replaced when it reaches 10 years old irrespective of wear. This tyre was 12 years old but had only done 18k. Certainly not mileage expired and if just 2 years over the 'recommended' change point is enough to cause this then I suggest it was either faulty or they are just not made to the standards they used to be. Falken Sincera. >> http://www.mgb-stuff.org.uk/tyre2.htm >> On 23/07/2023 17:42, dave northrup wrote: >>> Old tires >>> >>> https://www.hagerty.com/media/opinion/jay-leno-needs-about-1200-tires/?fbclid=IwAR0aJAQN-C30NTKlLn1vLPUQMbSRidtpY6T_3TcvU9ERlvIxC21zB5vsVbQ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> > > > > Virus-free.www.avg.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paulhunt73 at virginmedia.com Tue Jul 25 07:02:14 2023 From: paulhunt73 at virginmedia.com (PaulHunt73) Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2023 14:02:14 +0100 Subject: [Mgs] FYI In-Reply-To: <057771B1-6BFA-49C9-884C-27B24F01BACB@sonic.net> References: <76e4995c-8cc3-fc0e-3d43-2b0dc216d81a@virginmedia.com> <057771B1-6BFA-49C9-884C-27B24F01BACB@sonic.net> Message-ID: <9f1d8d0d-6f2a-df9c-9367-51456f9cf9a3@virginmedia.com> Jay Leno is hardly poor :o) Mine was tubed and I expected it to be shredded, but it just had a cut about 3" long.? One of the spokes had broken, normally they just lose the head in the hub and the pressure keeps the main part in the rim.? This was missing altogether, heaven knows where that went.? A rear tyre, I can't remember what the sensation was when it suddenly deflated at 70mph, but it was so mild I just brought the car to a halt as I normally would.? Rear tyre so may have helped, and passenger side so safer to change on the motorway. Touring fully laden so stuff had to be unloaded. PaulH. On 24/07/2023 17:23, Max Heim wrote: > It just occurred to me that I bought my current tires for my previous > car, which left the premises in 2018, and was in a state of > disassembly for 3 or 4 years before that. So they might date back to > 2014 or even 2012. Still at least 70% tread left and the sidewalls > look fine with no cracking. They have always been parked out of the > sun under a carport with a car cover. I am not too concerned about > sudden failure since they contain inner tubes. > > I did once have an abrupt deflation incident with a previous set due > to highway debris, but didn?t have any trouble keeping the car under > control, and I changed to the spare on the roadside. > > -- > Max Heim > '66 MGB > From cgmoog at optonline.net Tue Jul 25 08:15:33 2023 From: cgmoog at optonline.net (cgmoog) Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2023 10:15:33 -0400 Subject: [Mgs] FYI In-Reply-To: <9f1d8d0d-6f2a-df9c-9367-51456f9cf9a3@virginmedia.com> Message-ID: <64B7FD2F0114FCDC@altprdrgo01.altice.prod.msg.synchronoss.net> (added by postmaster@optonline.net) Rear blowouts are more dangerous than front. Cars have a higher tendency to oversteer during a rear blowout.?During the Ford/Firestone issues in the 90's most deaths were from rear blowouts that the driver over corrected causing the vehicle to flip.Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message --------From: PaulHunt73 Date: 7/25/23 9:02 AM (GMT-05:00) To: mgs at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Mgs] FYI Jay Leno is hardly poor :o)Mine was tubed and I expected it to be shredded, but it just had a cut about 3" long.? One of the spokes had broken, normally they just lose the head in the hub and the pressure keeps the main part in the rim.? This was missing altogether, heaven knows where that went.? A rear tyre, I can't remember what the sensation was when it suddenly deflated at 70mph, but it was so mild I just brought the car to a halt as I normally would.? Rear tyre so may have helped, and passenger side so safer to change on the motorway. Touring fully laden so stuff had to be unloaded.PaulH.On 24/07/2023 17:23, Max Heim wrote:> It just occurred to me that I bought my current tires for my previous > car, which left the premises in 2018, and was in a state of > disassembly for 3 or 4 years before that. So they might date back to > 2014 or even 2012. Still at least 70% tread left and the sidewalls > look fine with no cracking. They have always been parked out of the > sun under a carport with a car cover. I am not too concerned about > sudden failure since they contain inner tubes.>> I did once have an abrupt deflation incident with a previous set due > to highway debris, but didn?t have any trouble keeping the car under > control, and I changed to the spare on the roadside.>> --> Max Heim> '66 MGB>_______________________________________________Mgs at autox.team.netDonate: http://www.team.net/donate.htmlSuggested annual donation? $12.75Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs http://autox.team.net/archiveUnsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/cgmoog at optonline.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paulhunt73 at virginmedia.com Tue Jul 25 08:36:34 2023 From: paulhunt73 at virginmedia.com (PaulHunt73) Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2023 15:36:34 +0100 Subject: [Mgs] FYI In-Reply-To: <64B7FD2F0114FCDC@altprdrgo01.altice.prod.msg.synchronoss.net> References: <64B7FD2F0114FCDC@altprdrgo01.altice.prod.msg.synchronoss.net> Message-ID: <803802dc-ba7c-b093-c745-f80fc0c7e041@virginmedia.com> In a bend at speed maybe, mine was on the straight and all I needed to do was steer to the the hard shoulder, no drama or gymnastics.? The rest is down to driver competence which is sadly lacking these days. On 25/07/2023 15:15, cgmoog wrote: > Rear blowouts are more dangerous than front. Cars have a higher > tendency to oversteer during a rear blowout. > > ?During the Ford/Firestone issues in the 90's most deaths were from > rear blowouts that the driver over corrected causing the vehicle to flip. > From j_cahoon at yahoo.com Tue Jul 25 12:49:36 2023 From: j_cahoon at yahoo.com (John Cahoon) Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2023 18:49:36 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Mgs] FYI In-Reply-To: <64B7FD2F0114FCDC@altprdrgo01.altice.prod.msg.synchronoss.net> References: <9f1d8d0d-6f2a-df9c-9367-51456f9cf9a3@virginmedia.com> <64B7FD2F0114FCDC@altprdrgo01.altice.prod.msg.synchronoss.net> Message-ID: <221679711.4158212.1690310976869@mail.yahoo.com> Tire experience here in Cleveland OHIO. Cool climate and lots of clouds. Experience of 20 plus years on a set of tires is common. Why. Low temperatures. Lots of cloud means less UV radiation from sun. Cars stored in winter away from sun and light in general. Low driven miles means less stress on tires. My experience for what's worth. Dr John CahoonSent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Tue, Jul 25, 2023 at 11:01 AM, cgmoog wrote: Rear blowouts are more dangerous than front. Cars have a higher tendency to oversteer during a rear blowout. ?During the Ford/Firestone issues in the 90's most deaths were from rear blowouts that the driver over corrected causing the vehicle to flip. Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message --------From: PaulHunt73 Date: 7/25/23 9:02 AM (GMT-05:00) To: mgs at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Mgs] FYI Jay Leno is hardly poor :o) Mine was tubed and I expected it to be shredded, but it just had a cut about 3" long.? One of the spokes had broken, normally they just lose the head in the hub and the pressure keeps the main part in the rim.? This was missing altogether, heaven knows where that went.? A rear tyre, I can't remember what the sensation was when it suddenly deflated at 70mph, but it was so mild I just brought the car to a halt as I normally would.? Rear tyre so may have helped, and passenger side so safer to change on the motorway. Touring fully laden so stuff had to be unloaded. PaulH. On 24/07/2023 17:23, Max Heim wrote: > It just occurred to me that I bought my current tires for my previous > car, which left the premises in 2018, and was in a state of > disassembly for 3 or 4 years before that. So they might date back to > 2014 or even 2012. Still at least 70% tread left and the sidewalls > look fine with no cracking. They have always been parked out of the > sun under a carport with a car cover. I am not too concerned about > sudden failure since they contain inner tubes. > > I did once have an abrupt deflation incident with a previous set due > to highway debris, but didn?t have any trouble keeping the car under > control, and I changed to the spare on the roadside. > > -- > Max Heim > '66 MGB > _______________________________________________ Mgs at autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested annual donation? $12.75 Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs http://autox.team.net/archive Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/cgmoog at optonline.net _______________________________________________ Mgs at autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested annual donation? $12.75 Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs http://autox.team.net/archive Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/j_cahoon at yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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On 25/07/2023 19:49, John Cahoon wrote: > Tire experience here in Cleveland OHIO. Cool climate and lots of clouds. > > Experience of 20 plus years on a set > of tires is common. Why. Low temperatures. Lots of cloud means less UV > radiation from sun. Cars stored in winter away from sun and light in > general. Low driven miles means less stress on tires. > > My experience for what's worth. > > Dr John Cahoon > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dave at ranteer.com Wed Jul 26 16:34:59 2023 From: dave at ranteer.com (dave northrup) Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2023 22:34:59 +0000 Subject: [Mgs] Early MGA rear brake Message-ID: Is this correct or does the bleed valve go on the other end or does it matter? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From barneymg at mgaguru.com Thu Jul 27 18:04:33 2023 From: barneymg at mgaguru.com (Barney Gaylord) Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2023 19:04:33 -0500 Subject: [Mgs] Early MGA rear brake In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: That straight banjo fitting should have 3/8-BSP threads in the top end to accept the pipe flare nut, and 3/8-24-UNF threads in the bottom end to accept the bleed nipple. Pipe at top and bleeder at bottom, no other way it can fit. Later cars had an "L" shape banjo fitting with 3/8-24-UNF threads on both ends. See here: http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/hydraulics/ht112.htm http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/parts/27H/27H7164.htm http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/parts/AHH/AHH5634.htm At 05:34 PM 7/26/2023, dave northrup wrote: >Is this correct or does the bleed valve go on the other end or does >it matter? >.... >Attachment: 20230726_172433.jpg -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. www.avg.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dave at ranteer.com Sat Jul 29 18:50:00 2023 From: dave at ranteer.com (dave northrup) Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2023 00:50:00 +0000 Subject: [Mgs] MGA with 5 main MGB engine Message-ID: I am trying to figure out how to connect the tach on this car. it came to me in kit form [cid:image003.jpg at 01D9C255.DDC27E20] This diagram seems to show that in essence the connection from power to the ignition coil goes through the tach. That green wire goes off to the gage voltage stabilizer - is that even needed? So it seems to me that on my car, which has an original early MGA wiring harness, all I really need to do is run the white wire through the tach then to the ignition coil, instead of going straight to the ignition coil. Am I on the right tach here (haha)? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 22691 bytes Desc: image003.jpg URL: From paulbhunt73 at gmail.com Sun Jul 30 03:07:52 2023 From: paulbhunt73 at gmail.com (Paul Hunt) Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2023 10:07:52 +0100 Subject: [Mgs] MGA with 5 main MGB engine In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3a6c004b-9c4b-4ce2-9952-12d5782b80ad@gmail.com> Which tach?? Where did it come from? For an MGB tach 'yes' if it has RVI on the dial.? No if it has RVC, for that you need a wire back from the points side of the coil to the tach bullet connection. Plus 12v and earth connections to the tach to power the electronics, and that raises further questions. Have you converted the car to positive earth? If not unless the tach is already negative earth (the _original_ polarity is also on the face of MGB tachs for example) you will need to reverse the power wires inside the tach case and also the signal wires, which can be inside the tach or outside depending on which tach you have. PaulH. On 30/07/2023 01:50, dave northrup wrote: > > I am trying to figure out how to connect the tach on this car.? it > came to me in kit form > > This diagram seems to show that in essence the connection from power > to the ignition coil goes through the tach.? That green wire goes off > to the gage voltage stabilizer ? is that even needed? > > So it seems to me that on my car, which has an original early ?MGA > wiring harness, all I really need to do is run the white wire through > the tach then to the ignition coil, instead of going straight to the > ignition coil.? Am I on the right tach here (haha)? > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mgs at autox.team.net > Donate:http://www.team.net/donate.html > Suggested annual donation $12.75 > > Archive:http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs http://autox.team.net/archive > > Unsubscribe:http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/paulbhunt73 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 22691 bytes Desc: not available URL: From paulbhunt73 at gmail.com Sun Jul 30 03:19:58 2023 From: paulbhunt73 at gmail.com (PaulHunt73) Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2023 10:19:58 +0100 Subject: [Mgs] MGA with 5 main MGB engine In-Reply-To: <3a6c004b-9c4b-4ce2-9952-12d5782b80ad@gmail.com> References: <3a6c004b-9c4b-4ce2-9952-12d5782b80ad@gmail.com> Message-ID: <02e95c44-682f-c8ca-7702-be9334ebae4c@gmail.com> Obvious correction - I assume the MGA would be positive earth originally like early MGBs, so it should read "Have you converted the car the negative earth" if the tach you have is a negative earth. On 30/07/2023 10:07, Paul Hunt wrote: > > Which tach?? Where did it come from? > > For an MGB tach 'yes' if it has RVI on the dial.? No if it has RVC, > for that you need a wire back from the points side of the coil to the > tach bullet connection. > > Plus 12v and earth connections to the tach to power the electronics, > and that raises further questions. Have you converted the car to > positive earth? If not unless the tach is already negative earth (the > _original_ polarity is also on the face of MGB tachs for example) you > will need to reverse the power wires inside the tach case and also the > signal wires, which can be inside the tach or outside depending on > which tach you have. > > PaulH. > > > On 30/07/2023 01:50, dave northrup wrote: >> >> I am trying to figure out how to connect the tach on this car.? it >> came to me in kit form >> >> This diagram seems to show that in essence the connection from power >> to the ignition coil goes through the tach.? That green wire goes off >> to the gage voltage stabilizer ? is that even needed? >> >> So it seems to me that on my car, which has an original early ?MGA >> wiring harness, all I really need to do is run the white wire through >> the tach then to the ignition coil, instead of going straight to the >> ignition coil.? Am I on the right tach here (haha)? >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Mgs at autox.team.net >> Donate:http://www.team.net/donate.html >> Suggested annual donation $12.75 >> >> Archive:http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs http://autox.team.net/archive >> >> Unsubscribe:http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/paulbhunt73 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 22691 bytes Desc: not available URL: From dave at ranteer.com Sun Jul 30 18:22:55 2023 From: dave at ranteer.com (dave northrup) Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 00:22:55 +0000 Subject: [Mgs] mga 1500 with early 5 main mgb engine Message-ID: <8ba46f6ebee14b168b5e753f84b72499@ranteer.com> Negative ground, car runs smoothly, need to install the electric tach which supposedly was previously installed in this car and working. On the back view, what hooks up where? I am pretty sure the tab, and the screw, are ground. The other two - one needs to go to power and the other to the coil. I think one is a female bullet connector; the other is male. Which goes to power and which to the coil? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: tach front view.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 827772 bytes Desc: tach front view.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Actually, I guess it is unclear whether you are talking about an MGA tach or an early MGB tach... -- Max Heim '66 MGB > On Jul 30, 2023, at 5:22 PM, dave northrup wrote: > > Negative ground, car runs smoothly, need to install the electric tach which supposedly was previously installed in this car and working. > > On the back view, what hooks up where? I am pretty sure the tab, and the screw, are ground. > > The other two ? one needs to go to power and the other to the coil. I think one is a female bullet connector; the other is male. Which goes to power and which to the coil? > _______________________________________________ > > Mgs at autox.team.net > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html > Suggested annual donation $12.75 > > Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs http://autox.team.net/archive > > Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/mvheim at sonic.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paulbhunt73 at gmail.com Mon Jul 31 01:38:26 2023 From: paulbhunt73 at gmail.com (Paul Hunt) Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 08:38:26 +0100 Subject: [Mgs] mga 1500 with early 5 main mgb engine In-Reply-To: <8ba46f6ebee14b168b5e753f84b72499@ranteer.com> References: <8ba46f6ebee14b168b5e753f84b72499@ranteer.com> Message-ID: <86e97849-ea66-aad1-c9f9-0556feb82fb0@gmail.com> Not an MGB reference number, it looks like it has later internals than but would still be the current-operated type i.e. RVI where the power to the coil comes via the tach.? The ignition switch would be connected to the male bullet and the female bullet to the coil.? 12v (also from the ignition) to the spade and earth to the case.? When used on the MGB there were separate wires from the ignition switch to the spade and to the male bullet but you can tee from one to the other rather than running a separate wire. It would have been helpful to see the top half of the dial where it might have shown RVI and what polarity it was.? I suspect it would show positive earth, but those electronics would have been used with negative earth in an MGB for example so it looks like it has been converted by swapping the guts instead of swapping the wires round internally.? If that tach was used after the car was converted to negative earth it would make sense. PaulH. On 31/07/2023 01:22, dave northrup wrote: > > Negative ground, car runs smoothly, need to install the electric tach > which supposedly was previously installed in this car and working. > > On the back view, what hooks up where?? I am pretty sure the tab, and > the screw, are ground. > > The other two ? one needs to go to power and the other to the coil.? I > think one is a female bullet connector; the other is male.? Which goes > to power and which to the coil? > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mgs at autox.team.net > Donate:http://www.team.net/donate.html > Suggested annual donation $12.75 > > Archive:http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs http://autox.team.net/archive > > Unsubscribe:http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/paulbhunt73 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ejrussell61 at gmail.com Mon Jul 31 14:21:38 2023 From: ejrussell61 at gmail.com (Eric Russell) Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 16:21:38 -0400 Subject: [Mgs] Mgs Digest, Vol 194, Issue 12 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: My guess is an MGA tach face (Jaeger) or perhaps MGA tach face & case was used with a different tach's internals. MGB tachs were 'Smiths'. MGB tach for MGA is described here: http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/electric/et202c.htm EjR On Mon, Jul 31, 2023 at 2:08?PM wrote: > Send Mgs mailing list submissions to > mgs at autox.team.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/mgs > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > mgs-request at autox.team.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > mgs-owner at autox.team.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Mgs digest..." > > > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html > Suggested annual donation $12.75 > Archive: http://www.team.net/archive > Forums: http://www.team.net/forums > > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. mga 1500 with early 5 main mgb engine (dave northrup) > 2. Re: mga 1500 with early 5 main mgb engine (Max Heim) > 3. Re: mga 1500 with early 5 main mgb engine (Paul Hunt) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 00:22:55 +0000 > From: dave northrup > To: "mgs at autox.team.net" > Subject: [Mgs] mga 1500 with early 5 main mgb engine > Message-ID: <8ba46f6ebee14b168b5e753f84b72499 at ranteer.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Negative ground, car runs smoothly, need to install the electric tach > which supposedly was previously installed in this car and working. > > On the back view, what hooks up where? I am pretty sure the tab, and the > screw, are ground. > > The other two - one needs to go to power and the other to the coil. I > think one is a female bullet connector; the other is male. Which goes to > power and which to the coil? > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://autox.team.net/pipermail/mgs/attachments/20230731/850f2071/attachment-0001.htm > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: tach front view.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 827772 bytes > Desc: tach front view.jpg > URL: < > http://autox.team.net/pipermail/mgs/attachments/20230731/850f2071/attachment-0002.jpg > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: tach rear view.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 826250 bytes > Desc: tach rear view.jpg > URL: < > http://autox.team.net/pipermail/mgs/attachments/20230731/850f2071/attachment-0003.jpg > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2023 17:52:40 -0700 > From: Max Heim > To: "mgs at autox.team.net" > Subject: Re: [Mgs] mga 1500 with early 5 main mgb engine > Message-ID: <983CC3D7-127F-4FD9-97E0-7533897C6FFD at sonic.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hmm, the back of that tach case has obviously been modified. Are you sure > it still contains the matching internals? I say this because for 20 years I > ran my Mk. I MGB with the original tach case, faceplate & needle, but with > a cheap auto parts store mini-tach inside the case. The only modifications > were two small screw holes to attach the mechanism. > > An original MGB Mk. I tach would have had a loop in the white wire, > attached to the back of the case with a thumb nut and a thin U-shaped brass > bracket. I am not seeing that on yours. > > Actually, I guess it is unclear whether you are talking about an MGA tach > or an early MGB tach... > > -- > Max Heim > '66 MGB > > > On Jul 30, 2023, at 5:22 PM, dave northrup wrote: > > > > Negative ground, car runs smoothly, need to install the electric tach > which supposedly was previously installed in this car and working. > > > > On the back view, what hooks up where? I am pretty sure the tab, and > the screw, are ground. > > > > The other two ? one needs to go to power and the other to the coil. I > think one is a female bullet connector; the other is male. Which goes to > power and which to the coil? > > view.jpg>_______________________________________________ > > > > Mgs at autox.team.net > > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html > > > Suggested annual donation $12.75 > > > > Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs < > http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs> http://autox.team.net/archive < > http://autox.team.net/archive> > > > > Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/mvheim at sonic.net > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://autox.team.net/pipermail/mgs/attachments/20230730/c68decc6/attachment-0001.htm > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 08:38:26 +0100 > From: Paul Hunt > To: mgs at autox.team.net > Subject: Re: [Mgs] mga 1500 with early 5 main mgb engine > Message-ID: <86e97849-ea66-aad1-c9f9-0556feb82fb0 at gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed" > > Not an MGB reference number, it looks like it has later internals than > but would still be the current-operated type i.e. RVI where the power to > the coil comes via the tach.? The ignition switch would be connected to > the male bullet and the female bullet to the coil.? 12v (also from the > ignition) to the spade and earth to the case.? When used on the MGB > there were separate wires from the ignition switch to the spade and to > the male bullet but you can tee from one to the other rather than > running a separate wire. > > It would have been helpful to see the top half of the dial where it > might have shown RVI and what polarity it was.? I suspect it would show > positive earth, but those electronics would have been used with negative > earth in an MGB for example so it looks like it has been converted by > swapping the guts instead of swapping the wires round internally.? If > that tach was used after the car was converted to negative earth it > would make sense. > > PaulH. > > On 31/07/2023 01:22, dave northrup wrote: > > > > Negative ground, car runs smoothly, need to install the electric tach > > which supposedly was previously installed in this car and working. > > > > On the back view, what hooks up where?? I am pretty sure the tab, and > > the screw, are ground. > > > > The other two ? one needs to go to power and the other to the coil.? I > > think one is a female bullet connector; the other is male.? Which goes > > to power and which to the coil? > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Mgs at autox.team.net > > Donate:http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Suggested annual donation $12.75 > > > > Archive:http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs http://autox.team.net/archive > > > > Unsubscribe: > http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/paulbhunt73 at gmail.com > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://autox.team.net/pipermail/mgs/attachments/20230731/0ad7ea29/attachment-0001.htm > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Mgs mailing list > Mgs at autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/mgs > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Mgs Digest, Vol 194, Issue 12 > ************************************ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: