From mvheim at sonic.net Mon Dec 15 11:15:53 2025 From: mvheim at sonic.net (Max Heim) Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:15:53 -0800 Subject: [Mgs] Have you ever seen one of these? Message-ID: This is ?Tammy?s MGB?. Tammy was a fashion doll, Ideal Toy Co.?s competitor to Mattel?s Barbie. Barbie famously drove a Corvette, but apparently Tammy caught the British car bug back in 1962. While this model is not completely accurate in scale, you can see how it is intended to represent a Mark 1 MGB. It even mimics the factory press car ? while the blue is much brighter than Iris Blue, it has the red interior, steel wheels and whitewalls. And true to Mk. 1 tradition, the steering wheel is broken in this example ? no doubt from trying to cram the stiff-legged doll into the cockpit. I just acquired this from a Morgan owner who had rescued it from a thrift shop, and presented it to me at a vintage car event. ? -- Max Heim '66 MGB -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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And true to Mk. 1 tradition, the steering wheel is broken in this example ? no doubt from trying to cram the stiff-legged doll into the cockpit. I just acquired this from a Morgan owner who had rescued it from a thrift shop, and presented it to me at a vintage car event. -- Max Heim '66 MGB -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 144773 bytes Desc: not available URL: From guinness at stclegal.com Mon Dec 15 14:47:41 2025 From: guinness at stclegal.com (Robert J. Guinness) Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2025 15:47:41 -0600 Subject: [Mgs] Mgs Digest, Vol 220, Issue 1 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Here is a link to the commercial; https://www.facebook.com/RubyLaneDolls/videos/670459136457891/ On 12/15/2025 1:00 PM, mgs-request at autox.team.net 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. Have you ever seen one of these? 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Message-ID: Not creepy at all?. Dan D ?76B Central NJ USA On Mon, Dec 15, 2025 at 8:15?PM Robert J. Guinness wrote: > Here is a link to the commercial; > > https://www.facebook.com/RubyLaneDolls/videos/670459136457891/ > On 12/15/2025 1:00 PM, mgs-request at autox.team.net 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. Have you ever seen one of these? (Max Heim) > > > _______________________________________________ > Mgs mailing listMgs at autox.team.nethttp://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/mgs > > -- > > Robert Guinness > _______________________________________________ > > 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 mvheim at sonic.net Tue Dec 16 09:45:19 2025 From: mvheim at sonic.net (Max Heim) Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:45:19 -0800 Subject: [Mgs] Mgs Digest, Vol 220, Issue 1 In-Reply-To: References:

Message-ID: <2AC6FA24-8C88-406E-8DED-778CE62198CE@sonic.net> OMG? thanks for the link. Such a strange ?nostalgia" trip? I don't think we even had a TV back then, and I would have been only 5. -- Max Heim '66 MGB > On Dec 15, 2025, at 5:50?PM, Dan DiBiase wrote: > > Not creepy at all?. > > Dan D > ?76B > Central NJ USA > > On Mon, Dec 15, 2025 at 8:15?PM Robert J. Guinness > wrote: >> Here is a link to the commercial; >> >> https://www.facebook.com/RubyLaneDolls/videos/670459136457891/ >> >> On 12/15/2025 1:00 PM, mgs-request at autox.team.net 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. Have you ever seen one of these? 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URL: From simon.d.matthews at gmail.com Sat Dec 27 15:58:37 2025 From: simon.d.matthews at gmail.com (Simon Matthews) Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2025 17:58:37 -0500 Subject: [Mgs] Distributor woes Message-ID: I have already asked on a forum, but I thought that I would reach out on the mailing list also. I am struggling to insert the screw that holds the capacitor down in the distributor. There is a black wire hanging that I believe also needs to be fastened down with the same screw. I am replacing the capacitor because of poor running. The screw in my distributor has a cross-head pattern. Barney shows this screw and the one that holds down the contact points as the same screw type (2BA), but Moss shows only one screw and it has a slotted head. It is also considerably longer than the screw I am dealing with (see photos in https://photos.app.goo.gl/iNTC9auUAdve94G1A ). The screw that I have looks similar to the one in this video: https://youtu.be/9x51poyZLa8?t=1271 The screw that I have doesn't have a good head -- the cross is a bit mangled. Has anyone got any suggestions on: 1. Is this the correct screw? 2. Is it correct that the screw holds down both the black wire and the capacitor? 3. Are there any tricks to getting the screw into place, without removing the distributor? Many thanks, Simon From mvheim at sonic.net Sat Dec 27 23:21:16 2025 From: mvheim at sonic.net (Max Heim) Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2025 22:21:16 -0800 Subject: [Mgs] Distributor woes In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <2EC0E4E6-0349-4370-B7B5-9EB6052B0941@sonic.net> Simon, I don?t even try to replace points or the condenser with the distributor in the car. You can?t see what you are doing, it?s easy to cross thread the tiny screws, and especially easy to drop them into the interdimensional void. I pull the distributor, and replace the parts on my bench, supporting it in the bench vise. This also allows a thorough inspection and cleaning if necessary. I may have to fine tune the point gap in the car after running it, but that only requires loosening screws, not removing them. Sent from my iPad > On Dec 27, 2025, at 3:09 PM, Simon Matthews wrote: > > ?I have already asked on a forum, but I thought that I would reach out > on the mailing list also. > > I am struggling to insert the screw that holds the capacitor down in > the distributor. There is a black wire hanging that I believe also > needs to be fastened down with the same screw. I am replacing the > capacitor because of poor running. > > The screw in my distributor has a cross-head pattern. Barney shows > this screw and the one that holds down the contact points as the same > screw type (2BA), but Moss shows only one screw and it has a slotted > head. It is also considerably longer than the screw I am dealing with > (see photos in > https://photos.app.goo.gl/iNTC9auUAdve94G1A ). The screw that I have > looks similar to the one in this video: > https://youtu.be/9x51poyZLa8?t=1271 > > The screw that I have doesn't have a good head -- the cross is a bit > mangled. Has anyone got any suggestions on: > 1. Is this the correct screw? > 2. Is it correct that the screw holds down both the black wire and the > capacitor? > 3. Are there any tricks to getting the screw into place, without > removing the distributor? > > Many thanks, > Simon > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > From richardolindsay at gmail.com Sun Dec 28 05:18:27 2025 From: richardolindsay at gmail.com (Richard Lindsay) Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2025 06:18:27 -0600 Subject: [Mgs] Distributor woes In-Reply-To: <2EC0E4E6-0349-4370-B7B5-9EB6052B0941@sonic.net> References: <2EC0E4E6-0349-4370-B7B5-9EB6052B0941@sonic.net> Message-ID: Excellent advice - being one who once dropped a screw into that interdimensional void you reference! Good time to clean, check, and lubricate everything too. Especially check for bushing wear and worn pivots in the centrifugal advance. When worn oval, those holes bugger slow idle stability. Two cents please. Rick - previous MG owner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dirtbeard at gmail.com Sun Dec 28 05:50:27 2025 From: dirtbeard at gmail.com (Douglas Shook) Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2025 04:50:27 -0800 Subject: [Mgs] Distributor woes In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Simon, Question #1: I am not certain which model distributor you have, but is this the screw you are referring to? Screw, for points, 2BA X 3/8" | Moss Motors Question #2 No, the black wire is the feed to the coil and needs to be under the nut on the points spring. It should contact the spring but not the stud. Ensure that you have a good insulator on that post/stud to separate the spring from the stud. The screw retaining the condenser provides the ground to the condenser. Any good mechanical connection there would suffice, but I do not know which distributor you have. Question #3 If you use steel screws you can use a magnetic screwdriver to hold it while you position it to screw it in. You also can use masking tape to cover the openings if you are afraid of dropping the screw into a crevice. On Sat, Dec 27, 2025 at 3:02?PM Simon Matthews wrote: > I have already asked on a forum, but I thought that I would reach out > on the mailing list also. > > I am struggling to insert the screw that holds the capacitor down in > the distributor. There is a black wire hanging that I believe also > needs to be fastened down with the same screw. I am replacing the > capacitor because of poor running. > > The screw in my distributor has a cross-head pattern. Barney shows > this screw and the one that holds down the contact points as the same > screw type (2BA), but Moss shows only one screw and it has a slotted > head. It is also considerably longer than the screw I am dealing with > (see photos in > https://photos.app.goo.gl/iNTC9auUAdve94G1A ). The screw that I have > looks similar to the one in this video: > https://youtu.be/9x51poyZLa8?t=1271 > > The screw that I have doesn't have a good head -- the cross is a bit > mangled. Has anyone got any suggestions on: > 1. Is this the correct screw? > 2. Is it correct that the screw holds down both the black wire and the > capacitor? > 3. Are there any tricks to getting the screw into place, without > removing the distributor? > > Many thanks, > Simon > _______________________________________________ > > 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/dirtbeard at gmail.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dirtbeard at gmail.com Sun Dec 28 05:57:13 2025 From: dirtbeard at gmail.com (Douglas Shook) Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2025 04:57:13 -0800 Subject: [Mgs] Distributor woes In-Reply-To: References: <2EC0E4E6-0349-4370-B7B5-9EB6052B0941@sonic.net> Message-ID: Well, one definitely could remove the distributor everytime the points are replaced, but that honestly seems like overkill to me. I simply use painters tape over the openings and a magnetic screwdriver. Maybe I am living dangerously, but I have changed many sets of points over the last 50 years and never needed to remove the distributor to do so. On Sun, Dec 28, 2025 at 4:22?AM Richard Lindsay wrote: > Excellent advice - being one who once dropped a screw into > that interdimensional void you reference! Good time to clean, check, and > lubricate everything too. Especially check for bushing wear and worn pivots > in the centrifugal advance. When worn oval, those holes bugger slow idle > stability. > > Two cents please. > > Rick - previous MG owner > _______________________________________________ > > 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/dirtbeard at gmail.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paulbhunt73 at gmail.com Sun Dec 28 07:32:22 2025 From: paulbhunt73 at gmail.com (Paul Hunt) Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2025 14:32:22 +0000 Subject: [Mgs] Distributor woes In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: On a 25D4 the coil wire from the harness is white with a black stripe and is external to the distributor and connects to a spade terminal on the outside of the distributor.? Internally there is a brown cloth-covered tinsel strand wire from the spade that sits under an insulator and nut on the points.? It needs to be electrically isolated from both nut and stud. Whilst on the 45D4 it is black, is the coil wire and does pass through the distributor body, it is factory-attached to the and is the live side not the earth.? It has a tab that slides under a folded over section of the points spring, there is no nut, just an insulator that sits between the spring and a support.? A short length of wire is external ending in? male spade connector connecting to the white/black harness wire. Originally the 25D4 had an earth wire spot-welded and riveted to the points plate, 45D4 used a through-hole terminal under the condenser screw so that screw needs to be long enough to hold both securely.? But make sure neither points nor condenser screw are too long or they can foul the weights and cause running problems. Like the 25D4 internal coil connection the earth wire was originally a very flexible brown cloth insulated tinsel-stranded wire going to one of the screws securing the fixed part of the points plate to the distributor body.? Not generally available, if they (both coil and earth wires) fail standard wire probably won't last very long as the points plate is continually twisting back and fore as the throttle is opened and closed - if you have vacuum advance. Unless you are replacing the screw that came out make sure it will fit before putting the condenser in position. On 28/12/2025 12:50, Douglas Shook wrote: > > Question #2 > No, the black wire is the feed to the coil and needs to be under the > nut on the points spring. It should?contact the spring but not the > stud. Ensure that you have a good insulator on that post/stud to > separate?the spring from the stud. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: Yes, Paul is right. I did not enlarge the photo until now and misread the wiring. On Sun, Dec 28, 2025 at 6:35?AM Paul Hunt wrote: > On a 25D4 the coil wire from the harness is white with a black stripe and > is external to the distributor and connects to a spade terminal on the > outside of the distributor. Internally there is a brown cloth-covered > tinsel strand wire from the spade that sits under an insulator and nut on > the points. It needs to be electrically isolated from both nut and stud. > > Whilst on the 45D4 it is black, is the coil wire and does pass through the > distributor body, it is factory-attached to the and is the live side not > the earth. It has a tab that slides under a folded over section of the > points spring, there is no nut, just an insulator that sits between the > spring and a support. A short length of wire is external ending in male > spade connector connecting to the white/black harness wire. > > Originally the 25D4 had an earth wire spot-welded and riveted to the > points plate, 45D4 used a through-hole terminal under the condenser screw > so that screw needs to be long enough to hold both securely. But make sure > neither points nor condenser screw are too long or they can foul the > weights and cause running problems. Like the 25D4 internal coil connection > the earth wire was originally a very flexible brown cloth insulated > tinsel-stranded wire going to one of the screws securing the fixed part of > the points plate to the distributor body. Not generally available, if they > (both coil and earth wires) fail standard wire probably won't last very > long as the points plate is continually twisting back and fore as the > throttle is opened and closed - if you have vacuum advance. > > Unless you are replacing the screw that came out make sure it will fit > before putting the condenser in position. > On 28/12/2025 12:50, Douglas Shook wrote: > > > Question #2 > No, the black wire is the feed to the coil and needs to be under the nut > on the points spring. It should contact the spring but not the stud. Ensure > that you have a good insulator on that post/stud to separate the spring > from the stud. > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/dirtbeard at gmail.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: