<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1450785304910_6117">Ian Pender is the gentleman that Barrie is probably referring to.....</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1450785304910_6118"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1450785304910_6098"><a id="yui_3_16_0_1_1450785304910_6096" href="http://www.mgstruts.com/about.html">http://www.mgstruts.com/about.html</a></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1450785304910_6130" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1450785304910_6131" dir="ltr">Dan D</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1450785304910_6152" dir="ltr">'76B, '65B</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1450785304910_6153" dir="ltr">Central NJ USA</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1450785304910_6154" class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div style="display: block;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1450785304910_6158" class="yahoo_quoted"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1450785304910_6157" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1450785304910_6156" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1450785304910_6155" dir="ltr"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1450785304910_6159" face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> S. Carr via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> mgs@autox.team.net <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, December 21, 2015 8:16 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Mgs] FW: MGA Guru on the Gulf Coast<br> </font> </div> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1450785304910_6160" class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv4124283882"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1450785304910_6164" dir="ltr">
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1450785304910_6161">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!</div>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1450785304910_6166">Sarah Carr</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1450785304910_6167">‘71 MGB/GT in Pennsylvania USA</div>
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<div class="yiv4124283882yqt0502857793" id="yiv4124283882yqtfd67763"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1450785304910_6172" style=""><b>From:</b> <a id="yui_3_16_0_1_1450785304910_6171" title-off="" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" title="mgs@autox.team.net" ymailto="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net">Barrie Robinson via Mgs</a> </div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1450785304910_6174"><b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 21, 2015 5:12 PM</div>
<div><b>To:</b> <a title-off="" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" title="h.duinhoven@planet.nl" ymailto="mailto:h.duinhoven@planet.nl" target="_blank" href="mailto:h.duinhoven@planet.nl">Hans Duinhoven</a> ; <a title-off="" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" title="mgs@autox.team.net" ymailto="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net">mgs@autox.team.net</a>
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<div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Mgs] FW: MGA Guru on the Gulf Coast</div></div></div></div><div class="yiv4124283882yqt0502857793" id="yiv4124283882yqtfd83124">
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<div style="FONT-SIZE:small;TEXT-DECORATION:none;">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<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">At 08:31 PM 12/21/2015 +0100,
Hans Duinhoven via Mgs wrote:<br clear="none">
<blockquote class="yiv4124283882cite" cite="" type="cite">Thanks Barney & Bert for the
wakeup call.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">I've driven the GT too little this year.<br clear="none">Reason was oil
swallowing like over a litre per 100 miles.<br clear="none">This happening made me quite
unhappy as the engine had been overhauled not<br clear="none">long ago (in miles
speaking).<br clear="none">Also my health was not optimal this year, so after seeking the
reason for<br clear="none">this engine error I asked my friendly garagist to look to the
most suspected<br clear="none">part of the engine - the breather system.<br clear="none">It appeared
this system was clogged and after cleaning and putting it back<br clear="none">to the
advised settings the GT is back on the road and has proven to use
oil<br clear="none">little to none. <br clear="none">Also thanks to Paul Hunt for his
advise.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Barney, you made me looking to your site where your travel
experiences were<br clear="none">listed and I saw some pictures of MGB's where the engine
hood was wide open.<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://mgaguru.com/tales/mobile11/5536.jpg">http://mgaguru.com/tales/mobile11/5536.jpg</a> <br clear="none">I still
use the original hood stand, which offers very little space to work.<br clear="none">So my
question is, is the hood stand modification documented
somewhere?<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Thanks in advance.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Cheers,<br clear="none">Hans<br clear="none">71
BGT<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="yqt0502857793" id="yqtfd89966">_______________________________________________<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Mgs@autox.team.net" href="mailto:Mgs@autox.team.net">Mgs@autox.team.net</a><br clear="none">Donate: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">Suggested annual donation $12.75<br clear="none">Archive: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br clear="none">Forums: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/forums" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br clear="none">Unsubscribe: <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/d_dibiase@yahoo.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/d_dibiase@yahoo.com</a><br clear="none"></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>