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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>This morning I am recovering!!!!!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Traveled with my 30 year old son. Good times!!!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Mgs <mgs-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Rick via Mgs<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, October 6, 2019 9:46 AM<br><b>To:</b> Hans Duinhoven <h.duinhoven@planet.nl><br><b>Cc:</b> MGs <mgs@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Mgs] Sunday morning, a bit OT<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks Hans, and good afternoon! <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> 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!<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Rick<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Attached: My TR3 a couple of years after I sold it.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Oct 6, 2019 7:58 AM, Hans Duinhoven via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p><span style='color:#1F497D'>Well Rick,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'>The Sunday in the Netherlands is dull due to autumn rain and chill temps. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'>We’ve skipped the MGCC club tour, as it rains all day long.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'>But yesterday I spent work on two of my Puch classic mopeds (1970 -1973).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'>The 1973 model suffered of a broken central stand last year.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'>Left me in a nasty position being able to ride the bike, but not being able to park it.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'>And a new stand is a problem, because these all are aftermarket and the quality is terrible.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'>Finally last week a replacement stand of acceptable quality was delivered and I made it fit.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'>As the bike stood still for over a year, it did not want to start unless the choke was used all time.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'>It proved to be, that a stand still period for a long time is bad.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'>The European law forcing bio-ethanol added to the regular fuel makes a still standing carb clogged.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'>Last week 95 octane fuel has to be 10% bio-ethanol, which makes even post-modern cars vulnerable for this nasty fuel additive.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'>Cleaning the carb float chamber and jet solved the issue.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'>The bike went like old days again afterwards! </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'>The 1970 model suffered of a running hot piston (sudden high friction piston) a few months ago.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'>So a week ago I took all apart and the piston and cylinder showed overheating and were damaged.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'>So I replaced these.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'>Not a very difficult job to do, but again the aftermarket quality spoiled the job somehow.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'>The exhaust side of the new cylinder is not really the same fit as the original.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'>So I had to change the shape of the exhaust pipe flange, in order not hitting the cooling rib.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'>Also the exhaust pipe gasket had to be reshaped, in order to fit well with the flange.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'>Remembered me to the BGT’s replacement front bumper in the mid-nineties.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'>Poor fit and lots of wiggling to get it mounted well. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'>From a wet Holland – Cheers!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hans</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'>71 BGT NRG w/w no o/d</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Van:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> Mgs [mailto:mgs-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>Namens </b>Richard Lindsay via Mgs<br><b>Verzonden:</b> zondag 6 oktober 2019 13:40<br><b>Aan:</b> MGs<br><b>Onderwerp:</b> [Mgs] Sunday morning, a bit OT</span><o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='margin-top:12.0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><div><p>Hello Friends, and good morning from South Texas!<o:p></o:p></p><div><p> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p>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!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p>Rick<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 style='border:none;border-top:solid #D3D4DE 1.0pt'><tr><td width=55 style='width:41.25pt;border:none;padding:13.5pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=46 height=29 style='width:.4833in;height:.3in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange-animated-no-repeat-v1.gif"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=470 style='width:352.5pt;border:none;padding:12.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#41424E'>Virusvrij. <a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient"><span style='color:#4453EA'>www.avast.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>