Hi Folks:
First... rebuilt lever shocks. I get stuff from Seven Enterprises since
it is just down the road. I replaced my two front shocks (MGB) for $69.95
each plus $45 core. I get the core back almost immediately, because of
proximity, so that is nice.
A message from Don Mathis on June 7 listed rebuilt lever shocks at $54.95
from Motorxtras/TS Imported Automotive.
The car is MUCH different with operating shocks... and half the oil leakage
is gone! <g>.
Second: This coming weekend I get custody of the Spitfire (title now
transferred to my soon-to-be-ex-girlfriend, but I'm the only one who
works on it, so it's still in my tagline, so there!) for some work.
I am putting in an ABS transmission tunnel, setting up a new soft top,
and (hopefully) making the jets on the carbs not stick down in the rich
("choke" pulled) position. 1) What should I use to sound-dampen/heat
insulate the transmission tunnel? 2) The needles are pretty well centered,
(the dashpots go up and down just fine) what can I do to free up the jets?
They pop right in by hand. 3) Any tricks for putting on a Spit soft top?
Third: Now the MGB is using a quart of oil every 100-150 miles. Is it
just me, or do all LBCs do this after they have been sitting for 4+ years
and have been started up? We were very careful on the B to oil things up,
and put in new fluids and plugs, before startup (unlike the poor Spit!)
Also, compression is about 120 on all 4 cylinders. There is some goop on
the bottom of the oilpan but I can't see it being 1 qt/100-150 miles.
Thanks again. As I plow through the back digests I may quit asking all
these FAQs! <g>
John Trindle
73 MGB jtrindle@ftf03.larc.nasa.gov or
88 RX-7 GXL C/Stock 70303.3506@compuserve.com
69 Spitfire IFT-PRO/ISS for FS5/FSPLAN
"2nd Law of Errordynamics: Errors flow from bug-ridden to bug-free areas.
Disorder of the system as a whole tends toward a maximum. This means that
at some point your car or program will become unfixable and have to be
either rebuilt from the ground up or abandoned. - JMT"
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