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Re: [MGS] Shipwright's disease

To: Rick Lindsay <rolindsay@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [MGS] Shipwright's disease
From: Paul Root <ptrmgb@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 21:40:10 -0500
So Rick,
        When was the last time you epoxied the floor your 'B
is standing on?

:->

Paul.

On May 10, 2007, at 1:37 PM, Rick Lindsay wrote:

> Hello Friends,
>    Shipwright's disease has set in at casa Lindsay.
> Alas, I shall explain.
>    About a week ago I reinstalled the newly rebuilt SU
> carbs on my '70 MGB.  I cleaned, refinished and
> lubricated the accelerator cable then reinstalled it.
> Upon reconnecting the choke cable I discovered that
> there was no 'continuity' between the cable and the
> handle in the cockpit!  The handle pulled off in my
> hand with no cable attached.  Okay, no big deal.  I
> have a new choke cable assembly in the parts box, left
> over from previous MG repairs.  I decided to just
> change out the inner portion of the cable.  Then I
> realized that the outer jacket is ugly.  So why not
> change the whole assembly?  As I began to examine the
> things that must comm off and out to reach the choke
> handle mounting nut I realized that access would be
> easier with the console binicle removed.  That got me
> thinking about refinishing the dash.  That got me
> considering the instruments and switches, all of which
> are dirty and discolored.  That got me thinking about
> rebuilding the instruments, etc..  Pretty soon, I was
> removing the steering wheel ring for better access to
> the dash.  I then decided that I needed to restore the
> steering wheel.  Sooooo, the disease had by then, a
> solid hold on me.  Now my interior is disassembled and
> the steering wheel is on the workbench being
> completely restored.  FWIW, I still haven't replaced
> the choke cable. :-o
>
> rick

Paul Root
ptrmgb@gmail.com
77 MGB
99 OBS




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