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141. Re: Stop Battery Drain (score: 1)
Author: "Andrew C. Green" <acg@hermes.dlogics.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1992 12:42:42 CDT
This makes sense; in actual fact, if everything is shut down, you should find little or no current flow on all circuits. Initially, you should find the suspicious power drain with all fuses in place,
/html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00493.html (9,110 bytes)

142. Re: Further tales of an intermittent MGB (score: 1)
Author: "Andrew C. Green" <acg@hermes.dlogics.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1992 14:25:01 CDT
Gawd, I don't know... you're the second person to tell me that... I must have fallen asleep in Science class that day. Would somebody puh-leeze let me in on the joke now? I always visualize the curre
/html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00499.html (7,329 bytes)

143. Re: Monterey Historics (brief report) (score: 1)
Author: "Andrew C. Green" <acg@hermes.dlogics.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 10:23:50 CDT
Does he ever! I saw a feature story on him once, I think on "60 Minutes", where he gave the reporter a tour of his *warehouse* of fine cars. They were lined up in a pristine garage as if they were on
/html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00521.html (7,444 bytes)

144. Re: Daimler Dart (score: 1)
Author: "Andrew C. Green" <acg@hermes.dlogics.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 10:35:54 CDT
Either (A) You have a pressure leak in the cooling system (hose leaks or bad radiator cap), (B) your coolant is so diluted with water that the boiling point is too low, or (C) both of the above. I su
/html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00538.html (7,820 bytes)

145. Re: OHMY MGC (score: 1)
Author: "Andrew C. Green" <acg@hermes.dlogics.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 10:04:13 CDT
Unobtanium problems aside, there's a discussion on smog pumps going on in the Mustangs group at the moment. Someone who was investigating why they failed so much on him noted that his failed pump had
/html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00558.html (7,620 bytes)

146. Re: Observation... jack stands (score: 1)
Author: "Andrew C. Green" <acg@hermes.dlogics.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 09:07:50 CDT
Most likely. When I see a product designed for a particular purpose, then accompanied by a warning label essentially telling you not to use it for that purpose, I suspect either (A) the government, o
/html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00577.html (8,819 bytes)

147. Re: Observation... jack stands (score: 1)
Author: "Andrew C. Green" <acg@hermes.dlogics.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 15:45:54 CDT
Actually it's Pat Goss. I dunno; I've seen some pretty horrendous welding on those angle-iron stands. Can you say "X-ray"? Didn't think so. ;-) I never had any trouble with mine either, but it is con
/html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00595.html (8,241 bytes)

148. English Ford Club (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1992 17:17:22 CDT
The following little item appears in the July issue of Cars & Parts, and it would seem logical to post it here (reprinted without permission, of course!): <begin quote> ENGLISH FORD CLUB An English F
/html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00293.html (7,615 bytes)

149. Re: Car colours, et cetera (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1992 17:45:48 CDT
pacdata!dave@UCSD.EDU (Dave Ambrose) write: You got run over by a harrow? Ouch. :-) It's now the law in Canada; cars for the Canadian market must be built with running lights (at minimum, the car mus
/html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00295.html (7,724 bytes)

150. Re: TR250/6 oil pressure switch (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1992 10:03:55 CDT
They usually have very fine machine threads (well, pipe-fitting threads, I guess). With luck, the old one you are removing was installed by either the factory or a conscientious Previous Owner who pu
/html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00303.html (7,358 bytes)

151. Re: Smog Tests (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1992 10:15:22 CDT
The Illinois test equipment also requires 2500 rpm for the high-idle test, but they use two sensors to detect the coil firing remotely: one is embedded in the floor, the other is usually in a padded
/html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00305.html (8,001 bytes)

152. Re: Smog Tests (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1992 12:30:06 CDT
Yes, I heard about this "new and improved" dyno test they're proposing. No way will they figure out a lowest-common-denominator approach for the Chicago area. Just wait until the first minimum-wage s
/html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00311.html (7,218 bytes)

153. Throwing Things Away (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1992 13:58:28 CDT
Britcars only? I think not. This is one subject that really sets me off. I'll hear through a friend that so-and-so is having all kinds of problems with their car and would I take a look at it? I meet
/html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00316.html (9,919 bytes)

154. Re: Smog Tests (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1992 10:10:51 CDT
Now, I touched on this in a joking way yesterday, with rocketing Rabbits plunging through walls and so on, but realistically, I don't see how you can get contraptions like dynamometers testing cars o
/html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00327.html (9,441 bytes)

155. Re: Throwing Things Away (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1992 15:23:37 CDT
Not just sports cars. My favorite are the ones who own off-road 4WD vehicles in downtown Chicago and only drive as far as the East Bank [health] Club. C'mon, people, the snowfall isn't SO bad that yo
/html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00342.html (8,841 bytes)

156. Re: Throw away... (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1992 10:08:54 CDT
^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^ Ah-ha! Much as you sympathize with the wankers, you're not one of them. :-) You admit doing oil changes and "usual stuff" (Good heavens!). My complaint is about the owners who
/html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00366.html (7,973 bytes)

157. Re: New MGB (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1992 15:08:22 CDT
A lost shipment of MGs and AH100s sitting in a warehouse somewhere for umpty-zillion years? Gee, people, I'm sorry to be such a wet noodle about this, but this story has "Urban Legend" written all ov
/html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00372.html (7,153 bytes)

158. Re: Stuck pistons (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 11:32:38 CDT
It occurs to me that perhaps we should forget about silly processes such as nuts, bolts, glues, welding, etc. to assemble cars, and instead just RUST them together. This assembly process is approved
/html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00396.html (7,582 bytes)

159. Re: Fussiness (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 15:32:24 CDT
People who can't be bothered to get a replacement lock keyed to match (mostly Previous Owners ;-) just buy a new lock assembly w/key off the rack. First the driver's door gets done that way, then the
/html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00426.html (7,037 bytes)

160. Re: Key Situation (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 11:15:57 CDT
If memory serves, our factory keys to the Austin America said the same thing. The ignition key also came with a goofy somewhat-flexible black plastic head on it, for safety reasons, I assume. I think
/html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00443.html (7,533 bytes)


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