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201. Trebuchets, Catapults, and Imps that go Bump in the Night (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Thu, 07 May 1992 10:07:30 CDT
Regarding the car-tossing trebuchet, some things to straighten out: It IS a trebuchet, but you might as well call it a catapult since you'll be otherwise unable to describe it to an American. Both Ca
/html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00139.html (7,961 bytes)

202. Re: Spridget turn signal question (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Sat, 09 May 1992 08:47:51 CDT
'Tis true what you say, but I found with my Austin that (1) it was very sensitive flash-rate-wise to what bulb type was installed, and (2) the usual American turn signal bulb, #1156, was NOT what it
/html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00203.html (8,263 bytes)

203. Re: rambling stuff (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Tue, 12 May 1992 10:32:16 CDT
muller@Alliant.COM (Jim Muller) raises some interesting questions: Yes, speaking for the Chicago area, it's the same here. Driving "10 over" is common and won't get you a ticket. (I never have :-) No
/html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00235.html (12,469 bytes)

204. Re: rambling stuff (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Tue, 12 May 1992 13:21:59 CDT
This reminds me of a wonderfully-inspired series of dashboard accessories that I saw a few years ago. They were stick-on, imitation toggle switches that would actually click up and down, and were la
/html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00246.html (7,963 bytes)

205. Radar, Revenuers, Ragtops, Radios, Ramblings and Revelations (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Wed, 27 May 1992 11:03:51 CDT
Well, I'm back from the annual two-weeks-off-with-pay holiday outing, this time to Florida and back (Chicago). Given the distance (1330 miles), luggage requirements (spouse's makeup cases) and need f
/html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00534.html (9,088 bytes)

206. Re: Car sightings Memorial weekend (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Wed, 27 May 1992 11:29:47 CDT
pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@medtron.medtronic.COM (Philip J Ethier) writes, unless I have messed up the attribution: Oh, yes, indeedy. They're cute, though not in the same way as, say, a Mini. They remind
/html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00537.html (8,014 bytes)

207. Re: Car sightings Memorial weekend (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Wed, 27 May 1992 15:40:41 CDT
I apologize. Sometimes I get a bit cross-eyed over all the angle brackets. Andrew C. Green Datalogics, Inc. Internet: acg@dlogics.com 441 W. Huron UUCP: ..!uunet!dlogics!acg Chicago, IL 60610 FAX: (3
/html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00550.html (7,552 bytes)

208. Re: your mail (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Thu, 28 May 1992 10:00:12 CDT
I believe you are correct. My personal rule (or hangup, as I seem unable to change it) is that if an unused or unwanted part is serviceable, I have no business throwing it away, as someone else may n
/html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00566.html (7,411 bytes)

209. Re: SOL identifiers (was <silly_title_of_mine>) (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Thu, 28 May 1992 10:50:59 CDT
My vote would be for some sort of window decal, for the following reasons: 1) I am up to my keister in T-shirts already, and the shirt wouldn't serve it's purpose if I wasn't wearing it. 2) Having t
/html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00570.html (8,693 bytes)

210. Re: SOL identifiers (was <silly_title_of_mine>) (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Thu, 28 May 1992 11:00:57 CDT
Actually I was told to use "sol@hoosier.utah.edu". Anyway, it occurs to me that with a decal (and also with a shirt, I guess), you could also allocate a bit of space for the owner to add his/her own
/html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00577.html (7,314 bytes)

211. Re: SOL identifier (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Thu, 28 May 1992 16:09:27 CDT
Ahem. It seems that my mention of an identifying badge/logo/emblem/whatever for SOL has really struck a chord with the membership. Good for me. :-) HOWEVER... Please let me clarify a couple of things
/html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00620.html (7,550 bytes)

212. Re: badges, decals or whatever (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Fri, 29 May 1992 10:33:27 CDT
Heavens, no. You need a British flag. A Union Jack is the perfect item for a British antenna. Make sure you get it right side up, except in case of breakdown. Andrew C. Green Datalogics, Inc. Interne
/html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00649.html (7,194 bytes)

213. Re: Anyone know about Minicooper pick ups? (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Fri, 29 May 1992 10:28:24 CDT
You are all referred to your cable TV guides to seek out the short-run "Mr. Bean" series starring Rowan Atkinson. Sort of a modern-day Buster Keaton or Charlie Chaplin in my opinion. One episode has
/html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00650.html (8,811 bytes)

214. Re: Rust/Stop Prevent (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Fri, 29 May 1992 11:34:02 CDT
^^^^^^^ In the extreme... I have come across some stuff which you paint right on to the rust which purportedly changes it to a hard, black substance which you can then sand and paint. I haven't used
/html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00658.html (8,138 bytes)

215. Re: badges, decals, or whatever (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Fri, 29 May 1992 13:09:43 CDT
Oh, I think they would. They sure did in Tampa, Florida, a couple of years ago when some bank came out with an ad campaign saying something like "we care about international affairs" and displaying f
/html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00664.html (7,623 bytes)

216. Rust Treatments and VIN Plates (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Fri, 29 May 1992 16:21:06 CDT
Two quick observations before our system goes down for repairs... 1) The sacrificial metal that someone referred to recently is: Zinc. Presumably that is the reason for the "Zin" in Zintex. It is app
/html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00677.html (7,509 bytes)

217. Re: Waste of a car (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 10:35:40 CDT
I'm a newcomer to this group; don't actually have a British car right now, but that will change. My most recent genuine British car, believe it or not, was a 1971 Austin America 1300. (pause for laug
/html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00253.html (8,879 bytes)

218. Re: Austin Asparagus, er America, er 1300 (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 12:02:36 CDT
<lrc@red4est> writes, with a mixture of sadness and regret (?): Ours ran fine, with an occasional field trip back to England for parts and service bulletins. (Took me four years to discover that the
/html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00325.html (8,143 bytes)

219. Re: Land Rovers Land Rovers Land Rovers Land Rovers Land Rovers... (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1992 12:02:37 CDT
I have two strategies, depending on circumstances -- take your pick: 1) Vital bolt, or needs to be reused if at all possible, reasonable access (e.g. bumper-to-frame bolts): Heat the thing with a tor
/html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00412.html (9,214 bytes)

220. Thoughts on Master Cylinders and Spring Compressors (score: 1)
Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1992 10:18:42 CDT
I'd like to make some observations here on a couple of topics going around: 1) Master cylinders: My experience with brake bleeding on a variety of cars has been that the master cylinder often fails w
/html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00626.html (8,279 bytes)


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