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1. What I hate ... (score: 1): Author: banta@abingdon.Eng.Sun.COM; Date: Mon, 10 Dec 90 09:44:03 EST; Did you ever decide to do a head swap on some warm Sunday afternoon? And after spending an hour and a half draining fluids and unbolting carbs and manifolds, and the head, and grunting to lift the he; /html/british-cars/1990-12/msg00011.html (6,490 bytes)
2. When you want to go racing ... (score: 1): Author: banta@abingdon.eng.sun.com; Date: Mon, 05 Nov 90 13:29:34 EST; LRC once told me "When you want to go racing, it's time to sell the Porsche." He meant it figuratively, and I understood that, but I also understood the sentiments of what he was saying. Well, this p; /html/british-cars/1990-11/msg00008.html (11,389 bytes)
3. Re: 77MGB Heater motor (score: 1): Author: banta@abingdon.eng.sun.com; Date: Wed, 07 Nov 90 12:22:04 EST; Describe the motor. Or check a Moss catalog. If it's the same as a 70B fan (i assume you mean the heater fan) motor, you can have one for, let's say, $10 plus shipping. It worked when I pulled it out; /html/british-cars/1990-11/msg00017.html (6,512 bytes)
4. Re: When you want to go racing ... (score: 1): Author: banta@abingdon.eng.sun.com; Date: Wed, 07 Nov 90 12:38:01 EST; Yes. Yes! YES! Racing. They aren't as sturdy as the late ones, but they weigh ~50 lbs less. Some racers would forego breathing for a month if it would trim 50 lbs off the car. Since I'm planning on d; /html/british-cars/1990-11/msg00020.html (7,766 bytes)
5. Re: MGB Engine Rebuild Advice Wanted (score: 1): Author: banta@abingdon.eng.sun.com; Date: Wed, 07 Nov 90 12:53:44 EST; The "mild street grind" cam that British Motorsports offers is a nice cam. Probably good for 2-5 HP, and you can get a nice smooth idle at 1000 RPM. I've have my machine work done a Kaeding Performan; /html/british-cars/1990-11/msg00021.html (7,024 bytes)
6. Re: What brand oil do you use? (score: 1): Author: banta@abingdon.eng.sun.com; Date: Thu, 08 Nov 90 10:20:13 EST; Motor oil is a religious issue to a lot of of people. I use Castrol all the time in all my British cars. In the enigines I've torn down or become intimate with the internals of, I've never noticed an; /html/british-cars/1990-11/msg00025.html (7,904 bytes)
7. Racing MGBs (score: 1): Author: banta@abingdon.eng.sun.com; Date: Tue, 13 Nov 90 11:19:51 EST; THis is a fairly long account of the my racing weekend in an MGB. If you aren't interested in racing, or have see it already, my apologies. -- This past weekend, all the work on the car finally got t; /html/british-cars/1990-11/msg00043.html (24,586 bytes)
8. Re: What brand oil do you use? (score: 1): Author: banta@abingdon.eng.sun.com; Date: Mon, 12 Nov 90 11:33:20 EST; I've also heard that some synchros are sintered with some oil that the detergents leech out and "clean" away. I thought this was the problem in British gearboxes. I'm basing all this on hearsay, but; /html/british-cars/1990-11/msg00045.html (8,197 bytes)

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