- 1. Dayton British Car & Cycle Day (score: 1)
- Author: bobj@meaddata.com (Robert Jones)
- Date: Mon, 1 Aug 94 10:27:15 EDT
- This Saturday (Aug. 6th) is the Dayton British Car & Cycle Day sponsered by the Southwest Ohio chapter of the MG Car Club and the Miami Valley Triumphs here in Dayton Ohio. Registration is $12, regis
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00009.html (7,087 bytes)
- 2. Re: New Disease (score: 1)
- Author: bobj@meaddata.com (Robert Jones)
- Date: Wed, 10 Aug 94 11:37:33 EDT
- With all of these diseases described here on the list I am beginning to wonder if what I thought was a disease may actually be an innoculation of sorts. What I am talking about and what I have might
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00247.html (8,484 bytes)
- 3. Pulling wire wheel hubs & parting out a parts car. (score: 1)
- Author: bobj@meaddata.com (Robert Jones)
- Date: Mon, 11 Jul 94 11:05:18 EDT
- The storage spot for my '71 MGB parts car is going away and I have spent the last couple days pulling parts, I've gotten just about everything I want except the wire wheel hubs from the front and the
- /html/british-cars/1994-07/msg00224.html (7,945 bytes)
- 4. Free parts car remains in OH (score: 1)
- Author: bobj@meaddata.com (Robert Jones)
- Date: Wed, 27 Jul 94 10:06:55 EDT
- I have the remains of a '72 MGB parts car I need to get rid of asap, since my storage spot needs to be vacated. All that is left are the wire wheels, differential, seats & a few gauges (I'll probably
- /html/british-cars/1994-07/msg00639.html (6,908 bytes)
- 5. Newsflash! (score: 1)
- Author: bobj@meaddata.com (Robert Jones)
- Date: Mon, 6 Jun 94 13:26:09 EDT
- DAYTON, OH - Farmers rejoice as the spring drought of '94 seems to be coming to a close. According to Chris Corngrower, the lack of spring precipitation is directly linked to the "on-blocks" status o
- /html/british-cars/1994-06/msg00169.html (7,754 bytes)
- 6. Naming cars. (score: 1)
- Author: bobj@meaddata.com (Robert Jones)
- Date: Tue, 7 Jun 94 09:41:20 EDT
- I've owned my B for a little over three years now, I've been inside the engine, replaced the clutch, swapped carbs, done the brakes, etc.. I think it is time I named it something other than "the MG".
- /html/british-cars/1994-06/msg00216.html (6,599 bytes)
- 7. I need tour ideas. (score: 1)
- Author: bobj@meaddata.com (Robert Jones)
- Date: Wed, 8 Jun 94 13:51:40 EDT
- I am newsletter editor for our local MG Car Club chapter (I'm still not sure why I volunteered, but I did). Last month during my usual scramble for words to fill the pages, I found myself writing abo
- /html/british-cars/1994-06/msg00314.html (8,072 bytes)
- 8. Re: Naming Cars (score: 1)
- Author: bobj@meaddata.com (Robert Jones)
- Date: Wed, 8 Jun 94 13:57:03 EDT
- [] I hope the split of Lyle & Julia doesn't have an adverse effect on the relationship between you and your car!
- /html/british-cars/1994-06/msg00316.html (8,047 bytes)
- 9. Crane Cams Electronic Ignition (score: 1)
- Author: bobj@meaddata.com (Robert Jones)
- Date: Sun, 1 May 94 12:57:45 EDT
- Does anyone have any experience with the Crane Cams electronic ignition that Victoria British sells? Good/bad/indifferent? Thanks, Bob p.s. This is for a '74 MGB.
- /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00001.html (6,631 bytes)
- 10. Mufflers and Air Compressors (score: 1)
- Author: bobj@meaddata.com (Robert Jones)
- Date: Mon, 2 May 94 11:31:09 EDT
- I still haven't replaced the muffler on my '74 MGB (currently it has a Cherry Bomb Glasspak that doesn't do much). It seems thtat the B mufflers are kind of expensive ($40 for the muffler and $40 for
- /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00017.html (7,463 bytes)
- 11. Broken Clutch? (score: 1)
- Author: bobj@meaddata.com (Robert Jones)
- Date: Mon, 9 May 94 13:36:53 EDT
- Well, I had planned to send out a note saying how great my MGB weekend had been, I spent all day Saturday at our club's tune-up clinic getting a patch panel welded in the passenger side dogleg and an
- /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00215.html (7,150 bytes)
- 12. Paint, sand, etc. (score: 1)
- Author: bobj@meaddata.com (Robert Jones)
- Date: Wed, 11 May 94 11:28:59 EDT
- I am planning to paint my MGB soon and since it would seem I have to replace the clutch, I plan to paint the engine bay while the engine is out. So, what I want to know is how much paint does it take
- /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00277.html (7,402 bytes)
- 13. Re: Bob's Clutch (score: 1)
- Author: bobj@meaddata.com (Robert Jones)
- Date: Thu, 12 May 94 09:16:14 EDT
- [..] Okay here is the deal, the clutch grinds like crazy when the car is running and in neutral and I try to press the clutch pedal or disengage (or is it engage) the clutch. I don't believe anything
- /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00312.html (8,934 bytes)
- 14. Re: Hit me with a DieHard (score: 1)
- Author: bobj@meaddata.com (Robert Jones)
- Date: Thu, 12 May 94 15:28:49 EDT
- The worst has to be AutoSource. If the computer tells them "Pick your butt and turn around three times and charge $685 for a spark plug" that is exactly what they will do. I was in AutoSource for the
- /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00337.html (8,119 bytes)
- 15. Re: MGB piston replacement options (score: 1)
- Author: bobj@meaddata.com (Robert Jones)
- Date: Tue, 17 May 94 18:10:13 EDT
- Wow, this is a switch, I get to relate my experience to Scott Fisher instead of the other way around. If you recall, last summer I had a piston break and I put a new one in with the engine in place (
- /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00461.html (10,315 bytes)
- 16. Clutch, tranny, questions, etc. (score: 1)
- Author: bobj@meaddata.com (Robert Jones)
- Date: Sun, 22 May 94 22:03:35 EDT
- Well, the engine is out and it certainly was the throwout "release" bearing. It is no more, all that is left is a bunch of little chunks and dust. What could cause this? The pressure plate looked alm
- /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00584.html (8,249 bytes)
- 17. Another clutch question. (score: 1)
- Author: bobj@meaddata.com (Robert Jones)
- Date: Tue, 24 May 94 09:43:27 EDT
- Hi again, I have another question about my MGB clutch job. How much play is allowable in the release bearing fork? I have a little play in the pivot bolt, but it doesn't look worn. Is this okay? Than
- /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00648.html (6,572 bytes)
- 18. Clutch lever play. (score: 1)
- Author: bobj@meaddata.com (Robert Jones)
- Date: Wed, 25 May 94 10:00:29 EDT
- One more MGB clutch question for you. How much play is allowable in the release bearing lever? I have a little play at the lever bolt, but the bolt doesn't look visibly worn. Is this acceptable? Than
- /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00688.html (6,333 bytes)
- 19. MGB Muffler advice. (score: 1)
- Author: bobj@meaddata.com (Robert Jones)
- Date: Wed, 6 Apr 94 15:35:45 EDT
- I need to get a new muffler for my '74 MGB as the Cherry Bomb that is there now is, uhm, woefully inadequate. Any recommendations for something that won't break the bank? From scanning my catalogs, i
- /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00128.html (6,682 bytes)
- 20. Cyclone Sonic Turbo (score: 1)
- Author: bobj@meaddata.com (Robert Jones)
- Date: Mon, 11 Apr 94 10:25:17 EDT
- In my search for a new muffler for my MGB, I was looking at David Vizard's book on the A-Series engine, which according to folks on this list pretty much applies to the B's engine as well. He recomme
- /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00219.html (6,555 bytes)
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