- 101. spridget hubs and bearings (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Feb 1994 13:48:00 PST
- I remember someone going on about upgrading spridget hubs from ball bearings to tapered roller bearings; of course at that time, I wasn't interested so I didn't pay careful attention. Now that I have
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00579.html (7,311 bytes)
- 102. Pixie Dust Found to Cause Global Warming; Film at 11 (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Feb 1994 14:25:28 PST
- This reply is a bit behind, but it's the first chance I've had to sit down and collect my thoughts. The cars that Americans drive are an amazing reflection of the lifestyle that "we" (that's the gene
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00584.html (7,994 bytes)
- 103. THE TEN BEST TOOLS OF ALL TIME (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Feb 1994 14:36:25 PST
- [This was included in the membership materials I received from the Morris Minor Registry. Thanks to Berry Kercheval for scanning and OCRing it.] THE TEN BEST TOOLS OF ALL TIME By J. William Lam, Stoc
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00586.html (10,924 bytes)
- 104. The Laws for British Sports Cars (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Feb 1994 16:42:25 PST
- [This was included in the membership materials I received from the Morris Minor Registry. Thanks to Berry Kercheval for scanning and OCRing it. For some reason, this sounds like something Peter Egan
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00620.html (11,815 bytes)
- 105. Re: John Kipping (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Feb 1994 23:09:08 PST
- I believe I have sung the praises of John Kipping on this list before, but I will do so again. Last summer, when with 10 days to go before the anticipated departure date I discovered that my GT6+ gea
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00659.html (6,978 bytes)
- 106. Re: Removing front hub grease cap (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Feb 1994 23:12:48 PST
- I'm sure it's not just a standard #10 bolt from the Ace hardware. It is. It doesn't work. Expect to have to use a hammer and a drift, vise grips, channel locks, or a chisel.
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00660.html (6,652 bytes)
- 107. morris minor seats (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 13:32:55 PST
- If you're in Britain and still flogging a Morris Minor, apparently the hot ticket for seats is to upgrade to those from a Metro. All things being equal, I'd just run down to my local Metro dealer and
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00749.html (6,810 bytes)
- 108. Re: spridget hubs and bearings (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 12:52:22 PST
- I followed a couple of leads and got my bearings (and some other brake bits) from Winner's Circle, though as Phil (and others, in private mail) pointed out, they are just the later tapered roller bea
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00750.html (7,198 bytes)
- 109. Re: British Cars Digest #1051 Sun Jan 2 01:15:01 MST 1994 (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Sun, 2 Jan 1994 00:39:32 PST
- What do you think of it ??????? Same as I always have: Absolutely not.
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00001.html (7,232 bytes)
- 110. Re: Locking Convertibles (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jan 1994 14:59:01 PST
- I'm with Scott; when I bought Sarah (my TR-4A) I just decided not to leave anything valuable in the car and never lock it. This has carried over, to a certain extent, into my other cars which are loc
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00097.html (8,116 bytes)
- 111. Re: MGB OD Problems (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jan 1994 16:22:13 PST
- First, try topping up the oil level. Sounds like you may be losing hydraulic pressure as the gearbox oil heats; additional oil may help. Clogged screen may also cause this. Trouble is, what's clogge
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00100.html (6,937 bytes)
- 112. bright taillights (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jan 1994 12:52:57 PST
- For those of you concrened about being seen in your LBC, I just learned about some taillamps that may be for you. These are especially applicable to cars with smallish taillamp lenses (TR2/3, Spitfir
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00122.html (8,025 bytes)
- 113. Re: bright taillights (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jan 1994 15:46:43 PST
- Are these one- or two-filament lamps or both? Like I said: "halogen replacements for type 1156 double filament bulbs". This is specifically a two-filament bulb. There are single filament halogen bulb
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00127.html (7,743 bytes)
- 114. Re: bright taillights (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jan 1994 17:16:17 PST
- Uh, but the industry standard 1156 is a single element 21 watt bulb. Perhaps you meant the 1157 (21/5). Hmm. OK, I stand corrected - I must have been looking at the backup lamp reference most recentl
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00131.html (8,773 bytes)
- 115. Re: Peter Egan [was Triumphs and Other ....] (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Sat, 8 Jan 1994 11:05:20 PST
- Peter's probably getting close to knight-hood by now. Personally, I think his writing alone is worth the cost of the subscription. Once again, I think we need to push the R&T editors to publish a sel
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00165.html (6,577 bytes)
- 116. sols in Germany? (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Tue, 11 Jan 1994 11:55:55 PST
- Are there any SOLs reading this list in Germany? I'm trying to track down a headlamp bulb made by (apparently) a small company there. It's a halogen replacement for the P45 base tungsten elements in
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00214.html (7,089 bytes)
- 117. cleaning headlamps? (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 Jan 1994 17:26:50 PST
- I run a set of Lucas tripods on my TR4A. I noticed today that the inside surface of the glass has accumulated a film - it looks like some sort of condensate. I tried heating one of them by laying it
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00270.html (7,008 bytes)
- 118. Re: MGB OD & cleaning headlamps (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 1994 09:44:12 PST
- but there seems to be that free wheeling (no compression when you let off the gas, like 50's American overdrives) that starts 15 or so minutes after I start driving. Did you understand my description
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00288.html (7,537 bytes)
- 119. Lucas wiper motors (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jan 1994 05:49:27 PST
- The TR6 wiper motor isn't the same, as you probably know. You could do the adaptation - get the wheelboxes, too, and press the gears off the TR6 box and onto your originals - but the motor will look
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00539.html (6,669 bytes)
- 120. Lucas wiper motors (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jan 1994 07:28:04 PST
- The TR6 wiper motor isn't the same, as you probably know. You could do the adaptation - get the wheelboxes, too, and press the gears off the TR6 box and onto your originals - but the motor will look
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00545.html (6,643 bytes)
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