- 21. Re: Resto on TV (score: 1)
- Author: Cory Carpenter <coryc@sequent.com>
- Date: Fri, 24 Sep 93 13:13:09 -0700
- Thanks Roland! I have about six episodes of the program on tape (I happened to discover it one day while "surfing" -- unfortunately the series was already half over). I was doing body & paint work on
- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00410.html (7,783 bytes)
- 22. Re: movie cars (score: 1)
- Author: Cory Carpenter <coryc@sequent.com>
- Date: Tue, 28 Sep 93 13:36:14 -0700
- (My first attempt didn't include British-cars in the header for some reason, so only Roger Garnett received it.) TeriAnn asks: In "Harold and Maude?" I thought it was BRG -- or maybe that was before
- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00451.html (8,069 bytes)
- 23. Re: We are FAMOUS! (score: 1)
- Author: Cory Carpenter <coryc@sequent.com>
- Date: Fri, 2 Jul 93 20:22:40 -0700
- Shel Hall OK, I couldn't resist: I scanned this cartoon in and posted it to hoosier.utah.edu as /pub/sol/GIF/net_dog.gif -- I hope no one minds! (I briefly considered altering the image and putting t
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00046.html (7,352 bytes)
- 24. Cars for sale in Oregon & SW Washington (score: 1)
- Author: Cory Carpenter <coryc@sequent.com>
- Date: Mon, 5 Jul 93 12:13:21 -0700
- Every so often I have to justify to myself the purchase of my hand scanner. (This is not unlike the process I go through periodically while I'm sworking on the Lotus.) This morning the justification
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00051.html (8,955 bytes)
- 25. Help! (Brake master cylinder rebuilding) (score: 1)
- Author: Cory Carpenter <coryc@sequent.com>
- Date: Sat, 10 Jul 93 17:01:34 -0700
- Please, someone rescue my sanity! Since I have a bunch of parts removed from the Europa anyhow, I thought it might be a good idea to rebuild the master cylinder. I still think it's a good idea, but I
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00152.html (9,499 bytes)
- 26. Re: Help! (Brake master cylinder rebuilding) (score: 1)
- Author: Cory Carpenter <coryc@sequent.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jul 93 08:15:24 -0700
- The winning answer to my question #2 (anti-backflow valve removal) came from Paul Gilders: I think the light heat and two days of soaking helped, but the real win was due to the old "right tool for t
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00178.html (10,551 bytes)
- 27. Europa master cylinder stuff (score: 1)
- Author: Cory Carpenter <coryc@sequent.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jul 93 13:55:27 -0700
- Thanks for the warning, but unfortunately, it came about 18 hours too late. :^( I got a little too... enthusiastic yesterday evening, and broke my reservoir. Once the damage was done, I was able to
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00213.html (10,303 bytes)
- 28. Re: Europa master cylinder stuff (score: 1)
- Author: Cory Carpenter <coryc@sequent.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Jul 93 10:14:27 -0700
- I've just ordered a M/C reservoir from an outfit called JAE, in Galeta, California. Their price was $35 vs. $49 at Dave Bean. I don't recall seeing JAE in the parts sources list, so in case they're n
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00233.html (7,924 bytes)
- 29. Product recommendation (score: 1)
- Author: Cory Carpenter <coryc@sequent.com>
- Date: Sat, 17 Jul 93 15:45:56 -0700
- I thought others might be interested in hearing about a hand cleaner I just discovered. It comes in a squeeze tube, and it's called Simple Green. (This is a variant on some stuff that helped get me m
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00266.html (6,726 bytes)
- 30. Yet another Lucas joke (score: 1)
- Author: Cory Carpenter <coryc@sequent.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 Jul 93 09:06:26 -0700
- Here's one I hadn't heard before. (But then, I'm young and not widely -coryc [irrelevant comment deleted ]
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00363.html (6,683 bytes)
- 31. Parts Source (score: 1)
- Author: Cory Carpenter <coryc@sequent.com>
- Date: Sun, 25 Jul 93 13:14:01 -0700
- I thought I'd post this, just because these guys have saved me about 60% on Brit bits to date (even though I always whine about having to drive 45 minutes round-trip to Forest Grove). This is a local
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00380.html (6,899 bytes)
- 32. Sighting! (score: 1)
- Author: Cory Carpenter <coryc@sequent.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jul 93 15:00:44 -0700
- I just heard a rumbling sound and looked out the window to see a beautiful Red & White Cobra 427 pulling out of a guest spot! Neat! Looked like the pipes had been ceramic coated. Miq, did you pull yo
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00398.html (6,489 bytes)
- 33. Re: paint removal (score: 1)
- Author: Cory Carpenter <coryc@sequent.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 93 08:08:39 -0700
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Is any particular metal specified? Steel? Zinc? Mark, could you post the proportions for the second step? This sounds interesting. I just happen to have a door for the Plymouth
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00804.html (7,951 bytes)
- 34. Alcohol vs. the evil smog test (score: 1)
- Author: Cory Carpenter <coryc@sequent.com>
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 93 17:31:17 -0700
- I seem to recall some discussion awhile back about the idea of passing a smog test by "adjusting" the fuel mixture through the addition of alcohol to the gas tank. Naturally I didn't save that thread
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00837.html (7,638 bytes)
- 35. Re: Voltmeters vs. Ampmeters (score: 1)
- Author: Cory Carpenter <coryc@sequent.com>
- Date: Wed, 2 Jun 93 16:53:59 -0700
- I've never bought a car with a voltmeter in it, but if I ever do, that will be one of the first things to go. (When I buy a car with idiot lights, the first thing I do is install at least an oil pres
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00052.html (10,560 bytes)
- 36. Re: Decoking revisited (score: 1)
- Author: Cory Carpenter <coryc@sequent.com>
- Date: Thu, 3 Jun 93 13:42:40 -0700
- * Warning: No direct BritCar connection * Almost exactly a month ago, I posted the following: Last evening I ventured to try this procedure on the Plymouth. While I was too timid to empty the whole p
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00082.html (8,819 bytes)
- 37. Re: Good news/bad news (score: 1)
- Author: Cory Carpenter <coryc@sequent.com>
- Date: Fri, 11 Jun 93 11:53:27 -0700
- I'd be inclined to say fuel too. I once had similar behavior in the Europa, caused by the "rock strainer" in the fuel pump inlet fitting clogging up. (I don't remember now whether bad gas had someth
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00300.html (9,019 bytes)
- 38. Totally lacking in BritCar content (unless you really stretch it...) (score: 1)
- Author: Cory Carpenter <coryc@sequent.com>
- Date: Sun, 20 Jun 93 18:54:23 -0700
- This is mostly directed at SOLers in northern California: For Sale 1978 Mazda RX-4 wagon $200 Redding, CA, USA This is a 13-B rotary with about 130K miles on it. Side seals are shot, and the apex sea
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00437.html (7,899 bytes)
- 39. Triumph parts in Oregon (score: 1)
- Author: Cory Carpenter <coryc@sequent.com>
- Date: Tue, 29 Jun 93 11:33:07 -0700
- Parting out 1977 Triumph TR-7, V8 type, 5 spd trans & read end, body in good shape or sell whole for $299. 503-687-7885 Eugene OR 1980 Triumph TR-7 engine & trans, 5 spd, complete, 72K mi, dual carb
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00647.html (6,520 bytes)
- 40. Decoking revisited (score: 1)
- Author: Cory Carpenter <coryc@sequent.com>
- Date: Sun, 2 May 93 11:15:09 -0700
- A year or two ago there was an extended discussion on methods of "decoking" engines, with an emphasis on ways to get around disassembling and scraping. One of the suggested methods involved spraying
- /html/british-cars/1993-05/msg00002.html (8,098 bytes)
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