- 1. Bugeye oil leak (score: 1)
- Author: droms@sol.cs.bucknell.edu (Ralph E. Droms)
- Date: Mon, 29 Nov 93 13:49:07 EST
- My Bugeye is leaking considerable amounts of oil, and the details have me a little puzzled. The symptom is that the oil is coming out of the tappet cover road tube. My initial thought is that the eng
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00534.html (7,340 bytes)
- 2. Bugeye back on the road (score: 1)
- Author: droms@sol.cs.bucknell.edu (Ralph E. Droms)
- Date: Thu, 1 Jul 93 06:35:38 EDT
- In response to extreme external pressure - we're moving tomottow and I had to get it out of the garage where it's been sitting for 6 years - I completed some last minute sworking on the driver's side
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00000.html (7,878 bytes)
- 3. Re: From: droms@sol.cs.bucknell.edu (Ralph E. Droms) (score: 1)
- Author: droms@sol.cs.bucknell.edu (Ralph E. Droms)
- Date: Fri, 9 Oct 92 20:25:46 EDT
- I hope the above gives insight into car auction here in east. It was held in Strasburg, PA. Usually lots of foreign investors present, particularly from England, but this year I could not tell. No ki
- /html/british-cars/1992-10/msg00156.html (7,047 bytes)
- 4. Austin A40 convertible (score: 1)
- Author: droms@sol.cs.bucknell.edu (Ralph E. Droms)
- Date: Sat, 10 Oct 92 21:47:42 EDT
- A friend is considering the purchase of a 1953 Austin A40 Somerset convertible. He's curious about parts availability and any specific problems to watch out for when he looks at the car. Any words of
- /html/british-cars/1992-10/msg00157.html (6,785 bytes)
- 5. Re: Re: (score: 1)
- Author: droms@sol.cs.bucknell.edu (Ralph E. Droms)
- Date: Mon, 12 Oct 92 19:20:39 EDT
- Interesting cars inside include a very early MG Midget (canvas bodied-boat tailed) and a historically significant MGB Limited Edition (I forget what the historical significance is). I think the signi
- /html/british-cars/1992-10/msg00170.html (6,493 bytes)
- 6. Re: Multi-person transit LBCs (score: 1)
- Author: droms@sol.cs.bucknell.edu (Ralph E. Droms)
- Date: Sat, 17 Oct 92 09:26:15 EDT
- was driving?(!) :-) Actually I had 3 passengers and a driver in my TR6 once, but that is another story. So what's the record folks? Anyone have 10 people in a sprite? We used to get my entire family
- /html/british-cars/1992-10/msg00244.html (7,261 bytes)
- 7. Re: Greetings! New victim! (score: 1)
- Author: droms@sol.cs.bucknell.edu (Ralph E. Droms)
- Date: Wed, 2 Sep 92 14:03:11 EDT
- P.S. you missed a discussion of car color jsut a few weeks ago that included directions for painting a car with spray cans. Maybe yours would be a good "victim"? I've *done* that... My Bugeye is curr
- /html/british-cars/1992-09/msg00039.html (7,018 bytes)
- 8. TR-6 for sale (score: 1)
- Author: droms@sol.cs.bucknell.edu (Ralph E. Droms)
- Date: Fri, 11 Sep 92 15:30:14 EDT
- In spite Chris K.'s of suggestion that I spend the money on restoring my Bugeye, I'm considering a '76 TR-6. Vitals: 75K miles, current inspection, good-to-excellent original interior and exterior, r
- /html/british-cars/1992-09/msg00167.html (7,430 bytes)
- 9. Re: tires for a midget (score: 1)
- Author: droms@sol.cs.bucknell.edu (Ralph E. Droms)
- Date: Wed, 30 Sep 92 21:06:28 EDT
- I just ordered 145SR13 Michelin XZX tires for my Bugeye through a local tire store. If I can get 'em here in Lewisburg, PA, they can be gotten *anywhere*. I think Michelin XZXs were stock on later Sp
- /html/british-cars/1992-09/msg00534.html (7,106 bytes)
- 10. Re: tires for a midget (score: 1)
- Author: droms@sol.cs.bucknell.edu (Ralph E. Droms)
- Date: Wed, 30 Sep 92 21:08:43 EDT
- If 145s are the stock size then 155s will work. Be careful - at least on Bugeyes, the constraint is clearance between the leaf spring and the tire. I don't think even 155s will clear. A previous owne
- /html/british-cars/1992-09/msg00535.html (6,899 bytes)
- 11. Eazibleed (sp?) (score: 1)
- Author: droms@sol.cs.bucknell.edu (Ralph E. Droms)
- Date: Mon, 24 Aug 92 05:08:34 EDT
- OK, I get a C- for class participation and paying attention during lecture. I ignored the recent discussion about hydraulic bleeding devices, figuring it would likely be another five years before I n
- /html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00480.html (6,731 bytes)
- 12. Re: Funny story-WARNING- NO LBC Content ! (score: 1)
- Author: droms@sol.cs.bucknell.edu (Ralph E. Droms)
- Date: Sun, 12 Jul 92 07:07:43 EDT
- Thankfully the fix was easier than you'd think. While waiting for the next pump, I took off the shift boot and noticed that the shifter had indeed broken, about 1" out of the tranny. With the boot of
- /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00215.html (7,331 bytes)
- 13. Jensen-Healey (score: 1)
- Author: droms@sol.cs.bucknell.edu (Ralph E. Droms)
- Date: Mon, 1 Jun 92 06:41:46 EDT
- There's a Jensen-Healey for sale nearby that I thought I'd check out. The ad claims "1 owner, only 35,000 miles". Any tips about how I can verify this claim? I'll look at the pedals and bounce the sh
- /html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00001.html (6,345 bytes)
- 14. Jensen-Healey prices (score: 1)
- Author: droms@sol.cs.bucknell.edu (Ralph E. Droms)
- Date: Tue, 2 Jun 92 06:03:03 EDT
- Could someone repost the Jensen-Healey prices that appeared here recently - I've misplaced that note? What was the source of those numbers? Thanks... - Ralph Droms Computer Science Department droms@b
- /html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00029.html (6,567 bytes)
- 15. Land Rover for sale in an unlikely location (score: 1)
- Author: droms@sol.cs.bucknell.edu (Ralph E. Droms)
- Date: Sun, 5 Apr 92 10:26:51 EDT
- FYI: On my way from Lewisburg, PA to Binghamton, NY, I spotted a Land Rover for sale at "JusTires" on Rt. 220 just south of Dushore, PA. For those of you unfamiliar with the area (which will be about
- /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00084.html (6,960 bytes)
- 16. Re: oil thermostat (score: 1)
- Author: droms@sol.cs.bucknell.edu (Ralph E. Droms)
- Date: Tue, 17 Mar 92 00:55:37 EST
- My Bugeye has an oil thermostat - it's labelled "Oil Pressure" :-). Never have gotten around to calibrating it carefully... In fact, the "Water Temperature" and "Oil Pressure" indicators, which are p
- /html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00308.html (6,724 bytes)
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