- 1. Still no start (score: 1)
- Author: gerry@hostel.lincroftnj.ncr.com
- Date: Fri, 27 Jan 95 10:01 EST
- To Tom Story: re : 1500 Triumph engine 1 - Take a REAL good look at the drive pinion for your distributor (this is that weird looking gear that fits under the dizzy and connects to the camshaft). 2 -
- /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00951.html (7,543 bytes)
- 2. Fun with Midget (score: 1)
- Author: gerry@hostel.lincroftnj.ncr.com
- Date: Fri, 27 Jan 95 10:14 EST
- It is almost certainly the king-pins - unless you are in the habit of lubricating the king-pins every 3-4 weeks, then they tend to wear out very quickly. I replace my king-pins about every 18 months
- /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00953.html (7,636 bytes)
- 3. "copper" brake lines (score: 1)
- Author: gerry@hostel.lincroftnj.ncr.com
- Date: Fri, 27 Jan 95 10:18 EST
- I installed a pre-made, pre-bent set of "copper" brake lines on my Scimitar 6 years ago. Never had a problem, never had a leak. They were dead simple to install, easy to bend and all the lengths were
- /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00954.html (6,513 bytes)
- 4. Body prep (score: 1)
- Author: gerry@hostel.lincroftnj.ncr.com
- Date: Mon, 19 Dec 94 10:06 EST
- After searching high and low - I finally found my winter project. It is a 1963 MGB shell, which has never been on the road or registered. The owner bought the shell a couple of decades ago, to use as
- /html/british-cars/1994-12/msg00582.html (7,970 bytes)
- 5. Look ma, no distributor (score: 1)
- Author: gerry@hostel.lincroftnj.ncr.com
- Date: Wed, 28 Dec 94 09:28 EST
- Greg asks : Yes there are plenty of systems on the market. Go to any SCCA national race and you will see Spitfires, Midgets, MGBs etc running distributorless ignition systems. There are basically 2 t
- /html/british-cars/1994-12/msg00761.html (7,554 bytes)
- 6. TR3 found (score: 1)
- Author: gerry@hostel.lincroftnj.ncr.com
- Date: Thu, 3 Nov 94 08:56 EST
- I was helping a friend last week-end remove a gearbox from a Midget, which was in a junkyard. About half way through the ordeal, we took a break and I wondered through the rest of the yard. I came ac
- /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00083.html (6,787 bytes)
- 7. stag (score: 1)
- Author: gerry@hostel.lincroftnj.ncr.com
- Date: Fri, 4 Nov 94 11:17 EST
- Scions, There has been a Stag for sale in a garage near me (Central NJ) for at least 5 years now. It used be on the front forecourt, then got moved to the back and for the past 2 years has been sitt
- /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00123.html (7,180 bytes)
- 8. Tow vehicles & Midget Rotors (score: 1)
- Author: gerry@hostel.lincroftnj.ncr.com
- Date: Thu, 10 Nov 94 09:56 EST
- Subject : Tow vehicles : I used to tow my pro-rally car with a Jeep Wrangler for about 2 years (not advisable). After looking for a decent tow vehicle for a few months I finally decided to get a Chev
- /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00315.html (7,698 bytes)
- 9. midget sway-bars (score: 1)
- Author: gerry@hostel.lincroftnj.ncr.com
- Date: Wed, 23 Nov 94 10:20 EST
- Dennis asks : ............ I have a street 1975 Midget with the largest sway-bar that Winner's Circle sell (7/8"??). The difference in handling is astounding. I removed the sway-bar a couple of weeks
- /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00671.html (7,656 bytes)
- 10. Scimi for sale (score: 1)
- Author: gerry@hostel.lincroftnj.ncr.com
- Date: Mon, 28 Nov 94 10:00 EST
- If anybody is interested in this vehicle and they need help, I am available. I am pretty knowledgeable with the complete Scimitar range, so I can assist any interested party. gerry ps - I currently h
- /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00755.html (7,081 bytes)
- 11. Weird octane (score: 1)
- Author: gerry@hostel.lincroftnj.ncr.com
- Date: Mon, 28 Nov 94 16:06 EST
- For those of you why have high-compression engines in their LBCs, may find this 3 years ago I built a 1500 Midget engine, using all the go-faster goodies, with a Kent cam and Heppolite 11.5:1 pistons
- /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00775.html (7,199 bytes)
- 12. cut-off switches (score: 1)
- Author: gerry@hostel.lincroftnj.ncr.com
- Date: Thu, 11 Aug 94 09:04 EDT
- I have installed 2 of Hella battery cutoff switches on the Scimitar and the Midget. The switches are the type that are usually found on race cars and isolated the complete electrical system. The swit
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00025.html (8,004 bytes)
- 13. Rew (score: 1)
- Author: gerry@hostel.lincroftnj.ncr.com
- Date: Fri, 12 Aug 94 09:16 EDT
- 2) Robin Rew, ...? UK (Parts for Reliant,TR,...) Call directory inquiries. Otherwise pick and of the English Classic cars mags and look for his advert. Have you tried ScimParrt in Droys Court for Sci
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00063.html (6,485 bytes)
- 14. uprated spridgets (score: 1)
- Author: gerry@hostel.lincroftnj.ncr.com
- Date: Thu, 25 Aug 94 09:52 EDT
- BRAKES: Before you make your Spridget go fast, think about how you are going to make your Spridget STOP. The brakes on a standard Midget are marginal at best, the overheat very quickly, require high
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00381.html (8,195 bytes)
- 15. XJS starter woes (score: 1)
- Author: gerry@hostel.lincroftnj.ncr.com
- Date: Mon, 10 Oct 94 16:18 EDT
- Dennis asks : Do you have a pre-engaged starter ? If you do, then the solenoid which sits on top of the starter is jamming. Remove the solenoid and clean it up, you will probably see that the plunger
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00814.html (7,242 bytes)
- 16. oil-drips (score: 1)
- Author: gerry@hostel.lincroftnj.ncr.com
- Date: Mon, 10 Oct 94 16:21 EDT
- The BEST solution that I have found is to rent one of the 1200PSI pressurized washers. I did my (asphalt) driveway this year with a power washer, and it came out as clean as a whistle. The machine re
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00815.html (6,401 bytes)
- 17. Out of the Woodwork (score: 1)
- Author: gerry@hostel.lincroftnj.ncr.com
- Date: Tue, 11 Oct 94 09:32 EDT
- I quite agree, probably the BEST looking TVR ever - I might go as far as saying the best looking British car EVER. As a friend of mine said, "It's not a car, it's a sculpture". You have to see the c
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00837.html (7,802 bytes)
- 18. dual-action sanders (score: 1)
- Author: gerry@hostel.lincroftnj.ncr.com
- Date: Thu, 13 Oct 94 09:24 EDT
- Can you explain in more detail what a "dual-action sander" is ? I think I know what you are referring to but I am not too sure. As an owner of a new compressor, I am always on the look out for new to
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00919.html (6,782 bytes)
- 19. Marcos (score: 1)
- Author: gerry@hostel.lincroftnj.ncr.com
- Date: Thu, 13 Oct 94 09:29 EDT
- Earl Huff Could you give me a run-down on the mechanical components of the Marcos ? ie suspension is Triumph TR??? Gearbox is ???? Rear-axle is ???? I will be helping a friend this weekend identify p
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00920.html (6,591 bytes)
- 20. slow fuel leak (score: 1)
- Author: gerry@hostel.lincroftnj.ncr.com
- Date: Thu, 13 Oct 94 09:46 EDT
- Next time this happens, remove the top of the Weber and take a look at the float bowl. If it is empty, then you have slow leak in the carb somewhere (probably the idle circuit). Also take a look down
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00922.html (7,584 bytes)
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