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261. Welding, zinc, rustproofing (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Mon, 2 May 1994 16:12:45 -0400 (EDT); Dear List, I am pretty sure the weld-through coating I tried was the expensive 3M stuff. I don't remember for certain, but I do recall feeling I had wasted a significant amount of money. Basically, t; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00040.html (11,442 bytes)
262. Re: HVLP painting (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Wed, 4 May 1994 15:28:57 -0400 (EDT); HVLP paint systems are sold for auto painting--see any Eastman catalog. I have no idea how well they work, but I like the idea. The principle reason these might be slow to catch on is that high press; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00096.html (8,103 bytes)
263. Re: Metal treatments (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Wed, 4 May 1994 15:43:41 -0400 (EDT); This is an interesting issue. I don't know if it is still true, but solutions like Metalprep used to recommend a final wash with water after the metalprep application. This always left the metal disc; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00097.html (7,530 bytes)
264. Re: Air Compresser (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Wed, 4 May 1994 16:47:44 -0400 (EDT); I agree with Olin about the need to use a very heavy duty extension cord, but I don't agree with his final paragraph. If it is a choice between an extension cord and and extension hose, I would recom; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00102.html (8,429 bytes)
265. Re: The Wonderful Car (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Wed, 4 May 1994 17:08:29 -0400 (EDT); I have been mulling this over. The problem is the price range; the cars I lust after are more expensive than this. You would have to borrow a bit to buy one of my suggestions, but I won't suggest any; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00103.html (11,593 bytes)
266. Re: Cleaning blocks,casings etc. (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Thu, 5 May 1994 11:49:44 -0400 (EDT); I strongly recommend against a caustic solution. I tried using oven cleaner on a rear axle. It cleaned it pretty well, but despite generous washing afterward, it got rusty very quickly. Also, aluminu; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00127.html (8,471 bytes)
267. Re: Berry has a Bad Car Day... (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Thu, 5 May 1994 16:11:42 -0400 (EDT); [he has replaced just about everything] Does this vehicle have a filter on the inlet in the gas tank that might be almost completely clogged? That could produce symptoms like yours. Ray Gibbons; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00139.html (8,084 bytes)
268. Wonder car (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Fri, 6 May 1994 15:50:12 -0400 (EDT); Damn, I keep thinking about this "problem" Scott Fisher has with the $5K that's burning a hole in his pocket. For a bit over $5k, could you get a decent Lotus Cortina? If that's too expensive, how ab; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00176.html (6,733 bytes)
269. Re: Nerfmobiles in Britain? (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Mon, 9 May 1994 18:00:11 -0400 (EDT); During the daze of the 55mph limit, I followed a car on an Illinois interstate that was wandering from side to side in its lane, except that it ran straight and true when passing or being passed. Whe; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00231.html (7,403 bytes)
270. Re: Homeward-bound: sights to see? (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Wed, 11 May 1994 13:43:47 -0400 (EDT); There is an all-breeds car show June 11-12 in Manchester VT, at Hildene, the former home (he's dead now) of one of the Lincoln boys, Robert Todd L., I believe. It is a lovely area, and there is usual; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00285.html (8,292 bytes)
271. Re: The Wonderful Car and Bob's Clutch (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Wed, 11 May 1994 15:05:26 -0400 (EDT); I had to do this a couple of times when the clutch cable snapped on my '58 Goliath. How about one of *those* for a car the folks at Pebble Beach wouldn't recognize, Scott? I bet $5k would buy an exce; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00290.html (7,600 bytes)
272. Re: sand, etc. (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Wed, 11 May 1994 15:44:02 -0400 (EDT); Sandbox or building sand is not recommended. Extensive exposure to dust from silica sand causes lung disease (silicosis). Also, it isn't very practical. It contains a wide range of particle size, and; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00293.html (7,348 bytes)
273. Re: Gear Down - we all should. (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Thu, 12 May 1994 15:53:02 -0400 (EDT); ... You can't help being younger than some of us, but being insufferable about being younger than some of us is something you *could* work on if you wanted to. Ray (I'm not at the end of my life, but; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00342.html (7,525 bytes)
274. Re: cleaning spray gun (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Fri, 13 May 1994 14:30:43 -0400 (EDT); Dear Marcus, Thin the rustoleum using the thinner recommended on the can, by trial and error, until it just will spray satisfactorily. Instructions should be on the can. Rustoleum will generally be p; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00382.html (8,603 bytes)
275. Re: Seat belts... (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Fri, 13 May 1994 15:39:08 -0400 (EDT); I have heard (can't remember where) that ultraviolet exposure weakens seat belt material over time. In a convertible that is a potential problem. I would replace them, just in case. The cost is trivi; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00384.html (7,794 bytes)
276. Garage (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Fri, 13 May 1994 16:14:07 -0400 (EDT); Dear list, After a year and a half of apartment living, I have put a deposit on a house. The next task is to convince a bank that it should lend me money despite my being in the process of becoming m; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00387.html (9,039 bytes)
277. Re: Overdrive and rear-end ratios, General and TR4 (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Tue, 17 May 1994 10:08:53 -0400 (EDT); I don't think so, Mike. If you know the tire rolling radius, you can figure how far it travels in one rear axle revolution (C=2*Pi*r). If you know the rear axle ratio and the 4th gear ratio or OD rat; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00443.html (9,307 bytes)
278. Re: TR3 restoration (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Tue, 17 May 1994 10:35:32 -0400 (EDT); I have a well-worn copy of ZATAOMM. What I don't have is a copy of the TRF newsletter. Could someone summarize the article for those of us who don't have Triumphs? Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Phys; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00444.html (7,070 bytes)
279. Squashophobes with broken engines (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Wed, 18 May 1994 09:56:57 -0400 (EDT); I used to be more nervous on ladders and under cars than I am now; I think it is the realization that, as I grow older, I have less and less to lose. But I am not anxious to shuffle off this mortal c; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00475.html (8,996 bytes)
280. Re: Ignition Problems (score: 1): Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Thu, 19 May 1994 10:19:49 -0400 (EDT); ...cut out lotsa bucks spent and stuff replaced and sensible procedures and 8 by 12 glossies with circles and diagrams and a paragraph etc. Schauss > 1980 MGB My diagnosis: The car and the flowers we; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00509.html (7,528 bytes)

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