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101. Of Carbs and Pumps and Sealing wax.... (score: 1): Author: Berry Kercheval <kerch@parc.xerox.com>; Date: Sun, 30 Jan 1994 18:32:20 PST; Well, I guess I should explain why I wasn't at the Brit-Car jaunt today. At least I spent part of the day working on poor Sybil. Alas, I was unable to get her healthy enough to drive to the gas stati; /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00678.html (9,850 bytes)
102. Re: Dum Dum De Dum ... (score: 1): Author: Berry Kercheval <kerch@parc.xerox.com>; Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1993 07:35:35 PST; This is good advice. One thing I've found is that some shops that specialize in "performance" work may do excellent work. I remember that Morgan's Machine and Marine in Walnut Creek, who specialize; /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00180.html (7,459 bytes)
103. Re: Dum Dum De Dum ... (score: 1): Author: Berry Kercheval <kerch@parc.xerox.com>; Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1993 08:54:55 PST; Leakdown or "differential pressure" tresters cost in the vicinity of $40-$50 from aircraft tool shops. You may need an adapter for automobile sparking plug holes. --berry Berry Kercheval :: kerch@pa; /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00187.html (6,877 bytes)
104. Re: Zen TRs (score: 1): Author: Berry Kercheval <kerch@parc.xerox.com>; Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 09:33:02 PST; rattlerattlerattleRATTLERATTLERATTLE **WHAM** thudthudthudeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. At least that's what it sounded like when my Rover 3-litre sucked an exhaust valve. The WHAM was when the loose valve; /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00267.html (6,502 bytes)
105. Re: Security Tabs/Locking TR7/8 Convertibles (score: 1): Author: Berry Kercheval <kerch@parc.xerox.com>; Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1993 13:26:24 PST; I never lock my TR-6. When I had a Sprite, I once spent $300 getting a new top and having it fitted. The next week, someone sliced it open with a knife to steal my $120 stereo. Sybil (my TR-6, called; /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00444.html (7,109 bytes)
106. Re: Silver Ghosts (score: 1): Author: Berry Kercheval <kerch@parc.xerox.com>; Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1993 07:14:48 PST; I've always been in awe of Siver Ghosts ever since I saw one at the Pebble Beach concours in 1971. I don't think I even put them on my list of dream cars, though -- they're almost too perfect for me; /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00465.html (8,323 bytes)
107. Bentley for sale (score: 1): Author: Berry Kercheval <kerch@parc.xerox.com>; Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1993 15:14:32 PST; (No, not mine!) My wife told me that there is a Bentley for sale near the parking lot where she meets her carpool. Yesterday I took a look. It is definitly an S-series Bentley. The sign on it says 19; /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00559.html (6,883 bytes)
108. Re: Naive question re: reboring cylinders (score: 1): Author: Berry Kercheval <kerch@parc.xerox.com>; Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1993 14:51:28 PST; I don't have an authoritative answer, but I always assumed that it was the diameter. The idea is measure cylinder, bore it out, remeasure and the difference of the measurements should be 0.040 (modul; /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00574.html (6,941 bytes)
109. MGB oil level (score: 1): Author: Berry Kercheval <kerch@parc.xerox.com>; Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1993 18:40:19 PST; I always thought that the crank splashing the oil was BAD JUJU!!! My impression of how cylinders got lubricated was that the oil passages in the crank brought oil to the bottom-end journal, and thenc; /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00088.html (7,134 bytes)
110. flywheels and bolts (score: 1): Author: Berry Kercheval <kerch@parc.xerox.com>; Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1993 08:54:37 PDT; Here in the Bay Area we have several airports with shops that sell AN hardware. They have racks with the things in little bags, just like the corner hardware store. The key is to track down a local c; /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00193.html (7,267 bytes)
111. Re: Cement (score: 1): Author: Berry Kercheval <kerch@parc.xerox.com>; Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1993 09:22:16 PDT; Light aircraft engines also have similar tubes for the pushrods. In fact, VW bug engines are remarkably similar to aircraft engines. When we had a cylinder replaced on our Beechcraft, the mechanic di; /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00244.html (7,192 bytes)
112. RE:There and Back again (score: 1): Author: Berry Kercheval <kerch@parc.xerox.com>; Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1993 20:00:26 PDT; The one *I* hate is the 4 1/2 litre supercharged Bentley Bond smashes up in Casino Royale. This *was* the book version, so at least they didn't waste a REAL Bentley, but my skin crawls every time I t; /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00436.html (7,841 bytes)
113. Seen in rec.autos.rod-n-custom (score: 1): Author: Berry Kercheval <kerch@parc.xerox.com>; Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1993 09:36:27 PDT; parc!decwrl!ames!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!newsserver.jvnc.net!rutgers!rochester!rocksanne!wsanders From: wsanders@spectrum.xerox.com (bob hosid r382-423) Newsgroups: rec.autos.rod-n-custom Subje; /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00205.html (7,113 bytes)
114. British Engineering Triumph-ant... (score: 1): Author: Berry Kercheval <kerch@parc.xerox.com>; Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1993 13:59:00 PDT; via a contorted path, I got this message which was originally posted to rec.motorcycles... -- Start of forwarded message -- -- End of forwarded message --; /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00755.html (9,052 bytes)
115. Addendum to replacing main/rod bearings in TR-250 (score: 1): Author: Berry Kercheval <kerch@parc.xerox.com>; Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1993 11:28:49 PDT; I seem to remember, a long long time ago, seeing in something akin to a J.C. Whitney catalog some little pins that you were supposed to use here. They fit into the oil-passage holes in the crank and; /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00815.html (7,792 bytes)
116. Re: Midget Turn Signal Switch (score: 1): Author: Berry Kercheval <kerch@parc.xerox.com>; Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1993 09:28:45 PDT; were I do. I got mine by running down a Snap-On truck to its lair and extorting the two sizes they have from the driver by pressing money into his hand... What's the difference between Phillips and P; /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00616.html (7,853 bytes)
117. Tilly the TR6 (score: 1): Author: Berry Kercheval <kerch@parc.xerox.com>; Date: Mon, 3 May 1993 10:42:52 PDT; This sounds like what happened to Sybil, my TR-6. She would run fine for a while and then suddenly lose power, run on 3 cylinders, cough, run a bit and die. It turned out to be the rubber fuel lines.; /html/british-cars/1993-05/msg00015.html (8,327 bytes)
118. A Sinister Idea (score: 1): Author: Berry Kercheval <kerch@parc.xerox.com>; Date: Wed, 5 May 1993 09:58:50 PDT; Be very careful adding gobs of power to a Spridget. The stock rear axles won't take it. My Mk III Sprite (of (mostly) happy memory) had a mild street cam and stock carbs, and even so twisted splines; /html/british-cars/1993-05/msg00054.html (6,870 bytes)
119. Re: Lunatic Ramblings (score: 1): Author: Berry Kercheval <kerch@parc.xerox.com>; Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 09:41:20 PST; Well, since everyone else is posting the names of their cars, I'll chip in since there may be newcomers who don't know my car (I've been pretty quiet lately) and since I have a new net.address. My '7; /html/british-cars/1992-01/msg00186.html (6,779 bytes)
120. Re: small lbc content (score: 1): Author: Berry Kercheval <kerch@parc.xerox.com>; Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1993 09:40:03 PST; Then there's Jan&Dean's "Dead Man's Curve" with a race between a Stingray and an XKE. To forestall a lot of this stuff, I volunteer to collect a list of songs with LBC content and post a summary in; /html/british-cars/1992-01/msg00301.html (7,025 bytes)

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