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41. Re: Midget wheels (score: 1)
Author: megatest!bldg2fs1!sfisher@uu2.psi.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 93 11:36:27 PDT
Vega wheels fit! Didn't yesterday's message get out? (We had some update problems with the NIS maps here, so it might not have done.) Cars that provide wheels to fit the Midget and Sprite include: C
/html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00121.html (8,518 bytes)

42. Re: Drive this coming weekend (score: 1)
Author: megatest!bldg2fs1!sfisher@uu2.psi.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 93 11:54:27 PDT
Just to remind everyone about this coming Saturday: Second Annual "Day Before The Britcars Meet" Sports Car Tour and Picnic What: A scenic road through some of the best forest, mountain, and seaside
/html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00122.html (8,734 bytes)

43. Re: Drive this coming weekend (score: 1)
Author: megatest!bldg2fs1!sfisher@uu2.psi.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 93 10:34:51 PDT
I realize I neglected to tell the rest of you: Yes, we'll be making both stops before lunch. San Gregorio has simple but cheap food -- sandwiches, Odwalla juice, hard-boiled eggs. (It also has a bat
/html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00181.html (7,996 bytes)

44. Re: British Cars Digest #939 Tue Sep 14 01:15:01 MDT 1993 (score: 1)
Author: megatest!bldg2fs1!sfisher@uu2.psi.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 93 18:09:01 PDT
Look for broken wires inside the connectors at two places: - Inside the distributor, where the pigtail connects the coil to the points to ground. - On the starter, where there should be a fairly thi
/html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00218.html (8,837 bytes)

45. Re: Hi I'm Back (score: 1)
Author: megatest!bldg2fs1!sfisher@uu2.psi.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 93 18:00:12 PDT
Hey, John! Welcome back! When I didn't read about you in the paper ("Small pickup truck and old British sports car abducted by aliens in Nevada desert"), I figured you'd arrived safely, but it's goo
/html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00219.html (8,992 bytes)

46. Re: Overheating (score: 1)
Author: megatest!bldg2fs1!sfisher@uu2.psi.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 93 17:56:14 PDT
Time isn't the only thing you've varied, Mike -- assuming that you did shorten the time (which I doubt -- see below for the real answer), you increased the quantity of coolant that passes through th
/html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00255.html (9,687 bytes)

47. Re: Body side molding removal - MGB (score: 1)
Author: megatest!bldg2fs1!sfisher@uu2.psi.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 93 10:08:34 PDT
The least damaging way to remove them is to brush up against them lightly with your jeans while working in the garage. That always works for me... :-) The "chrome" strips are simply C-sectioned piec
/html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00322.html (9,055 bytes)

48. Light and Heat (was Re: Problem Solving) (score: 1)
Author: megatest!bldg2fs1!sfisher@uu2.psi.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 93 11:13:36 PDT
Fine with me -- it's always a pleasure to hear from a REAL rocket scientist... :-) Yet another point where what seems counter-intuitive makes sense on closer examination. I'd originally ignored the
/html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00344.html (13,508 bytes)

49. A Flurry of Starlings [was Re: An Evening of Minis] (score: 1)
Author: megatest!bldg2fs1!sfisher@uu2.psi.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 93 15:34:48 PDT
Actually, I've got a book at home (Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, for fellow logobibliophiles) that lists the real words for a host of different animals. Big fun. But the most important po
/html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00355.html (8,185 bytes)

50. Cooling Off (score: 1)
Author: megatest!bldg2fs1!sfisher@uu2.psi.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 93 17:18:30 PDT
Vizard also points out that for the A Series, maximum power occurs when the engine runs at 160 degrees F. He further points out that this is too cool for properly volatilizing the blow-by compounds
/html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00356.html (9,701 bytes)

51. Re: Not Again! (score: 1)
Author: megatest!bldg2fs1!sfisher@uu2.psi.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 93 17:16:31 PDT
Get tapered threads and use the brown Permatex 2H, the stuff that dries hard. That's the best gas-proof leak sealer, assuming that your threads will do a reasonable job. When we had the gas pump com
/html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00357.html (8,124 bytes)

52. RE:There and Back again (score: 1)
Author: megatest!bldg2fs1!sfisher@uu2.psi.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 93 10:07:36 PDT
[. . .] Likewise, there was an article in Autoweek several years ago that detailed some of the history of the various Aston Martins used in Goldfinger. There were, I think, three different whole car
/html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00394.html (10,485 bytes)

53. Re: A Flurry of Starlings (score: 1)
Author: megatest!bldg2fs1!sfisher@uu2.psi.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 93 13:05:05 PDT
I was toying with two nouns: A slick of LBCs A valdez of LBCs But I'm not sure that "pool" isn't just exactly perfect. And it's even got a song, too... Of course, out here in California, where any p
/html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00395.html (7,650 bytes)

54. Re: 1st gear in Midget (score: 1)
Author: megatest!bldg2fs1!sfisher@uu2.psi.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 93 11:18:05 PDT
What year Midget, Marcus? If it's got chrome bumpers, not to worry -- all Midgets made through September 1974, with a VIN of less than (not equal to) GAN5UE154100 have straight-cut first gears, whic
/html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00449.html (9,583 bytes)

55. Re: Carbs etc. (score: 1)
Author: megatest!bldg2fs1!sfisher@uu2.psi.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 93 18:31:06 PDT
Haven't got that, but I have got fresh SU experience. As soon as I got everything adjusted happily the first time after swapping on new SUs, I came to the conclusion that 90% of the things people co
/html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00478.html (8,827 bytes)

56. Re: 1st gear in Midget (score: 1)
Author: megatest!bldg2fs1!sfisher@uu2.psi.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 93 16:02:15 PDT
Here's a piece of information about gear oils and gearbox oils that might be interesting. Originally posted here by Roger Garnett, from notes taken by Jack Poller at an engine building class when th
/html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00507.html (8,132 bytes)

57. Another Giant Leap for SOLkind (score: 1)
Author: megatest!bldg2fs1!sfisher@uu2.psi.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 93 11:08:40 PDT
So yesterday I found the only set of 0.040" undersize rod bearings in Santa Clara county. Still in an original BL box, no less. I picked them up and inquired about rod bolts. Fortunately the angle-en
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00014.html (10,446 bytes)

58. How To Ruin Paint (score: 1)
Author: megatest!bldg2fs1!sfisher@uu2.psi.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 93 15:53:26 PDT
I'd meant to wait till tomorrow, when the masking tape comes off, but Chris' comments on rust and primer are too much to pass up. It's always risky to say, "I've made every possible mistake" on any s
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00024.html (13,895 bytes)

59. Re: MG Wiring queries (score: 1)
Author: megatest!bldg2fs1!sfisher@uu2.psi.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 93 11:22:45 PDT
With much sworking. I once offered to sell my race car for $50 rather than keep doing the calipers. So don't worry, it's frustrating for everyone the first time. What finally worked, I think, was a
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00067.html (7,696 bytes)

60. Slow Progress Is Still Progress (score: 1)
Author: megatest!bldg2fs1!sfisher@uu2.psi.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 93 12:36:18 PDT
Well, this weekend saw some good progress on getting The Green Car into shape. Saturday, Rob Keller came by with his very straight '64 MGB; I demonstrated my bodyworking skills on the only flaw on th
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00070.html (12,575 bytes)


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