- 21. Re: MGB SU Carbs & Heat Shield (score: 1)
- Author: Pschauss@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 11 Aug 94 21:58:05 EDT
- The heat shield is supposed to have a patch of asbestos at either end to insulate the float bowls from the exhaust header. At least that's what is on the used one which I have. As far as access to th
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00324.html (7,317 bytes)
- 22. MGB Body Panels (score: 1)
- Author: Pschauss@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 25 Aug 94 20:38:57 EDT
- Since the body work (bondo) done on my 1980 MGB by the PO is starting come undone, I am considering working with a body shop to do a proper job of rust repair. I know that both VB and Moss carry the
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00669.html (6,509 bytes)
- 23. Re: Brake fluid and 80 MGB (score: 1)
- Author: Pschauss@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 27 Aug 94 23:19:20 EDT
- "Use only Lockheed Disc Brake Fluid (Series 329S) or Castrol Girling Brake Fluid; alternatively, use a brake fluid conforming to F.M.V.S.S 116 D.O.T.3 specification with a minimum boiling-point of 26
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00706.html (7,146 bytes)
- 24. Healey 3000 tonneau cover snaps (score: 1)
- Author: Pschauss@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 30 Aug 94 18:52:42 EDT
- After two months of waiting for back order from Moss I finally received the tonneau cover for my '63 Healey 3000 (BJ7). The cover has fittings for four Lift-the-dot fasteners across the front where i
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00752.html (6,585 bytes)
- 25. Setting valves on a Healey 3000 (score: 1)
- Author: Pschauss@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 13 Jul 94 22:25:58 EDT
- The shop manual (official BMC version) for my Healey 3000 (BJ7) says to set the valves at 0.012" with the engine cold, but there is a plate on the valve cover which says to set them to the same setti
- /html/british-cars/1994-07/msg00293.html (6,483 bytes)
- 26. Re: ZS Carb damper leaks (score: 1)
- Author: Pschauss@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 27 Jul 94 21:46:22 EDT
- It's a star shape. If you push it straight up it will score the inside of the tube. (Ask me how I know.) The idea is to get in there with some sort of probe after you have pushed it up from the top
- /html/british-cars/1994-07/msg00663.html (7,330 bytes)
- 27. Re: Leaky Stromberg fix? (score: 1)
- Author: Pschauss@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 04 Jun 94 15:17:41 EDT
- You can push the adjuster and seal out from the bottom using a hammer and a suitable drift, preferably brass. I do not recall what type of car or size carb we are talking about, but the adjusting sc
- /html/british-cars/1994-06/msg00119.html (7,600 bytes)
- 28. Re: MGB Electronic Ignition (score: 1)
- Author: Pschauss@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 14 Jun 94 20:47:02 EDT
- The current version of the Crane-Allison ( formerly Allison ) system uses an infrared light source. The recommended method for debugging it is to remove the center wire from the distributor cap and
- /html/british-cars/1994-06/msg00571.html (8,375 bytes)
- 29. Re: Help with auto-choke problem (score: 1)
- Author: Pschauss@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 17 Jun 94 18:52:07 EDT
- I assume that you are using the original ZenithStromberg carb. If so, the fast idle adjustment screw is not the same as the warm idle adjustment screw. Both the Haynes and Robert Bentley shop manual
- /html/british-cars/1994-06/msg00616.html (7,893 bytes)
- 30. Transport services (score: 1)
- Author: Pschauss@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 19 Jun 94 12:40:03 EDT
- Has anyone on the list ever used any of the car transport services such as those advertised in Hemmings? I would be interested in any specific experiences, good or bad since I need to get a car from
- /html/british-cars/1994-06/msg00619.html (6,370 bytes)
- 31. New Lucas product? (score: 1)
- Author: Pschauss@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 25 Jun 94 16:17:05 EDT
- "A new gadget from Hammacher Schlemmer & Co. fills your car with smoke immediately after a breakin, so thieves can't drive away. ... (Price $ 350.00)" Peter Schauss 1980 MGB email: pschauss@aol.com
- /html/british-cars/1994-06/msg00792.html (6,386 bytes)
- 32. Re: Dead Guages - MGB` (score: 1)
- Author: pschauss@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 07 May 94 20:24:01 EDT
- Most likely this is a blown fuse. If your car is wired the same way as my '80 B the guages are on the same fuse as the brake lights and the windshield washer. Do your brake lights work? Peter Schaus
- /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00189.html (6,480 bytes)
- 33. Ignition Problems (score: 1)
- Author: Pschauss@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 18 May 94 22:40:29 EDT
- It was a georgeous Saturday morning and I was returning from a few errands my hood down and a flat of impatiens in my trunk, thinking about how good they were going to look in the front window box. A
- /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00502.html (10,630 bytes)
- 34. Healeys in Oklahoma (score: 1)
- Author: Pschauss@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 20 May 94 19:51:13 EDT
- I am going to be in Oklahoma City next week on business and thought that I would look up a guy named Rocky Santiago who is advertising several big Healeys in Hemmings. Has anyone ever done business w
- /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00569.html (6,374 bytes)
- 35. Re: ZS carb dash pot (score: 1)
- Author: pschauss@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 01 Apr 94 18:19:23 EST
- try long I used a hammer and a piece of brass rod to tap the screw loose from the bottom of the piston. The trick is to push the retaining clip up far enough so that there is some space between the
- /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00017.html (7,513 bytes)
- 36. Oil level in SU carbs (score: 1)
- Author: pschauss@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 01 Apr 94 18:23:23 EST
- My Haynes manual states that the oil level in the dashpots on an HS4 should be 1/2 inch *above* the top of the hollow piston rod. This applies only to carbs with vented damper caps. Has anyone had an
- /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00018.html (6,449 bytes)
- 37. Healey frame and rear main seal (score: 1)
- Author: pschauss@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 03 Apr 94 09:48:28 EDT
- I am looking at a BJ7 (1963) which has two possible problems: 1. When I arrived to look at the car, the owner had the left rear wheel off with the car jacked up, supported at rear shackle ( the point
- /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00027.html (7,651 bytes)
- 38. Re: lbc's in movies (score: 1)
- Author: pschauss@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 06 Mar 94 18:12:14 EST
- Here's another one for the list: Move title: Sabina, 1954 staring Humphrey Bogart, William Holden, and Audrey Hepburn. William Holden drives a Nash-Healey. Peter "It was the only Humphrey Bogart movi
- /html/british-cars/1994-03/msg00135.html (6,396 bytes)
- 39. Re: Seatbelt recalls (score: 1)
- Author: pschauss@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 14 Mar 94 20:30:59 EST
- please I believe that the recall was for MGB's vin # 467525 ff and Midgets #s 210749 ff. Send a letter stating year, make, model and vin# to: Mr. John Retkowski Jaguar Cars Inc. 555 MacArthur Blvd. M
- /html/british-cars/1994-03/msg00350.html (7,055 bytes)
- 40. re: starter relay? (score: 1)
- Author: pschauss@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 23 Mar 94 20:14:57 EST
- ... to be this little black box that I think is the relay. (*the one that I cleaned up). ... The starter relay on mine (1980 MGB) is a black can about 1" diameter and 1 1/2" high. It is black and has
- /html/british-cars/1994-03/msg00545.html (7,432 bytes)
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