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81. All the parts falling INTO this car... (score: 1)
Author: sfisher@megatest.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 15:45:30 +0800
My parts order arrived for the MGB this morning, right on schedule. (Note to Dana Henry: We *did* look through the Roadster Factory part book, but it didn't have pistons of the right size to fit this
/html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00780.html (8,778 bytes)

82. Re: TD's (score: 1)
Author: sfisher@megatest.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 1994 16:01:54 +0800
You've just described what Safety Fast means. Always more than a slogan, it defined the reason the cars are so much fun to drive fast: no matter how stupid a move you make (up to the limits of reaso
/html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00021.html (9,153 bytes)

83. Re:Digest of british cars (score: 1)
Author: sfisher@megatest.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 1994 09:57:45 +0800
There *was* a twin-cam Escort rally car; I've got its designation in one of my Lotus books at home. Can't think of it now. I'm pretty sure it came with the Cosworth 4-valve head -- um, the BDD, if I
/html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00035.html (7,187 bytes)

84. Re: tranny, diff lube (score: 1)
Author: sfisher@megatest.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 1994 09:42:54 +0800
The B's gearbox uses motor oil of the same weight as that in the engine. The principle is that while the gears require higher shear strength because of the direct pressure that the engine doesn't ge
/html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00036.html (8,901 bytes)

85. For Sale: 1971 M.G. MGB (score: 1)
Author: sfisher@megatest.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 1994 12:42:25 +0800
Well, I guess the time has finally come... For Sale: 1971 M.G. MGB. British Racing Green with Autumn Leaf interior. New door panels & caps installed; other interior panels included but need installat
/html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00067.html (8,369 bytes)

86. Re: For Sale: 1971 M.G. MGB (score: 1)
Author: sfisher@megatest.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 1994 10:04:41 +0800
Top Ten List of Reasons Why Nothing's Wrong With Roland's Snake's Paint: 10. The EPA hasn't classified Bondo dust as hazardous emissions. 9. If you haven't picked a color yet, your wife can't beat y
/html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00125.html (7,686 bytes)

87. Re: ahhhh-Haaaa (score: 1)
Author: sfisher@megatest.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Fri, 8 Apr 1994 10:14:30 +0800
AIR FLOW! AIR FLOW! AIR FLOW! Do you have a Unisyn? Set the air flow first! You've got the carbs WAY out of balance somehow. It could be just a badly worn front carb, but you can't make the dashpot
/html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00201.html (9,026 bytes)

88. Re: MGB GT V8 (score: 1)
Author: sfisher@megatest.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Fri, 8 Apr 1994 17:25:15 +0800
Note that it's easier to do with MGBs made after September 1973, as they already had the firewall modifications made for the factory's own MGB-V8 projects. On even later cars, the radiator is moved
/html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00202.html (9,339 bytes)

89. Re: Land Rover engine 4 sale (score: 1)
Author: sfisher@megatest.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 1994 14:34:09 +0800
Gee... I knew about the 88" and the 108" Land Rovers, but I wasn't aware there was a sixty-nine-foot version too... Sounds more like a Sea Rover to me! --Scott "Or would that be For Sail?" Fisher
/html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00348.html (7,340 bytes)

90. Re: MGB oil pressure sender (score: 1)
Author: sfisher@megatest.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1994 11:47:20 +0800
I've got a hybrid setup in my MGB. The original 1971 setup used the expensive electric sending unit, which mounts to the side of the block and uses a short (8") flex hose to take pressure from the f
/html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00439.html (9,356 bytes)

91. Of Sales and Prices (score: 1)
Author: sfisher@megatest.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1994 17:48:01 +0800
The "$19,995 MGB" posting was an April Fool's joke that got screwed up by the site we contract with to connect to the Internet. Immediately after I clicked "send" on the "For Sale" posting, our admi
/html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00440.html (8,066 bytes)

92. Re: How tell condition of MGB rear leaf springs? (score: 1)
Author: sfisher@megatest.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1994 12:16:09 +0800
That, plus the axle hop, are more likely due to oil-less shocks. My worst bottoming-out and axle-hop problems on a B came when the links between the lever shocks and the mountings on the axle had ac
/html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00441.html (9,864 bytes)

93. Re: setting valve/rocker gap (score: 1)
Author: sfisher@megatest.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 13:36:46 +0800
That *is* the trick. :-) The easiest way: plugs out, third gear, and remember the Rule of Nine. The Rule of Nine, for those who don't know it yet, says that you count valve stems from the front of t
/html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00591.html (8,401 bytes)

94. Sealants and Snake Oil (score: 1)
Author: sfisher@megatest.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 11:58:41 +0800
Some time ago, there was discussion here about a class of from-the-outside sealants. These varieties of goop, it seemed, could be sprayed, rubbed, smeared or otherwise applied to the outside of a lea
/html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00592.html (7,777 bytes)

95. Re: MGB Roadster vs GT rear springs. (score: 1)
Author: sfisher@megatest.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 1994 16:30:49 +0800
-- Jim Fink writes: -- >How different are the GT springs on a B, anything significant...? -- -- I know that in 1968, the GT rear springs had one extra leaf when -- compared to those of the Roadster.
/html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00603.html (8,169 bytes)

96. Re: Bay-area SOL tour (score: 1)
Author: sfisher@megatest.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 1994 17:13:28 +0800
-- I was just catching up on some digests from last week and noticed -- Scott Fisher's suggestion of an east-bay hills tour. I think I've -- got a friend's wedding on May 1, but I'd be interested in
/html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00604.html (10,903 bytes)

97. Re: Roland's Sprite, er, MGB (score: 1)
Author: sfisher@megatest.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 1994 10:56:47 +0800
-- I once had someone ask if my MG was a Cobra, so I guess these things -- even out. After a hard day at Laguna Seca Raceway, where I had been wrenching on Andy Banta's MGB-GT (the year before I went
/html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00644.html (7,273 bytes)

98. Re: MGB Roadster vs GT rear springs (score: 1)
Author: sfisher@megatest.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 1994 14:40:04 +0800
~ >The GT's springs are about 23%-25% stiffer than a roadster's springs, ~ >front and rear. ...... ~ Since the GT's springs are stiffer than roadsters you will get a raised rear, ~ vrs the normal spr
/html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00687.html (17,086 bytes)

99. Re: Z-S carb part needed? (score: 1)
Author: sfisher@megatest.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 1994 13:23:03 +0800
Jennifer described the dashpot of a ZS carburettor thus: ~ >The dent is on the top part, which could ~ > pass for a hat for a small tin man. This elicited the following response from Marcus: ~ Ahem.
/html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00725.html (8,937 bytes)

100. Re: Date for Palo Alto All-British Day ? (score: 1)
Author: sfisher@megatest.com (Scott Fisher)
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 1994 12:07:44 +0800
~ Anyone out there in net.land know for sure which ~ Sunday in September this year's All British Day at ~ Stanford is going to be held on ? I need to know just ~ how long I have to procrastinate gett
/html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00747.html (7,583 bytes)


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