- 1. Re: .... Propane Heaters (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Tue, 1 Mar 94 17:35:16 EST
- Hi Bob. I just put kerosene heat in my (detached, 2 car) garage last fall. The heating system is an old 6 burner coal stove which some enterprising Yankee converted to kerosene aeons ago. I found it
- /html/british-cars/1994-03/msg00017.html (8,267 bytes)
- 2. Re: To air is human, to electric devine... (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Mon, 7 Mar 94 13:05:08 EST
- And a good sabre saw with the right blade can handle surprisingly thick stuff. I cut a 275 gallon oil tank in half once with my Makita. The walls are about 1/8" thick. It took two blades. timd@ptltd
- /html/british-cars/1994-03/msg00156.html (7,678 bytes)
- 3. Re: Priorities (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Mon, 14 Feb 94 19:47:01 EST
- Hmmmm. Maybe if I just replaced the front wheels with skis and put chains on the back... timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski - Phoenix Technologies - Cambridge, Mass) "in New England, the groundhog need
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00389.html (6,849 bytes)
- 4. Re: Mouses vs. upholstery (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Wed, 5 Jan 94 15:26:15 EST
- I had my Midget up on ramps in the garage for about a month while I dealt with more pressing affairs. I finally got time to spend an afternoon with it and had a hard time starting it. "Oh, must be fo
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00091.html (8,181 bytes)
- 5. Re: Click & Clack on Bleeding Cooling Systems (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Tue, 25 Jan 94 14:12:52 EST
- Does this also help your engine avoid getting headaches? ;-) timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski - Phoenix Technologies - Cambridge, Mass)
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00519.html (7,014 bytes)
- 6. Re: Title and registration puzzler (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Wed, 1 Dec 93 13:27:18 EST
- There was a thread about this a few years ago. If you have ftp access, get sol.digest.100.Z from hoosier. Basically, there's an outfit in Alabama called Titles Unlimited (1-800-325-8136) which can g
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00009.html (7,039 bytes)
- 7. Re: seat belt recall (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Thu, 9 Dec 93 15:31:11 EST
- Phile's introduction of seat belts into the 11EEE thread reminded me of something I meant to follow up on but haven't. There was a post a while back about a seat belt recall from 1985 which affected
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00165.html (6,917 bytes)
- 8. Re: Doesn't anybody care about their life? (re: seatbelts for spit) (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Mon, 13 Dec 93 18:10:44 EST
- OEM inertial real seatbelts have been unavailable for quite a while now. Most people on the list who care about safety have gone to three (or even five) point fixed belts, which are widely available
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00243.html (7,881 bytes)
- 9. Re: Teriann Wakeman et al... (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Wed, 15 Dec 93 17:07:48 EST
- I'm on this list to keep my LBC on the road and to help others do the same. Anything that helps that process along is a win for us all. There is ample precedent on regular Usenet news (e.g.: comp.dco
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00282.html (6,661 bytes)
- 10. Re: Locking Convertibles (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Tue, 21 Dec 93 14:57:27 EST
- I went out to a goodbye lunch once where many Stouts were consumed. I gave a co-worker who had consumed his fair share a ride back with the top down. We parked and he asked me "how do you lock this d
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00481.html (7,037 bytes)
- 11. Tire Rack (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Tue, 2 Nov 93 15:55:19 EST
- Anybody dealt with this outfit? I saw their ad in Road&Track and they seem to have lots of exotic stuff which the friendly neighborhood tire stores (even big ones) have never heard of. Non LBC questi
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00051.html (7,691 bytes)
- 12. Re: ancient gas (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Tue, 16 Nov 93 16:28:24 EST
- Here is a different question about old gas. I have four or five cans of various blends of chain saw gas, kerosene, etc. hanging around the garage. Some of this stuff is so ancient that I'd be surpris
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00328.html (6,618 bytes)
- 13. the African Queen (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Thu, 18 Nov 93 12:54:51 EST
- I'm racing the snows here in New Hampshire trying to get the garage set up for winter rebuilds. I'm upgrading some major tools as part of this, and the next thing to deal with is replacing the Africa
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00378.html (7,857 bytes)
- 14. homebrew waxoyl (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 93 13:49:16 EST
- Saw this on rec.autos.tech. Since I have a ton of parafin wax sitting in a corner of my garage (it's a long story), I may just try it out. Seems like you could put this brew together for < $20./gal,
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00490.html (8,783 bytes)
- 15. Re: homebrew waxoyl (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Mon, 29 Nov 93 14:52:32 EST
- Do we have any chemists on the list with suggestions on rust inhibitors which could be added to this brew? thanks, timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski - Phoenix Technologies - Cambridge, Mass)
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00538.html (6,909 bytes)
- 16. Re: Refinishing wood Dash (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Mon, 29 Nov 93 15:20:25 EST
- If it is shellac, alcohol will dissolve it, and strippers which don't contain alcohol probably won't. There used to be a product sold called CleanWood which would dissolve _anything_. Try some of th
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00540.html (7,091 bytes)
- 17. tools (was: the African Queen) (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Tue, 30 Nov 93 16:26:15 EST
- Got a query about my electric impact wrench and thought other Sol'ers might be interested in the specs. I have the DeWalt model DW290 1/2" reversing impact wrench. Home Depot sells them. Consumes 7.5
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00570.html (7,655 bytes)
- 18. Re: Weber Carbs (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Mon, 4 Oct 93 11:53:57 EDT
- wbrown queries: There are aftermarket downdraft Weber conversion kits which are smog legal in California for MGB's up through at least 1974. These are systems consisting of an intake manifold and smo
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00040.html (6,790 bytes)
- 19. Re: SOL spit sagacity sought... (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Mon, 4 Oct 93 15:31:34 EDT
- According to the TriumphTune performance catalog, a 25% power boost can be realized from the 1500 engine with only exhaust and carb needle modifications. If you don't have this catalog yet, you want
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00047.html (7,700 bytes)
- 20. smog-legal Weber conversions (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Tue, 5 Oct 93 18:45:55 EDT
- The Weber DGAV kit which is allegedly California smog-legal for 68-74 MGB's is put out by: Redline, Inc. 303 W. Artesia Blvd. Compton, Ca 90224 (213) 637-7774 (800) 421-2777 Weber West coast importer
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00078.html (6,822 bytes)
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