- 21. Re: MG pistons (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Thu, 7 Oct 93 18:42:38 EDT
- According to Winner's Circle (A-series) and TriumphTune (1500), these are no longer available for Midgets. Anyone know if they're available for other LBC's? Or is Hepolite out of business? timd@ptltd
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00135.html (6,878 bytes)
- 22. Re: British Cars Digest #965 Tue Oct 12 01:15:01 MDT 1993 (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Tue, 12 Oct 93 16:34:59 EDT
- When I first noticed my small hydraulic (2-ton) jack leaking oil, I realized what was wrong immediately. It's parked next to my Midget, and it wants to be an LBC when it grows up! timd@ptltd.com (Ti
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00208.html (7,108 bytes)
- 23. Re: Berkshire British Motor Club; Our trivia contest (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Thu, 14 Oct 93 12:45:55 EDT
- Although your dictionary may tell you otherwise, isinglass referred to a form of sheet mica which was used in the US for window coverings in colonial times when glass was expensive. I only happen to
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00280.html (8,407 bytes)
- 24. Re: Oil pump (Renault-Europa) (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Fri, 29 Oct 93 14:08:29 EDT
- If dual oil coolers had been installed in the sills at the factory, our cars would never rust. timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski - Phoenix Technologies - Cambridge, Mass) -- End Included Message --
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00599.html (7,732 bytes)
- 25. Re: inertia belts on TR4A (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Wed, 15 Sep 93 16:11:36 EDT
- Funny coincidence...on the way back from lunch I saw a TR6 with a hardtop parked out on the street. It had Kangol Reflex inertial reel seatbelts. The reels were mounted on the rear "seat", but turned
- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00231.html (7,172 bytes)
- 26. Six Pack Trials (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Tue, 21 Sep 93 13:38:22 EDT
- If anyone from the net is going to the Six Pack Trials in Hampton Beach, NH this weekend, I can offer help in case of a breakdown. Hampton Beach is only half an hour from my house. I'll probably go o
- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00320.html (6,664 bytes)
- 27. NE invitation... (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Thu, 8 Jul 93 19:14:43 EDT
- Well, there doesn't seem to be a lot going on this summer in NE (except for the MG convention in Keene NH Aug 5-8). So I'm hosting a brit-car barbeque and inviting the list and some folks with LBCs (
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00126.html (9,246 bytes)
- 28. NE BBQ rescheduled... (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Mon, 12 Jul 93 15:41:25 EDT
- Well, Saturday Aug. 14 turned out to be a schedule problem for a lot of people who wanted to come to the BBQ/Sworkout. Me included, now that I think about it. I need to mow Neglected Acres so we can
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00168.html (8,205 bytes)
- 29. boneyard cruisin'... (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Thu, 15 Jul 93 18:53:58 EDT
- Well, I managed to steal half a day last weekend for a parts cruise in southern NH. Needed a used oil cooler for my '79 Midget. One place I'd been meaning to check out for some time was the Old Car B
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00248.html (9,501 bytes)
- 30. Gunk (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Tue, 20 Jul 93 16:28:57 EDT
- Anybody know if Gunk heavy-duty engine degreaser will remove engine paint along with the grease? I'd rather not find out the hard way. Thanx, timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski - Phoenix Technologies -
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00303.html (6,301 bytes)
- 31. Re: SOLwear (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Wed, 28 Jul 93 11:44:51 EDT
- Blush. I was putting my kids to bed the night before I sent in my order, and they asked me why I never wear T-shirts. I mentioned that I was going to get a really neat one with a British flag on it.
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00431.html (6,915 bytes)
- 32. Weber book review... (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 93 13:23:43 EDT
- Ran across an excellent Weber reference in the auto section of one of the big chain bookstores in a local mall. "Weber Carburetors" by Pat Braden, HPBooks, $12.95, ISBN O-89586-377-4. The Haynes refe
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00448.html (7,115 bytes)
- 33. Re: lever shocks (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Thu, 12 Aug 93 15:23:15 EDT
- A mechanic friend told me some years back to use fork lift oil in worn out lever shocks. Anything heavier than what is in there will help. timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski - Phoenix Technologies - Ca
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00627.html (6,969 bytes)
- 34. Reminder: NE BBQ this weekend... (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Tue, 17 Aug 93 16:38:02 EDT
- Planning to put my top up Friday nite to ensure it doesn't rain ;-) Email me if you need directions from elsewhere. What: Britcar Potluck Barbeque and Wrenchout When: Sat. August 21, raindate Sat. Au
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00702.html (7,273 bytes)
- 35. Spridget engine swaps (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Fri, 25 Jun 93 12:27:45 EDT
- So how long does it take a Polish software engineer to swap an engine? - four weekends to clean out the garage... - two weekends to unseize all the nuts and bolts which hadn't been touched in 14 year
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00577.html (9,054 bytes)
- 36. transcendental moment, sightings (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Mon, 28 Jun 93 17:11:37 EDT
- After a bit of a dry spell, which I took advantage of to swap in the new engine and get it somewhat sorted out, I'm working two contract jobs, so swork time is at a minimum these days. I was pulling
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00626.html (7,769 bytes)
- 37. Gremlins strike (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Tue, 29 Jun 93 15:02:05 EDT
- Well, I'd been having too much fun vrooming around lately, so the Gremlins of LBC's decided to hit me with a dose of humility. Cruisin' home from work, about a mile from my house when I hear "CLUNK-r
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00648.html (9,061 bytes)
- 38. Re: Midget cooler (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Fri, 14 May 93 14:49:07 EDT
- Gerry scribes in reponse to Dean: Gerry, could you post the make, part number, and source? An oil cooler is something every Midget owner wants, and there's no point in us bodging up a car installing
- /html/british-cars/1993-05/msg00208.html (7,080 bytes)
- 39. Re: refurbishing exhaust manifolds (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Fri, 14 May 93 14:57:33 EDT
- There is a real good thread on this in the most recent autocross digest (hoosier:/pub/autocross/digest.750). The emphasis was ceramic coating brand new race headers, but if you had your old headers o
- /html/british-cars/1993-05/msg00209.html (7,966 bytes)
- 40. Re: Midget brakes (score: 1)
- Author: timd@ptltd.com (Tim Dziechowski)
- Date: Wed, 19 May 93 17:24:26 EDT
- I posted the original query about the Midget MBG rotors/Spit calipers brake mods but never posted a response summary. Since the question has been raised again and it involves brakes (and people's saf
- /html/british-cars/1993-05/msg00285.html (9,459 bytes)
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