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1. Re: SMOG test.. (score: 1): Author: wbrown@csg.lbl.gov (Bill Brown); Date: Wed, 4 Jan 95 15:11:51 PST; Speaking of which - anybody got a source of rebuilt or (shudder!!!!!) new smog pumps. The pump on my '76 MGB froze up a while back. I've had one on order from a local MG fixer-upper but it doesn't l; /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00109.html (7,035 bytes)
2. Re: British Cars Digest #1539, MGB V-8's, O.E.M. radios (score: 1): Author: wbrown@csg.lbl.gov (Bill Brown); Date: Fri, 27 Jan 95 07:50:48 PST; Alas! If this had only come up a month or two ago! Tuesday '7T6 MGB' goes to John Bull in Pleasant Hill for an engine rebuild. Seems like I've committed and he's ordered some of the parts. Perhaps "; /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00956.html (7,820 bytes)
3. Re: diodes for spike supression on SU fuel pumps. (score: 1): Author: wbrown@csg.lbl.gov (Bill Brown); Date: Wed, 7 Dec 94 07:44:01 PST; rodb@ee.ubc.ca sez: ^^^^^^ This should be ""parallel"; perhaps your fingers got ahead of your memory. Otherwise an excellent note. Disclaimer: Any opinions are my own and have | nothing to do with th; /html/british-cars/1994-12/msg00222.html (7,322 bytes)
4. Re: Compression ratio and power output (score: 1): Author: wbrown@csg.lbl.gov (Bill Brown); Date: Tue, 19 Jul 94 14:28:51 PDT; To which I reply, with a puzzled expression, "Gosh, guys! It seems like, given that boring the cylinder only increases the area of the circular surface, and has no effect on the ratio of stroke to o; /html/british-cars/1994-07/msg00447.html (8,993 bytes)
5. Looking for parts for Zenith-Stromberg (score: 1): Author: wbrown@csg.lbl.gov (Bill Brown); Date: Sun, 10 Apr 94 20:48:37 PDT; Friday evening I started to investigate why the MGB insisted on ideling at 1500 rpm (new problem - the slowly increasing idle speed seems to have been due to bad throttle-arm seals) It turmed out the; /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00213.html (7,435 bytes)
6. Plastic pipe for compressed air lines. (score: 1): Author: wbrown@csg.lbl.gov (Bill Brown); Date: Wed, 2 Mar 94 07:49:04 PST; This was kicked around in rec.metalworking a while back. I once saw a safety memo "for internal use only"!! from some part of the mechanical engineering department and EH&S here at LBL. As best as I; /html/british-cars/1994-03/msg00032.html (7,585 bytes)
7. Re: DRIVING LESSON TIME....EEEEEEEEK! (score: 1): Author: wbrown@csg.lbl.gov (Bill Brown); Date: Tue, 8 Mar 94 11:36:44 PST; When teachinng my teen-age daughters (for political reasons) how to drive "7T6 MGB" , I use(d) the following technique: (each already has a 'drivers ticket.' Not to be confused with "traffic ticket'); /html/british-cars/1994-03/msg00192.html (7,409 bytes)
8. Re: British Cars Digest #1143 Thu Mar 24 01:15:00 MST 1994 (score: 1): Author: wbrown@csg.lbl.gov (Bill Brown); Date: Thu, 24 Mar 94 07:35:25 PST; I think that if I were you (which I don't think I am) at this point I would replace the following if you haven't already done so 1) the coil, 2) the distributor cap, 3) the rotor cap, and 4) _all_ of; /html/british-cars/1994-03/msg00566.html (7,683 bytes)
9. Removing laquer from dash? (score: 1): Author: wbrown@csg.lbl.gov (Bill Brown); Date: Mon, 7 Feb 94 08:28:40 PST; gall@beta.uleth.ca (Greg Gall) asks: Well, some types of plastic are attacked by laquer thinner. The effect is not always immediate, but after exposure the parts tend to slowly get brittle. One trick; /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00200.html (7,421 bytes)
10. Yet another problem with "the Zenith fromHell (score: 1): Author: wbrown@csg.lbl.gov (Bill Brown); Date: Mon, 28 Feb 94 07:38:00 PST; THe '76 MGB has been back from the shop for a couple of weeks now. The new cylender head, which allows compression to happen on all 4 cylinders, has done a lot to improve driveability. Something new; /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00717.html (7,375 bytes)
11. Re: News Group vs email distribution (score: 1): Author: wbrown@csg.lbl.gov (Bill Brown); Date: Mon, 3 Jan 94 07:31:39 PST; At LBL we host a mailing list which has an parallel new-group distribution. A script runs on one of our machines which moves stuff from the news-group to the e-mail list (which can be subscribed to e; /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00013.html (6,964 bytes)
12. Looking for source of rebuilt MGB engine (score: 1): Author: wbrown@csg.lbl.gov (Bill Brown); Date: Thu, 13 Jan 94 07:25:56 PST; Well, last evening the '76 MGB suddenly started running on < 4 cylinders and making expensive sounds under the bonnet. I haven't had time to to investigate what's going on, but my gut feel is that it; /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00258.html (7,294 bytes)
13. MGB -> garage & "the warehouse" (score: 1): Author: wbrown@csg.lbl.gov (Bill Brown); Date: Thu, 20 Jan 94 07:33:36 PST; Well, at the suggestion of another "RadLabber" (who drives a Spitfire), I had my MGB towed to "John Bull British Auto Repair" in Pleasant Hill. The word is that there's no compression on #4 - maybe a; /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00390.html (7,826 bytes)
14. Questions (score: 1): Author: wbrown@csg.lbl.gov (Bill Brown); Date: Fri, 21 Jan 94 07:48:15 PST; bishel@lobby.ti.com sez: L.P.S. makes a "machinery cleaner" kind of stuff that comes in a squirtbottle. Seems quite tame, claims to have no dangerous chemicals, has very little odor, and seems to wor; /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00428.html (8,119 bytes)
15. Status of commercial groups on SOL mail list (score: 1): Author: wbrown@csg.lbl.gov (Bill Brown); Date: Wed, 15 Dec 93 07:47:32 PST; (stuff deleted) (more stuff deleted) (more stuff deleted) I don't think there is a problem with this. I belong to another mailing list having to do with a commercial software product. A representativ; /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00261.html (8,401 bytes)
16. Re: British Cars Digest #997 Fri Nov 12 01:15:00 MST 1993 (score: 1): Author: wbrown@csg.lbl.gov (Bill Brown); Date: Fri, 12 Nov 93 07:30:17 PST; Fiber-optic thing down the dipstick tube? Kinda like the use to rebuild (human) knees, etc? "Dr. Farthington-Jones! Dr. Farthington-Jones, please! Your presence is urgently requested at the 3rd MGB; /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00236.html (7,201 bytes)
17. Re: British Cars Digest #998 Sun Nov 14 13:20:22 MST 1993 (score: 1): Author: wbrown@csg.lbl.gov (Bill Brown); Date: Mon, 15 Nov 93 07:52:29 PST; Sounds like "glyptol" to me _ I probably have the spelling wrong - which is used to coat the windings in electric motors and transformers. The stuff has to be very oil-resistant since large transfor; /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00273.html (7,504 bytes)
18. Re: British Cars Digest #955 - Weber Carbs (score: 1): Author: wbrown@csg.lbl.gov (Bill Brown); Date: Mon, 4 Oct 93 07:19:41 PDT; I've got a '76 MGB which seems to have the Original Zenith From Hell, so I've been following the Weber thread with some interest. The majority of comments seem to be of the "The SU is great, don't ch; /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00037.html (7,095 bytes)
19. "Buick" V8 (score: 1): Author: wbrown@csg.lbl.gov (Bill Brown); Date: Wed, 8 Sep 93 07:30:59 PDT; According to a book I have on the histor of the MG/MGB series, this engine was also used in the MGB-V8 (or whatever it was called.) A few were built and sold in GB, none were imported to teh USA. Sou; /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00112.html (7,197 bytes)

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