- 1. Re: Ethanol gas (score: 1)
- Author: Charles Hill <chillmog@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Tue, 08 May 2007 23:51:20 -0500
- I notice several references to a backup fuel pump in series with the SU pump in MGs. Not a bad idea but a couple of cautions. First, in the MG, make sure the backup pump is also a low pressure pump.
- /html/mg-t/2007-05/msg00016.html (7,696 bytes)
- 2. Re: Ethanol gas (score: 1)
- Author: Charles Hill <chillmog@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Wed, 09 May 2007 23:45:34 -0500
- I didn't mean to imply that the 2nd fuel pump would rupture the diaphragm in the mechanical pump, only that in the event that the diaphragm did rupture there would be a serious problem. And I don't
- /html/mg-t/2007-05/msg00029.html (9,116 bytes)
- 3. Re: Darn SUs (score: 1)
- Author: Charles Hill <chillmog@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2007 11:24:37 -0500
- I had a similar problem and I kept blaming the carbs. The car was hard to start, cold-blooded and refused to idle below 12-1500rpm. Adjusting the valves helped some but the real culprit was bad spark
- /html/mg-t/2007-07/msg00004.html (6,642 bytes)
- 4. Re: [Mg-t] MG TD oil (score: 1)
- Author: Charles Hill <chillmog@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 12:20:16 -0500
- It's already available from several sources, MOSS for one. And many of the major oil companies are realizing there is a lucrative market here and are coming out with "classic" blends for flat tappet
- /html/mg-t/2008-08/msg00009.html (8,149 bytes)
- 5. Re: [Mg-t] MG TD oil (score: 1)
- Author: Charles Hill <chillmog@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:25:33 -0500
- You aren't really that far off. From what I see on some other old car lists, zddp use is critical for breaking in new cams on flat tappets. But I haven't seen any hard data on the continuing require
- /html/mg-t/2008-08/msg00021.html (8,118 bytes)
- 6. Re: [Mg-t] Axle? (score: 1)
- Author: Charles Hill <chillmog@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:44:00 -0500
- Sure sounds like you broke an axle. What kind of car and axle? Regards, Charles Hill _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Mg-t@autox.team.
- /html/mg-t/2008-08/msg00034.html (7,407 bytes)
- 7. Re: [Mg-t] '53 TD for sale (score: 1)
- Author: Charles Hill <chillmog@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:38:08 -0500
- I may be passing up on a lot of interesting things, but when I encounter a web site that wants me to register I immediately leave. Charles Hill _______________________________________________ Support
- /html/mg-t/2008-09/msg00027.html (7,685 bytes)
- 8. Re: [Mg-t] scrappage laws (score: 1)
- Author: Charles Hill <chillmog@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:08:28 -0500
- Aren't hyperbole and judgmental adjectives required courses in Journalism School? Charles Hill _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Mg-t@au
- /html/mg-t/2009-04/msg00071.html (7,721 bytes)
- 9. Re: [Mg-t] Fwd: old tire (score: 1)
- Author: Charles Hill <chillmog@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Tue, 05 May 2009 19:46:47 -0500
- DOT code weren't introduced until 1968 so it wouldn't apply to original tires on a '52 TD. Charles Hill _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.ht
- /html/mg-t/2009-05/msg00007.html (7,363 bytes)
- 10. Re: [Mg-t] TD Generator Failure Cause... (score: 1)
- Author: Charles Hill <chillmog@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:27:29 -0600
- What is broken on your generator? If it is only the bearing, a local electrical shop should be able to do the job. Joe Curto mentioned on the TABC list that he had some TC armatures available. You m
- /html/mg-t/2009-11/msg00032.html (8,615 bytes)
- 11. Re: [Mg-t] [Fwd: [Spridgets] stuck axle] (score: 1)
- Author: Charles Hill <chillmog@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:25:28 -0600
- First, if it is a taper to the hub, it is not original. Original hubs and axles are splined. That is irrelevant for the problem at hand. Usual method to pull a TC axle is to remove the wheel, undo th
- /html/mg-t/2009-12/msg00008.html (9,043 bytes)
- 12. Re: [Mg-t] Tom McCahill online (score: 1)
- Author: Charles Hill <chillmog@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Tue, 04 May 2010 21:51:46 -0500
- You are searching the wrong magazine and wrong author. That quote is generally attributed to Karl Ludvigsen but I don't remember which magazine. BTW, I don't recall anyone mentioning this article -
- /html/mg-t/2010-05/msg00003.html (7,550 bytes)
- 13. Re: [Mg-t] Fwd: Shipping a car from England to California (score: 1)
- Author: Charles Hill <chillmog@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2010 19:25:12 -0600
- Lawrence has an idea worth investigating. Several years ago, I shipped my motorcycle from Athens, Greece to San Antonio, TX via air. It was considerably cheaper than what I was quoted for sea shippin
- /html/mg-t/2010-11/msg00011.html (8,182 bytes)
- 14. Re: [Mg-t] Ignition coil (score: 1)
- Author: Charles Hill <chillmog@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:00:17 -0500
- If it is for a TD, no. That is an unballasted coil. It should be used with a ballast resistor. I think some late-model MGBs used ballast resistors but I definitely am not an MGB expert. The coil you
- /html/mg-t/2011-04/msg00033.html (7,862 bytes)
- 15. Re: [Mg-t] Parking light bulbs (score: 1)
- Author: Charles Hill <chillmog@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2011 22:47:08 -0500
- What brand filters do you use? I use WIX 51302 in my '64 Morgan (TR4A engine). The gaskets fit fine. TD is probably a different filter but I would be surprised if the WIX gaskets didn't fit as it sho
- /html/mg-t/2011-06/msg00005.html (6,947 bytes)
- 16. Re: [Mg-t] cars2 the movie (score: 1)
- Author: Charles Hill <chillmog@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 14:31:03 -0500
- You are mostly correct. There were few BSW fasteners on the T. Not many and most people don't realize they were BSW. There were actually more BSC (British Standard Cycle) and BA fasteners. Now there
- /html/mg-t/2011-06/msg00014.html (7,470 bytes)
- 17. Re: [Mg-t] Ford Flathead in T Series (score: 1)
- Author: Charles Hill <chillmog@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2011 22:32:33 -0400
- John, I've seen a few T cars with flatheads. They were pretty crude and hacked up. Not something you would really want to duplicate. You might reconsider. I've see a couple of early Volvo conversions
- /html/mg-t/2011-10/msg00006.html (7,889 bytes)
- 18. Re: [Mg-t] Front Shock Bolts (score: 1)
- Author: Charles Hill <chillmog@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:35:59 -0600
- Stick with the original thread. British size hardware is available. You can't just run to Home Depot and pick up some. Try British Fasteners (www.*britishfasteners*.com/.) They have a good selection
- /html/mg-t/2013-01/msg00010.html (9,858 bytes)
- 19. Re: [Mg-t] What's a Whit worth? (score: 1)
- Author: Charles Hill <chillmog@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 23:59:27 -0500
- Scott, You are in for quite an education. Almost everything on the TD should be British Standard Fine (BSF). A lot of people call them Whitworth but Whitworth is a coarse thread while BSF is of cours
- /html/mg-t/2013-05/msg00068.html (10,989 bytes)
- 20. Re: [Mg-t] Engine stand + XPAG (score: 1)
- Author: Charles Hill <chillmog@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 18:00:34 -0500
- I never got that far. I didn't want to take a chance with only 4 8mm bolts holding up the engine. A work bench is much safer. Not that I am against engine stands. I've used one a lot on things such a
- /html/mg-t/2013-07/msg00022.html (9,703 bytes)
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