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1. RE: Moss third brake light ?? (score: 1): Author: "drmoyce" <drmoyce@ent-oakland.com>; Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 09:22:28 -0800; I replaced the license plate lamp on my TD with a motorcycle tail light (Ornamental Iron Brand) which is the same size and shape. I spliced a wire from the wire coming off the brake lamp switch for t; /html/mg-t/2006-02/msg00047.html (8,128 bytes)
2. Leaking rear axle seals (score: 1): Author: "drmoyce" <drmoyce@ent-oakland.com>; Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 11:09:21 -0800; After my recent problems with a stripped brake hub I replaced both rear axle seals since I found one of them leaking. Now, in true LBC spirit, both are leaking worse than before. I admit that I found; /html/mg-t/2005-12/msg00005.html (7,137 bytes)
3. Rev counter reduction gearbox (score: 1): Author: "drmoyce" <drmoyce@ent-oakland.com>; Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 08:49:32 -0800; The gears, especially the smaller one, in my tach reduction box are shot. I think I remember earlier threads on replacements. Anyone have a source? Andy Moyce 52 TD Oakland /// unsubscribe/change add; /html/mg-t/2005-11/msg00020.html (7,057 bytes)
4. Phil Marino (score: 1): Author: "drmoyce" <drmoyce@ent-oakland.com>; Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 11:44:54 -0800; Anyone have a current address/phone for Phil Marino? I'm told he can repair my tach gear-reduction box. Andy Moyce 52 TD /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try ///; /html/mg-t/2005-11/msg00097.html (6,614 bytes)
5. Steering gear (score: 1): Author: "drmoyce" <drmoyce@ent-oakland.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 08:56:44 -0700; I tried to address the problem of uneven tire wear on the front tires of my TD by taking it to a wheel alignment shop. They were unable to align the front end because of too much play in the steering; /html/mg-t/2005-10/msg00044.html (7,498 bytes)
6. Broken axels and damper malfunction (score: 1): Author: "drmoyce" <drmoyce@ent-oakland.com>; Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 11:04:26 -0700; Just rode in the cab of a flatbed to bring the TD home from 250 miles away, with a broken rear half shaft. This is the second one for me, which is more distressing since after the last one I replaced; /html/mg-t/2005-09/msg00015.html (8,711 bytes)
7. RE: Broken axels and damper malfunction (score: 1): Author: "drmoyce" <drmoyce@ent-oakland.com>; Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 12:46:04 -0700; I'll be pulling the axle this weekend and should have more info then. When I said the rear axle was jumping around on curves I meant that the wheels were bouncing, losing traction and grabbing. I wil; /html/mg-t/2005-09/msg00023.html (10,091 bytes)
8. Broken axle, not! (score: 1): Author: "drmoyce" <drmoyce@ent-oakland.com>; Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 13:24:57 -0700; Things aren't always what they seem. I finally found a little time to pull the wheels (see my earlier postings starting with flatbed adventures and presumed broken half shaft rear axle.) First clue w; /html/mg-t/2005-09/msg00041.html (8,400 bytes)
9. FW: gas tank cap seal (score: 1): Author: "drmoyce" <drmoyce@ent-oakland.com>; Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 13:46:38 -0700; I drilled the holes about a half inch above the cut end. I routinely fill until the nozzle shuts off and don't top off. I don't know where the air goes, but the gas stays in the tank. A Hi Andy, Grea; /html/mg-t/2005-06/msg00038.html (8,855 bytes)
10. TD steering problem (score: 1): Author: "drmoyce" <drmoyce@ent-oakland.com>; Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 11:13:05 -0700; I took the old TD for a wheel alignment because of uneven tire wear. The inner tread on the right front wears out, going through 2 tires in 25K miles. I don t have any issues with handling even at co; /html/mg-t/2004-09/msg00035.html (7,496 bytes)
11. Tach reduction drive (score: 1): Author: "drmoyce" <drmoyce@ent-oakland.com>; Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:38:46 -0700; I had to send my reduction drive for the rev counter out to have the output shaft re-sleeved so that the gears would mesh. It came back from the shop missing parts from the other (generator) side. Th; /html/mg-t/2006-10/msg00008.html (7,093 bytes)
12. Fault diagnosis (score: 1): Author: "drmoyce" <drmoyce@ent-oakland.com>; Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 08:18:38 -0800; I couldn't find my carburetor tools, including the balancing gauge, so for the first time I took the TD to a trusted Brit car mechanic for adjustment a few weeks ago. The suspicion was that I was run; /html/mg-t/2006-10/msg00015.html (8,233 bytes)
13. RE: Fault diagnosis (score: 1): Author: "drmoyce" <drmoyce@ent-oakland.com>; Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 16:59:48 -0800; Not to over argue a point, but I think the advice is correct and I should have considered it before getting the carbs leaned out in the first place. The car was actually running pretty well, though a; /html/mg-t/2006-10/msg00023.html (8,377 bytes)
14. Generator problems (score: 1): Author: "drmoyce" <drmoyce@ent-oakland.com>; Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:30:27 -0700; Just back from a trip to Lake Tahoe for Open Roads, a nice event sponsored by the Austin Healy Club. Distance was about 200 miles each way. On the way up the TD was running hot up the hills, and I sm; /html/mg-t/2007-06/msg00003.html (7,888 bytes)
15. RE: Generator problems (score: 1): Author: "Andrew Moyce" <drmoyce@ent-oakland.com>; Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2007 11:20:37 -0700; A follow up on my generator probem. I finally got time to take it apart and found that the bearing at the brush end had worn out of round, allowing the armature to rub against the field coil . . . Th; /html/mg-t/2007-08/msg00002.html (8,308 bytes)
16. [Mg-t] A wrecked MGB (score: 1): Author: "Andrew Moyce" <drmoyce@ent-oakland.com>; Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 18:35:19 -0800; A sad story whose details I'll spare. I have a friend in deteriorating health whose wife was driving his 77 MGB in the rain and spun out against a curb. The car suffered right front fender damage, bu; /html/mg-t/2008-03/msg00003.html (6,673 bytes)
17. Re: [Mg-t] A wrecked MGB (score: 1): Author: "Andrew Moyce" <drmoyce@ent-oakland.com>; Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 09:23:22 -0800; I'd love to be talked out of this, but here is the evidence I found. Front bumper sheared off both frame attachments Large front nut holding wishbone swivel on the right is flattened and scuffed Rema; /html/mg-t/2008-03/msg00005.html (10,174 bytes)
18. Re: [Mg-t] mgt exhaust system and..... (score: 1): Author: "Andrew Moyce" <drmoyce@ent-oakland.com>; Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:49:37 -0700; A good tail light trick is to replace the license plate lamp with a motorcycle tail light. I think the brand I found was Chrome Craft, or something like that. Same size and shape as the original lamp; /html/mg-t/2008-03/msg00021.html (10,917 bytes)
19. Re: [Mg-t] Thanks TD Broken axle (score: 1): Author: "Andrew Moyce" <drmoyce@ent-oakland.com>; Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:46:58 -0700; Mine snapped with a downshift on a long downhill on a back road with lots of potholes. My downfall was ignoring a leaking rear damper (shock). The damper's job is to keep the wheel on the road, and I; /html/mg-t/2009-08/msg00037.html (8,492 bytes)
20. [Mg-t] Dynamo difficulties (score: 1): Author: "Andrew Moyce" <drmoyce@ent-oakland.com>; Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:22:03 -0700; Brought the TD out yesterday for a club tour after a wet winter in storage. Charged the battery overnight and then started her up (first try) but the dynamo warning light stayed on and there was no m; /html/mg-t/2010-03/msg00007.html (7,362 bytes)

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