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81. Re: TF Valve Cover Color (score: 1): Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 09:32:31 -0700; My guess, Larry, is that a previous owner sandblasted the valve cover and painted it nicely. All factory XPAG & XPEG valve covers were, indeed, painted silver. Lawrie British Sportscar Center me?; /html/mg-t/2000-05/msg00145.html (7,566 bytes)
82. Re: TF Valve Cover Color (score: 1): Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 16:05:28 -0700; Yes, that little bracket, which mounts to the innermost of those two bolts, is what the throttle return spring attaches to on both TD & TF. Cheers, Lawrie with principal. and; /html/mg-t/2000-05/msg00151.html (8,028 bytes)
83. Re: 4.3:1 conversion (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 20:32:38 -0700; The real problem is that your gears had been previously used in another differential, where they developed a wear pattern. Unless the set-up in your TD exactly duplicated the MGA relative placement; /html/mg-t/2000-05/msg00205.html (9,207 bytes)
84. Re: TD camshaft (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 08:11:27 -0700; I support the point you make in this note but wonder what on earth it has to do with a TD camshaft? Lawrie (Feeling grumpy this morning, and wondering how Digest readers are supposed to know what ma; /html/mg-t/2000-04/msg00066.html (8,314 bytes)
85. Re: Transmission conversion (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 21:18:23 -0700; We have installed four of Skyhook's units and are about to do a fifth. They are a superb conversion! Installation is easy and covered by a supremely comprehensive set of instructions. There is no cu; /html/mg-t/2000-04/msg00074.html (8,851 bytes)
86. Re: Water Pump Grease Fitting (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2000 15:19:52 -0700; My guess, based on many years of dealing with both original and replacement XPAG/XPEG water pumps, is that you have one that was fitted with sealed-for-life bearings when it was manufactured. The ho; /html/mg-t/2000-04/msg00098.html (9,314 bytes)
87. Re: Transmission (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 18:58:55 -0700; In fact, if you do install the Datsun B210 conversion, this clutch rod vs. chain discussion becomes academic as the new gearbox uses a clutch rod supplied with the conversion kit. Lawrie British Spor; /html/mg-t/2000-04/msg00108.html (7,855 bytes)
88. Re: Rear shocks mounting (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 18:48:43 -0800; Lawrie British Sportscar Center; /html/mg-t/2000-02/msg00001.html (7,691 bytes)
89. Re: Trafficators (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 18:21:08 -0800; Your note called for a switch that can be installed under the dash. Since you didn't specify self-canceling, the answer becomes quite easy. The switch supplied on TC EXU models is still available (M; /html/mg-t/2000-02/msg00011.html (8,967 bytes)
90. Re: rear seal (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 07:31:38 -0800; I've installed about a dozen in various customers' XPAG and XPEG engines. With the exception of one engine, which persisted in weeping about as much oil as one would expect from an un-sealed engine,; /html/mg-t/2000-02/msg00031.html (8,690 bytes)
91. Re: Breaking In a TD Engine (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 20:06:51 -0800; First and foremost, re-torque the head nuts and re-adjust the valves the first time the engine comes up to temperature. Second, for the first hundred miles or so in particular, gently get on and off; /html/mg-t/2000-01/msg00018.html (8,311 bytes)
92. Re: TF louver panels (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 08:10:42 -0800; Aluminum was fitted by the MG factory. Early replacements were steel. Lawrie British Sportscar Center; /html/mg-t/2000-01/msg00070.html (7,749 bytes)
93. Andrex shocks for sale (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 21:24:40 -0800; For the TD Mark II owner whose car is missing its Andrex shocks, I have run across a full set of four, complete with original links. They are in surprisingly good, operational condition. The seller i; /html/mg-t/2000-01/msg00074.html (6,572 bytes)
94. Re: Headlights (Plating / Resilvering) of reflectors (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 14:52:00 -0800; We had a TC foglamp with a badly tarnished reflector that did not "swish" clean. We gave the unit to a caring, ultra-careful machinist who chucked the unit in a lathe and cut the reflector away where; /html/mg-t/2000-01/msg00077.html (8,264 bytes)
95. Re: Trying to change a Piston with Engine and Crank in Place (TD) (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Sat, 11 Dec 1999 07:33:47 -0800; How right you are! If the pistons go in from the top, that really is all - the bores are too small for the rods to go in that way. If you really want to assemble an XPAG engine so that it will actual; /html/mg-t/1999-12/msg00038.html (13,810 bytes)
96. Re: door latches (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 18:41:14 -0800; Your diagnosis is absolutely correct - the outer notch is just a "safety" catch. To make the door latches work properly, it's best to remove the striker (the bit that has the hole and the notch) fro; /html/mg-t/1999-11/msg00026.html (8,990 bytes)
97. Re: MG TF Starting Questions (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1999 13:09:13 -0800; I'm sure others will chime in with starting techniques, so I'll save that advice unless you tell me you need it. As for the brakes, re-lining them yourself is a chancy business. We sell re-lined shoe; /html/mg-t/1999-11/msg00050.html (8,600 bytes)
98. Re: Changing a piston on a TD question (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 19:05:34 -0800; Yes, you can remove pistons and rods with the engine still in the car. 'Tain't easy but it can be done! (The difficulty is re-inserting the piston into the bore, past the crankshaft). However, a wor; /html/mg-t/1999-11/msg00090.html (9,268 bytes)
99. Re: Paint for TC wheels (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 07:45:16 -0700; When I used to fill the spray cans for Moss Motors to sell, I used Rinshed-Mason E-2639-D Silver Iridescent. It had the perfect shade of silver, correct amount of metallic and a lustrous clear look; /html/mg-t/1999-10/msg00012.html (7,709 bytes)
100. Re: TD/TF transmission (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Mon, 6 Sep 1999 13:56:52 -0700; Yes..............absolutely no difference. Lawrie British Sportscar Center; /html/mg-t/1999-09/msg00015.html (6,978 bytes)

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