- 21. RE: Tach reduction "gearbox" (52 TD) (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 19:09:22 -0600
- I've haven't seen replacement shafts or gears for years. I think Moss used to sell replacements, but I don't think that's true any longer. You have nothing to lose by trying to braze up the existing
- /html/mg-t/2004-11/msg00039.html (9,672 bytes)
- 22. RE: Tach reduction "gearbox" (52 TD) (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 19:15:43 -0600
- Yeah, yeah. I should have been more selective in my words. "regrease" was a word chosen on the spur of the moment and not to be taken exactly literally. <grin> Cheers, Lew <<<snip>>> Regrease and you
- /html/mg-t/2004-11/msg00040.html (7,845 bytes)
- 23. RE: Nut Size? (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 18:37:40 -0500
- If we're talking TD here, remember that the first 8000 or so TDs used BSF. Cheers, Lew Palmer --Original Message-- From: owner-mg-t@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mg-t@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Pope
- /html/mg-t/2004-09/msg00012.html (7,903 bytes)
- 24. RE: stuck brakes (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 20:25:48 -0500
- A slide hammer bolted under one of the wheel lug nuts usually does the trick for me. Several aggressive tugs on the slide weight is usually all it take. Cheers, Lew Palmer It's possible you might get
- /html/mg-t/2004-09/msg00023.html (9,704 bytes)
- 25. RE: lubricants for TC (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 21:02:55 -0500
- Motorcycle fork oil. I use 20 weight, but YMMV, Cheers, Lew Palmer I would appreciate some recommendations on the lubricants to be used for topping-up suspension dampers and for original BC steering
- /html/mg-t/2004-08/msg00014.html (7,421 bytes)
- 26. RE: TC engine shudder (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 19:11:30 -0500
- I have found that any misalignment of the engine and transmission will cause this symptom. Sometimes the problem is found to be too tall an engine mount, sometimes the tail of the transmission too lo
- /html/mg-t/2004-08/msg00061.html (9,352 bytes)
- 27. RE: Purchase Inspection Help Needed (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 13:35:32 -0500
- See answers inline below: [Lew Palmer] Smoke from the breather should not be considered "normal". This is likely a symptom of loose rings. It results from blow-by. A wisp now and then is livable, bu
- /html/mg-t/2002-06/msg00045.html (11,991 bytes)
- 28. RE: Half Axle Extraction Tool (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 12:53:11 -0500
- to Falls, [Lew Palmer] Blake, I believe you may mean Paul Johnson. He would hop in the TD and drive cross-country like he was going to the neighborhood drug store. In his memory, GOF Central awards
- /html/mg-t/2002-06/msg00090.html (7,964 bytes)
- 29. RE: Summertime Heat Again (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 07:27:29 -0500
- Strange as it may seem, if it is not starting and you suspect vapor lock, pull on the choke. That will clear the problem. Regards, \Lew Palmer /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@aut
- /html/mg-t/2002-06/msg00107.html (7,010 bytes)
- 30. RE: TD Heat shield / Vapor Lock (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 20:50:33 -0500
- [Lew Palmer] It's both, folks. Here in Minnesota (no jokes, now - we've just had a week or more of 85+ degree weather and dew points in the 70s) we get the same hard starting after running. The prob
- /html/mg-t/2002-06/msg00113.html (8,216 bytes)
- 31. RE: HEATING PROBLEM x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 10:57:26 -0500
- First of all, how do you know it's overheating? Coolant boiling out? When? Temp gauge? How high? 190-200 degrees is ideal on a TD, somewhat higher on a TF with the pressurized system. Vapor lock? Va
- /html/mg-t/2002-06/msg00124.html (9,679 bytes)
- 32. Ignore - Test message (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 12:23:46 -0500
- Please ignore. I'm just testing to see whether this list still is alive. /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try /// http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo /// Archiv
- /html/mg-t/2002-05/msg00006.html (6,772 bytes)
- 33. FW: 45mm Core Plugs (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 15:05:30 -0500
- I believe if you measure the hole the core plug is meant to fill you will find that it is slightly larger than the plug itself. The reason for this is that it is meant to flatten and expand in diame
- /html/mg-t/2002-05/msg00010.html (8,151 bytes)
- 34. RE: Points/electronic ign. (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 14:40:29 -0500
- I agree wholeheartedly with you. However, there is one other argument against electronic ignition which you didn't mention. Have you ever been on a road trip and had your ignition fail? Well, I have
- /html/mg-t/2002-05/msg00042.html (15,502 bytes)
- 35. RE: Matching paint/parts question, MG-TF (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 15:01:21 -0600
- Anyway, can someone tell me if there's a convenient source (like an online source or a kind soul that knows a lot about TF's) to determine if a chassis/engine/model number match, and if possible, wha
- /html/mg-t/2001-03/msg00039.html (8,474 bytes)
- 36. RE: To Tube or Not to Tube (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 18:00:51 -0600
- No question about it. Tubes are a must - especially with wire wheels, but even the TD steel wheels should be run with tubes. I don't know where in the country (world?) you are, but here in the midwe
- /html/mg-t/2001-02/msg00068.html (8,055 bytes)
- 37. RE: Ye Olde TB Front Axle (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 18:29:29 -0600
- I can't speak for the TB, but it is interesting to note Cliff's answer. Although the shims may have been introduced midway through TC production, they WERE used on the J2 of 1932 - 1934. However, the
- /html/mg-t/2001-02/msg00069.html (6,960 bytes)
- 38. RE: Windshield Wipers (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 16:09:03 -0600
- If the mechanism moves freely, just not very quickly, it's a pretty good indication that the shunt winding on the armature may have taken it in the shorts. First, open up the gear case and make sure
- /html/mg-t/2001-02/msg00086.html (7,870 bytes)
- 39. RE: t reverse (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 08:28:47 -0500
- Likely one of two things: 1) Oil on the clutch. 2) Clutch not aligned with the flywheel (this can happen when the engine mounts are too low or too thick which causes the drive line clutch, flywheel,
- /html/mg-t/2006-06/msg00032.html (7,675 bytes)
- 40. RE: Wiper motor (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 19:52:35 -0500
- What I use to lubricate is Lubriplate white lithium grease. Any grease is waterproof, but Lubriplate is light enough that it works its way into most places. I wipe grease over all mating surfaces an
- /html/mg-t/2006-07/msg00007.html (7,687 bytes)
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