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301. Re: [Mgb-v8] Coil (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:08:07 +0100
First thing you need to do is determine whether you have a ballasted or unballasted ignition system. You could assume that the old coil was correct and measure the primary resistance of that, but hav
/html/mgb-v8/2009-06/msg00011.html (8,937 bytes)

302. Re: [Mgb-v8] Need Automotive electrical refernce guide (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:37:10 +0100
It depends on what electrics the new engine will have, and what year you are transplanting it in to. As far as the latter it could be as simple as two wires to the alternator and one to the coil. Ear
/html/mgb-v8/2009-06/msg00015.html (8,042 bytes)

303. Re: [Mgb-v8] Need Automotive electrical refernce guide (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:38:00 +0100
I'm never quite sure what people mean when they talk about a 1-wire alternator. To be truly 1-wire it would have to be self-exciting, i.e. there would be no ignition warning light and no warning of c
/html/mgb-v8/2009-06/msg00017.html (8,687 bytes)

304. Re: [Mgb-v8] Spark Plugs for Rover V8 (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 08:59:58 +0100
As far as the factory V8 goes it is Champion L92Y, Bosch W8DC or NGK BP5HS. After having three Champions break the insulators when removing them for a service check, the first I had broken in 30 year
/html/mgb-v8/2009-07/msg00005.html (7,662 bytes)

305. Re: [Mgb-v8] Kendall Oil (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:25:45 +0100
So what does that mean in terms of quantity? There are any number of claims out there that A has more than B, but until someone starts specifying how much, and producing documentation to prove it, th
/html/mgb-v8/2009-09/msg00008.html (7,269 bytes)

306. Re: [Mgb-v8] Oops (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:18:58 +0100
Whoa. For a start another main reason for PCV is to remove condensation from the crankcase. In cold weather on short journeys this can develop to a thick creamy emulsion and cause internal corrosion.
/html/mgb-v8/2009-09/msg00015.html (7,715 bytes)

307. Re: [Mgb-v8] Exhaust manifold gaskets (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 09:18:00 +0100
A number of suppliers in the UK at least (try Google), but you need to be very careful in what you actually buy. I've come across four types in my time and used three of them. Originally they were si
/html/mgb-v8/2009-10/msg00002.html (10,244 bytes)

308. [Mgb-v8] Convertibles make you deaf (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 08:55:18 +0100
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/6265762/Convertible-cars-coul Another attempt at killjoying? Although I avoid motorways in the roadster where possible, and where I can't I have the ho
/html/mgb-v8/2009-10/msg00004.html (6,713 bytes)

309. Re: [Mgb-v8] [Mgs] Convertibles make you deaf (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 12:38:38 +0100
Same here, till I changed the back axle :o) Wonder if I should get a silencer for the pump ... -- Original Message -- _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.
/html/mgb-v8/2009-10/msg00005.html (6,518 bytes)

310. Re: [Mgb-v8] [Mgs] [MG-MGB] Bureaucracy - was Convertibles make you (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:32:22 +0100
I fully realise it. Gordon Brown spent his whole chancellorship raising the total tax take from 32% of GDP to 45% and gave the money to local councils to spend on non-jobs (like an 'awareness' office
/html/mgb-v8/2009-10/msg00006.html (8,256 bytes)

311. Re: [Mgb-v8] Alternator question (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:37:35 -0000
Won't an original type fit somehow? Aren't most alternators of a similar size? If it's a packaging problem isn't it the mounting position that has to change? And what do you mean by a 'one wire'? I'v
/html/mgb-v8/2010-01/msg00006.html (7,018 bytes)

312. Re: [Mgb-v8] Polyurethane bushes (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:59:55 -0000
MGOC has the Silentbloc bushes for the MGB rear springs at a paltry #2.95. This site http://www.vintagecarparts.co.uk/pf-allparts.phtml?Category=/andre+hartford+shock+absorber/ has other sizes for 10
/html/mgb-v8/2010-01/msg00008.html (6,916 bytes)

313. Re: [Mgb-v8] Polyurethane bushes (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:01:00 -0000
I realised it probably wasn't an MGB, but he may have been able to do something with the sizes, and they didn't seem that expensive to me. -- Original Message -- I think Barrie is working on his Asto
/html/mgb-v8/2010-01/msg00010.html (7,375 bytes)

314. [Mgb-v8] Refreshingly rare honest advertising (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:22:17 -0000
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230451057921&afsrc=1 _______________________________________________ Mgb-v8@autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested annua
/html/mgb-v8/2010-03/msg00003.html (6,527 bytes)

315. Re: [Mgb-v8] Wiring question (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 09:01:59 +0100
Usually ends in a bullet connector going nowhere behind the centre console. There should be permanently powered (purple) for any 'memory' circuits, lighting (red/white) and earth (black) wires in the
/html/mgb-v8/2010-04/msg00002.html (7,107 bytes)

316. Re: [Mgb-v8] gear oil (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:58:04 +0100
The *correct* lubricant is engine oil, i.e. exactly the same as goes in the engine. Gear oil was only used in V8s. -- Original Message -- _______________________________________________ Mgb-v8@autox.
/html/mgb-v8/2010-04/msg00008.html (6,573 bytes)

317. [Mgb-v8] Wheel nut torque (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 9 May 2010 10:39:15 +0100
Had two fronts tyres replaced this week, and I noticed that the fitter used an air gun to do the nuts back up and only used a torque wrench to check that they weren't *under* torqued. Correct torque
/html/mgb-v8/2010-05/msg00006.html (7,225 bytes)

318. Re: [Mgb-v8] [Mgs] Wheel nut torque (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 9 May 2010 15:56:06 +0100
And the only way I'll know that is likely when a wheel goes bounding down the road ... -- Original Message -- _______________________________________________ Mgb-v8@autox.team.net Donate: http://www.
/html/mgb-v8/2010-05/msg00007.html (6,572 bytes)

319. Re: [Mgb-v8] I have an MGB V8 question (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 09:27:11 +0100
I would also question whether it is missing or simply hesitating or flat-spotting. The latter can be caused by an incorrect profile needle (if SUs or other CD carb) giving weak mixture at part thrott
/html/mgb-v8/2010-06/msg00004.html (7,825 bytes)

320. Re: [Mgb-v8] [Mgs] Repair or replace Radiator? (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:25:49 +0100
That, and a foam strip between the rad itself and its mounting diaphragm. I must have run my roadster for 15 years before fitting that foam strip (it always had the rubber strip) but was surprised to
/html/mgb-v8/2010-08/msg00003.html (7,559 bytes)

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