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161. Re: Air Compressors and Lurking! (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 19:48:03 -0500 (EST); This was very informative. I saw an ad last week for a 6 hp Devilbis at an incredible price, $380. I feel deprived with my older Sears 2 HP, so I wrote down the specs on my Sears and then went to loo; /html/mgs/1996-12/msg01013.html (9,610 bytes)
162. Re: AOL (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 17:31:25 -0500 (EST); AMEN. But then, of course, I don't have an AOL address. Still, Mark does this as a volunteer, and I really appreciate it. If AOL causes him an unreasonable amount of work, what choices does he have?; /html/mgs/1996-12/msg01083.html (7,552 bytes)
163. Love in an Austin (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 16:58:08 -0500 (EST); When the A30 was being imported to the US, there was a joke about a fellow and his woman friend who parked in a quiet spot in his A30. After a bit, he suggested they take a blanket and get out of the; /html/mgs/1996-12/msg01333.html (7,378 bytes)
164. Re: 100% restorations/17 (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 10:19:32 -0500 (EST); I agree there is a certain fascination in looking at a 100 point restoration. Because I do my own work, and end up with gently waving body panels despite my best efforts, I am stunned by those folks; /html/mgs/1996-12/msg01424.html (10,159 bytes)
165. Re: Texas winters and MGA's - no fun (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Thu, 19 Dec 1996 00:23:13 -0500 (EST); And Carol replied: And a light went on in Ray's head: Carol, If it was just the gas that entered during your starting efforts, I should think it would be gone very quickly. The one time I had smoke l; /html/mgs/1996-12/msg01475.html (9,091 bytes)
166. Re: Silly me... :-) (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Mon, 23 Dec 1996 15:24:35 -0500 (EST); Dan, look at the upside. You are about to join the select few who have their names immortalized. Spooner and Malaprop are immortalized in the language (and Mrs. Malaprop wasn't even a real person). S; /html/mgs/1996-12/msg01680.html (7,328 bytes)
167. Re: High LBC Content. Honest! (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Mon, 23 Dec 1996 16:19:34 -0500 (EST); Those are indeed crummy polaroids. It clearly is a car, but a very fuzzy one. Since nobody else has come up with any guess, much less been sure, I will guess it is a Hillman Minx. Am I close? Ray Gib; /html/mgs/1996-12/msg01683.html (7,334 bytes)
168. Re: Christmas Reminiscence and LBCs (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Wed, 25 Dec 1996 08:36:37 -0500 (EST); I think those were Isettas. They actually did have four wheels, but the two on the rear were very close together. All Messerschmidts I have seen had a canopy that lifted like a fighter plane. WRG Ray; /html/mgs/1996-12/msg01746.html (7,535 bytes)
169. Re: The Rebuild is on the Wall... (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 15:52:22 -0500 (EST); Not much, except for the pollution. Do the cylinders necessarily need to be bored out? If there is You must check and see how worn the cylinders are. Chances are, at 130K, they are pretty worn and pu; /html/mgs/1996-12/msg01916.html (7,591 bytes)
170. Re: Sprite Front Suspension (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 21:27:31 -0500 (EST); That will work, though the bottle jack is more likely to slip than a floor jack. See if you can borrow a floor jack. Have the suspension hanging free in the fully extended position, and you will not; /html/mgs/1996-12/msg01920.html (8,669 bytes)
171. Re: MGB books (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 21:48:53 -0500 (EST); I don't know the ones you name. However, for what you say you want, "Original MGB" by A. D. Clausager would be a very good choice. Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Univ. of Verm; /html/mgs/1996-12/msg01921.html (7,745 bytes)
172. Re: Painting parts (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Sun, 3 Nov 1996 17:30:12 -0500 (EST); The spray can paint will last quite a long time. The main question is, satisfactory to whom? I'm satisfied with mine; you may be fussier. Try it, and see how you like it. Rustoleum satin black is, in; /html/mgs/1996-11/msg00111.html (7,418 bytes)
173. Re: Near side and off side (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Sun, 3 Nov 1996 18:03:57 -0500 (EST); A Short Sunday Afternoon Monologue on "Near Side" and "Off Side" by W. R. Gibbons, Ph.D. The origin of these terms is lost in antiquity. Adam referred to the right hand ox in his team as, "Adam's Off; /html/mgs/1996-11/msg00114.html (9,945 bytes)
174. Re: midget door hinges and windsceen removal (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 13:03:57 -0500 (EST); Best bet is to heat the screws as hot as possible with a propane torch (or oxyacetalene if you have it), let cool, and try again. Preferred tool is a #4 (or maybe it's a #3) posidrive screwdriver wit; /html/mgs/1996-11/msg00155.html (8,507 bytes)
175. Re: brake drag (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 16:44:18 -0500 (EST); I would start by disassembling the equalizer on the parking brake and making sure it is not frozen. If it is sticky, it may not release all tension on the side that is dragging. While you are there,; /html/mgs/1996-11/msg00165.html (7,890 bytes)
176. Re: Why standard? (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996 09:20:28 -0500 (EST); In short, yes you can. The vast majority of the nuts and bolts on your car will be the same as SAE fine thread. Threads in aluminum castings and such are often coarse thread, which is the same as our; /html/mgs/1996-11/msg00575.html (8,442 bytes)
177. Re: confidential / looking for "fun run" company (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996 16:06:12 -0500 (EST); Spoken like a true Yorker. In late August, Iowa is on an isotherm with Panama City, so most of the inhabitants may be in Minnesota on vacation. Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics; /html/mgs/1996-11/msg00609.html (8,161 bytes)
178. Re: Primers..... (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996 17:11:21 -0500 (EST); I'd say the problem isn't so much that ordinary lacquer type primer surfacer absorbs water, but it is little protection against water. If you spray lacquer type primer over bare metal, then wet sand; /html/mgs/1996-11/msg00613.html (9,624 bytes)
179. Re: your mail (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 09:35:58 -0500 (EST); Permit me a correction. The PPG epoxy primers can be recoated without sanding if they are recoated fairly early after application; I think they specify within 48 hours. There is no prohibition agains; /html/mgs/1996-11/msg00678.html (7,038 bytes)
180. Re: confidential / looking for "fun run" company (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 09:58:53 -0500 (EST); Probably not. 1200 miles in a bugeye might be fun if I had a 5 speed conversion. At 4000 rpm, Kermit's engine makes a note that is pure music. But it probably would become tedius after 24 hours. I ke; /html/mgs/1996-11/msg00682.html (8,335 bytes)

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