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381. RE: Gas tank pressure on MG TD (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 11:02:51 -0500 (EST); Vermont Maple Syrup. He'd boil a bit of water in the can. Then put the lid on tight and run cold water over it. The air pressure would crush it like CA like to do to our old cars. It was great fun. T; /html/mgs/1996-02/msg00210.html (8,514 bytes)
382. Re: Try to remove fuel tank... help (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Fri, 23 Feb 1996 11:45:23 -0500 (EST); I would quit trying to turn the washer that is flush against the tank; I am pretty sure this is brazed into the tank to provide the threads that the departed nut screws into. I think you are going to; /html/mgs/1996-02/msg00397.html (8,949 bytes)
383. Re: Wanted: Rust-free MG Midget body (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Fri, 23 Feb 1996 15:59:13 -0500 (EST); (stuff deleted) You have tools, a place to work, and apparently you are not a complete mechanical klutz. You have one of the best possible cars to learn body work on. Parts are cheap, and if you scre; /html/mgs/1996-02/msg00404.html (8,435 bytes)
384. Re: Restoration books (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Fri, 23 Feb 1996 17:07:52 -0500 (EST); As it happens, there are. One is even by Porter, and called (something like) Guide to Purchase and DIY Restoration of the MGB. There are two editions. The body repair section of the first edition con; /html/mgs/1996-02/msg00406.html (8,300 bytes)
385. Re: What a Weekend!! (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 15:23:08 -0500 (EST); Sounds way rich, though that does not explain the hard starting. If you adjusted the mixture correctly, the next thing to be certain of is that the choke is operating properly, particularly that it i; /html/mgs/1996-02/msg00457.html (7,499 bytes)
386. Re: various topics (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Wed, 3 Jan 1996 10:51:06 -0500 (EST); Many years ago, I bought my then young son a cast metal Jaguar XK-120, in approximately 1/12 scale. The distinguishing feature was that it used pneumatic tires similar (or identical) to largish model; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00051.html (8,461 bytes)
387. Re: Spridget Wheels (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Wed, 3 Jan 1996 11:01:58 -0500 (EST); I beg to differ with GRMS. Maybe you can fit 175/70s on without rubbing, but they are too wide for the stock rims. For any rim width, there is a range of acceptable widths. Stock spridget rims are na; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00054.html (7,513 bytes)
388. Re: Front License Plates (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 11:08:18 -0500 (EST); VT has two plates. The locals find them very useful; I have sold several cars privately, and the drill has always been the same. Guy arrives with spouse, looks over car, agrees to buy it for your ask; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00208.html (9,100 bytes)
389. Re: MGB Incremental restoration (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Wed, 10 Jan 1996 12:07:53 -0500 (EST); The trouble is that replacing the front fenders involves a significant amount of labor (assuming you have a roadster) to remove the windshield, then the fenders, then replace them. Then, when you do; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00257.html (8,401 bytes)
390. Re: pilot bushing (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 00:13:42 -0500 (EST); I'm not positive about your car, but most pilot bushings I've seen were oilite bronze-- that is scintered bronze with the interstices filled with oil. I did make a brass one once for an engine swap,; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00320.html (7,438 bytes)
391. Re: Vacuum advance (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 10:39:15 -0500 (EST); It is not an issue of the rpms alone, but the combination of revs and throttle opening. At idle, the vacuum is fairly high, because the engine is running and the throttle plate is amost closed. Think; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00337.html (8,549 bytes)
392. Re: clutch death - short story/ all lbc (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 10:43:13 -0500 (EST); I don't understand... why must the pressure plate bolts be undone to pull the trans? Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT gibbon; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00343.html (7,801 bytes)
393. Re: Valve Timing Question (score: 1): Author: "W. B. Olson" <WBOLSON@cherokee.astate.edu>; Date: Mon, 15 Jan 1996 12:12:05 CST; Nope. A close friend of mine had a similar problem after a rebuild and we chased it all over the place. Like you, it had good compression. But in a fit of pique, we took off the timing cover. You gu; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00382.html (8,087 bytes)
394. Re: TD replica kit (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Tue, 16 Jan 1996 13:55:50 -0500 (EST); I think replicas make sense sometimes--when the original car is incredibly expensive, and the replica is really close to the original in styling and spirit. A good replica should be difficult to dist; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00415.html (9,083 bytes)
395. Re: Steering wheel (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 15:33:25 -0500 (EST); Well, I'd think you would not want to make the hole more than a thousandth or so smaller than the sleeve, or you'd have yourself a split hub when it warms up. And only an academic would casually sugg; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00485.html (8,350 bytes)
396. Re: What's wrong with light blue? (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 17:14:45 -0500 (EST); I think you may have something. I think the early B blue is the same as the blue that my bugeye originally was. That blue had two names, I think, of which one was Iris Blue. As I uncovered patches of; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00514.html (8,884 bytes)
397. Re: What color? (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 10:41:39 -0500 (EST); I think a creamy OE white would look handsome with a medium blue interior. I thought a lot about blues when I was picking the color for my bugeye; I did not want the original Iris Blue, but thought I; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00551.html (8,158 bytes)
398. Re: GT's top of door rust (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 09:52:36 -0500 (EST); I'd try sticking on a strip of black vinyl electrical tape before attaching the molding, then trim the tape with a razor blade afterwards. Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Univ.; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00618.html (7,228 bytes)
399. Re: starter problem (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 09:56:29 -0500 (EST); If it is old, I absolutely would not rule out the battery. I'd replace it, since a new battery would be good whether or not it's the culprit. Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Un; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00619.html (7,972 bytes)
400. Re: MGTD frame color (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 14:09:25 -0500 (EST); If you managed a factory making cars you thought one day would be classics, it would be one hell of a lot of fun to play little tricks on future concours restorers. I imagine this conversation betwee; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00638.html (8,081 bytes)

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