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41. Alternative OD switch - and shocks (score: 1): Author: Johnmowog@aol.com; Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 20:45:57 EDT; I can tell you from experience that the shift-knob switch is very handy and I've never engaged it accidently. I have a 66 B but am using the late (76-80) shift lever and switch-containing knob on my; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01149.html (8,181 bytes)
42. Tractors and things (score: 1): Author: Johnmowog@aol.com; Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 20:46:00 EDT; For years I heard an unlikely song-and-dance about how the C motor was actually just a rework of the Healey 6. Didn't seem logical given how stingy they were about creating new stuff for limited prod; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01150.html (7,087 bytes)
43. engine removal /dog nuts (score: 1): Author: Johnmowog@aol.com; Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 14:24:48 EDT; Re dog nut : I believe the poster is referring to the bolt that holds the front pulley/harmonic balancer on. IMHO this is best and easily removed after the engine is out using a good quality (the che; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01374.html (6,756 bytes)
44. heater leaves (score: 1): Author: Johnmowog@aol.com; Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 16:14:42 EDT; Actually, our plug threads *should* be whitworth by all rights... but they are std. 18mm. Your heater core shouldn't be that involved with the leaves to need removing (hopefully...) so try pulling ou; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01389.html (7,125 bytes)
45. the E-type from hell... (score: 1): Author: Johnmowog@aol.com; Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 16:14:39 EDT; Run, do not walk to the nearest exit! Not to be tacky, but here's my analogy: You have fallen in love with the automotive equal of an tired old foulmouthed streetwalker with several profession-associ; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01390.html (11,872 bytes)
46. jag e-type (score: 1): Author: Johnmowog@aol.com; Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 16:14:45 EDT; First I coudn't agree more with point #1!!! the example given in the price of fixing up a GT to perfection as opposed to the initial cost of the E-type. First, I see decent E-type coupes for less tha; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01391.html (8,636 bytes)
47. primrose (score: 1): Author: Johnmowog@aol.com; Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 16:14:41 EDT; Moss also shows the paint code to be the YL12, easier referenced at most paint stores by giving them the Ditzler number: #81499 , since most of their books don't go back to 1969. My ordinary auto par; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01392.html (6,971 bytes)
48. V-8s (score: 1): Author: Johnmowog@aol.com; Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 22:53:00 EDT; --my .02 re Various posts on the V8 subject-- The reason you don't see much turbocharging in B's is because the bottom ends don't hold up well to the sudden on-set of power delivered when the boost c; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01437.html (8,910 bytes)
49. Re: jag e-type (score: 1): Author: Johnmowog@aol.com; Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 22:52:57 EDT; I think the original question was regarding the viablility of doing a cheap resto on a clapped-out E-Type, both regarding value and trouble. I'd say we both agree that the car he described was a very; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01438.html (11,545 bytes)
50. battery conversion (score: 1): Author: Johnmowog@aol.com; Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 13:00:20 EDT; The group 26 is the way to go, you don't need the moss box unless you really want it...depending on the condition of your battery "cage", but it is nicer and the terminals don't seem to corrode as qu; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01566.html (7,757 bytes)
51. best year BGT (score: 1): Author: Johnmowog@aol.com; Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 13:00:23 EDT; Well, that opens a can of worms, doesn't it...? The best year BGT is either (a) the last one each of us had (b) any one but the last one we had (c) the nicest for the cheapest <g> Really, since the G; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01567.html (9,974 bytes)
52. at home in the redwoods..... (score: 1): Author: Johnmowog@aol.com; Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 16:49:46 EDT; On your rings, try to use a ring installer. I don't know your rings specifically, but some rings (total seal for example) react badly to being twisted and slid across a piston. Get ahold of ARP for y; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01622.html (7,590 bytes)
53. Re: battery conversion (score: 1): Author: Johnmowog@aol.com; Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 16:49:43 EDT; Running a new battery cable can be quite a chore, especially if the underside of your B is as coated with British Rust Preventive Flow-Through Lubricant. The longer length just adds more resistance t; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01623.html (8,049 bytes)
54. Re: oil filters (score: 1): Author: Johnmowog@aol.com; Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1999 12:39:09 EDT; RE: Oil filter conversions and filters: First off, the list is right, Frams are trash. Cut one apart sometime... or just feel the comparative weight vs. another filter. Secondly, If you value your B,; /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00133.html (10,363 bytes)
55. oil filters (score: 1): Author: Johnmowog@aol.com; Date: Sat, 5 Jun 1999 11:09:15 EDT; That was kinda my point. You don't need to get fancy, you don't even need the spitfire switch you described, though it isn't too bad of an idea...except for at least in the B, the oil pressure sendi; /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00215.html (9,117 bytes)
56. oil filters (score: 1): Author: Johnmowog@aol.com; Date: Sat, 5 Jun 1999 11:09:13 EDT; I have the Leyland master parts manual, and from what it shows it would seem that the hanging and inverted spin-on filters were used at similar times. When it shows this type of thing it usually mean; /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00216.html (8,910 bytes)
57. Bombs Away (score: 1): Author: Johnmowog@aol.com; Date: Sun, 13 Jun 1999 02:28:22 EDT; Hate to bomb the list for those of you who are "geographically challanged" (ie too far away to come...) but I need to remind all that the 11th annual Chico All British Meet takes place Sunday, June 2; /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00589.html (7,191 bytes)
58. Steering gone bad (... "a bum steer?) (score: 1): Author: Johnmowog@aol.com; Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 02:36:11 EDT; The rack can indeed be shimmed and adjusted, follow the instructions in the Bentley manual carefully and enjoy the several hundred bucks a new rack would cost you. Also is a good time to do tie-rod e; /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00821.html (7,285 bytes)
59. vb (score: 1): Author: Johnmowog@aol.com; Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 02:36:10 EDT; While everyone else is on this, I'll put in my half-penny worth VB has saved me on a couple of parts, obscure door and window stuff that Moss didn't have. But as a west-coast resident I was sick at t; /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00822.html (6,904 bytes)
60. upgrades (score: 1): Author: Johnmowog@aol.com; Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 11:00:19 EDT; Do you know the basic specs of the cam? (lift and duration?) how about the changes in the distributer curve? Was the head modified? What's the diameter of your header, downpipe and exhaust and how ma; /html/mgs/1999-06/msg01150.html (8,592 bytes)

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