- 61. RE: vintage events (score: 1)
- Author: karim.marouf@cancom.com
- Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 16:03:46 -0800
- What a terrific description of the Shelsley Walsh event=2E Did you or anyon= else attend Goodwood? I keep reading about this event and I'm wondering if=20 it's really as great as everyone says=2E Any
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00610.html (7,797 bytes)
- 62. SU float setting (score: 1)
- Author: karim.marouf@cancom.com
- Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 8:29:56 -0800
- How critical is the float level setting? If it's slightly off, will the=20 mixture be greatly affected? On an SU HS4, do you measure from the lip of the float chamber cover to the= =20 bottom of the
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00654.html (6,256 bytes)
- 63. HS4 Carb Problem (score: 1)
- Author: karim.marouf@cancom.com
- Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 8:21:15 -0800
- I've been trying to rebuild my HS4 carbs=2E When I put them back on the car= last night and tried starting it, the motor immediately reved to 4000 rpm=2E= I=20 had the throttle stops backed all the w
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00716.html (7,340 bytes)
- 64. Re: Best tire size for MGB (score: 1)
- Author: karim.marouf@cancom.com
- Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 16:22:23 -0800
- There's some Japanese-brand tire that's an exact replacement for the=20 original Michelin (165/SR-14) and cost only $50=2E Valley Wire Wheel here= in=20 L=2EA=2E recommends this tire as a good replac
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00745.html (7,894 bytes)
- 65. RE: type of shocks for tube conversion (score: 1)
- Author: karim.marouf@cancom.com
- Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 12:13:30 -0800
- Why not just refit the original shocks? I think you'll like the ride and=20 handling of a perfectly stock suspension=2E Karim '67 B-GT -- From: aramm@concentric=2Enet To: mgs@autox=2Eteam=2Enet; Kari
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00868.html (8,006 bytes)
- 66. MGB 165/14 tires (score: 1)
- Author: karim.marouf@cancom.com
- Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 8:57:00 -0800
- Regarding last week's thread about MGB tires: a Japanese tire company calle= Nankang makes the orginal-size MGB tire -- 165/SR-14=2E They cost about $50=2E= =20 I'm told that you should be able to or
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00917.html (6,266 bytes)
- 67. date codes (score: 1)
- Author: karim.marouf@cancom.com
- Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 8:44:03 -0800
- Other than the aluminum i=2Ed=2E tag, are there any date codes on an MGB bl= itself? Karim '67 B-GT
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01367.html (6,281 bytes)
- 68. mg classifieds (score: 1)
- Author: karim.marouf@cancom.com
- Date: Fri, 25 Jul 1997 11:17:43 -0800
- Besides the MG Enthusiasts Web site, does anyone know of other classifieds=20 on the Net for MG cars and parts?
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01482.html (6,405 bytes)
- 69. Bleeding Brakes (score: 1)
- Author: karim.marouf@cancom.com
- Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 11:00:20 -0800
- I've had no luck using the MightyVac, nor with any of the cheaper one-man=20 bleeders=2E I have heard that some of the more expensive pressurized bleede= rs=20 work quite well=2E Karim '67 B-GT
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01886.html (7,003 bytes)
- 70. plug color (score: 1)
- Author: karim.marouf@cancom.com
- Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1997 13:19:19 -0800
- Is the spark plug color really a good indication of how the carbs are tuned= If so, how should the car be driven before you test them--should you=20 accelerate and then immediately push in the clutch
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg00605.html (6,650 bytes)
- 71. RE: timing advance (score: 1)
- Author: karim.marouf@cancom.com
- Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 13:01:54 -0800
- To sum it up, this thing was a dog=2E I was afraid to pull along side a Yugo at a stop light=2E A friend who has driven literally dozens of B's of all vintages, agreed that it was a dog=2E I talked
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg00855.html (7,738 bytes)
- 72. RE: timing advance (score: 1)
- Author: karim.marouf@cancom.com
- Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 15:22:35 -0800
- I should have clarified that the timing marks (not the actual timing) seem=20 to be off=2E I don't know what the true timing advance is but probably it= 's=20 close to 12 degrees=2E After setting the
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg00871.html (7,585 bytes)
- 73. MGB transmissions (score: 1)
- Author: karim.marouf@cancom.com
- Date: Thu, 19 Jun 1997 12:30:15 -0800
- Does anyone who's familiar with both know wether a 4-synchro MGB trans is=20 stronger than a 3-synchro trans? If so, what is it about their design that=20 makes them stronger? How long can either tra
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg00923.html (6,515 bytes)
- 74. '67 B-GT $2500 (score: 1)
- Author: karim.marouf@cancom.com
- Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 9:06:00 -0800
- Sorry to bomb the list, but I'm buying an MGA coupe and must sell my '67=20 MGB-GT to raise the cash=2E It's a metal-dash, pre-smog car that is all=20 original, never been in an accident, and is tota
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg00980.html (7,022 bytes)
- 75. Re: '67 B-GT $2500 (score: 1)
- Author: karim.marouf@cancom.com
- Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 12:11:47 -0800
- I'm located in Los Angeles=2E invested work wheels and=20 the 15-9963=2E You need to tell people where you're located=2E W=2E R=2E Gibbons Dept=2E of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Univ=2E of Verm
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg00988.html (7,621 bytes)
- 76. RE: Looking for good introduction to pre (score: 1)
- Author: karim.marouf@cancom.com
- Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 14:58:41 -0800
- Wilson McComb's "MG" is probably the best history off all MGs, pre- and=20 postwar=2E I think he was also the editor of Safety Fast in the 50s=2E The=20= book=20 is still in print=2E Try a bookstore
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg01152.html (6,868 bytes)
- 77. Re: tall problem (score: 1)
- Author: karim.marouf@cancom.com
- Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 12:12:41 -0800
- I'm a skinny 6'1'' and fit comfortably into an MGA coupe, though I don't=20 find it as roomy as my '67 B-GT=2E -- From: ecowen@cln=2Eetc=2Ebc=2Eca To: dhw@atomic=2Enet; Karim Marouf Cc: mgs@autox=2Et
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg01256.html (8,526 bytes)
- 78. clutch freeplay (score: 1)
- Author: karim.marouf@cancom.com
- Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 10:50:40 -0800
- On my '67 MGB, the clutch engages as soon as the pedal comes off the floor=2E= There's hardly any freeplay--only about 1/4 of an inch=2E Often I grind ge= ars=20 if I'm not careful to press the pedal
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg01356.html (6,978 bytes)
- 79. clutch freeplay/bleeding (score: 1)
- Author: karim.marouf@cancom.com
- Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 11:27:09 -0800
- Thanks to everyone who advised me on my clutch problems=2E I'd expected the= hole in the clutch master cylinder's pushrod to be a little worn, but I was= =20 suprised to see that it had worn to almos
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg01433.html (7,374 bytes)
- 80. RE: Tracing BGT Lineage (score: 1)
- Author: karim.marouf@cancom.com
- Date: Fri, 27 Jun 1997 10:18:06 -0800
- As far as I know, a Special was a delear-installed option package=2E It=20 included a wood wheel, fender mirrors, wire wheels (although nearly all=20 B-GTs had those anyway), a cheezy wooden shifter
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg01479.html (7,183 bytes)
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