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1. Re: In need of an OD Gearbox (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 07:52:25 -0700; I have three gearboxes with LH overdrives that I would like to sell. Currently, they are all in unknown condition; one supposedly was taken out of a running car and was working well but the chap who; /html/mgs/2004-10/msg00031.html (8,076 bytes)
2. Re: Exhaust manifold (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 21:00:45 -0700; The manifold is one of the two styles fitted to MGBs with 2 SUs. (Gee, ain't that a clever statement! You'd come to that conclusion yourself, I gather......) Trouble is, the only difference between; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00242.html (7,921 bytes)
3. Re: MG advert (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 19:23:18 -0700; How sad that the MG company should allow its advertising agency to produce such a pathetically sophomoric piece of rubbish! In the hey-day of MG, "Safety Fast" was a logo that told the public that MG; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00284.html (7,896 bytes)
4. Re: B leaf springs (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 11:06:27 -0700; Rear: 0.850" Front: 1.40" Lawrie British Sportscar Center; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00386.html (6,829 bytes)
5. Re: MGB tail light question (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 10:28:26 -0700; The bases are different where the lenses attach so you cannot put late lenses on an early base (or vice versa). The entire unit will, however, interchange without problem. Lawrie British Sportscar Ce; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00422.html (7,248 bytes)
6. Re: crank shaft needed (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 11:29:10 -0700; I have a used crank that is still at standard grind on all the journals. It's a couple of thou undersize here and there so it will need a regrind but all the journals will easily go to 10 under with; /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00062.html (7,882 bytes)
7. Re: Overdrive flakiness question (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 07:20:13 -0700; Just to add a thought to Paul's note...... I once worked on a B which had an overdrive that would not engage. There was power to the gearbox switch and I did a continuity check on the switch and it s; /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00186.html (9,999 bytes)
8. Re: O-Series Engine (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 08:03:50 -0700; Looks more like a pair of SU HIF6s to me, David..... Lawrie; /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00345.html (7,998 bytes)
9. Re: whistling brakes (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 18:52:37 -0700; If the whistle really is coming from the brake booster, the greater problem (beyond the slight loss of brake boost - not a danger unless you have really weak legs!) is that your mixture is being wea; /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00435.html (8,288 bytes)
10. Re: Clutch plumbing (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 09:39:28 -0700; We've installed six of these hoses in the last few weeks with no problems noted. One thing about the metal pipe being difficult to thread into the new rubber hose: Often we've found that the flared; /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00448.html (9,270 bytes)
11. Re: HELP! Cylinder Head Question (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 10:17:36 -0700; Chiming in at Max's suggestion......... The configuration of water passage holes on the late heads is different than on the early heads. Presumably, the factory found that increased cooling efficienc; /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00452.html (9,906 bytes)
12. Re: Stubborn Camshaft (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 21:27:23 -0700; Make sure two of your pistons are at top dead center. It's possible your center or rear cam journal is hitting a connecting rod. If the rods are straight up and down, there's no possible interferenc; /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00466.html (8,834 bytes)
13. Re: Stubborn Camshaft (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 10:16:21 -0700; If all eight lifters are out of the block, the oil pump and the distributor drive spindles have been removed and the camshaft locating plate is off, there is nothing else in the block to keep the ca; /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00475.html (10,967 bytes)
14. Re: O/D Re-assemble (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 14:51:53 -0700; This may be too late, but here are the "tricks of the trade" that make this task easier.........(note, I didn't say easy, just easier"!) First, it is necessary to compress the pump so that its rolle; /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00588.html (9,655 bytes)
15. Re: weird timing (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 12:21:59 -0700; Remember that the spark jumps off the leading edge of the tip of the rotor. If you had the rotor pointing to #1, it may have been past the point where the spark was able to jump. Fourteen degrees is; /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00615.html (9,435 bytes)
16. Re: Vibratory Tumblers. (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 10:32:42 -0700; Alternatively, throw every bit of your car's hardware and miscellaneous brackets into a box and take (or ship) it to a plating company that does bright silver cadmium plating. They'll take care of th; /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00007.html (8,865 bytes)
17. MGB Auto trans wanted (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 10:07:57 -0700; One of my customers has decided he'd like to convert an MGB to automatic transmission so his wife can drive it. (Yeah, I think so too!!!) However, I promised to see if I could come up with the neces; /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00104.html (6,523 bytes)
18. Re: carb oil (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 07:14:24 -0700; I believe you have it the wrong way round, Mike. The thinner the oil, the leaner the mixture. The faster the piston can rise, the more air can be inhaled; the slower the piston rises, the more fuel i; /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00571.html (8,847 bytes)
19. Re: parts cleaner (was angle drive redux) (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 08:43:02 -0700; Sometimes, Paul, the adjective suits the noun, so no offence taken {VBG} (and thanks for the plug for the SU tape!) Lawrie -- Original Message -- From: "Paul Root" <proot@iaces.com> To: "Larry Daniel; /html/mgs/2004-04/msg00082.html (6,935 bytes)
20. Re: Oil Pressure Update (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 20:58:16 -0700; Thanks for publishing the follow-up, Thomas. All too often, we get to hear all the details of the problem but nothing about the eventual solution! oil; /html/mgs/2004-04/msg00163.html (7,047 bytes)

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