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301. Re: 76 MGB Fails Breathalyzer (score: 1)
Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2000 11:12:44 -0700
The quick fix for excessive hydrocarbons is to open the valve clearances (to as much as 25 thou. will keep the engine running, just very noisily) to allow a more complete burn before the exhaust valv
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg00006.html (7,827 bytes)

302. Re: Early MGB diff ratios (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2000 19:25:58 -0700
I do know that the MGA gearsets will fit in an early B, "banjo" style casing. I do know that the axle called a Salisbury is the later style, where the gears are accessed through a plate on the back
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg00340.html (9,901 bytes)

303. Re: Early MGB diff ratios (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2000 21:24:29 -0700
4.55 was the MG Magnette ratio, also an optional MGA ratio. 4.875 was stock MG TF, 5.125 stock TD. The MGA and MGB gearsets can be re-machined to fit in a TD or TF axle housing, but I do not believe
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg00346.html (12,829 bytes)

304. Re: Help, 68 with the shakes (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 07:41:52 -0700
My guess is your front carb is flooding. Perhaps the float valve (needle & seat) is stuck, or the float has "sunk". The sooty plugs are a definite clue. How should an MGB run? Smooth, quiet and powe
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg00471.html (8,580 bytes)

305. MGB Bumper conversion (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 07:24:44 -0700
I vaguely remember seeing recent posts about converting rubber-bumper Bs to chrome bumpers. Someone, I believe, referenced a website where detailed information is posted. Unfortunately, I did not ma
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg00759.html (6,748 bytes)

306. Re: OD Lube (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 07:20:41 -0700
Nope! I run straight Valvoline Racing 30 wt. in all my (and my customers') MGB gearboxes, both with and without overdrive. Lawrie --Original Message-- From: Bob Shaw <shaws@mlcltd.com> To: Andrew B.
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg00864.html (9,145 bytes)

307. Re: OD Lube (score: 1)
Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 11:29:48 -0700
If the ads are to be believed, the Racing oil has greater film strength and more anti-foaming characteristics, both useful - IMHO - in a gearbox. Lawrie British Sportscar Center www.britcars.com cus
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg00884.html (10,531 bytes)

308. Re: Originality update. (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 07:53:16 -0700
Which book says to use 20/50 engine oil in shock absorbers, pray tell? Enquiring minds want to know........ Lawrie British Sportscar Center
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg00949.html (8,503 bytes)

309. Re: rear end shims/clunk (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 08:30:41 -0700
Find another Moss person to speak to! There are no different thicknesses listed (or available) for the shims you need. Obviously, the salesperson you spoke to misunderstood which shims you need, alt
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg01012.html (9,036 bytes)

310. Re: rear end shims/clunk (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 09:27:14 -0700
Yes, Di, the carrier comes out pretty much the way you described in your first post. I don't know if the procedure is posted anywhere but it might even be in the Shop Manual, I suppose. The trickiest
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg01017.html (11,283 bytes)

311. Re: rear end shims/clunk (score: 1)
Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 15:57:14 -0700
I would guess it's a very old article, perhaps from the time before John learned that - for the amateur, trying not to beat flat rate - it's a helluva lot easier to do the job with both halfshafts re
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg01076.html (9,513 bytes)

312. Re: rear end shims/clunk (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 17:37:59 -0700
Well, Steve, there's amateurs and then there's amateurs {G} The job is very straightforward, requires no special tools other than a strong, long 1/8" punch and a socket set with adequate strength to
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg01081.html (11,134 bytes)

313. Re: Pt. 2: Next lesson: a blown clutch master-cylinder (score: 1)
Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 13:05:07 -0700
Am I missing something here? Doesn't the cylinder, during its normal operation, allow the contact of brake fluid with the piston and the walls of the cylinder? Why on earth would coating those surfa
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg01120.html (9,772 bytes)

314. Re: Dieseling (AKA Running on)? (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 18:33:03 -0700
Larry...........what grade of gas are you using? If not premium, try a tankful and see if that helps. Dieseling (and pinking) are, of course, classic symptoms of the engine telling you it needs a hig
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg01142.html (9,254 bytes)

315. Re: Pt. 2: Next lesson: a blown clutch master-cylinder (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 18:49:03 -0700
I have no argument with using brake grease - although I have found it isn't compatible with silicone brake fluid. When the system is to be filled with silicon fluid, I always use s.f. as an assembly
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg01143.html (12,308 bytes)

316. Re: Dieseling (AKA Running on)? (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 19:04:16 -0700
Remember, these engines were designed when high octane gas was readily available and the English always managed to get high specific outputs from small engines by raising compression ratios as high a
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg01147.html (8,495 bytes)

317. Re: Flywheel (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 07:38:56 -0700
When you realize that the 1/4 mark represents "one slash four", not "one quarter", that should answer your question, Derek. If number one piston is at TDC, number four must be also. If the 1/4 mark i
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg01284.html (8,782 bytes)

318. Re: Flywheel (score: 1)
Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 08:48:50 -0700
Now you've got the picture! Lawrie weight same TDC. on not crank on when mark happens
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg01290.html (10,923 bytes)

319. Re: Dieseling (AKA Running on)? (score: 1)
Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 08:50:00 -0700
Do we really want to think about Larry's sheepskins needing a rest? {VBG} Lawrie many could covers dictionary.
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg01291.html (9,063 bytes)

320. Portland, OR, ABFM (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 20:39:46 -0700
Speaking of the All British Field Meet in Portland, OR, over Labor Day weekend (as I believe someone did earlier today)............. A small contingent of MG owners from the Sacramento Valley MG Car
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg01350.html (6,850 bytes)

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