- 1. Re: Enough Already!!! (score: 1)
- Author: "Jason F. Dutt" <simjason@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Aug 1997 11:45:54 -0400
- I have no problems with tangents (obviously, as I'm one of the worst), but there does come a point when you ought to keep the conversation off the List. That point has been reached...about four days
- /html/mgs/1997-08/msg00024.html (8,038 bytes)
- 2. Found it (engine rebuild service)! (score: 1)
- Author: "Jason F. Dutt" <simjason@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Aug 1997 13:43:07 -0400
- Hello all, You may recall I sent a message out a while ago asking about British Miles' rebuild services. The prognosis ended up that I didn't think it was British Miles I was thinking of in the first
- /html/mgs/1997-08/msg00035.html (7,366 bytes)
- 3. It's about time! (update on the fuel problem - longish, and ranting) (score: 1)
- Author: "Jason F. Dutt" <simjason@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Mon, 4 Aug 1997 13:04:38 -0400
- For those who would like to know: I think I have now officially tracked down the problem I've been having with my fuel supply randomly cutting out. As you may remember, I has suspected a short in the
- /html/mgs/1997-08/msg00222.html (10,029 bytes)
- 4. DIY vs. Garage Repairs (Re: It's about time!) (score: 1)
- Author: "Jason F. Dutt" <simjason@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Tue, 5 Aug 1997 09:53:49 -0400
- Aye...I've known this for a long time. It's not the lack expertise that holds me back most of the time; I can learn. It's the lack of proper tooling. For instance, I plan to rebuild the front suspens
- /html/mgs/1997-08/msg00261.html (8,677 bytes)
- 5. Re: It's about time!) (score: 1)
- Author: "Jason F. Dutt" <simjason@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Tue, 5 Aug 1997 12:10:19 -0400
- I thought of that, but I've never followed up on it. I'll have to do so. Thanks, J --
- /html/mgs/1997-08/msg00263.html (7,934 bytes)
- 6. Re: It's about time!) (score: 1)
- Author: "Jason F. Dutt" <simjason@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Tue, 5 Aug 1997 15:49:15 -0400
- Some of the necessary equipment may rarely be used. Others might be used more often ie. compressor & impact gun. I have no intention of purchacing these things yet; my garage simply isn't big enough
- /html/mgs/1997-08/msg00281.html (7,338 bytes)
- 7. Re: HELP ME! (score: 1)
- Author: "Jason F. Dutt" <simjason@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Tue, 5 Aug 1997 18:54:39 -0400
- I'm sure you'll get better educated responses, but.... 1) Lean out the mixture as much as you can, without the car running so poorly that you risk damage, of course. 2) What year MG is it? Model? Are
- /html/mgs/1997-08/msg00282.html (7,392 bytes)
- 8. Re: HELP ME! (score: 1)
- Author: "Jason F. Dutt" <simjason@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Tue, 5 Aug 1997 23:23:13 -0400
- I suspect it's SUs. In any case, if the PO rebuilt the engine, he should know that adjusting the tuning of it will change the outputs for emissions, and can be easily reversed. I'd still be wary. Som
- /html/mgs/1997-08/msg00302.html (9,055 bytes)
- 9. Re: DIY vs. Garage Repairs (Re: It's about time!) (score: 1)
- Author: "Jason F. Dutt" <simjason@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Wed, 6 Aug 1997 09:41:38 -0400
- A 5 HP compressor is sufficient to drive an impact gun on those nasty, frozen-up bolts of the front suspension? I'm not mocking you, I've just been told otherwise...probably by a shop owner! ;-) Than
- /html/mgs/1997-08/msg00323.html (13,539 bytes)
- 10. Re: New MGs and Minis in America? (score: 1)
- Author: "Jason F. Dutt" <simjason@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 09:36:10 -0400
- I'm not sure I'd make a statement *quite* like that. You are talking about the "standard" version. In my experience, the base model of just about any car is a boring lump. My mother owns a Z3 with th
- /html/mgs/1997-08/msg00747.html (10,294 bytes)
- 11. Re: New MGs and Minis in (score: 1)
- Author: "Jason F. Dutt" <simjason@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 12:36:36 -0400
- I've seen a web page with a photo (downloadable) of a Jensen supercharger installed on a B. Unfortunately, I couldn't tell you where it was to save my life. I've heard of this modification being done
- /html/mgs/1997-08/msg00848.html (7,617 bytes)
- 12. Re: Judson Superchargers (score: 1)
- Author: "Jason F. Dutt" <simjason@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Sun, 17 Aug 1997 10:10:05 -0400
- Ummm..... I meant Judson :-). (Where did Jensen come from?!) Regards, J
- /html/mgs/1997-08/msg00925.html (6,834 bytes)
- 13. Re: Castrol Plug (score: 1)
- Author: simjason@ix.netcom.com
- Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 13:49:07 -0500 (CDT)
- Does the stuff stink (smell bad, not perform poorly)? Is it petrolium based? Is it safe for plastics? Are there any more questions I could ask about it? :-) Thanks, J
- /html/mgs/1997-08/msg01137.html (8,190 bytes)
- 14. Stereo installations (Was: Re: CD player (was Questions) (score: 1)
- Author: "Jason F. Dutt" <simjason@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 15:55:45 -0400
- I've done some serious thinking about reversible stereo installation on a B Roadster with a friend of mine who is a professional installer. Depending on what you want to do, what seems to be the best
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00869.html (9,234 bytes)
- 15. Re: type of shocks for tube conversion (score: 1)
- Author: "Jason F. Dutt" <simjason@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 15:34:40 -0400
- I have recently put a set of SPAX on my B Roadster, and they seem to be very nice. As I'm sure you know, they're adjustable, and I've found that I can set them so gooey that the springs (new) bounce
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00870.html (8,308 bytes)
- 16. Re: Stereo installations (Was: Re: CD player (was Questions) (score: 1)
- Author: "Jason F. Dutt" <simjason@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 10:09:14 -0400
- I did the same thing for a while. I found three gripes about it. (BTW: I am a bit of a neat-nick-perfectionist, which could explain a lot of this really annoying to me, and there is absolutely no ima
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00914.html (12,220 bytes)
- 17. Re: Stereo installations (Was: Re: CD player (was Questions (score: 1)
- Author: "Jason F. Dutt" <simjason@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 14:34:31 -0400
- You could do that, but again, you'd be cutting holes in not-so-easy-to-repair/replace sections of the car. Also, you'd have to make sure the dimensions of the box are o.k. for frequency response, whi
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00927.html (7,920 bytes)
- 18. Re: CD player (was Questions (score: 1)
- Author: "Jason F. Dutt" <simjason@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 14:44:35 -0400
- We're not talking about 15" subwoofers and 500 watts here, sir. :-) Besides, some of the MG's road-rattle can be tamed, and frankly, the acoustics aren't as horrible as you may think in there. BTW:
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00928.html (10,163 bytes)
- 19. Re: Loud music (no direct LBC) (score: 1)
- Author: "Jason F. Dutt" <simjason@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 10:42:45 -0400
- That's fine, until someone decides that British cars should be outlawed because of the Revolutionary War... You can only go so far, although a noise ordinance within city limits with a fine attatched
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00981.html (8,069 bytes)
- 20. Still having fuel challenges... :-( (score: 1)
- Author: "Jason F. Dutt" <simjason@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 13:09:47 -0400
- I've sent a message about this problem before, and got some good feedback that what appreciated. Unfortunately, I'm out of ideas, and the problem still isn't fixed. To sum up the situation: Turn the
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01005.html (9,820 bytes)
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