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1. Mille Miglia 1997 (score: 1): Author: Simon.MATTHEWS@st.com; Date: Fri, 2 May 97 09:26:58 +0200; I was very fortunate to be able to see the start of the Mille Miglia in Brescia, Italy, yesterday. For those who have not heard of this event, it is a historic car run over the route of the original; /html/mgs/1997-05/msg00068.html (8,288 bytes)
2. Whistles on Cars? (score: 1): Author: Simon.MATTHEWS@st.com; Date: Wed, 2 Apr 97 13:43:43 +0200; Warning: LBC content = 0 Humour mode ON I just read an ad. in a UK newpaper for BMW cars -- they announced that their cars will now be fitted with a device that emits ultrasound (between 20Khz and 45; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00041.html (7,219 bytes)
3. Whistles on Cars? Could it have been April 1? (score: 1): Author: Simon.MATTHEWS@st.com; Date: Wed, 2 Apr 97 14:02:23 +0200; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00042.html (8,391 bytes)
4. Crank Pulleys -- damping effects -- some thoughts (score: 1): Author: Simon.MATTHEWS@st.com; Date: Fri, 18 Apr 97 14:49:54 +0200; After the posts on the 2-part crank pulleys and alluminium pulleys, I think it mught be worthwhile to go back to basic principles on this. One has to consider the dynamic nature of the forces in the; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00822.html (8,512 bytes)
5. MGF Sighting in the US (score: 1): Author: Simon.MATTHEWS@st.com; Date: Mon, 3 Mar 97 10:39:52 +0100; I think that LHD MGF's are not so rare. For the past 12 months or so, a local Rover dealer has had an demo MGF and is clearly offering them for sale. Local for me is a suburb of Milan, Italy. Don't k; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg00065.html (6,690 bytes)
6. Using a lighting board makes my indicators strange... (score: 1): Author: Simon.MATTHEWS@st.com; Date: Wed, 12 Mar 97 08:48:48 +0100; you may want to consider that most of the replies have come from N. America! From my days of towing boats (and modifying cars for this purpose) in the UK, I seem to recall that if you have a lightin; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg00493.html (7,814 bytes)
7. Re: Ignition coils and SUs (score: 1): Author: Simon.MATTHEWS@st.com; Date: Wed, 12 Mar 97 08:56:04 +0100; While ignition coils can go south suddenly, an open in the HT circuit won't neccessarily cause it to be non functional. This is because we have very high voltages available, and, if it takes a couple; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg00494.html (7,402 bytes)
8. RE: Regarding Weber Fuel Economy -Reply -Reply (score: 1): Author: Simon.MATTHEWS@st.com; Date: Thu, 13 Mar 97 09:07:58 +0100; Unfortunately, John, you are still not quite right -- there are 16 fluid oz in a US gallon and 20 in an imperial gallon. HOWEVER, it appears that the definition of a fluid oz is also not consistent; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg00543.html (9,067 bytes)
9. RE: Regarding Weber Fuel Economy -Reply -Reply (score: 1): Author: Simon.MATTHEWS@st.com; Date: Thu, 13 Mar 97 12:54:03 +0100; Oops, that should be 16 or 20 oz to the pint, of course, not gallon! Regards, Simon Sorry Simon, A Canadian bottle of beer has approx. 12 fluid ounces, I know I can't drink a gallon(Imperial or U.S.); /html/mgs/1997-03/msg00550.html (9,549 bytes)
10. RE: Regarding Weber Fuel Economy -Reply -Reply (score: 1): Author: Simon.MATTHEWS@st.com; Date: Thu, 13 Mar 97 14:15:51 +0100; nope. As I mentioned before, the definition of a fluid oz also seems to differ between Imperial and US measurements, so a US gallon is about 5/6 of an imperial gallon (and, of course, a US pint is a; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg00555.html (8,701 bytes)
11. OK, how do I do THIS??? A word of caution (score: 1): Author: Simon.MATTHEWS@st.com; Date: Tue, 18 Mar 97 11:37:26 +0100; I would like to caution everyone to be very careful when working with front suspension springs -- when compressed, they contain a lot of energy -- sudden release of this energy can be dangerous! Very; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg00866.html (6,770 bytes)
12. Re: The low down on some cars (score: 1): Author: Simon.MATTHEWS@st.com; Date: Thu, 20 Mar 97 12:10:50 +0100; Panther cars made a number of different models, they were probably sold with a kit option at one time (avoiding the car tax in the UK), but I would hazard a guess that the kit option was dropped some; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01035.html (7,392 bytes)
13. Tyres (score: 1): Author: Simon.MATTHEWS@st.com; Date: Fri, 21 Mar 97 09:46:01 +0100; From memory *my* MGB owner's manual ('74) specified 155-14 on the roadster and 165-14 on the GT. Regards, Simon; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01081.html (6,352 bytes)
14. Is it cool? (score: 1): Author: Simon.MATTHEWS@st.com; Date: Mon, 24 Mar 97 09:26:16 +0100; I simply cannot agree with this statement: my '74 'B ran quite cool in the hottest Dallas weather (except for the seats, passengers, etc -- but the engine was fine). The car was stock, except for re; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01208.html (7,673 bytes)
15. mental troubleshooting challenge--Up for it?? (score: 1): Author: Simon.MATTHEWS@st.com; Date: Fri, 31 Jan 97 09:09:45 +0100; This one is quite easy and has been covered in postings before. 1. There are 2 flasher units -- one for normal direction indication (left OR right) and another for hazard warning. 2. No flashing on l; /html/mgs/1997-01/msg01595.html (7,865 bytes)
16. Electric Heaters (score: 1): Author: Simon.MATTHEWS@st.com; Date: Fri, 31 Jan 97 09:15:52 +0100; Well, let's think about this. You can probably draw about 10A through the ciggie lighter without burning out the wiring. So at 12v, that's 120W. Have you noticed how effective a 100W bulb is at heati; /html/mgs/1997-01/msg01596.html (7,663 bytes)
17. 'B Heaters (score: 1): Author: Simon.MATTHEWS@st.com; Date: Wed, 11 Dec 96 11:58:54 +0100; On my '74, the problem was not with the heater matrix (with a warm engine, plenty of hot air came out of the floor vents, but instead, the problem was due to leaks of cold air into the car The seal o; /html/mgs/1996-12/msg01026.html (6,790 bytes)
18. Shift Points (score: 1): Author: Simon.MATTHEWS@st.com; Date: Thu, 12 Dec 96 12:56:24 +0100; I'm sorry, but the 'shift to optimum torque point' is just total BS. It may be an approximate rule of thumb, but to apply equations and comment on how difficult it is to apply is just beyond reality.; /html/mgs/1996-12/msg01127.html (8,235 bytes)
19. AOL, users, etc, (score: 1): Author: Simon.MATTHEWS@st.com; Date: Fri, 13 Dec 96 11:29:09 +0100; Mark (if you are reading this, I don't have your personal address), may I make a suggestion for a rule to be adopted: ANY email address that causes a certain number of error messages should be restri; /html/mgs/1996-12/msg01172.html (7,049 bytes)
20. Combustion Theory (score: 1): Author: Simon.MATTHEWS@st.com; Date: Mon, 4 Nov 96 09:49:08 +0100; William Eastman wrote an excellent article on this. However, there are a couple of additional points that should be made: Valve Overlap -- all other things equal, minimal valve overlap would be good,; /html/mgs/1996-11/msg00136.html (7,462 bytes)

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