- 61. Re: FREE MG! (score: 1)
- Author: Jon <a77mgb@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 10:15:57 -0700 (PDT)
- Hey, mike, whadderyupto? You're gunna take away my status of having the cheapest POS MG on the list! ;-] jon == 77 MGB "Christine" slowly, but surely healing 58 Willys CJ-3B, the Killer-B The saddest
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg01252.html (7,107 bytes)
- 62. Re: Alignment (score: 1)
- Author: Jon <a77mgb@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 09:53:08 -0800 (PST)
- Perhaps laymens terms are easier to grasp for some: Caster: this is what makes the casters on your grocery cart stay lined up and aimed in the direction the cart is going. It is created by offsetting
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg01387.html (10,109 bytes)
- 63. Re: To lean weber adjustment (score: 1)
- Author: Jon <a77mgb@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 10:29:34 -0800 (PST)
- I though the shop just jetted that carb for you? Webers are known for staying tuned. Perhaps there's an underlying cause. The idle screws will lean out the low rpms. On the DCOE this means up to abou
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg01391.html (7,601 bytes)
- 64. Re: Wheel alignment help. (score: 1)
- Author: Jon <a77mgb@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 11:01:47 -0800 (PST)
- And if the tyres are wearing evenly, you need to start hitting those corners a lot harder... ;-] jon == 77 MGB "Christine" slowly, but surely healing 58 Willys CJ-3B, the Killer-B The saddest thing
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg01394.html (7,129 bytes)
- 65. Re: What makes a car? What makes an MGC? (score: 1)
- Author: Jon <a77mgb@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 11:12:02 -0800 (PST)
- Me too, especially after seeing this: http://members.home.net/bmack99/paneldoctor/demo/fsr/fsr4.htm Egads! I hope mine looks better in there when I wack it open to go over the body.... if anything I
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg01395.html (8,479 bytes)
- 66. Re: Alignment (score: 1)
- Author: Jon <a77mgb@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 13:01:00 -0800 (PST)
- I stand ever so corrected: You're right, it's the angle. Then the angle offsets the kingpins on an automotive application. On a solid front axle, such as a 4 wheel drive application, this is accompli
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg01401.html (8,137 bytes)
- 67. Re: Why does oil cost so much in the UK? (score: 1)
- Author: Jon <a77mgb@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2000 14:49:06 -0700 (PDT)
- <SNIP> The reason we drafted a little document called: The Declaration of Independence :-) == This is my list only e-mail address and it may not be checked regularly. For personal messages, please tr
- /html/mgs/2000-09/msg00042.html (7,063 bytes)
- 68. Re: bolts for suspension (score: 1)
- Author: Jon <a77mgb@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2000 14:25:32 -0700 (PDT)
- They should be fine as long as the old bolts were grade 5 or less and everything is remaining stock. I've used grade 5 for years on modified off-road Jeep suspensions without a problem. I only use gr
- /html/mgs/2000-09/msg00225.html (8,262 bytes)
- 69. Re: Why does oil cost so much in the UK? (score: 1)
- Author: Jon <a77mgb@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2000 14:44:25 -0700 (PDT)
- Why not stir up the soup a little :-) Besides, the chaps in England have a far better sense of humor than us! jon (sticking head in lion's mouth) == This is my list only e-mail address and it may no
- /html/mgs/2000-09/msg00229.html (7,102 bytes)
- 70. Re: The sounds you hear with the top up (score: 1)
- Author: Jon <a77mgb@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2000 11:43:15 -0700 (PDT)
- It's probably just worn gears and bearings. They can make noise under light load for years and years, or... blow up. It wouldn't hurt to pull the cover and try to wiggle and jiggle everything. The s
- /html/mgs/2000-09/msg00315.html (7,886 bytes)
- 71. Re: US F1 GP (N LBC C (score: 1)
- Author: Jon <a77mgb@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 11:42:45 -0700 (PDT)
- What's the date of the show? _______________________________________________________ == This is my list only e-mail address and it may not be checked regularly. For personal messages, please try jonp
- /html/mgs/2000-09/msg00483.html (8,935 bytes)
- 72. Re: vacuum advance (score: 1)
- Author: Jon <a77mgb@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 11:06:07 -0700 (PDT)
- They may have recurved the mechanical advance and removed the vac. advance for one of several reasons. After market carb. and/or cam, superstition, relegion, etc. You'll know if they recurved it, bec
- /html/mgs/2000-09/msg00758.html (7,501 bytes)
- 73. RE: 1977 MGB Alternator Despair... (score: 1)
- Author: Jon <a77mgb@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 11:57:50 -0700 (PDT)
- If GM did one thing right, it was the old Delco one wire. It should be noted, that there may be a slight battery drain in a one wire conversion, compared to "doin' it right." This may cause the batte
- /html/mgs/2000-09/msg00762.html (8,268 bytes)
- 74. RE: 1977 MGB Alternator Despair... (score: 1)
- Author: Jon <a77mgb@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 12:46:01 -0700 (PDT)
- I should point out, Larry's write up does not appear the one wire conversion and shouldn't cause the battery to drain. jon == -- -- __________________________________________________ Send instant me
- /html/mgs/2000-09/msg00765.html (7,775 bytes)
- 75. Fixin's for Electrical gremlins Wuz: Re: Brake Fluids (score: 1)
- Author: Jon <a77mgb@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 14:44:43 -0700 (PDT)
- And most recently (i.e. just before work today), to make my rubber bumpers look like rubber again. I guess you could call that cosmetic surgery, at least the front bumper ;-) Hey, the good news is,
- /html/mgs/2000-09/msg00820.html (8,587 bytes)
- 76. Re: Fixin's for Electrical gremlins Wuz: Re: Brake Fluids (score: 1)
- Author: Jon <a77mgb@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 07:27:48 -0700 (PDT)
- I don't think he's done with anybody... :-) Please keep in mind that I was working with a 77 N. America MGB, and you should consult one of the many schematics for your model, even though may be no s
- /html/mgs/2000-09/msg00847.html (7,253 bytes)
- 77. Re: Brake Fluids (score: 1)
- Author: Jon <a77mgb@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 07:34:38 -0700 (PDT)
- <SNIP> ...in a vented system. Vented brake systems went out with bobby socks. My '58 Willys had a vented brake system, so I unvented it. I think the rubber diaphram was invented in 1959. jon == -- --
- /html/mgs/2000-09/msg00849.html (7,651 bytes)
- 78. Re: Brake Fluids (score: 1)
- Author: Jon <a77mgb@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 10:29:27 -0700 (PDT)
- Yes, that's the best explanation I've seen on the subject. Thanks Chris. I think the best advice of all, regardless of what type of fluid you use, where you live, vented or not, how many feet you ha
- /html/mgs/2000-09/msg00861.html (8,074 bytes)
- 79. Re: Master cyl vent was Brake Fluids (score: 1)
- Author: Jon <a77mgb@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 15:52:09 -0700 (PDT)
- The trick is to come up with a remote resevoir, or at least a remote diaphragm. On my Willys, just moving the vent up above the water I was driving through was a big plus (obviously), but I sealed t
- /html/mgs/2000-09/msg00892.html (8,495 bytes)
- 80. Fuel Regulator Choice (score: 1)
- Author: Jon <a77mgb@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 07:01:24 -0700 (PDT)
- Hey gang, What brand of fuel regulator is best, and who carries it? Running a single DCOE. jon == -- -- __________________________________________________ Send instant messages & get email alerts wit
- /html/mgs/2000-09/msg00917.html (6,777 bytes)
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