- 101. Re: HARDTOP PARTS? (score: 1)
- Author: Florrie & Allen Bachelder <bachldrs@swva.net>
- Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 10:49:25 -0400
- Greetings Listers, I' ve been off since July and just resubscribed. In the meantime I've started working on my '49 YT project. I got new sills from NTG and I can forsee some problems installing them.
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00918.html (7,393 bytes)
- 102. Re: 80 MGB Question (score: 1)
- Author: Florrie & Allen Bachelder <bachldrs@swva.net>
- Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 21:24:27 -0400
- I don't know what the '80 B has for a PCV valve - but ' sounds to me like it's blocked. There should be a slight vacuum in inside the crankcase. Allen mg-mg-mg-mg-mg-mg-mg-m-gmg-mg-mg Allen Bachelder
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00972.html (9,195 bytes)
- 103. High RPMs bad? (score: 1)
- Author: Florrie & Allen Bachelder <bachldrs@swva.net>
- Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 23:36:23 -0400
- My '76 B daily-driver has o/d as does my temporarily-out-of-service '73 GT, but the car that does all the really long trips is my '73 without o/d. I have an o/d box for it, and one of these years it
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01030.html (9,606 bytes)
- 104. MG Decision to make (score: 1)
- Author: Florrie & Allen Bachelder <bachldrs@swva.net>
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 00:18:41 -0400
- I don't want to offend any Midget owners - it is a void in my life that I really do need to address. But... buy the GT! If you've read the recent thread on GTs you know that the MGB GT is about the
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01032.html (9,393 bytes)
- 105. 80 MGB Question - more info (score: 1)
- Author: Florrie & Allen Bachelder <bachldrs@swva.net>
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 00:49:06 -0400
- Tyson - There is supposed to be a slight vacuum in the crankcase. No pressures. The vacuum is created by the tiny hole in the rocker cover vent pipe - which will not allow as much air into the rocke
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01036.html (8,197 bytes)
- 106. Re: MG Decision to make (score: 1)
- Author: Florrie & Allen Bachelder <bachldrs@swva.net>
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 00:52:44 -0400
- Not to mention the 77 Midget has a Triumph Spitfire engine... Allen ** Allen H. Bachelder =iii=< Sinking Creek Home for Wayward MGs New Castle, VA 24127 USA 540/544-7333 **
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01037.html (8,707 bytes)
- 107. Re: MGB GT Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Florrie & Allen Bachelder <bachldrs@swva.net>
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 01:21:43 -0400
- I can't resist this one either. 8-foot 2X4s go in the GT and you can close the hatch on 'em. This computer came home in my GT. Regarding "hot in the summer" - the trick is to open the rear window ven
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01039.html (13,493 bytes)
- 108. Getting the engine off the suspension (score: 1)
- Author: Florrie & Allen Bachelder <bachldrs@swva.net>
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 09:02:33 -0400
- I believe ZB Magnette engines had lift hooks built in to the nuts on the valve-cover studs. My Magnette project/parts car has them. ' Think the MGAs might have had them too although my Bs do not. I
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01053.html (8,834 bytes)
- 109. MG Magic (score: 1)
- Author: Florrie & Allen Bachelder <bachldrs@swva.net>
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 09:07:00 -0400
- I've heard that the door/boot keys have only about 20 blanks. Indeed they are interchangeable on two of my cars. But ignition keys...? Years ago we had both a Nissan 210 and an 810 (circa '80) and I
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01054.html (8,324 bytes)
- 110. YT restoration (score: 1)
- Author: Florrie & Allen Bachelder <bachldrs@swva.net>
- Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 15:24:44 -0400
- ' Sent this out last Sunday and haven't heard from anybody yet. If somebody's had some Y-type restoration experience, I'd love to hear from you! Many thanks, Allen Greetings Listers, I' ve been off s
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01128.html (7,131 bytes)
- 111. Pulling the B-series (score: 1)
- Author: Florrie & Allen Bachelder <bachldrs@swva.net>
- Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 00:49:41 -0400
- Are there not lifting hooks on the valve cover bolts? If not, perhaps remove the head, slip chain links over the head studs and place a few heavy washers over them to keep them from slipping past th
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01136.html (7,902 bytes)
- 112. Re: Pulling the B-series (score: 1)
- Author: Florrie & Allen Bachelder <bachldrs@swva.net>
- Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 12:26:29 -0400
- Hey - I thought it was pretty darn good 'e-mail graphics'. After removing "both sides" and "of bracket", the diagram makes sense to me. Thanks Jim. I'll save your note! Allen mg-mg-mg-mg-mg-mg-mg-m-g
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01154.html (8,257 bytes)
- 113. Re: alternator woes (score: 1)
- Author: Florrie & Allen Bachelder <bachldrs@swva.net>
- Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 12:30:12 -0400
- But Paul, what's an alternator doing on a '67? I'm confused. Allen mg-mg-mg-mg-mg-mg-mg-m-gmg-mg-mg Allen Bachelder '73 B - "done" '76 B - daily driver '73 GT - awaiting front wings '65 B shell - awa
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01155.html (8,991 bytes)
- 114. Re: Pulling the B-series (score: 1)
- Author: Florrie & Allen Bachelder <bachldrs@swva.net>
- Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 12:38:34 -0400
- Oops -I see that didn't fix it either. Maybe Jim's diagram will come through without text! Allen mg-mg-mg-mg-mg-mg-mg-m-gmg-mg-mg Allen Bachelder '73 B - "done" '76 B - daily driver '73 GT - awaiting
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01156.html (8,368 bytes)
- 115. Re: My MG holds more than your MG (score: 1)
- Author: Florrie & Allen Bachelder <bachldrs@swva.net>
- Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 11:01:11 -0400
- Yeah, but was it inflated??!! Allen mg-mg-mg-mg-mg-mg-mg-m-gmg-mg-mg Allen Bachelder '73 B - "done" '76 B - daily driver '73 GT - awaiting front wings '65 B shell - awaiting paint '67 GT - awaiting
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01188.html (7,036 bytes)
- 116. Re: MGB GT (score: 1)
- Author: Florrie & Allen Bachelder <bachldrs@swva.net>
- Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 20:29:07 -0400
- Funny - I was about to say the same thing! Allen mg-mg-mg-mg-mg-mg-mg-m-gmg-mg-mg Allen Bachelder '73 B - "done" '76 B - daily driver '73 GT - awaiting front wings '65 B shell - awaiting paint '67 GT
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01277.html (7,806 bytes)
- 117. MGB GT - what a wasted trip I made !!!! (score: 1)
- Author: Florrie & Allen Bachelder <bachldrs@swva.net>
- Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:30:39 -0400
- Well, I guess a lot of us have been there and done that. I drove 400 miles on one occasion and 700 on another - to examine "rust-free" Magnettes which didn't even approach "rust-free". (As somebody
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01290.html (11,962 bytes)
- 118. Re: Moss Motoring - Tech tips (anti-seize) (score: 1)
- Author: Florrie & Allen Bachelder <bachldrs@swva.net>
- Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:36:17 -0400
- Dear List, I have a problem. I haven't used my can of anti-sieze in a long time and now the cap is stuck on and I can't loosen it. Any suggestions on how I might avoid this problem in the future woul
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01291.html (9,307 bytes)
- 119. Re: Brake fluids and rubber parts (score: 1)
- Author: Florrie & Allen Bachelder <bachldrs@swva.net>
- Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:43:13 -0400
- Finally, after listening to the debate for years, ' thought I'd try DOT 5 myself last summer. Despite THOROUGH flushing, in less than 400 miles my calipers were leaking. In 15 years and untold hundre
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01294.html (13,631 bytes)
- 120. Re: 2 Litre (score: 1)
- Author: Florrie & Allen Bachelder <bachldrs@swva.net>
- Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:55:42 -0400
- Just to add to Jim's remarks - ' believe I've heard that the 18V blocks were the best contenders for 2-litre conversions. '67s were 5-main (18GB?), but my understanding is that the 18V blocks, used f
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01295.html (9,329 bytes)
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