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261. RE: Distributor clamp nut and bolt (score: 1)
Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@MGAguru.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2003 22:39:58 -0500
This sounds like it might be an 11mm hex nut, which is about .005" larger than 7/16". If you bought a new bolt and nut set recently, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if it was a 6mm bolt. We seem to be
/html/mgs/2003-04/msg00559.html (8,567 bytes)

262. Re: Cuban MGA (score: 1)
Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@MGAguru.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 12:50:02 -0500
Wow! Time flies. Yes I have some messages, but there are some things he doesn't want to discuss publicly, and he has requested that I not relay all of his messages. I sent him a few books via snail m
/html/mgs/2003-04/msg00568.html (8,600 bytes)

263. RE: Cuban MGA (score: 1)
Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@MGAguru.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 13:16:32 -0500
Hey, Gordie! That could be even better if we can avoid the USA to Canada shipping hassle. What would be the first domestic shipping address? Barney Gaylord 1958 MGA with an attitude http://MGAguru.co
/html/mgs/2003-04/msg00571.html (7,423 bytes)

264. Re: high idle (score: 1)
Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@MGAguru.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 00:40:53 -0500
The fact that the engine is running at all is proof positive that at least one of the butterfly valves is not closing completely. If the butterflys were fully closed, a vacuun leak would introduce on
/html/mgs/2003-04/msg00579.html (11,955 bytes)

265. Re: MGA Back Deck (score: 1)
Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@MGAguru.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 18:38:23 -0500
Probably a lot stronger than you might think. They do get used for this occasionally. As long as the rolled front flange at the rear cockpit rail has not been cut or damaged, it should be fine for si
/html/mgs/2003-04/msg00651.html (7,808 bytes)

266. Re: Radiator Fans (was Re: Miata seats) (score: 1)
Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@MGAguru.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 11:26:15 -0500
Sorry, but someone needs to correct that statement pronto. Mixing permanent antifreeze into water actually increases the boiling point of the coolant. It does however decrease the specific heat of th
/html/mgs/2003-04/msg00722.html (9,300 bytes)

267. Re: Radiator Fans (was Re: Miata seats) (score: 1)
Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@MGAguru.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 19:08:27 -0500
Should be wive's tale. The water pump seal keeping the coolant in the engine is a stationary flat faced carbon ring running against a polished steel rotating surface. If any of the coolant every gets
/html/mgs/2003-04/msg00740.html (9,210 bytes)

268. Re: Tao of Bugs (score: 1)
Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@MGAguru.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 00:22:21 -0500
Shucks. I thought this was a well understood law of old British cars, where they collect bugs as surely as they drip oil, and nobody has to ask. Check this picture: http://chicagolandmgclub.com/photo
/html/mgs/2003-04/msg00821.html (9,862 bytes)

269. Re: high idle-solved! (score: 1)
Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@MGAguru.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 01:07:40 -0500
http://chicagolandmgclub.com/driveline/1001/jasw.html Barney Gaylord Editor and Webmaster Chicagoland MG Club http://chicagolandmgclub.com /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archive
/html/mgs/2003-04/msg00823.html (7,349 bytes)

270. Re: heater core (score: 1)
Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@MGAguru.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 14:25:49 -0500
On all counts above, I dunno. But, .... you can upgrade the heater core, the blower motor, and the squirrel cage fan. See here: http://chicagolandmgclub.com/photos/b_heater Beware that the larger fan
/html/mgs/2003-04/msg00852.html (8,236 bytes)

271. Re: heater core (score: 1)
Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@MGAguru.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 15:52:28 -0500
I'm only about 98% certain, but I think the answer is yes. The MGA and MGB heaters are quite similar above the heater shelf, except the motor mounts on the opposite side, so it has to turn in the opp
/html/mgs/2003-04/msg00856.html (10,257 bytes)

272. Re: heater core (score: 1)
Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@MGAguru.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 17:27:59 -0500
Well, we did have a new one for this conversion, and there are nice pictures of it. Pretty sure it came from the same source as the uprated heater parts. One significant comment was that it seemed to
/html/mgs/2003-04/msg00857.html (8,458 bytes)

273. Re: heater core (score: 1)
Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@MGAguru.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 17:19:09 -0500
Hey, I'm an MGA guy. I only relate to MGB with it's similar to MGA. I don't own any MG new enough to have multi-speed heater. I helped rebuild the heater and took the pictures, but they wouldn't trus
/html/mgs/2003-04/msg00858.html (9,335 bytes)

274. Battery water, followup summary (score: 1)
Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@MGAguru.com>
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2003 20:51:11 -0600
I am surprised (and sort of disappointed) that the responses to this challenge died out after just one day with only 7 replies on this list and 4 more privately. In summary, the response were: combin
/html/mgs/2003-03/msg00089.html (10,422 bytes)

275. RE: MG/Lola Pictures (score: 1)
Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@MGAguru.com>
Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2003 04:28:43 -0600
No Kidding? !!! That's news to me. While digging up pictures for Patton, I just spent half the might browsing and brushing up on the history of MG Lola EX257 cars, and had accounted for chassis numbe
/html/mgs/2003-03/msg00135.html (8,431 bytes)

276. Re: SU Carb Damper Oil Level Question (score: 1)
Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@MGAguru.com>
Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2003 21:48:22 -0600
Below the top of the piston. When you insert the damper plunger and press down, if you feel resistance before it is seated all the way to the threads, that's enough oil. The motion of the piston is f
/html/mgs/2003-03/msg00160.html (8,719 bytes)

277. Re: measuring piston rise (score: 1)
Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@MGAguru.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 01:48:47 -0600
Nope, it's stil there. Try this: http://mgaguru.com/offtopic Barney Gaylord 1958 MGA with an attitude http://mgaguru.com /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.te
/html/mgs/2003-03/msg00227.html (7,615 bytes)

278. Re: tappet removal 74 mgb (score: 1)
Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@MGAguru.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 02:28:08 -0600
It most likely has dirt or carbon build up on the outside diameter of the tappet below the mounting bore in the block. Soak it with penetrating oil for a while, and maybe it will have a change of min
/html/mgs/2003-03/msg00229.html (7,466 bytes)

279. Re: brakes (score: 1)
Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@MGAguru.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 18:19:46 -0600
This depends on a few things. I try not to scare people by inflating the level of risk, but this is brakes you're talking about. If it has been more than 10 years since it was last done, or the histo
/html/mgs/2003-03/msg00251.html (10,717 bytes)

280. Luggage trailers (score: 1)
Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@MGAguru.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 07:03:15 -0600
It must be sneaking up on travel season, because folks are asking about small luggage trailers again. I just added another web page to my trailer information, because I (accidentally) ran across anot
/html/mgs/2003-03/msg00441.html (7,030 bytes)

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