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181. Need recomendation for new hood/top (score: 1): Author: "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 06:41:07 -0500; I need a new hood/top for my '71 MGB. This is a strictly a non-show daily driver. (It really is a daily driver, long story.) Keeping the rain out and ease of installation are my primary concerns. (I'; /html/mgs/2006-06/msg00145.html (6,881 bytes)
182. 71 MGB Hood/Top Question (score: 1): Author: "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:09:44 -0500; Does the bow that attaches to the vinyl/canvas just above the rear window need to be detached before folding down? My old top had straps with snaps to hold onto the bow. My new top has Velcro, and is; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00140.html (6,892 bytes)
183. Re: Damaged MGA Engine? (score: 1): Author: "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 19:32:52 -0500; IMHO: I think what we really need is an oil level sensor. A warning that the oil is getting low would be much more useful and timely than the - oh my gosh, there's no oil pressure because the oil lev; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00151.html (8,926 bytes)
184. Re: Damaged MGA Engine? (score: 1): Author: "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 12:23:04 -0500; Do aircraft engines have some kind of oil level gauge/warning? My beef with oil pressure is that in case of a serious leak (loosing oil faster than you're checking your dipstick), the oil pressure wi; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00211.html (10,431 bytes)
185. Re: Distributor/Ignition Question (score: 1): Author: "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 12:56:24 -0500; It would be keen if someone developed an electronic distributor with an 'optimized' curve. I'm sure the original curves were compromises. There's only so much you can do with springs and diaphragms.; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00212.html (10,499 bytes)
186. Re: Exhaust hitting (score: 1): Author: "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 15:46:07 -0500; ... and the replacement front springs that are currently available will lower your car an inch. My car looks like it is going down hill all the time after putting new springs on all around! Bob Donah; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00216.html (9,105 bytes)
187. How to care for new top? (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:44:36 -0400; Now that I've spent the big bucks for a new vinyl top, what measues should I take to make it last? I see a lot of the (shiney) silicone products claim to be good for vinyl, but I've aiso heard warnin; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00297.html (6,613 bytes)
188. Clutch Advise Needed (score: 1): Author: "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2006 17:21:09 -0500; Every once in awhile the clutch pedal on my '71 B feels like it's catching on something. (The 'catch' isn't bad enough to stop the pedal, but I can feel it.) This happens mostly when depressing, but; /html/mgs/2006-09/msg00102.html (6,690 bytes)
189. Re: cooling (score: 1): Author: "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 14:12:21 -0500; I've always hear that high compression makes more HP by improving the efficiency of an engine. If that is so, shouldn't high compression also make less heat? Why should the engine below be harder to; /html/mgs/2007-02/msg00010.html (7,786 bytes)
190. Re: [Mgs] Amateur radio, NMGC (score: 1): Author: "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 22:41:56 -0400; ND9B here. I've got 2 meters in the MGB, but our LBCs are probable the worse possible vehicles for radio communication. There's too much ignition noise, too much road noise to hear or be heard, and i; /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00437.html (7,500 bytes)
191. Re: [Mgs] ZDDP again (score: 1): Author: "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 22:53:40 -0400; This product sounds interesting. BTW, STP is supposed to have ZDDP in it. Does it have enough to make up for what the EPA is taking out? Bob Donahue (Still Stuck in the '50s) Email - bobmgtd@insightb; /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00438.html (7,607 bytes)
192. Re: [Mgs] ZDDP again / STP (score: 1): Author: "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 00:28:10 -0400; Works for me. Does anyone have a reason not to use STP in an MG? Bob Donahue (Still Stuck in the '50s) Email - bobmgtd@insightbb.com Cars: 52 MGTD - #17639 71 MGB - #GHN5UB254361 Member: NEMGTR #1147; /html/mgs/2007-09/msg00005.html (8,088 bytes)
193. [Mgs] Where to get the GOOD steering rack boots? (score: 1): Author: "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 17:16:02 -0400; The good original steering rack boots (263-385) are no longer available from Moss. The cheaper replacement boots (263-380) only last me about six months. Are good boots available any where? Bob Donah; /html/mgs/2007-09/msg00012.html (6,748 bytes)
194. [Mgs] Where to get the GOOD steering rack boots? (score: 1): Author: "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 09:25:00 -0400; The better original steering rack boots (263-385) are no longer available from Moss. I've had miserable experience with the cheaper (263-380). Are good boots available any where? My B is a daily driv; /html/mgs/2007-09/msg00017.html (7,551 bytes)
195. Re: [Mgs] Ignition light always on, low glow (score: 1): Author: "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:11:53 -0400; The ignition light on my '71 has been low-glowing for years. I get a solid 14 volts with the headlights and blower on, so I figure the alternator is working fine. The car has a maintenance free batte; /html/mgs/2007-09/msg00128.html (9,418 bytes)
196. Re: [Mgs] tonights adventure in the 'B (score: 1): Author: "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:59:47 -0400; Same thing happened to me. The wire dress under the distributor cap is critical! I think the vacuum advance tightens the wires around the shaft. You must leave enough slack so that they don't rub. I; /html/mgs/2007-10/msg00225.html (10,561 bytes)

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