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21. Re: MG hobby (score: 1): Author: "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 13:14:49 -0500; My wife has spent more money on knitting, than I'll ever be able to spend on MGs! ;-) Bob Donahue (Still Stuck in the '50s) Email - bobmgtd@insightbb.com Cars: 52 MGTD - #17639 71 MGB - #GHN5UB254361; /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00243.html (7,836 bytes)
22. Re: radiator cover (score: 1): Author: "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 11:53:20 -0500; How do modern cars regulate their temperature so well? They still have mechanical thermostats. Are the new thermostats that much better? The cars with digital readouts show they're holding the temper; /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00310.html (10,374 bytes)
23. Re: Misc. Questions (score: 1): Author: "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 12:07:02 -0500; 1. The clutch is a bear to bleed on the B. One weekend after flushing the old fluid out, there was so much air that I couldn't disengage the clutch at all. I too tried everything, to no avail. I came; /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00311.html (10,521 bytes)
24. Re: Mods (score: 1): Author: "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 19:08:14 -0500; I don't think daytime headlights are safe. With the bulbs on ALL the time, they burn out often. Of course, I don't know they're burned out until I'm caught in the middle of no-where and night falls.; /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00326.html (9,689 bytes)
25. Re: Mods (score: 1): Author: "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 19:37:34 -0500; How about ABS brakes? Didn't the insurance industry statistics show they weren't helping at all? I swear my ABS brakes are trying to kill me. If one of my wheels is in muck when I come to a stop sign; /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00327.html (10,013 bytes)
26. Re: emergency brake (score: 1): Author: "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 23:25:02 -0500; IMHO: When the feds made dual circuit hydraulic brakes mandatory, the manufactures no longer felt it was necessary to provide good hand/emergency brakes. Today's handbrakes can barely hold a parked c; /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00432.html (8,872 bytes)
27. Re: car cover dos and don'ts (score: 1): Author: "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 21:38:54 -0500; I've had good luck using a 9x12 waterproof tarp over a "breathable" soft car cover on my B. None of the commercially available car covers will keep out standing water, or repel a long rain storm. To; /html/mgs/2004-11/msg00049.html (9,165 bytes)
28. Re: radio upgrade (score: 1): Author: "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 20:47:54 -0500; Our Bs take the European "single DIN" (formerly DIN A) size. Fortunately this is still a popular standard size, with many, many models to choose from. In fact, most aftermarket radios are this size,; /html/mgs/2004-11/msg00243.html (7,357 bytes)
29. Re: Battery Tenders (score: 1): Author: "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 21:01:21 -0500; Theoretically you can tie lead-acid batteries in parallel as long as they are the same voltage. But, I would rather buy the extra tenders, or take turns with the one tender. (A 1.5 amp battery charge; /html/mgs/2004-11/msg00246.html (8,025 bytes)
30. Re: I about burned up two MGs today! (score: 1): Author: "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 21:36:23 -0500; Always have your extinguisher handy when you're grinding. I was grinding something on my stripped down TD, and the sparks ignited some old batting (stuffing under the vinyl upholstery). Boy is that s; /html/mgs/2004-11/msg00325.html (9,970 bytes)
31. Re: Sad Day (score: 1): Author: "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 22:15:09 -0500; Sorry to hear about your misfortune. Make sure the pedal bearings are lubed. There is a grease zerk for this purpose. (My clutch pedal was sticking due to 50 year old grease that had hardened.) Perha; /html/mgs/2004-11/msg00327.html (8,523 bytes)
32. Re: carb oil (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 11:46:33 -0000; I'm always running into people who say they used to have an MG, but they got rid of it because they never could get the carbs adjusted right. I always ask them if they ever added oil to the carbs. Th; /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00005.html (8,810 bytes)
33. Brake Drum Puller for TD (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Sat, 1 May 2004 16:25:50 -0000; Can anyone recommend a puller to get the front brake drums off a TD? I vowed I would never wrestle those drums again without a puller! I see JC Whitney has a model "12ZX8895A Hub Puller" that looks p; /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00000.html (6,279 bytes)
34. Re: electronic ignition (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 23:16:18 -0000; The Pertronix was a big improvement on both my cars. Points are a creation of the devil. Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s) Email - bobmgtd@insightbb.com 52 MGTD - NEMGTR #11470 71 MGB - NAMGBR #7; /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00268.html (9,137 bytes)
35. British DVDs (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 11:22:57 -0000; I discovered my new DVD player is PAL compatible and region free. (Tried it, and it really works.) I'm now looking for some online Brit sources of DVDs. There are some sitcoms I'm looking for, and of; /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00345.html (7,451 bytes)
36. Extra Loud Turn Signal Blinker (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 12:18:57 -0000; I once ran across an "extra loud turn signal blinker" in some British car catalog. I've decided to get one, but I can't remember where I saw it. Anyone heard of these? Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the; /html/mgs/2004-04/msg00575.html (6,705 bytes)
37. Re: head retorquing question (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 13:05:04 -0000; One could make the argument that the bolts that "need" to be retorqued have already broken loose. Anyway, I was once told that retightening the head necessitated a readjustment of valve lash. Is this; /html/mgs/2003-09/msg00062.html (10,042 bytes)
38. Help, What did I do wrong? (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 21:14:16 -0000; I installed new brake shoes and cylinders on the rear of my '71 B today. I bleed the brake fluid and adjusted the brake-shoe adjuster, but something's not right. The pedal is very low, and the hand b; /html/mgs/2003-09/msg00088.html (7,134 bytes)
39. Possible Clue - Help, What did I do wrong? (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 00:28:09 -0000; After staring a good time at my handiwork, I realized that the new linings are only half the thickness of the old ones, 4/32 VS 8/32. Assuming the vendor sent me "good" goods, I must have drums that; /html/mgs/2003-09/msg00091.html (8,616 bytes)
40. Brake Problem Solved - Help, What did I do wrong? (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 15:09:13 -0000; My brakes are back in business. I put the old brake shoes back on (the ones with the extra thick linings), and now my handbrake kicks in right away, and my pedal is high and firm. After comparing the; /html/mgs/2003-09/msg00128.html (11,340 bytes)

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