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81. Re: MGF radio in an MGB? (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 22:44:28 -0000; Before you purchase the MGF radio, you might want to check that it will run in a non-MGF car. Many of the new OEM radios connect to the particular car's communication bus. They will not operate with; /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00672.html (9,201 bytes)
82. Re: MGF radio in an MGB? (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 23:00:53 -0000; European radios tune roughly the same bands, but FM is tuned in 100 kHz increments instead of the 200 kHz we use in the U.S. This is not really a problem, you just have to tune though more channels t; /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00673.html (9,818 bytes)
83. Re: Not LBC, but related to MG email lists and the internet (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 22:54:03 -0000; Text thrift may indeed be a virtue, but in this day of mpeg, jpeg, streaming video, mp3, internet radio and multi-gigabyte hard drives; our puny little emails must be a drop in the proverbial bit-buc; /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00726.html (10,345 bytes)
84. Re: Seat belt question... (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 23:59:48 -0000; I'm using the original seat belts with new webbing. That way I'm using all the original anchor points. Who knows what would happen with a makeshift anchor point in an accident? (How many tons do you; /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00850.html (8,368 bytes)
85. Headlight grounding point question (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 23:33:04 -0000; Does anyone know, off hand, where the headlights are grounded on a '71 B? My headlights are going dim, and the ground is as good a starting point as any. (Battery voltage is OK.) Bob Donahue (Still s; /html/mgs/2002-12/msg00133.html (6,937 bytes)
86. Re: Is a relay needed in a fog light installation (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 14:18:35 -0000; I give up. How in the world is a rear fog light helpful? I can only imagine it helps you see what you already ran over. Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s) Email - bobmgtd@insightbb.com 52 MGTD - N; /html/mgs/2002-12/msg00532.html (10,954 bytes)
87. Re: Warning - leaking replacement flexible fuel lines (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 21:52:52 -0000; I've had quit a history of replacement hose problems (gas, oil and coolant). And these hoses were straight from the common Brit part catalogs. Now I only buy a Brit "reproduction" hose, if I can't ma; /html/mgs/2002-12/msg00585.html (10,841 bytes)
88. Re: Warning - leaking replacement flexible fuel lines (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 23:38:41 -0000; Thanks for the info Bill. My only experience with teflon is as an electrical insulator. If anyone wants to make the ultimate wiring harness, use teflon insulated wire. Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the; /html/mgs/2002-12/msg00586.html (12,877 bytes)
89. Re: Is a relay needed in a fog light installation (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2002 14:14:59 -0000; I think the idea is to add a separate wire of sufficient size for the fog lamps. I personally would add a line to the battery (where the heavy battery cable first meets a terminal) with it's own inli; /html/mgs/2002-12/msg00594.html (12,912 bytes)
90. Re: New lister (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2002 02:13:30 -0500; Hi Wendell: In a nut shell - rust, rust, rust. A rusted out B actually has a negative value. I bought an artfully bondo'd '71, that ultimately cost me more than a show car. If you're hell bent on a f; /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00036.html (9,284 bytes)
91. Re: Future MG (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 23:06:43 -0500; Can you say "Batmobile"? Just what you need to chase down the Joker! No thanks, I'll just stick with my old classic MG's. Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s) Email - bobmgtd@insightbb.com 52 MGTD -; /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00182.html (7,612 bytes)
92. Re: garage heater advice (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2002 23:11:57 -0500; As far as storage goes, maybe cold is better. The battery will self-discharge slower, the gasoline will keep better, the steel will rust slower, the rubber and vinyl will age slower, etc. There was a; /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00779.html (8,661 bytes)
93. Re: God Awful squeal / Rusty Pulley (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 23:15:58 -0500; After winter storage this year, my B started making a "God awful squeal". My belt tension felt right and the belt was fairly new, so I started worrying about bearings and such. I mentioned this to a; /html/mgs/2002-10/msg00044.html (8,334 bytes)
94. Re: MGB GT Now RBB and TD comparison (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 23:19:56 -0500; The suspension and engine on my TD are recently rebuilt, so I think it's "all that it can be". It handles surprisingly well, and I can usually out drag a fully loaded semi truck at the light. But, my; /html/mgs/2002-10/msg00334.html (10,241 bytes)
95. Front springs too short (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 13:57:46 -0500; The front springs on my '71 B are an inch too low (and my rears are an inch too high). I've measured the axel to chrome strip distance on dozens of level looking B's, and I believe I have a good idea; /html/mgs/2002-10/msg00392.html (7,507 bytes)
96. Re: Pertronix questions (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 01:40:19 -0500; I installed the Pertronix in my '71 and the idle came out smoother. The Pertronix caused a huge initial shift in the timing, but after adjustment all was fine. I set the timing to the same spec. Did; /html/mgs/2002-10/msg00450.html (10,445 bytes)
97. Re: I don't know jack(ing) (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 22:28:00 -0500; I drive the front wheels on to a pair of 1" thick boards. The extra inch allows my floor/trolley jack to get under the cross member. (A 45 deg bevel on the boards makes it easier to drive up.) Bob Do; /html/mgs/2002-10/msg00710.html (8,875 bytes)
98. Re: semi-winterizing a B (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 22:46:48 -0500; I have to cover part of the radiator below 50 degrees F. If I don't, the engine runs so cold I have to leave the choke on. I'm not sure this is normal, but I know there are others that have to do thi; /html/mgs/2002-10/msg00712.html (8,186 bytes)
99. Re: Fuel Tank Question (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2002 20:58:16 -0500; My TD has the original radiator and fuel tank. Neither ever leaked, guess they don't make 'um like they used to. Had to replace both on my B. :-) Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s) Email - bobmgtd; /html/mgs/2002-10/msg00802.html (8,507 bytes)
100. Re: Heater cables, shipfitters disease (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 22:58:24 -0500; I periodically squirt the ends of all the cables with penetrating oil, hoping (perhaps in vain) that the oil will work it's way through and keep the whole cable lubricated. Am I wasting my time? BTW:; /html/mgs/2002-10/msg00841.html (9,741 bytes)

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