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41. Re: State Comparisons (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Sat, 15 Nov 1997 16:40:39 -0500; Sounds just like North Carolina! Steve Byers Havelock, NC '73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO NINE" "It is better to remain silent, and be thought a fool, than to speak, and remove all doubt." -- Mark Twain; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01017.html (7,779 bytes)
42. Re: MGA world at news stand? - warning- some sarcasm included (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 20:51:12 -0500; I solved the problem of not finding MG World by getting a subscription. However, there is another Brit MG magazine I am having trouble finding: MG Enthusiast. If anyone spots the current issue anywhe; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01373.html (10,194 bytes)
43. Re: Paint (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 20:36:08 -0500; Hi, Rich. I finished a lacquer paint job on my Midget last October, so I have some fairly recent experience. First of all, lacquer is one of those evil substances on the EPA hitlist, so it is getting; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01569.html (11,636 bytes)
44. Re: RPM's too high? (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 22:45:03 -0500; In the 10 years I have owned my Midget, I have made many all-day cruises between Havelock, NC and Washington, DC (about 350 miles one way) at 3000 - 3500 rpm. I haven't torn down the engine, so I can; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01579.html (8,234 bytes)
45. Hoser's MGA Club (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Wed, 1 Oct 1997 21:23:56 -0400; Deborah Dundas wrote -- out, That reminds me: did the Hoser's MGA Club ever select a name for their newsletter? They solicited suggestions from the list and said they would let us know which name the; /html/mgs/1997-10/msg00065.html (6,873 bytes)
46. Re: Problem refitting engine (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 14:02:24 -0400; I don't know if it is true of the spigot bushing in question, but a lot of bushings used as journal bearings were made of sintered bronze, which is sort of powdered bronze solidified under high heat; /html/mgs/1997-10/msg00302.html (8,500 bytes)
47. Re: Running on? (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Sat, 11 Oct 1997 15:14:35 -0400; How 'bout shutting it off in gear and stopping the engine with the clutch? Steve Byers Havelock, NC '73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO NINE" '66 BJ8 HBJ8L/36666 "TARHEELY" '63 BJ7 HBJ7L/20111 ("Resting" th; /html/mgs/1997-10/msg00631.html (8,659 bytes)
48. 1275 Midget engine color (was: MGB engine color) (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Sat, 11 Oct 1997 19:43:38 -0400; Anybody know what the original color of the engine and valve cover for a '73 Midget was? Steve Byers Havelock, NC '73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO NINE" '66 BJ8 HBJ8L/36666 "TARHEELY" '63 BJ7 HBJ7L/20111; /html/mgs/1997-10/msg00644.html (7,869 bytes)
49. Re: MGB website! (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Sat, 11 Oct 1997 21:16:44 -0400; I used to have to regularly re-glue the pedal pads to my Healey. Silicone sealant would work for a while, but then the pad would come off again and the silicone was a bear to get off the pedal and ou; /html/mgs/1997-10/msg00647.html (9,300 bytes)
50. Re: Midget in the Movies (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Sat, 11 Oct 1997 21:29:42 -0400; Rubber or chrome bumper? Steve Byers Havelock, NC '73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO NINE" '66 BJ8 HBJ8L/36666 "TARHEELY" '63 BJ7 HBJ7L/20111 ("Resting" the last 10 years) "It is better to remain silent, a; /html/mgs/1997-10/msg00648.html (7,049 bytes)
51. Re: MGB valve adjustment (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 07:24:55 -0400; Tyson Sherman wrote: How quiet should the valve train be? Robert Allen replied: Hmm...isn't this sort of backward? The clatter is caused by the rockers tapping against the valve stem. The more cleara; /html/mgs/1997-10/msg00927.html (7,696 bytes)
52. Re: Won't start - another problem (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 20:58:57 -0400; TARHEELY quit on me once late at night at a stop light almost in the middle of nowhere. He wouldn't start again, even though I checked everything I thought checkable. With the coming of day, I discov; /html/mgs/1997-10/msg00993.html (8,179 bytes)
53. Re: MGB fuel pump question (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 19:53:41 -0400; Hi, Steve. You said you checked for 12 volts, but did you make sure the pump was grounded? Steve Byers Havelock, NC '73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO NINE" '66 BJ8 HBJ8L/36666 "TARHEELY" '63 BJ7 HBJ7L/201; /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01227.html (8,508 bytes)
54. Re: Stripped Alloy Bolt Hole (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 22:48:02 -0500; Adrian - Loctite makes a stripped bolt hole repair material. It's called "Form-A-Thread Stripped Thread Repair, Metal to Metal No. 81668". I used it to repair a stripped hole in an aluminum manifold.; /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01966.html (8,947 bytes)
55. Re: Crack of Doom (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Wed, 29 Oct 1997 18:12:44 -0500; Just to add my tuppence, it's always good to "stop drill" the end of cracks before welding them, but to give the list the benefit of my experience in the aircraft repair industry: do not put the poin; /html/mgs/1997-10/msg02081.html (8,310 bytes)
56. Re: Events Page For Eastern USA British Car Enthusiasts (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 17:43:07 -0400; I went to the Glen for the Healey Challenge in 1990, and then again a couple years ago for the vintage car races. It's a beautiful part of the country, and a great event, but cold as hell (at least,; /html/mgs/1997-09/msg00086.html (11,045 bytes)
57. Adrian's Midget (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 12:44:19 -0400; What happened to Adrian's Midget that wouldn't rev over 3500 RPM? I must have missed the conclusion, and haven't seen any posts from him lately. Steve Byers Havelock, NC '73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO; /html/mgs/1997-09/msg00916.html (6,526 bytes)
58. Re: exhaust in the air (slightly long) (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 18:03:38 -0400; There WAS at least one uncracked Midget dash out there -- I found it. It was in a junkyard car with no other parts on it (and no floors). The junkyard guy said he had no idea what to charge me..."Wha; /html/mgs/1997-09/msg01120.html (8,942 bytes)
59. Re: Article on installing top (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 20:18:32 -0400; On the Midget top, the frame link on each side in the area you describe is not flat, but has two bends in it. The result of this is to apply a bending moment to the link, especially if the joints are; /html/mgs/1997-09/msg01232.html (9,198 bytes)
60. Re: Kingpin Reaming and Pressing (score: 1): Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>; Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 20:52:50 -0400; To ream the bushings properly requires a special piloted reamer. It's not likely the ordinary machine shop would have this. You need a specialist that does this job regularly. Motorhead, in Arlington; /html/mgs/1997-09/msg01234.html (8,639 bytes)

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