- 61. Re: Insurance for a young LBC Buff - FYI Hagerty (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Carney" <carney_fam_ark@email.msn.com>
- Date: Fri, 26 Jun 1998 16:00:42 -0500
- FYI: Hagerty is running an ad in Hemmings 1-800-922-4050 I have not dealt with them. Jim which
- /html/mgs/1998-06/msg01709.html (7,835 bytes)
- 62. Re: screwdrivers (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Carney" <carney_fam_ark@email.msn.com>
- Date: Sat, 27 Jun 1998 12:44:28 -0500
- Yeah, the flat ones are OK, but the phillips tend to punch holes in your hand if yiu're not careful!
- /html/mgs/1998-06/msg01739.html (7,151 bytes)
- 63. Re: speakers (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Carney" <carney_fam_ark@email.msn.com>
- Date: Sat, 27 Jun 1998 12:49:56 -0500
- SNIP I would imagine that if they have you on file with a warranty registration, that would not be a problem. I remember that you couldn't get service on an Escort radar detector if you weren't the
- /html/mgs/1998-06/msg01740.html (7,126 bytes)
- 64. Re: Ignorance rises again--what is a "drophead" coupe? (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Carney" <carney_fam_ark@email.msn.com>
- Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 21:09:20 -0500
- Mostly people use the term when they mean the top comes off, but don't want to say convertable. It originated to distinguish between two types of "convertables", the roadster & the drop head coupe. T
- /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01182.html (8,509 bytes)
- 65. Re: Gear Stick Vibration/Rattle (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Carney" <carney_fam_ark@email.msn.com>
- Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 21:50:01 -0500
- This is confirmation. I removed my wooden knob with the MG crest & my gearbox noise went away. The old original knob feels better anyway... Jim
- /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01186.html (8,576 bytes)
- 66. Re: Radical Change, but Wrong Car (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Carney" <carney_fam_ark@email.msn.com>
- Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 22:20:19 -0500
- Doesn't it go like this? Sports Car: Open top, two seats, manual trans, quick & nimble. GT: Fixed top, two seats & maybe a squab in the back for the kids, fast touring. Sports Saloon: Fixed top, 4 do
- /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01189.html (9,138 bytes)
- 67. Re: Radical Change, but Wrong Car (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Carney" <carney_fam_ark@email.msn.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 08:31:15 -0500
- It's right there in the name, isn't it?:->
- /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01212.html (8,023 bytes)
- 68. Re: 1973 MGB...How Much??? ( a bit long) (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Carney" <carney_fam_ark@email.msn.com>
- Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 00:32:35 -0500
- Do I hear an AMEN! I his this
- /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01369.html (9,132 bytes)
- 69. Re: NO POWER @ COIL HELP (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Carney" <carney_fam_ark@email.msn.com>
- Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 00:45:44 -0500
- Jeez folks! I subscribed to two lists a week or so ago. This one & the E-Type lover's list. I've got one of each. The E-Type list is made up of folks who do their own work, and who drive their cars.
- /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01370.html (9,098 bytes)
- 70. Re: MGB vs. MX-5 (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Carney" <carney_fam_ark@email.msn.com>
- Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 01:08:07 -0500
- I've got one of each & I LOVE 'em both. There's no doubt that a stock Miata will run circles around a stock series 1 MGB. I'd be upset if it didn't. There's 26 years difference in the technology. By
- /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01373.html (7,135 bytes)
- 71. Re: Really Frozen Clutch (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Carney" <carney_fam_ark@email.msn.com>
- Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 17:14:34 -0500
- You can use this technique with the front wheels chocked & the rear end on I did the accelerating & braking thing with my E-Type when I first got it home. It is much easier on your tires this way. JU
- /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01407.html (7,935 bytes)
- 72. Re: Flames (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Carney" <carney_fam_ark@email.msn.com>
- Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 17:27:42 -0500
- I've gotten many replies to this note, all of them positive, and I appreciate it. I think the best one was to just delete that stuff & move on. Jim is norm. they the they
- /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01409.html (7,699 bytes)
- 73. Re: Lucas female connectors (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Carney" <carney_fam_ark@email.msn.com>
- Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 17:37:32 -0500
- In the past, I've taken some 220 grit sandpaper, rolled it into a tube & "honed" the connector with that. New ones are pretty cheap, and I'd prefer that route now. Good luck! Jim
- /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01410.html (7,794 bytes)
- 74. Re: New Choke Cable and Head Rests (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Carney" <carney_fam_ark@email.msn.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 11:58:51 -0500
- If you have to work under the dash, it's worth the extra 20-30 minutes to remove & replace the seat on the side where you'll be working. You may even get the time back in lack of frustration...Think
- /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01461.html (8,227 bytes)
- 75. Re: B Suspension symptoms (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Carney" <carney_fam_ark@email.msn.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 12:08:04 -0500
- I converted a B to tube shocks once. It depends on what you're looking for. In my opinion, the degradation in the ride quality was not made up in the handling improvement. I sprung for rebuilt stock
- /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01462.html (8,450 bytes)
- 76. Re: Clunking and Jumping (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Carney" <carney_fam_ark@email.msn.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 13:17:16 -0500
- I don't know if the Midget has a kingpin front end like the B, but a clunk upon applying the brakes & (sometimes) upon starting from a dead stop may indicate problems in this area. Look at all your s
- /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01468.html (9,326 bytes)
- 77. Re: doughnuts (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Carney" <carney_fam_ark@email.msn.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 13:31:35 -0500
- I do not KNOW the answer, but I'd put them in with the metal side to the manifold because of the heat. Jim
- /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01469.html (7,180 bytes)
- 78. Re: British Car Week (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Carney" <carney_fam_ark@email.msn.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 13:48:31 -0500
- I've had this experience before. I removed & wire-brushed the battery terminal connections to cure it. Jim the to
- /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01470.html (9,494 bytes)
- 79. Re: Matters of taste (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Carney" <carney_fam_ark@email.msn.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 21:32:43 -0500
- Hallelulia Brother!
- /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01493.html (10,023 bytes)
- 80. Re: Clunking - Suspension (continued) (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Carney" <carney_fam_ark@email.msn.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 21:55:31 -0500
- Just an opinion, but the u-bolts & nuts have to be relatively cheap & if the current ones are 24 years old & rusty...How much would it cost if one broke? As long as you're yanking the rear axle, do t
- /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01495.html (9,457 bytes)
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