- 21. Re: clutch! (score: 1)
- Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 16:09:30 -0500 (EST)
- I guess what I was saying was that when it hangs and the push rod is laying somewhere on the floor that the fluid can drip out. Yes I know that the seal should prevent this but from my experience the
- /html/mgs/2000-01/msg01463.html (7,599 bytes)
- 22. Re: Mityvac's for $10 (score: 1)
- Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
- Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 13:32:17 -0500 (EST)
- I'll chime in and agree with Enrique, I have never had it work for me on the MG. Other cars it worked though. One other point the Mitivac comes in different models and this $10 dollar one might (prob
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg00404.html (7,945 bytes)
- 23. Re: Title/Plates Cost (score: 1)
- Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
- Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 13:49:31 -0500 (EST)
- In NY the plate for an MG costs $12.25 but you have to buy the plate for 2 years at a time. If you turn the plate in you can get credit or a refund for the next year. ...Art
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01196.html (8,611 bytes)
- 24. Re: Estimate sill/floor replacement (score: 1)
- Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
- Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 13:35:25 -0500 (EST)
- To do the job right you are looking in the neighborhood of $2500 dollars. The windshield and front fenders need to come off, the rear fenders need to be cut away at the bottoms then repaired, the oth
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01244.html (7,518 bytes)
- 25. Re: Starter (score: 1)
- Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
- Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 13:31:35 -0500 (EST)
- Check your local parts store it should riun around $65.00 for a rebuilt.
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00028.html (6,819 bytes)
- 26. Re: cleaning water drain tube (score: 1)
- Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
- Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 13:38:14 -0500 (EST)
- Clean it from the bottom with a piece of wire, and wear goggles! I got this information form someone on the list a few months ago and the goggles was the most important part. ...Art
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00029.html (7,083 bytes)
- 27. Re: Rebuild (score: 1)
- Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
- Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 13:41:22 -0500 (EST)
- Carl I would start by going to the library and see what they have on engine rebuilding. The process is almost the same for for any old engine. Look at Chiltons and Haynes and that should be all you n
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00416.html (7,200 bytes)
- 28. RE: I've got a "Clunk" noise (71 MGB) (score: 1)
- Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
- Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 13:42:47 -0500 (EST)
- Maybe loose shocks or even a lug nut?
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00417.html (9,292 bytes)
- 29. Re: jacking front of car (score: 1)
- Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
- Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 13:28:14 -0500 (EST)
- Bart before you decide to change the gasket be sure that your problem is there and not someplace else. I have never found a sump gasket to leak, it has always been dripping from above. ...Art
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00639.html (7,676 bytes)
- 30. Re: tranny bolts (score: 1)
- Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
- Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 13:40:02 -0500 (EST)
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- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00640.html (10,304 bytes)
- 31. Re: OD transmission problems (score: 1)
- Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
- Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 13:48:42 -0500 (EST)
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- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00698.html (9,294 bytes)
- 32. Re: Importing an MGB from Canada? (score: 1)
- Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
- Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 13:17:40 -0500 (EST)
- It needs to be EPA and DOT approved. The sticker on the car needs to state that it meets US specs. I brought a 73 Mercedes in with no problem at all. It took about 30 minutes at the border. To be sur
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00814.html (7,671 bytes)
- 33. Re: Time to Kill (score: 1)
- Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
- Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 13:32:36 -0500 (EST)
- There is a place called Kim's in Richmond that has all sorts of wrecked cars, I'm not sure if he has MG's or not. ...Art
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00815.html (6,911 bytes)
- 34. Re: hot stuff (score: 1)
- Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
- Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 13:46:04 -0500 (EST)
- Each to his own but I also use one of these propane heaters and it is the bet $39 I ever spent. I have even used it in the drive way while working outside. If they give out noxious fumes I have never
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00999.html (10,750 bytes)
- 35. Re: hot stuff (score: 1)
- Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 19:51:22 -0500 (EST)
- One more point, many of these heaters have a CO shut off. This argument(IMHO) is the same argument as not storing paint or solvents in your house. Too dangerous to even consider. How many people thin
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01098.html (9,728 bytes)
- 36. Re: MGB GT Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
- Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 13:27:47 -0500 (EST)
- Ok not an MG but I carried an apartment size gas stove in the passenger seat of a TR3 ...Art
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01159.html (10,501 bytes)
- 37. Re: MGB GT Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
- Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 18:47:57 -0500 (EST)
- Well the gas wasn't connect but I also carried a furnace home in a Datsun hatch back. I assume it was a strange sight from behind! ...Art
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01173.html (11,293 bytes)
- 38. Re: MGB GT Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
- Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 18:51:10 -0500 (EST)
- Small stove about 24" wide! But thinking back I also rented a trailer to haul what remained of a TR3 to the junk yard. The car that towed it...a Jag XK150! I guess I was young and foolish in those da
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01174.html (8,372 bytes)
- 39. Re: Fw: Crankshaft Pulley Bolt (score: 1)
- Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
- Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 13:19:14 -0500 (EST)
- Put a breaker bar on with the handle in a pipe and rest the pipe on the ground. Then remove the coil wire(so the engine won't start) and turn on the key for a split second. Be sure the pipe is situat
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01251.html (8,120 bytes)
- 40. Re: Moss Motoring - Tech tips (score: 1)
- Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
- Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 13:25:19 -0500 (EST)
- I can't say about the spark plugs but I have used the silver stuff on caliper slide pins only to find that they won't slide anymore! The stuff seems to gum them up. ...Art
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01253.html (8,355 bytes)
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