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101. Re: Birth Date (was Which Grille) (score: 1): Author: David Hill <davhill@cwcom.net>; Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 21:57:39 +0100; Hi Max, I'd be happy to tell you what the serial no. is--if I knew where to find it. The car has arrived without its registration document, which is due to arrive soon. However, the engine number is; /html/mgs/1999-09/msg00971.html (8,469 bytes)
102. Re: Aftermarket MG steering wheels (score: 1): Author: David Hill <davhill@cwcom.net>; Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 22:07:51 +0100; Hi John, Here in the UK, we have budget wheels made by Mountney. Thy're not as classy as Moto-Lita but are a lot cheaper. Might be worth searching around for one. Dave Hill; /html/mgs/1999-09/msg00972.html (8,704 bytes)
103. Re: Fwd: I need a 1098cc engine (score: 1): Author: David Hill <davhill@cwcom.net>; Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 22:17:46 +0100; A-Series came in 848, 998, 1098 and 1275 cc capcities. I recently drove a Frogeye (Bugeye) which had a (1970s) 1275 Midget engine. It went very well indeed but the 1275 rear axle had been used. With; /html/mgs/1999-09/msg00973.html (7,537 bytes)
104. Re: SU Carburetters (score: 1): Author: David Hill <davhill@cwcom.net>; Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 22:14:44 +0100; I've just been checking on this. SU do some alternative spec needles but not for all models of carburettor. An alternative when the needle is very close is to have a rolling road test and get the op; /html/mgs/1999-09/msg00974.html (7,835 bytes)
105. Re: Birth Date (was Which Grille) (score: 1): Author: David Hill <davhill@cwcom.net>; Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 13:39:21 +0100; Hi Max, Grateful thanks for that. I've had a quick look for the s/n and all I can find is what appears to be a broken-off tag on the left (from rear) inner wing. What remains is a 1" x 1.25" piece of; /html/mgs/1999-09/msg01014.html (10,570 bytes)
106. Re Birthdate (was Which Grille?) (score: 1): Author: David Hill <davhill@cwcom.net>; Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 00:29:39 +0100; To all listers who replied to my query...Many thanks. Dave Hill; /html/mgs/1999-09/msg01077.html (6,232 bytes)
107. Re: leaky front float/exhaust questions. (score: 1): Author: David Hill <davhill@cwcom.net>; Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 17:36:36 +0100; Assuming it's an SU, or even any carb with a similar float chamber lid arrangement, there is one possible fix. Since carb alloy is soft, the threaded holes for the fixing screws can get pulled up, e; /html/mgs/1999-09/msg01183.html (9,728 bytes)
108. Re: Dangerous Precedent in the UK-Long Rant (score: 1): Author: David Hill <davhill@cwcom.net>; Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 23:31:20 +0100; This may be unprecedented but it's not the first scare story we've had. How about possesion tax? For other listers, this was a proposed tax on any vehicle owned, regardless of whether it was roadwor; /html/mgs/1999-09/msg01223.html (9,824 bytes)
109. Re: HELP ! Cllutch master cylinder weep has removed my paint ! (score: 1): Author: David Hill <davhill@cwcom.net>; Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 13:37:16 +0100; Hi Louis, Non-silicone brake fluids are an incredibly efficient paint stripper. No it's not normal-they should be dry. Is that brand new or NOS. I had the same problem with a Triumph master which was; /html/mgs/1999-09/msg01396.html (8,432 bytes)
110. Re: Fuel tank (score: 1): Author: David Hill <davhill@cwcom.net>; Date: Sun, 01 Aug 1999 15:28:48 +0100; Hi Bob, Terry and everyone else, Tank Top Syndrome happens frequently in the UK, what with salt and stuff. In another life, I used to repair tanks, for myself and for a local MG Spares business. Here; /html/mgs/1999-08/msg00021.html (8,577 bytes)
111. Re: SU Question (score: 1): Author: David Hill <davhill@cwcom.net>; Date: Wed, 04 Aug 1999 22:08:42 +0100; Hi Brent, I presume you mean the damper reservoirs, i.e. those things with the black plastic 'rosette' tops. Use a light, single grade oil (like 3 in one or cycle oil) and only fill them up to the ma; /html/mgs/1999-08/msg00199.html (7,630 bytes)
112. Sexist Sticker (score: 1): Author: David Hill <davhill@cwcom.net>; Date: Thu, 05 Aug 1999 20:33:22 +0100; Hi All, Seen on the back of a custom '84 Mini in York this afternoon..... 'My other toy has tits' Like it. Dave Hill UK; /html/mgs/1999-08/msg00224.html (6,516 bytes)
113. Return of Rex (score: 1): Author: David Hill <davhill@cwcom.net>; Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 22:16:01 +0100; Hi, fellow MG owners. He's here at last. Rex, the '72 Special Tuning BGT has come back home at last. For those who missed the tale, a friend had bought the car, spent all his money on wax polish and; /html/mgs/1999-08/msg00379.html (7,011 bytes)
114. Re: Petrol rip off (score: 1): Author: David Hill <davhill@cwcom.net>; Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 20:50:41 +0100; You forgot to tell them that 86% (or is it more now) of the price is tax... Dave Hill; /html/mgs/1999-08/msg00437.html (9,385 bytes)
115. Re: Petrol rip off (score: 1): Author: David Hill <davhill@cwcom.net>; Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 20:51:04 +0100; You forgot to tell them that 86% (or is it more now) of the price is tax... Dave Hill; /html/mgs/1999-08/msg00438.html (8,351 bytes)
116. Quiet, Rex/Braking. (score: 1): Author: David Hill <davhill@cwcom.net>; Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 18:57:03 +0100; Rex the BGT has had a little modification today. I changed the centre silencer (cherry bomb) for an ex-Dolomite Sprint stainless silencer (round section absorption, about 4" diameter). Now his bark; /html/mgs/1999-08/msg00562.html (6,898 bytes)
117. Re: Quiet Rex/Braking. (score: 1): Author: David Hill <davhill@cwcom.net>; Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 14:00:24 +0100; Hi All, thanks for the replies... Rex's rear brakes are adjusted OK so it looks like air in the system. I have a vague memory of having to kick the pedal hard to dislodge the bubbles in my other B. H; /html/mgs/1999-08/msg00650.html (8,590 bytes)
118. Re: Quiet Rex/Braking. (score: 1): Author: David Hill <davhill@cwcom.net>; Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 19:57:04 +0100; .....It's a JCB GT (may not mean a thing in the US). DH <SNIP>; /html/mgs/1999-08/msg00672.html (6,901 bytes)
119. Re: Removing fenders (score: 1): Author: David Hill <davhill@cwcom.net>; Date: Sat, 03 Jul 1999 13:39:32 +0100; Hi Patrick, Thinking back a long way here but when I took the wings off my GT, I found a solution to the difficulty in reaching the bolts at the ends of the scuttle panel, below the screen. 1. Use a; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00099.html (7,332 bytes)
120. Re: Hypothetical question (score: 1): Author: David Hill <davhill@cwcom.net>; Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 20:33:47 +0100; Just FYI, I wrote an article on this car for 'Practical Classics' in '93 or 94'. It is a Radford Cooper and was actually a hatchback conversion-claimed to be the first hatch. It also had chain drive; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00475.html (8,708 bytes)

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