- 1. info (score: 1)
- Author: David Simpson <davids@CyberGate.COM>
- Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1996 10:32:14 -0700 (PDT)
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- /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00382.html (5,983 bytes)
- 2. Driving on the left? (score: 1)
- Author: David Simpson <davids@CyberGate.COM>
- Date: Mon, 2 Oct 1995 02:34:36 -0700 (PDT)
- I heard that the reason the British drive on the left is left over from horsey days, when one wanted one's sword arm available to present one's trusty sword to opposite-direction highwaymen, blackgu
- /html/mgs/1995-10/msg00009.html (7,324 bytes)
- 3. Re: Driving on the left (score: 1)
- Author: David Simpson <davids@CyberGate.COM>
- Date: Tue, 3 Oct 1995 10:18:39 -0700 (PDT)
- Okay, being a sailor, I can comment. The steering board (from whence came 'starboard') was on the right side of the ship, and the boat consequently had to dock on the other side, being the port side
- /html/mgs/1995-10/msg00060.html (8,311 bytes)
- 4. Re: Why Don't My Light Work? was:Starter cranks... (score: 1)
- Author: David Simpson <davids@CyberGate.COM>
- Date: Sat, 26 Aug 1995 08:35:13 -0700 (PDT)
- James, I seem to remember it being up under the dash, around the glove box somewhere. It's a black square thingy about 1/2 " (1.28 cm, or 12.8 mm, or .0000128 km) on a side, with flat tab connectors
- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00092.html (6,325 bytes)
- 5. Re: LBC, BTW? (score: 1)
- Author: David Simpson <davids@CyberGate.COM>
- Date: Sat, 9 Sep 1995 21:46:30 -0700 (PDT)
- Dave, (good name, BTW...) BTW means By The Way... I still haven't figured out what an LBC is. I'm assuming it's something like... Light British Car, Lousy British Car, Leyland, British, Car, Laughed
- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00157.html (8,313 bytes)
- 6. Re: your mail (score: 1)
- Author: David Simpson <davids@CyberGate.COM>
- Date: Wed, 13 Sep 1995 10:52:42 -0700 (PDT)
- Martin, I notice you appear to be trying to leave the list. The command to do this is : Dave Simpson
- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00254.html (6,450 bytes)
- 7. Re: radials on wires: (score: 1)
- Author: David Simpson <davids@CyberGate.COM>
- Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 08:48:25 -0700 (PDT)
- I've had Pirelli Cinturado "Tube Type" radials on my '77B wires for quite a while, and no problems at all. Apparently there is a special type made for use with tubes, and I never realized that until
- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00268.html (6,926 bytes)
- 8. Re: LBC, BTW? (score: 1)
- Author: David Simpson <davids@CyberGate.COM>
- Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 08:51:30 -0700 (PDT)
- Maybe we can get DAVE Barry(American humor writer) to do a piece on owning/operating/repairing/maintaining lbc's! (Now that I know what it means!) Dave Simpson
- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00270.html (8,267 bytes)
- 9. Re: LBC, BTW? (score: 1)
- Author: David Simpson <davids@CyberGate.COM>
- Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 21:53:26 -0700 (PDT)
- What does an MG/Healey/Tr etc. have in common with a Land Rover or a Bentley? Or a coal lorry, for that matter? And why was no one concerned that owners of Medium-size British Cars are being slighted
- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00292.html (9,841 bytes)
- 10. Re: LBC, BTW? (score: 1)
- Author: David Simpson <davids@CyberGate.COM>
- Date: Sat, 16 Sep 1995 08:34:14 -0700 (PDT)
- Sorry, I didn't mean to "fly off the handle". Apologies to anyone whose hackles might have got raised. This is such a nice list, compared to some other lists and newsgroups, I'd hate to be reponsible
- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00343.html (7,852 bytes)
- 11. Re: Re: Men bashing/lbc content minimal (score: 1)
- Author: David Simpson <davids@CyberGate.COM>
- Date: Sun, 17 Sep 1995 11:49:33 -0700 (PDT)
- Absolutely! Actually I do all the cooking at home. The proper dish to complement carburetor work is, lightly sauteed gasket material, in a McKay parts dip sauce accompanied with fuel line 'julienne'
- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00364.html (7,841 bytes)
- 12. Luggage rack corner piece. (score: 1)
- Author: David Simpson <davids@CyberGate.COM>
- Date: Tue, 19 Sep 1995 08:44:35 -0700 (PDT)
- Hello all. A while back someone told a really sad story about their missing late '70s luggage rack corner piece. I, too, have this condition. However, after a recent, really good, black paint job, I
- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00439.html (6,658 bytes)
- 13. Re: rad. bushing blowout! (score: 1)
- Author: David Simpson <davids@CyberGate.COM>
- Date: Tue, 19 Sep 1995 08:37:48 -0700 (PDT)
- I had the same thing happen to me. In my case, the engine was brand new (well, rebuilt). The old bushing went all the way through the hole, and expanded to form a plug when the sensor was pushed int
- /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00440.html (9,140 bytes)
- 14. Re: Starting Problems - 79 MGB (score: 1)
- Author: David Simpson <davids@cybergate.com>
- Date: Tue, 1 Aug 1995 10:15:21 -0700 (PDT)
- Hi Dave. Sounds like you've met "Lucas, The Prince of Darkness"! Lucas electrics on the British cars are notoriously flakey. Sounds like dirty/old/bad connectors are your problem. Low voltage in the
- /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00012.html (7,704 bytes)
- 15. Re: 77B Won't Start (score: 1)
- Author: David Simpson <davids@cybergate.com>
- Date: Thu, 10 Aug 1995 01:32:08 -0700 (PDT)
- Brian, Flames coming out of the carb can be caused by EXTREMELY offset ignition timing, or something like plug wires being connected to the wrong cylinders. The cylinder fires while the intake valve
- /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00164.html (9,384 bytes)
- 16. Re: 77B Won't Start (score: 1)
- Author: David Simpson <davids@cybergate.com>
- Date: Fri, 11 Aug 1995 09:42:41 -0700 (PDT)
- I had my 77B in for smog one time, and it was taking forever, so I looked over the shoulder of the kid doing the check; he had the timing/dwell lead connected to the GROUND lug inside the distributo
- /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00211.html (9,120 bytes)
- 17. Re: Used MG & Midget parts (score: 1)
- Author: David Simpson <davids@cybergate.com>
- Date: Fri, 11 Aug 1995 09:51:23 -0700 (PDT)
- I need a dash, hood, and left fender for my 77B. Depending on where you are, the shipping may be prohibitive, though. Also, what are the model years, and condition of the parts? Thanks. David Simpson
- /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00212.html (6,849 bytes)
- 18. Dual carb mod in CA? (score: 1)
- Author: David Simpson <davids@CyberGate.COM>
- Date: Tue, 22 Aug 1995 10:00:12 -0700 (PDT)
- Has anyone out there successfully converted a mid or late '70s MGB to dual SU carbs in California? I have a '77, and really like to get rid of the Zenith 'Constant depression' (aptly named) carb. I s
- /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00480.html (7,091 bytes)
- 19. Re: Dual carb mod in CA? (score: 1)
- Author: David Simpson <davids@CyberGate.COM>
- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 1995 06:40:01 -0700 (PDT)
- Denise, Thanks for all the info, and you are absolutely right, but you knew that! I passed my smog last year with the Moss Motors manual choke mod in the carb. The water heated choke is now considere
- /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00531.html (10,564 bytes)
- 20. Re: Starter cranks w/ p-brake set (score: 1)
- Author: David Simpson <davids@CyberGate.COM>
- Date: Thu, 24 Aug 1995 23:07:55 -0700 (PDT)
- Graham, Thanks for the info. Try as I might, I could not figure out what that thing was there for. I'll have to take another look at the schematics. Dave Simpson davids@cybergate.com
- /html/mgs/1995-08/msg00619.html (7,980 bytes)
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