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1. starter trouble on 1966 MGB (score: 1)
Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 15:59:30 -0600
Question for you all: On my 1966 MGB once in a while the starter doesn't do anything. When I turn the key, the solenoid clicks, and that's all that happens. If I rotate the starter a little bit by ha
/html/mgs/1999-05/msg00840.html (7,301 bytes)

2. best glue for installation of new stow-away top (score: 1)
Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 16:02:29 -0600
It's time to install my new stow-away top on the 1966 MGB. What is the best kind of glue for this application? Dirk de Boer
/html/mgs/1999-05/msg00841.html (6,418 bytes)

3. Bent Bonnet (Hood) (score: 1)
Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 13:30:01 -0600
at to of the I had the same thing happen to me two years ago. Out on the highway to Canadian Geophysical Union conference in Banff in my 66 MGB the generator died. At the time I was driving with my h
/html/mgs/1999-04/msg00454.html (9,428 bytes)

4. MGB misses at 70 to 80 mph. Possible causes? (score: 1)
Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 15:34:57 -0600
Here's a question for all of you: My 1966 MGB has a fresh engine. So far, I have put about 500 miles on it. When I rebuilt it I replaced the entire ignition system (plugs, wires, points, cap, rotor,
/html/mgs/1998-11/msg00869.html (7,682 bytes)

5. How to hook up a Lucas Sportscoil in a positive ground 1966 MGB (score: 1)
Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
Date: Wed, 01 Jul 1998 19:36:31 +0600
The subject line says it all. Am I correct in assuming that the + side on the coil should be connected to the distributor whereas the - side gets the 12 volt feed? Reason I ask is that the diagrams I
/html/mgs/1998-07/msg00045.html (6,971 bytes)

6. adjustment of plastic floats in SU HS carbs (score: 1)
Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 10:07:48 +0600
Just received replacement floats for my SU HS carbs on the 66 MGB. Unlike the old ones, the replacements are all plastic so there is no arm to bend. The question is: do I set the clearance to 1/8" be
/html/mgs/1998-06/msg01236.html (6,972 bytes)

7. Permatex blue, gold, grey. What is the difference? (score: 1)
Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 21:59:23 +0600
Anybody know what the difference is between the different Permatex gasket Or maybe a site where this information is stored? Dirk
/html/mgs/1998-06/msg01575.html (6,428 bytes)

8. 1966 MGB compression test (score: 1)
Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
Date: Sat, 04 Apr 1998 22:26:43 +0600
I just did a compression test on my 1966 MGB engine, and I got the following cylinder 1, 130 dry, 145 wet cylinder 2, 70 dry, 90 wet cylinder 3, 105 dry, 120 wet cylinder 4, 150 dry, 170 wet When I d
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg00171.html (6,964 bytes)

9. How can you tell what size the pistons are on a 1966 MGB (score: 1)
Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 1998 21:51:32 +0600
Here is technical question for all of you: How can you tell what size pistons one has? The manuals only give the piston clearance in the cylinder. In my engine, the clearance is a little over 0.020 s
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg00949.html (7,666 bytes)

10. UPS brokerage fees. Was: Dazed and confused in the north (score: 1)
Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
Date: Sun, 08 Feb 1998 09:21:49 +0600
When you are in Canada and order from a U.S. company tell them that you want it shipped through the U.S. Postal Service. UPS will charge you GST and $40 or 45 in brokerage fees. Canada Post will char
/html/mgs/1998-02/msg00425.html (7,012 bytes)

11. voltmeter and ammeter in 1966 MGB (score: 1)
Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 11:52:48 -0600
After frying yet another generator and getting stuck with a drained battery in the middle of nowhere last May I want to install a voltmeter and an ammeter in my 1966 MGB. It won't prevent the generat
/html/mgs/1998-01/msg01144.html (7,918 bytes)

12. Changing MGB oil seals without removing the head (score: 1)
Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
Date: Mon, 07 Oct 1996 13:27:43 -0600
I looked into this a few weeks ago, after doing this job succesfully on my 1974 Volvo 142, but I couldn't see how I should compress the valve springs on the MGB engine. The point is that the valve sp
/html/mgs/1996-10/msg00271.html (7,311 bytes)

13. Re: Fuel sending unit locking ring removal (score: 1)
Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 09:45:28 -0600
You can twist it by hitting it with a hammer and chisel (or old screwdriver) and just tapping it so it turns. I did it this spring but I forgot which way it turns. Anyway, it should be obvious when y
/html/mgs/1996-08/msg00427.html (7,666 bytes)

14. Re: Rear Suspension and Bump Rubber (score: 1)
Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 09:30:34 -0600
I did this job the weekend before last. My shock links did not want to come off either. I used an impact wrench but they just spun. After a few seconds of that I just took off the whole shock with li
/html/mgs/1996-08/msg00429.html (7,603 bytes)

15. RE: Free tire-purchasing advice (score: 1)
Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 09:47:07 -0900 (PDT)
Okay. Now we get to the good stuff. Thanks Denise. One question though: do the weights go to the outside or inside, or 50% to both? All my wheels have their weights on the inside and this seems odd.
/html/mgs/1996-06/msg00670.html (8,535 bytes)

16. Re: Stubborn tie-rod end... (score: 1)
Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
Date: Thu, 2 May 1996 10:18:56 -0900 (PDT)
The tie-rod ends screw onto a shaft with two flats on it. If the rack is out of the car you should put this shaft in a vice at the point where the flats are. Then you can take a great big wrench and
/html/mgs/1996-05/msg00058.html (7,667 bytes)

17. Re: Stubborn tie-rod end... (score: 1)
Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
Date: Fri, 3 May 1996 09:23:35 -0900 (PDT)
Try your local nuts and bolts specialist. Not the corner hardware store but a specialist in fasteners. Unless it's a weird thread they should be able to help. If it is a weird thread a good machine s
/html/mgs/1996-05/msg00142.html (7,417 bytes)

18. Re: My drive home last night (score: 1)
Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
Date: Fri, 3 May 1996 09:31:17 -0900 (PDT)
owning a > little top down sports car is all about. It had been a fairly hot day for > this time of year, but cooled off rather nicely after the sun set. Sitting > at a light waiting to turn left and
/html/mgs/1996-05/msg00143.html (7,186 bytes)

19. Re: Top down rant (score: 1)
Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
Date: Fri, 3 May 1996 09:40:45 -0900 (PDT)
That must be some garage. I wish I had one like that. Dirk
/html/mgs/1996-05/msg00151.html (7,094 bytes)

20. size of studs for thermostat housing on 66 MGB (score: 1)
Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 11:30:21 -0900 (PDT)
The subject line says it all. The DPO of my 66 MGB has replaced them with bolts, and since I'm going to put in a summer thermostat I thought I'd put in the proper studs at the same time. The tricky b
/html/mgs/1996-05/msg01073.html (6,947 bytes)

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