- 21. Re: Fuel pump / line...? (score: 1)
- Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
- Date: Thu, 11 Apr 1996 10:27:01 -0900 (PDT)
- Lots deleted. The first thing to do is to establish whether it is an ignition or fuel problem. If the engine kind of fades out when it dies it is probably fuel, if it dies instantaneously, it's proba
- /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00297.html (8,899 bytes)
- 22. Re: Fuel pump / line...? (score: 1)
- Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
- Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 11:38:41 -0900 (PDT)
- Ignition problem. Replace ignition module and try again. Dirk
- /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00347.html (7,614 bytes)
- 23. Re: Sputtering MGA (score: 1)
- Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
- Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 11:49:52 -0900 (PDT)
- That's the tip of the iceberg. Time to really clean out the lines and the tank. You may have some rust particles in there that move around and may (partially) block the fuel flow. Dirk
- /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00506.html (6,929 bytes)
- 24. Re: Everything tools (score: 1)
- Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
- Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 16:32:42 -0900 (PDT)
- For those of us in Canada, the sockets in the Professional Series at Canadian Tire are like this. This particular series is very nicely finished overall, and if you wait for a special it's a very goo
- /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00519.html (7,422 bytes)
- 25. Re: HELP! MGB ENGINE LOST POWER (SEMI-LONG) (score: 1)
- Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
- Date: Fri, 26 Apr 1996 09:08:14 -0900 (PDT)
- Sounds as though you had an intermittent ignition problem. One way to find out whether you solved the problem is to drive around. On the other hand, the ignition components that you took off the car
- /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00822.html (7,538 bytes)
- 26. Anybody else having problems with Lucas Sport coils? (score: 1)
- Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
- Date: Fri, 26 Apr 1996 09:19:12 -0900 (PDT)
- Anybody else who had a problem with Lucas Sport coils? I am considering getting one, but if these two faulty coils are part of a trend I will have to reconsider. Dirk
- /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00823.html (7,747 bytes)
- 27. Re: MG Tour (score: 1)
- Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
- Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 16:35:29 -0900 (PDT)
- Michael: he means a 'Tourer' which is a term used to describe the MGB roadster. I think they use this term in the Bentley shop manual. Dirk
- /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00918.html (7,264 bytes)
- 28. early and late overdrives (score: 1)
- Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
- Date: Mon, 11 Mar 1996 11:57:37 -0800 (PST)
- If it's an early type overdrive (type D) it fits 1963 to 1967 gearboxes. Check the Moss catalog for the change-over serial numbers. If it doesn't fit your application, I have a 1966 B pining for a ty
- /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00333.html (6,861 bytes)
- 29. Re: Gearbox Oil type? and where to fill? (score: 1)
- Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
- Date: Tue, 12 Mar 1996 10:06:08 -0800 (PST)
- There will be a hole behind the speaker on the right hand side. This hole provide access to the gearbox dipstick. You may need quite a bit of force to get the dipstick out if it hasn't been removed i
- /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00380.html (7,931 bytes)
- 30. Re: Cat repair, part 3 (score: 1)
- Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
- Date: Wed, 20 Mar 1996 09:55:36 -0800 (PST)
- There it is! Found the cat! Dirk
- /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00652.html (6,603 bytes)
- 31. Re: Timing Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
- Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 09:58:08 -0800 (PST)
- What's your engine number? You'll have to remove the distributor and the clamping plate from the block. Once you have done that you can work on the clamping plate so that it allows the distributor to
- /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00741.html (8,228 bytes)
- 32. Re: Starter problems OK (score: 1)
- Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
- Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1996 12:05:25 -0800 (PST)
- During storage you may get corrosion due to non-use resulting in bad contacts, but generally not because leads work themselves loose. The only way that could happen is because of temerature changes a
- /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00794.html (7,237 bytes)
- 33. Judson superchargers. was Re: Midget won't start... (score: 1)
- Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
- Date: Thu, 8 Feb 1996 09:32:27 -0800 (PST)
- This sounds like an interesting add-on. Can you tell us more about it? Does anybody on the mg list have one installed on a B? Dirk
- /html/mgs/1996-02/msg00080.html (6,853 bytes)
- 34. Re: What year is this MGB engine? (score: 1)
- Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
- Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 11:48:48 -0800 (PST)
- GB engine (5 bearings) R for overdrive U for center gear change H for high compression 12245 serial number which indicates a year 1965, 66 or 67 Serial number 101 was used in 1965, 30038 in 1966 acco
- /html/mgs/1996-02/msg00121.html (6,933 bytes)
- 35. Re: Running with alternator disconnected (score: 1)
- Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
- Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 09:53:44 -0800 (PST)
- In cases like this the red charge light should come on, shouldn't it? If it didn't, you may have a problem with that part of the circuit. Of course, nobody on this list would drive around for days wi
- /html/mgs/1996-02/msg00231.html (8,154 bytes)
- 36. Re: It starts BUT... (score: 1)
- Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
- Date: Wed, 3 Jan 1996 15:16:42 -0800 (PST)
- The trick is to disconnect or short the coil so you don't get a spark, and then to spin the engine on the starter till you get oil pressure. Hope you did not damage the engine. Dirk
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00065.html (7,626 bytes)
- 37. Re: Tappets etc (score: 1)
- Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
- Date: Thu, 4 Jan 1996 10:24:25 -0800 (PST)
- Are they noisey compared to what you are used to or compared to other cars? If it's the latter, just be aware that MGB tappets are relatively noisey even if everything is in good condition and set up
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00091.html (6,593 bytes)
- 38. Re: Rookie move (score: 1)
- Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
- Date: Thu, 4 Jan 1996 10:37:30 -0800 (PST)
- I don't kmow the purpose of these recesses, but the manuals I have show how they should be alligned relative to the caliper. I don't have my manuals here but I could look it up tonight. You may be ab
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00092.html (7,801 bytes)
- 39. Re: Webers and Such.... (score: 1)
- Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
- Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 11:37:56 -0800 (PST)
- The key issue here is what the colour of the smoke is. If it's black you're running rich; if it's blue you're burning oil which, under the conditions you describe, means the rings are shot or, worse,
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00214.html (6,967 bytes)
- 40. Re: Ground Positive (score: 1)
- Author: Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
- Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 16:54:38 -0800 (PST)
- There are a couple of reasons to upgrade: you can fit a modern radio and other negative ground accesories without having to insulate them, and you can fit an alternator which allows your charging sys
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00222.html (7,566 bytes)
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