- 201. Re: MG trip to England (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Mon, 8 Dec 1997 12:05:56 -0600
- Haven't you heard? EVERYTHING is bigger in Texas. And don't call a Texan a Yankee if you value your teeth! ;-) I meant comparatively speaking. Come to Houston some time without a car. You won't be ab
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00579.html (9,040 bytes)
- 202. Re: MG trip to England (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Tue, 9 Dec 1997 09:03:37 -0600
- The word I got was to avoid Old Speckled Hen in favor of the many better beers available. Classic problem of "so many beers, so little time." I didn't sample it myself. YMMV. David Littlefield Housto
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00657.html (9,453 bytes)
- 203. Re: any ideas.... (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 14:53:58 -0600
- <snip> 1) It is a Triumph 1800 or 2000. Both models had the same body styles, only different engines. They are actually beautiful looking cars, but were underpowered for their size and weight. More o
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg01392.html (7,213 bytes)
- 204. Re: The Ugly Wedgling - Will it be a Swan? (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 10:01:08 -0600
- Of course we don't have rear foglights. Don't need 'em. We don't have the killer fog you get in Britain, France, Germany, etc. We also do not get the 100+ car pileups that used to be (still are?) com
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg01435.html (9,358 bytes)
- 205. Re: Rust treatments (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Thu, 25 Dec 1997 09:00:49 -0600
- I feel I need to weigh in here as one that has used POR-15 and have been very pleased with it. I find that it is much easier to use than other methods because it will paint right over a rusty surface
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg01749.html (9,305 bytes)
- 206. Re: Carroll Shelby & MG (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Mon, 29 Dec 1997 08:56:24 -0600
- I saw an article somewhere recently that had a picture of Shelby in his TC. I think the caption said the car had a V8 installed in it! David Littlefield Houston, TX
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg01880.html (6,906 bytes)
- 207. Re: MGB vs. TR7 as son's first car( Now in defense of RBBMGs (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 15:57:58 -0600
- Not that anyone asked me, but it is a _real_ slow day at work and the devil finds work for idle hands! As a member of Bill Easton's Club for Self-Congratulatory MGA Owners (BECSCMGAO), I have no part
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg01988.html (11,247 bytes)
- 208. Re: MGB vs. TR7 as son's first car( Now in defense of RBBMGs (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 11:53:14 -0600
- On Tue, 30 Dec 1997 20:25:37 -0800 Patrick Bailey <pbailey@qnet.com> I saw a dark red car recently with this treatment. It is a major improvement. It makes the car look more like an integrated design
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg02055.html (9,318 bytes)
- 209. Re: Rubber Bumpers MGs and the complainers (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 15:59:28 -0600
- Oops, David is repeating my grievous error. It is the Bill EastMAN (not EasTON) Club of Self Congratulatory MGA Owners (BECSCMGAO). Hopefully Great Guru Bill (that is what we call our spiritual leade
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg02075.html (7,729 bytes)
- 210. Re: Going to and fro... (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Sun, 9 Nov 1997 09:21:00 -0600
- A friend recently nearly destroyed his newly rebuilt transmission by towing his B with one of those two wheel dollies. He said that one of the bearings in the transmission locked up because it was no
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00528.html (8,066 bytes)
- 211. Re: On the horns of a dilemma (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 07:48:47 -0600
- Thanks to all that helped me with my MGA horns, especially Mike, Graham and A.B. They work now, but I don't know why! I removed them from the chassis and they worked. I attached them to the chassis t
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00567.html (6,836 bytes)
- 212. Re: J.C. Taylor Antique Auto Insurance (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1997 08:45:58 -0600
- I have used them for years. They are antiquated (last time I checked they had no computers-- they actually type and hand file everything) but responsive. I've never had a claim, but I have a friend t
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00684.html (7,431 bytes)
- 213. Re: John Twist's University Motors classes in Feb (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1997 08:16:47 -0600
- I attended two of John's seminars a few years ago. It is worth every minute and every penny. I went to the general series on maintenance and then the "graduate" course on transmissions. I came away w
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00686.html (8,070 bytes)
- 214. Re: Idiot's Guide to the MGA? (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 09:22:12 -0600
- Ain't no such animal, unfortunately. I know because I own almost all the books there are on the MGA. The so-called "restoration guides" mostly just show you how the car should look when you are finis
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00791.html (7,548 bytes)
- 215. Re: TD Color Schemes Need advice (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 17:08:20 -0600
- On Wed, 12 Nov 1997 17:20:26 +0000 Dave Houser <mgs4dave@warwick.net> Seems I remember reading that some came from the factory chromed, but that they appeared only on the Mark II MGTD. David Littlefi
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00827.html (7,406 bytes)
- 216. Bill Eastman-- MG World (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Tue, 18 Nov 1997 15:09:39 -0600
- Sorry to send this to whole list, but when sending this to Bill individually, it bounced. David Littlefield Houston, TX Bill:- Phil posted this message to the list a while ago. Try calling the phone
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01242.html (8,691 bytes)
- 217. Castrol Red Grease & Silicone Brake Fluid (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 14:14:22 EST
- Anyone out there know if Castrol's Red Grease for braking systems is compatible with Silicone Brake fluid? The packaging is very unhelpful, it doesn't even say that it is for brakes. I tried www.cast
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01460.html (6,498 bytes)
- 218. Re: MG styling and Eastman's Drivel Part 2 (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 17:04:57 -0600
- On Tue, 25 Nov 1997 13:07:48 -0600 Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net> Hear! Hear! Did he say it was? I guess I missed that part. It did come back for a while. A few years ago a fellow reproduced the MGA
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01647.html (12,344 bytes)
- 219. Re: Switch removal/installation (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 08:50:37 -0600
- There is a fellow by the name of Robb Nortier that provides tools for British Cars, particularly MG's. He specializes in putting together OEM-type tool kits as supplied originally with the car. He m
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01787.html (7,909 bytes)
- 220. Re: Problem refitting engine (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Fri, 3 Oct 1997 08:52:23 -0500
- If this is one of those bronze bushings that require oil-soaking, I understand that it is better to heat-soak it. Put it in a coffee can and cover it with motor oil. Heat in an oven at 250 degrees fo
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg00157.html (8,855 bytes)
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