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1. Re: What Color is Your Head? (score: 1): Author: Douglas Tietz <dwtietz@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Wed, 7 Jun 1995 10:34:36 -0700 (PDT); I've seen a lot of blue heads. The reason has usually been that if you send out the head to be rebuilt, the machine shops had a tendency to send them back to you, beautifully refinished, but in blue.; /html/mgs/1995-06/msg00108.html (7,461 bytes)
2. Re: Pollution equipment (score: 1): Author: Douglas Tietz <dwtietz@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Fri, 9 Jun 1995 13:42:50 -0700 (PDT); Commonly they won't let you put an engine in it that's older than the car. In other words, a '68 MGB with a '72 engine would be okay, but not the other way around. Has to do with not putting an engin; /html/mgs/1995-06/msg00188.html (7,825 bytes)
3. Re: Pollution equipment and the modern anarchist (score: 1): Author: Douglas Tietz <dwtietz@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Fri, 9 Jun 1995 13:54:22 -0700 (PDT); Assuming the other frame is destroyed and you stamp the destroyed one's VIN number into the new one, who's gonna know? Of course you'd have to get rid of the smashed car, and if someone got ahold of; /html/mgs/1995-06/msg00190.html (7,997 bytes)
4. Re: Repair shops in SF Bay Area (score: 1): Author: Douglas Tietz <dwtietz@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Mon, 8 May 1995 17:49:13 -0700 (PDT); I reccomend: O'Connor Classics Scott Blvd., Santa Clara. I've never had any work done by him, but I've bought plenty of parts there while restoring my 61 MGA. He's always been extremely honest with m; /html/mgs/1995-05/msg00106.html (7,850 bytes)
5. a bit of humor (score: 1): Author: Douglas Tietz <dwtietz@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Mon, 8 May 1995 18:07:30 -0700 (PDT); No car content, but it seems to give insight to some problems with Lucas elictrical systems. . . -- This story was related by Pat Routledge of Winnepeg, Ontario about a repair call he handled while l; /html/mgs/1995-05/msg00107.html (7,538 bytes)
6. starter grinding (score: 1): Author: Douglas Tietz <dwtietz@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Tue, 16 May 1995 21:18:59 -0700 (PDT); I've got a question about starter grinding on a '67 Datsun 1600 roadster. I know it's not British, but I figured someone might have had the same problem on an lbc. About one out of five times I try t; /html/mgs/1995-05/msg00267.html (6,916 bytes)
7. Re: Quality Convertible Tops (score: 1): Author: Douglas Tietz <dwtietz@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Tue, 16 May 1995 21:20:48 -0700 (PDT); Wouldn't it be silly to pre-fit the snaps? I thought they weren't in the exact same location on each car. Doug; /html/mgs/1995-05/msg00268.html (7,263 bytes)
8. Re: Manual Store Release Lever (score: 1): Author: Douglas Tietz <dwtietz@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Wed, 5 Apr 1995 14:37:26 -0700 (PDT); I suspect the previous owner had a sense of humor and stuck it on there himself. I believe in military aircraft this is used to jettison weapons and external fuel tanks. Bombs Away, Doug Tietz '61 M; /html/mgs/1995-04/msg00071.html (6,759 bytes)
9. Re: exh pipe heat, mgas (score: 1): Author: Douglas Tietz <dwtietz@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Sat, 8 Apr 1995 20:45:59 -0700 (PDT); It was common to use an asbestos pad like the ones on the heat shield between the manifold and the carburetors. Of course, I've only seen this directly under the driver, not along the entire length o; /html/mgs/1995-04/msg00113.html (6,880 bytes)
10. '58 MGA (score: 1): Author: Douglas Tietz <dwtietz@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Tue, 11 Apr 1995 15:10:21 -0700 (PDT); I'm considering buying another MGA this Friday. I looked at the car, and it's very original (i.e. original spark plug wires, etc.) as it has not been run or registered since '71. The fuel pump is dif; /html/mgs/1995-04/msg00151.html (7,858 bytes)
11. Re: black plate? (score: 1): Author: Douglas Tietz <dwtietz@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Fri, 21 Apr 1995 12:35:15 -0700 (PDT); Black plates were used on CA cars up through about the middle of 1967. My father and a neighbor both own '67s. Our neighbor's VW Bug was early in the year and has black plates. My dad's 67 1/2 Datsun; /html/mgs/1995-04/msg00331.html (7,121 bytes)
12. 1500/1600/mkII/Twin Cam (score: 1): Author: Douglas Tietz <dwtietz@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Tue, 7 Mar 1995 00:16:59 -0800 (PST); I'm interested comparing the output of the various MGA engines. Does anyone have figures on bhp and torque? Doug Tietz <dwtietz@ucdavis.edu>; /html/mgs/1995-03/msg00039.html (6,226 bytes)
13. Re: Directory (preliminary list) (score: 1): Author: Douglas Tietz <dwtietz@ucdavis.edu>; Date: Fri, 10 Mar 1995 00:04:05 -0800 (PST); Please add my name to your list Doug Tietz dwtietz@ucdavis.edu Davis CA (permanent: Cupertino CA) 1961 MGA 1600; /html/mgs/1995-03/msg00084.html (6,350 bytes)

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