- 1. column aligning tool (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <egmakris@otenet.gr>
- Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 12:52:59 +0300
- anyone got an idea for a makeshift "tool" to align the "simple" c/b collapsible steering column to the rack? i was thinking of a couple of hefty nails and some blue tack, not sure it'll work though.
- /html/mgs/2003-05/msg00673.html (6,749 bytes)
- 2. Magnette Mk4 steering conversion (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <egmakris@otenet.gr>
- Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 21:51:33 +0200
- Front wheel track between a Farina MG Magnette Mk4 and an MGB is not too far off. So, is it really impossible to convert the Magnette to a rack and pinion system? Carb clearance shouldn't be a proble
- /html/mgs/2003-01/msg00826.html (6,765 bytes)
- 3. manifold for single HS6 ? (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <egmakris@otenet.gr>
- Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2002 08:50:26 +0300
- Hello people, I want to try and feed one of my B-Series engines with a single HS6 (1.75") carburettor. What options do I have on manifolds? Possible sources? Cheers Evangelos /// or try http://www.te
- /html/mgs/2002-10/msg00213.html (6,996 bytes)
- 4. diff plug thread size? (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <egmakris@otenet.gr>
- Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 09:00:12 +0300
- Hello nice people, what is the thread size of the drain/fill tapped holes on our diffs? Both banjo and tube diffs use the same plugs. Is it 1/2" BSPT or 1/2" NPT, (both of these at 14 tpi) cause it s
- /html/mgs/2002-10/msg00616.html (6,721 bytes)
- 5. mga rear hub questions (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <egmakris@otenet.gr>
- Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 09:18:30 +0300
- Hello people, Just a couple of questions on an MGA disc wheel rear hubs: a. To drift the hub/bearing back onto the axle do you use a large socket? What size? Should it "hit" the inner or outer bearin
- /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00727.html (6,969 bytes)
- 6. engine breathing modification (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <egmakris@otenet.gr>
- Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 23:03:53 +0300
- Hello people! Consider this early B-series engine breathing system: non-vented oil cap, a hose linking the rocker cover to the air filter and a metal tube from the rear chest cover pointing downwards
- /html/mgs/2002-05/msg00314.html (7,330 bytes)
- 7. a cure for squeaky leaf springs? (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <egmakris@otenet.gr>
- Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 09:40:06 +0300
- Hello all, here's an interesting quote from an original BMC Workshop Manual: "As the rear springs are mounted in rubber, spraying with oil should be strictly avoided. If squeaks develop, the springs
- /html/mgs/2002-05/msg00753.html (7,124 bytes)
- 8. BMC/BL part # sought for tiny bit (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <egmakris@otenet.gr>
- Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 19:36:32 +0300
- Hello List, What is the BMC/BL part # for this strange little clip that holds the rubber ferrule which, in turn, holds the battery-to-starter cable almost vertically, forward of the RH battery? It's
- /html/mgs/2002-04/msg00110.html (6,976 bytes)
- 9. telling servos apart (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <egmakris@otenet.gr>
- Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 14:27:15 +0300
- Is there a way to tell which servo type (5/8" or 7/8") I have without dismantling it? Does the appropriate repair kit come with instructions? Or, can they be found online? The servo unit has been rem
- /html/mgs/2002-04/msg00445.html (6,687 bytes)
- 10. steering column questions (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <egmakris@otenet.gr>
- Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 14:38:44 +0300
- I've been having problems with the collapsible steering column on my BGT, the steering lock is broken so there's something in there that rattles all the time - very annoying, plus it never grounded f
- /html/mgs/2002-04/msg00447.html (7,196 bytes)
- 11. brake bleeding a Magnette Mk4 (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <egmakris@otenet.gr>
- Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 19:41:39 +0300
- Well, there's a Farina MG here, with a totally dead brake pedal and not a drop of fluid in its standard Girling single-line system. My eezibleed has no cap that fits the master and, besides, the BL w
- /html/mgs/2002-04/msg00529.html (6,968 bytes)
- 12. diy rear telescopic kit (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <egmakris@otenet.gr>
- Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 23:09:43 +0300
- I'd like to see if I can make my own rear telescopic shocker kit for my 73 BGT. a. Swap LH and RH link plates, turn them upside down and use them as lower mounting points for the shockers using 1/2"
- /html/mgs/2002-04/msg00943.html (7,570 bytes)
- 13. have a good time (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <egmakris@otenet.gr>
- Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2001 11:09:28 +0200
- I wish everyone a great time over the Holidays. Happy New Year. /// /// mgs@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool ///
- /html/mgs/2001-12/msg00515.html (6,301 bytes)
- 14. Re: Front end clonk (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <egmakris@otenet.gr>
- Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 07:05:57 +0200
- In my case, I stripped the front suspension completely and renewed everything that was worn. I was able to revive the dampers with no dead spots using fresh 20W oil. However there is still a "clonk"
- /html/mgs/2001-11/msg00620.html (7,828 bytes)
- 15. HIF4 questions (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <egmakris@otenet.gr>
- Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 09:10:17 +0300
- My 73 BGT has twin manual choke HIF4 carburettors. Could you please help me with the following: a. How can I actually locate the "air bleed", as shown in the green Haynes MGB manual, on page 80, figu
- /html/mgs/2001-10/msg00598.html (7,329 bytes)
- 16. purpose of NLG wire? (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <egmakris@otenet.gr>
- Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2001 19:06:55 +0300
- Hello everyone! On an MGB, what is the purpose of the NLG (brown/light green) wire from the windscreen wiper motor switch terminal #5 to the motor terminal #2? There never seems to be any juice on th
- /html/mgs/2001-09/msg00032.html (6,759 bytes)
- 17. MGB suspension torque settings (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <egmakris@otenet.gr>
- Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2001 19:09:29 +0300
- I need to take the whole suspension apart and redo it nicely. However I'm a bit confused... Except for the few torque settings mentioned in Haynes 111, on page 202, what other torque settings would y
- /html/mgs/2001-09/msg00033.html (7,198 bytes)
- 18. is this m/c swap possible? (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <egmakris@otenet.gr>
- Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2001 14:15:36 +0300
- My 73 LHD Euro-spec MGBGT has the old single-line brake master cylinder with the rectangular opaque metallic fluid container. This master cylinder is about to give up the ghost. Leafing through the A
- /html/mgs/2001-09/msg00126.html (7,353 bytes)
- 19. URLs with LHD V8 conversion info? (score: 1)
- Author: "E.G.Makris" <egmakris@otenet.gr>
- Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2001 09:00:27 +0300
- Could you suggest webpages that may provide information on how to convert LHD B's (chrome bumper cars included) to accept the Rover/Buick V8 engine etc? Evangelos 73 BGT, LHD /// /// mgs@autox.team.n
- /html/mgs/2001-09/msg00165.html (6,457 bytes)
- 20. URLs with brake master conversion (score: 1)
- Author: "Evangelos G. Makris" <egmakris@otenet.gr>
- Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2001 18:00:22 +0300
- Could you please point me to one or more URL's that deal with the GMC150 single-line brake master cylinder to GMC235 dual-line non-servo master conversion on American specification LHD cars? Sources
- /html/mgs/2001-09/msg00203.html (6,611 bytes)
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