- 1. Re: Cam lube (score: 1)
- Author: "Ed Woods" <fogbro1@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 17:26:59 -0500
- I disagree with your machinest. You ought to get a second opinion before proceeding with this method. Isky cam lube is what I've used for many years. My machine ship agrees with the choice. Ed Woods
- /html/mgs/2005-12/msg00181.html (6,693 bytes)
- 2. Re: MGB battery size (score: 1)
- Author: "Ed Woods" <fogbro1@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 21:12:18 -0500
- Buy a plastic battery box liner and a hold down won't be required. Fits like a glove without one. Ed Woods
- /html/mgs/2006-03/msg00167.html (7,076 bytes)
- 3. oil gallery plugs.. (score: 1)
- Author: "Ed Woods" <fogbro1@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 00:03:51 -0400
- My machine shop has removed all 13 brass gallery plugs from my MGB 18V engine, distroying all of them in the process. Does anyone know of a source for these plugs? Does anyone have a factory parts ma
- /html/mgs/2006-07/msg00247.html (6,636 bytes)
- 4. MGB alloy head (score: 1)
- Author: fogbro1@comcast.net
- Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:16:43 +0000
- Hello all, Has anyone fitted an alloy head to his MGB? Any problems? Any cautions? Thanks, Ed Woods
- /html/mgs/2006-07/msg00311.html (6,220 bytes)
- 5. MGB pistons (score: 1)
- Author: "Ed Woods" <fogbro1@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 22:26:54 -0400
- I have a set of MGB pistons marked "LBD" with an arrow on their crowns. Any idea what LBD means and what the arrow indicates. They are AE pistons of British manufacture. Thanks in advance, Ed Woods
- /html/mgs/2006-07/msg00337.html (6,215 bytes)
- 6. Re: [MGS] OT: Mechanic in/near Yardley PA? (score: 1)
- Author: "Ed Woods" <fogbro1@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2007 12:22:03 -0400
- IMHO, there is no such thing as a "ring job". Plan on boring the block and fitting new pistons after checking cylinder taper and ovality. Ed Woods
- /html/mgs/2007-06/msg00005.html (7,430 bytes)
- 7. Re: [MGS] MGB tie rod end removal (score: 1)
- Author: "Ed Woods" <fogbro1@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 15:20:58 -0400
- O.K., I've used that type before, but have never found one small enough for an MGB tie rod end. Where can I find one? If someone out there has one, what's the manufacturer's name? Ed Woods
- /html/mgs/2007-06/msg00011.html (6,951 bytes)
- 8. [Mgs] Weber carb info (score: 1)
- Author: "Ed Woods" <fogbro1@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:54:10 -0400
- I ran across a '77 MGB today that has a Weber downdraft carb fitted. I am totally unfamiliar with this animal. Can someone direct me to a site that has information on it? This car has not been run f
- /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00234.html (6,549 bytes)
- 9. [Mgs] Weber DGEV (score: 1)
- Author: "Ed Woods" <fogbro1@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 19:47:29 -0400
- Should I decide to send this carb to some expert to check and rebuild, who does the list recommend? Thanks, Ed Woods _______________________________________________ Edit your replies Mgs@autox.team.n
- /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00283.html (6,792 bytes)
- 10. Re: [Mgs] Weber carb info (score: 1)
- Author: "Ed Woods" <fogbro1@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:48:05 -0400
- Thank you all for the help/info. Ed _______________________________________________ Edit your replies Mgs@autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/mgs
- /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00297.html (7,001 bytes)
- 11. [Mgs] 77 MGB Wiring Diagram (score: 1)
- Author: "Ed Woods" <fogbro1@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 08:22:49 -0400
- The two loose leaf factory MGB shop manuals that I have contain wiring diagrams only to 1972. What's the best source of a correct W/D for a '77? Is there an enlarged version available? Thanks, Ed Wo
- /html/mgs/2007-10/msg00001.html (7,136 bytes)
- 12. Re: [Mgs] 77 MGB Wiring Diagram (score: 1)
- Author: "Ed Woods" <fogbro1@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 09:58:06 -0400
- Thank you all for your replies. I have a pdf file now and leads to other Ed _______________________________________________ Edit your replies Mgs@autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo
- /html/mgs/2007-10/msg00006.html (6,598 bytes)
- 13. [Mgs] Weber downdraft (score: 1)
- Author: "Ed Woods" <fogbro1@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 23:16:08 -0400
- Well, I'm going to resurrect this subject again. I finally got around to removing this Weber from a '77 MGB. This particular carb has an electrically operated choke. How does it work? It appears to
- /html/mgs/2007-10/msg00012.html (6,912 bytes)
- 14. [Mgs] Poly Bushings (score: 1)
- Author: "Ed Woods" <fogbro1@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 07:56:15 -0400
- I've purchased a polyurethane bushing kit, made in U.K. by Energy Suspension, for the front suspension of my '72 MGB. The present "bearing" in the upper trunnion appears to have a steel sleeve in ru
- /html/mgs/2007-10/msg00065.html (6,858 bytes)
- 15. Re: [Mgs] Poly Bushings in MGB upper trunnion (score: 1)
- Author: "Ed Woods" <fogbro1@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:07:44 -0400
- This evening I pressed out the two rubber bushings in the upper trunnion, the pieces that fit between the shock arms. Each half had a steel sleeve which fit snugly over the shouldered bolt that bind
- /html/mgs/2007-10/msg00105.html (6,886 bytes)
- 16. [Mgs] Gold Seal Engines (score: 1)
- Author: "Ed Woods" <fogbro1@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:18:04 -0400
- This subject reminds me of a story.... Back in the spring of 1966, I bought my present '54 TF. It had been wrecked and stored in a warehouse in Savannah, GA for a number of years. I hauled the car ba
- /html/mgs/2007-10/msg00134.html (7,219 bytes)
- 17. Re: [Mgs] Weber carb info (score: 1)
- Author: "Ed Woods" <fogbro1@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 23:56:55 -0400
- Well, after removing, dismantling, cleaning, reassembling, and reinstalling the Weber downdraft to my friend's '77 MGB, I can report no change in symptoms whatsoever. I found the carb to be relative
- /html/mgs/2007-10/msg00202.html (7,682 bytes)
- 18. Re: [Mgs] Weber carb info (score: 1)
- Author: "Ed Woods" <fogbro1@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:16:07 -0400
- Fuel delivery is not the problem. I did, however, use a higher proportion of fuel system cleaner than recommended for the 5 gallons of petrol I put in the tank. Comments on too much cleaner??? Ed
- /html/mgs/2007-10/msg00207.html (7,069 bytes)
- 19. Re: [Mgs] Energy Suspension Poly Bushings; Upper Trunnion (score: 1)
- Author: "Ed Woods" <fogbro1@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:37:24 -0400
- Here's an update on the MGB Upper Trunnion Poly Bushings from Energy Suspension. John Swauger of TRF talked directly to the manufacturer who stated that they are intended to be installed without reu
- /html/mgs/2007-10/msg00233.html (6,466 bytes)
- 20. [Mgs] Weber downdraft again (score: 1)
- Author: "Ed Woods" <fogbro1@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:21:26 -0500
- The continuing saga of the '77 MGB with the Weber downdraft: Finally bit the bullet and purchased a new Weber downdraft on Ebay. Fitted it today. Running problem instantly cured. I have no idea what
- /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00095.html (7,234 bytes)
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