- 1. Re: Nostalgic Design (score: 1)
- Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>
- Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 04:25:47 +0000
- Ed, You're doing a remarkable job typing, since you obviously have one hand full with that crack pipe you're smoking!! If you think you could do a full ground-up restoration with a new body shell an
- /html/mgs/1998-05/msg00866.html (9,969 bytes)
- 2. RE: Nostalgic Design -Reply (score: 1)
- Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>
- Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 04:25:47 +0000
- One of my fellow officers at the squadron has a Miata, and he enjoys tormenting me with it. He knows that if I see a Miata with the top down, and my top is up, I have to immediately stop and put my
- /html/mgs/1998-05/msg00867.html (9,498 bytes)
- 3. Re: Low Compression Reading (longish) (score: 1)
- Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>
- Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 04:25:46 +0000
- Those readings sound unbelievably low, especially for a recently-running car. I'm also particularly suspicious of all four reading being so uniformly low. Did you have a good seal with the compressi
- /html/mgs/1998-05/msg00868.html (8,403 bytes)
- 4. Re: Nostalgic Design -Reply (score: 1)
- Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>
- Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 04:25:47 +0000
- Okay, I was going to let this "sightlines out the windshield" thing pass, but would you like some cheese with your whine? I don't know about *YOUR* 'B', but mine has this stupid kludge of a steel ba
- /html/mgs/1998-05/msg00869.html (9,883 bytes)
- 5. Re: Nostalgic Design (score: 1)
- Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>
- Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 04:25:47 +0000
- Lawrie, I'm with you. I think if more LBC owners went to Miata club meetings with a friend and an open mind, they'd be suprised. My in-laws are on their second Miata (traded up to a new M edition, n
- /html/mgs/1998-05/msg00870.html (10,698 bytes)
- 6. RE: 18V head on pre-18V motor? (score: 1)
- Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>
- Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1998 16:22:18 +0000
- You will also need to fit the pre-18v pistons, since the combustion chambers of the 18V head are smaller than the old head. If you used the old pistons, you will probably end up with an unworkably h
- /html/mgs/1998-04/msg00074.html (7,380 bytes)
- 7. Re: How do you change the horn switch brush? (score: 1)
- Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>
- Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 01:34:56 +0000
- Bob, I don't know if we're thinking about the same part, but when I replaced the horn brush on my '72, it was just a matter of pulling the steering wheel center cap off, pulling out the old brush, s
- /html/mgs/1998-04/msg00206.html (7,846 bytes)
- 8. Re: Converting centigrade to fahrenheit degrees (score: 1)
- Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>
- Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 12:48:38 +0000
- Or, if you just want a rough idea, and you're talking about the temperature range associated with weather, and not exhaust manifolds or the like, you can just double the Centigrade value and add 25
- /html/mgs/1998-04/msg00224.html (7,380 bytes)
- 9. Oxygen Burning?? (score: 1)
- Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>
- Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 07:14:29 +0000
- Here's hoping for some help from the chemist-types on the list. I've always assumed that pure oxygen is extremely flammable. If this is true, what is the chemical reaction for the combustion process?
- /html/mgs/1998-04/msg00443.html (7,143 bytes)
- 10. Re: Tools for B manifold to downpipe flange (score: 1)
- Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>
- Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 15:25:14 +0000
- I'd like to add my experience. About two weeks ago, I replaced everything from the downpipe back. The best advice I can give you is to loosen the manifold from the cylinder head. There are one or tw
- /html/mgs/1998-04/msg00613.html (8,149 bytes)
- 11. Re: Fork Oil - what weight are you using? (score: 1)
- Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>
- Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 20:08:11 +0000
- I know I'm coming late to the discussion, but I didn't know Harley's even COULD wheelie!! Scott
- /html/mgs/1998-04/msg00819.html (9,230 bytes)
- 12. Re: 77-80 B Speakers (score: 1)
- Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>
- Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 14:47:00 +0000
- Jason, If you're willing to do some custom work, consider some build-out panels for the kick panels. You'll get better stereo separation, and you should be able to fit a pair of 6 1/2" or 8" mids in
- /html/mgs/1998-04/msg01268.html (8,311 bytes)
- 13. air in rear brake cylinders? (non-LBC) (score: 1)
- Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>
- Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 17:01:39 +0000
- Sorry for the lack of LBC content, but hopefully the concept is the I was replacing brake shoes on my wife's Honda today, and I popped one of the brake pistons out of its bore. I put it back in, but
- /html/mgs/1998-04/msg01315.html (6,914 bytes)
- 14. Re: Any thoughts on the "Colortune" tool? (score: 1)
- Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>
- Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 00:24:45 +0000
- Well, as much as I hate to disagree with David's well-spoken and in-depth opinion, I've been very happy with the results of using my Colourtune. It's easy to use, and short of having access to an ex
- /html/mgs/1998-04/msg01368.html (8,042 bytes)
- 15. Unobtanium update? (score: 1)
- Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>
- Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 18:26:07 +0000
- There are some parts I've been trying to find for my '72 B roadster, and as far as I can tell, they're all "no longer available". Does anyone know of a source for the following for a '72? Turn signal
- /html/mgs/1998-04/msg01394.html (6,712 bytes)
- 16. Message to Andy Ramm (score: 1)
- Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>
- Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 18:28:45 +0000
- Sorry to spam the list, but I can't find Andy's e-mail address. Andy, I was looking through some moving boxes and found that valve cover that I *SHOULD* have sent to you a few months back. I'm embarr
- /html/mgs/1998-04/msg01395.html (6,398 bytes)
- 17. Re: Stuck pistons -Reply (score: 1)
- Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>
- Date: Wed, 4 Mar 1998 10:09:57 +0000
- Sean, You're right on. Phosphoric acid is the main ingredient in "Naval Jelly", a popular and effective rust converter. The phosphoric acid combines with rust to form iron phosphate and water. The i
- /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00196.html (7,834 bytes)
- 18. Re: Quandry..14" or 15" Wheels for MGB (score: 1)
- Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>
- Date: Thu, 5 Mar 1998 08:17:36 +0000
- Bob, This is just a snap response before I leave for work, but if I'm wrong, I'll sure others will jump in. I don't think that tire diameter has much effect on braking for the reason you described.
- /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00253.html (7,749 bytes)
- 19. Re: Happy Days (score: 1)
- Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>
- Date: Thu, 5 Mar 1998 20:04:10 +0000
- CRMCRKR = "Cream Cracker"? I'm usually pretty good with deciphering vanity plates, but yours has me stumped. I've been getting a lot of practice since I moved to Virginia. For some reason, at least
- /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00302.html (8,971 bytes)
- 20. Re:Engineers & Hell, but no LBC content (score: 1)
- Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>
- Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 11:57:44 +0000
- I'll go ahead and add my engineer joke to the mix: An engineer and a mathematician work together, and are always arguing as to which of them is the better problem-solver. Finally, their boss gets tir
- /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00359.html (7,932 bytes)
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