- 1. '69 MGB engine rebuild (score: 1)
- Author: Jeff Drexler <jdrex@microsoft.com>
- Date: Thu, 4 May 95 10:18:52 PDT
- My car is presently in the shop for an engine rebuild. I'd like suggestions for what to consider getting done now as part of the rebuild. My goal is to keep as original equipment and stock as possibl
- /html/mgs/1995-05/msg00055.html (7,985 bytes)
- 2. Tougher tonneau questions (score: 1)
- Author: Jeff Drexler <jdrex@microsoft.com>
- Date: Fri, 12 May 95 09:12:44 PDT
- OK, lets try some advanced tonneau questions: 1) I have a '69 MGB with the stowaway hood and seats from something like a '73 BGT (fat headrests). What tonneau and support bars, etc. do I need to use?
- /html/mgs/1995-05/msg00200.html (6,756 bytes)
- 3. Throw-Out Bearing (score: 1)
- Author: Jeff Drexler <jdrex@microsoft.com>
- Date: Thu, 18 May 95 15:52:22 PDT
- My mechanic says that the roller thrust bearings got attention about 10 years ago, but quickly proved to last much shorter than the standard carbon throwout bearings. His strong advice is to go with
- /html/mgs/1995-05/msg00315.html (6,570 bytes)
- 4. Re: British Car Mag (score: 1)
- Author: Jeff Drexler <jdrex@microsoft.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 Apr 95 11:19:38 PDT
- I'd like to hear what people think about British Car mag. I've had a subscription for about 8 months and have noticed that it has gotten to be a very slim magazine. What has happened? Surely there is
- /html/mgs/1995-04/msg00142.html (6,842 bytes)
- 5. Re: 63 MGB cowl water leak (score: 1)
- Author: Jeff Drexler <jdrex@microsoft.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Apr 95 10:39:07 PDT
- I bought this screen from Moss (Goleta, CA.) in November 1993 for my 1969 MGB. The Moss part number is 471-025 (Air Intake Screen) and it cost $7.95 then. It is a metal screen, dull grey color, precu
- /html/mgs/1995-04/msg00164.html (7,743 bytes)
- 6. MGB Clutch Pedal Hydraulics (score: 1)
- Author: Jeff Drexler <jdrex@microsoft.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 Apr 95 14:31:26 PDT
- My '69 MGB lost all pressure from the clutch pedal at a stoplight yesterday. The pedal started going mushy the day before. Since there is no fluid leaking externally from either slave or master cylin
- /html/mgs/1995-04/msg00245.html (7,827 bytes)
- 7. Re: keys (score: 1)
- Author: Jeff Drexler <jdrex@microsoft.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 Apr 95 17:47:26 PDT
- If you have friends with MGBs or Midgets, try their keys first. Once I had a car detail guy pick up my MGB for detailing. Problem was, I forgot to leave the key. No problem, he told me later, he used
- /html/mgs/1995-04/msg00301.html (6,875 bytes)
- 8. RE: leaking charcoal canister (score: 1)
- Author: Jeff Drexler <jdrex@microsoft.com>
- Date: Fri, 3 Mar 95 10:30:15 PST
- When I had a '78 Spitfire, it would stall all of a sudden for no apparent reason. I thought that it was some kind of vapor lock, and it was - related to the charcoal canister. Seems that the hoses we
- /html/mgs/1995-03/msg00022.html (7,921 bytes)
- 9. Re: Water Channel (score: 1)
- Author: Jeff Drexler <jdrex@microsoft.com>
- Date: Mon, 13 Mar 95 09:38:04 PST
- You can also buy a fine mesh screen, pre-cut to size, to place under the chrome air vent grille to keep the tube from getting plugged up in the future. Moss carries it. -- From: Alan Wilson <awilson@
- /html/mgs/1995-03/msg00099.html (7,562 bytes)
- 10. Re: '76 Midget? (score: 1)
- Author: Jeff Drexler <jdrex@microsoft.com>
- Date: Mon, 13 Mar 95 12:26:00 PST
- This is possible - I once had a '78 Spitfire registered as a '79. Gary: could it be your Midget is actually a '75 that is registered as a '76? The badge would then make sense as a 'Celebrate 50 Glori
- /html/mgs/1995-03/msg00101.html (6,737 bytes)
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