- 41. Re: removing shift knob (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stuart <jimbb88@erols.com>
- Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 20:24:36 -0400
- I never owned a non- O/D car, so I can't answer. The knob is pot metal & would take the heat of a heat gun as long as the plastic parts are removed. Its been 12 years since I took mine apart, so I b
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg01032.html (8,422 bytes)
- 42. rubber bumper GT's (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stuart <jimbb88@erols.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 18:13:32 -0400
- The previous response was correct, there were some 2600 imported into the States as a 1974 1/2 model, and as such, are one of, if not the rarest of U.S. spec MG's. They were withdrawn from the US mar
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg01212.html (7,535 bytes)
- 43. oversteer/understeer (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stuart <jimbb88@erols.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 19:04:43 -0400
- The "official " NASCAR definition, attributed to various drivers, including Richard Petty, is" oversteer is when the rear end hits the wall first, understeer is when the front end hits the wall first
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg01289.html (7,544 bytes)
- 44. Tires (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stuart <jimbb88@erols.com>
- Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 01:15:54 -0400
- Yes, you can install steel wheel hubs on a wire wheel rear in place of the wire wheel splined hubs & wind up with a rear approx. 1-1/2" narrower that will accept Datsun 240/260/280 sized rims. I ran
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg01689.html (7,476 bytes)
- 45. Panasport wheels (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stuart <jimbb88@erols.com>
- Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 18:58:35 -0400
- Anyone out there a dealer for Panasports? I would like to buy a set of 15 x 6, offset for a Datsun 280z. These are for an MGB I am building. Not interested in the wheels Moss & others are carrying, t
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg01719.html (6,679 bytes)
- 46. rear axle ratios (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stuart <jimbb88@erols.com>
- Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2000 23:18:48 -0400
- The tube style axle in the MGC came in 3 ratios, 3.07, 3.31, & 3.70. I have used all of them at one time or another in a V8 MGB conversion. Jim Stuart
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg00382.html (6,253 bytes)
- 47. rear axle ratios (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stuart <jimbb88@erols.com>
- Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2000 23:22:44 -0400
- A little fast on the send button I am not aware of a 3.6 rear for the MGC. I have done some research in this area in the past, but would not consider myself an authority, so I am ready to be correcte
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg00383.html (6,378 bytes)
- 48. car colors (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stuart <jimbb88@erols.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 18:39:57 -0400
- I am looking for an example of an MGB color, Chelsea Gray, used 1962-65 roadsters only, per Moss Motors, or any other light gray MG color. I realize that the colors on a computer are not 100% accurat
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg00436.html (6,717 bytes)
- 49. Fuel pump- the ultimate solution (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stuart <jimbb88@erols.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 18:19:23 -0400
- First a word about the solid state SU pump from BV- my first one has over 80,000 miles on it & is still going strong. The one I bought a year ago for my other MG lasted only about 6 months, so qualit
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg00644.html (7,149 bytes)
- 50. ultimate fuel pump (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stuart <jimbb88@erols.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 17:48:35 -0400
- Your Midget fuel system is no different than an MGB except for part no's. Any of the SU pumps will "flow through" if not operating, as will the Facet. This may not hold true for other types of pumps
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg00734.html (7,091 bytes)
- 51. negitive A arms (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stuart <jimbb88@erols.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 18:35:07 -0400
- I have had a set on my BGT for about 4 years. It is driven fairly hard, about 25-30,000 miles per year. I did not notice any difference in road noise, but they have upped my speed through the off/on
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg00967.html (7,241 bytes)
- 52. interesting 67 tourer (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stuart <jimbb88@erols.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 00:42:09 -0400
- A volt meter would not have been available in 1967. An amp meter would. I would be very interested in purchasing a volt meter that is a match for a '67 dash. I have not been able to find a perfect ma
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01155.html (6,521 bytes)
- 53. clock that works (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stuart <jimbb88@erols.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 21:17:12 -0400
- I have had a few late model MGB's with clocks. They all worked. Look closely at yours & you will see why. "VDO". Jim Stuart
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01257.html (6,159 bytes)
- 54. MGF tour (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stuart <jimbb88@erols.com>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 18:29:37 -0400
- A friend of mine who belongs to the Tacoma Washington MG Club is looking for information regards the MGF that is (?) still touring the US, as his club would like to be their host if they should get c
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01340.html (6,462 bytes)
- 55. new book for sale (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stuart <jimbb88@erols.com>
- Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 00:11:49 -0400
- Well, I am not selling the book, Dan Masters is. The title is "Triumph TR250-TR6 Electrical Maintenance Handbook". This is written, obviously, with TR owners in mind, but since all British wiring sys
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01581.html (7,618 bytes)
- 56. clutch replacement from underneath (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stuart <jimbb88@erols.com>
- Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2000 18:18:38 -0400
- I have seen this done many times, once, years ago on my own car. I do not know if it is practical in the home garage or driveway, but it is a piece of cake if you have the car on a lift. The biggest
- /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00138.html (8,159 bytes)
- 57. parking brake start, heater valve (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stuart <jimbb88@erols.com>
- Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 21:39:04 -0400
- Parking brake start is a common problem in 77-80 MGB's. It is a bad diode in the brake warning circuit. There are 2 of these diodes in the late model cars, not always shown in the wiring diagrams. Th
- /html/mgs/2000-05/msg00617.html (7,868 bytes)
- 58. aluminum heads revisited. (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stuart <jimbb88@erols.com>
- Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 23:29:53 -0400
- Prompted by a tech tip in Moss Motoring, I wrote a reply, copy to the MG list & several others, that blindly using anti-seize on spark plugs was not a good idea. To summarize, Champion spark plugs ha
- /html/mgs/2000-05/msg00994.html (8,282 bytes)
- 59. Re: aluminum heads revisited. (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stuart <jimbb88@erols.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 18:12:10 -0400
- My comments regarding Champion plugs were not meant to be an endorsement, just an example when anti-seize should not be used. Good, bad, or indifferent, Champion plugs are the world's largest sellin
- /html/mgs/2000-05/msg01043.html (10,119 bytes)
- 60. sun roof (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stuart <jimbb88@erols.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 18:45:23 -0400
- As far as I can tell, there is no company presently producing the sliding/folding sun roof as found on many MGBGT's. Britax has discontinued that model, as has Webasto according to their web sites. A
- /html/mgs/2000-05/msg01044.html (7,474 bytes)
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