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21. Re[2]: car waxes (score: 1)
Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 97 13:50:10 PST
Here are two decent web sites that should help: http://www.meguiars.com/mm-bin/ genobject/homepage & http://www.sterling-carcare.com/Handbook/. Not only will they direct you to the proper products an
/html/mgs/1997-03/msg01114.html (8,129 bytes)

22. Re[2]: sundry queries for a saturday (score: 1)
Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 97 12:51:04 PST
I think you can also use WD-40 to loosen the adhesive. << A friend of mine used scotch tape to apply a temporary plate to the inside of his brand-new convertible rear window. As you can imagine, once
/html/mgs/1997-03/msg01190.html (8,283 bytes)

23. Re: SMOG BASTARDS (score: 1)
Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 97 13:14:45 PST
I had a friend who moved here from NY and had a hell of a time getting his graymarket Porshe smogged. After 2 months of pain, he brought it to a Porsche dealer who told him is car had everything it n
/html/mgs/1997-03/msg01191.html (9,260 bytes)

24. One month left, final query (score: 1)
Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 97 11:41:19 PST
Due to a hiccup in the space-time continuum, I will be forced to sign off of list in about a month. Please send me anything you think would help me better maintain and enjoy my MGB. Thanks to all for
/html/mgs/1997-03/msg01453.html (6,765 bytes)

25. Re: One month left, final query (score: 1)
Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 97 09:33:39 PST
My final message to the list seems to have gotten a few odd responses due to recent news events. This was not my intention. No I am not in trouble. And no, I am not a member of an Internet death cult
/html/mgs/1997-03/msg01537.html (7,389 bytes)

26. Re: Wire-wheel spline wear (score: 1)
Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
Date: Thu, 06 Feb 97 10:19:42 PST
The answer to your question, from one of John Twist's old emails: WHEEL SPLINES: When the splines are new, they're sharp; when they're worn, they're rounded; when they're REALLY shot, they're sharp a
/html/mgs/1997-02/msg00268.html (8,666 bytes)

27. Could it be spring? (score: 1)
Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 97 17:53:29 PST
Yesterday was the first day my schedule and the weather aligned. I took my first topless drive of the season. And you know, they're (whoever they is) right. The first time you drive with the top of
/html/mgs/1997-02/msg00925.html (6,549 bytes)

28. Transporting cars aross the US (No LBC content) (score: 1)
Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 97 19:41:58 PST
Whenever I've moved. (And I've done it a few times) I've had my car put on the van with the household stuff. The car was inside, protected from the elements and arrived in good shape each time. And t
/html/mgs/1997-02/msg01017.html (6,963 bytes)

29. steering wheel removal (score: 1)
Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 97 20:08:18 PST
A while back there was a thread about steering wheel removal. I spotted something in the Eastwood catalog made precisely for that. From the photo it looks like you use a socket wrench. Sounds a lot b
/html/mgs/1997-02/msg01018.html (6,469 bytes)

30. reconditioning wrinkle paint (score: 1)
Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 97 21:39:25 PST
Is there a way to bring some life back to a dull wrinkle finish dash? Mine seems to have developed a patina with age. Thanks in advance. Joseph 67 roadster
/html/mgs/1997-02/msg01098.html (6,595 bytes)

31. taut tonneaus (score: 1)
Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 97 21:47:42 PST
Is there a way to stretch a tonneau that's shrunk over time? I can get it to fit left to right, I can't seem to make it all the way to the snaps on the dash. (I know, a DPO installed snaps instead of
/html/mgs/1997-02/msg01099.html (7,433 bytes)

32. Re: Made in Taiwan? (score: 1)
Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 97 10:01:06 PST
Don't blame the Asians. Blame Moss. I get lots of bits proudly labeled "Made in England" that don't fit either. I send them back. I look for other sources. If more people complained when they got poo
/html/mgs/1997-02/msg01202.html (7,386 bytes)

33. Re: A 65 B at last (score: 1)
Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 97 15:31:43 PST
Congratulations. It's nice to know that intelligence can overcome bureaucracy. (At least once in a while.) Today I left my local DMV office with a registration sticker and validated registration corr
/html/mgs/1997-02/msg01227.html (7,564 bytes)

34. Re: MGB Value (score: 1)
Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
Date: Fri, 03 Jan 97 17:02:06 PST
Since my MGB is a daily driver, I have full coverage through my regular USAA. I was told to save any documentation to prove the value of my car: receipts, photos, appraisals, etc. They haven't let me
/html/mgs/1997-01/msg00185.html (6,659 bytes)

35. Deadlight (score: 1)
Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 97 10:14:13 PST
One of my headlights burned out last night. (A Lucas, of course) Can I just pick up replacements at a regular auto parts store? I know they won't carry Lucas, but maybe that's a good thing. Also, can
/html/mgs/1997-01/msg01241.html (6,639 bytes)

36. MGA for sale (score: 1)
Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 97 14:23:01 PST
This is not my car. I know absolutely nothing about it. I saw it in the Auto Trader, the picture looked good and if I was in the market for an MGA, I'd check it out. 19560 MG MGA, roadster, low mi, b
/html/mgs/1997-01/msg01288.html (6,405 bytes)

37. Re[2]: Sales Brouchure 1971< MGB (score: 1)
Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 97 14:36:55 PST
It was probably before December, and before the introduction of the MKII. My 67, #119794, built in early 1967 has octagon-shaped wheel nuts. I assume they're from the factory because the wheels I rec
/html/mgs/1997-01/msg01289.html (6,971 bytes)

38. Poorly made chrome bits (score: 1)
Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 97 16:05:55 PST
I just tried to install a Moss-made bottom hinge for my passenger side vent window. It fit so poorly, the vent couldn't close completely. The part was either drilled incorrectly or slightly mis-shape
/html/mgs/1997-01/msg01364.html (6,436 bytes)

39. Dead battery, " It's alive!" (score: 1)
Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
Date: p 30 Nov 96 21:25:32 PST
Well, I read all the books I have and found the answer in "MGB. Restoration/ Preparation/Maintenance" by Jim Tyler, (a book I'd recommend on everyone's wish list.) According to Mr. Tyler "The dynamo
/html/mgs/1996-12/msg00013.html (7,233 bytes)

40. corner blocks for a '67 (score: 1)
Author: joseph_cianciotti@ccmail_gw.gmosf.com
Date: Mon, 02 Dec 96 18:50:37 PST
Does anyone know where I can purchase the correct vent window corner blocks for a '67 MGB roadster? I ordered some from Moss, but all they carry are the later type with the "wing" that hangs over the
/html/mgs/1996-12/msg00088.html (6,401 bytes)


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