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21. Car & Driver bit on the B (score: 1): Author: "Keith Gernert" <kgernert@triad.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 17:29:26 -0400; Did anyone (in the States) see today's "Car & Driver Television" bit on the This is at least the second airing of this piece (maybe the third) this season. It was a pretty good piece, focusing mostly; /html/mgs/2000-08/msg01575.html (6,659 bytes)
22. Re: Checking valves (was What's going on with my distributor?) (score: 1): Author: "Keith Gernert" <kgernert@triad.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 21:33:30 -0400; Having never "done" valves before, how difficult is this? I suppose the valves should be checked on my car, having 21 years in its life and 78,000 miles on its odometer. Any special tools required? -; /html/mgs/2000-08/msg01576.html (8,251 bytes)
23. Tach, fuel gauge, turn signals all periodically cut out (score: 1): Author: "Keith Gernert" <kgernert@triad.rr.com>; Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 18:52:16 -0400; I've been enjoying having my 79 B back on the road, after some down time with a universal joint replacement project gone awry. However, at random points during my commute this week, I've had periods; /html/mgs/2000-07/msg00778.html (7,999 bytes)
24. Fun with ZS carbs (score: 1): Author: "Keith Gernert" <kgernert@triad.rr.com>; Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 21:50:11 -0400; Having recently obtained a tuning tool for ZS carbs (thanks, Bill S.), I got up the courage to take a look at my 79 B's carb this evening. know the thing is running too rich. I have read that the aut; /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01574.html (7,102 bytes)
25. Nice drive this evening (score: 1): Author: "Keith Gernert" <kgernert@triad.rr.com>; Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 21:18:59 -0400; I had a very nice drive this evening in my 79B. At sunset, the temperature was from today's brutal 96 degrees. With the kids at a friend's house, my wife and I went for a nice drive down some winding; /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00151.html (6,605 bytes)
26. Squeak at downshift (score: 1): Author: "The Gernerts" <kgernert@triad.rr.com>; Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 21:23:41 -0400; Today I noticed on my 79B (with O/D) a short squeaking noise when I first downshift. I just downshift at moderate RPMs for each gear, not revving the engine too much, but enough to help in braking. (; /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00153.html (7,257 bytes)
27. Re: Squeak at downshift (score: 1): Author: "Keith Gernert" <kgernert@triad.rr.com>; Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2000 08:55:05 -0400; Point well taken. Thanks for the advice. And someone else said I spoke too soon with my post about the nice drive yesterday evening. Those posts are out of order, really. The squeak was heard on my d; /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00183.html (7,502 bytes)
28. Re: Squeak at downshift (score: 1): Author: "Keith Gernert" <kgernert@triad.rr.com>; Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2000 08:55:05 -0400; Point well taken. Thanks for the advice. And someone else said I spoke too soon with my post about the nice drive yesterday evening. Those posts are out of order, really. The squeak was heard on my d; /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00184.html (7,511 bytes)
29. USGP ticket sweepstakes (score: 1): Author: "Keith Gernert" <kgernert@triad.rr.com>; Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2000 09:12:57 -0400; If anyone is interested, Road & Track is having a US Grand Prix ticket http://adnet.hfnm.com/road/sweepstakes.htm I believe the rules are that you can enter once a day, up until the June 30th deadlin; /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00185.html (7,074 bytes)
30. USGP ticket sweepstakes (score: 1): Author: "Keith Gernert" <kgernert@triad.rr.com>; Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2000 09:12:57 -0400; If anyone is interested, Road & Track is having a US Grand Prix ticket http://adnet.hfnm.com/road/sweepstakes.htm I believe the rules are that you can enter once a day, up until the June 30th deadlin; /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00186.html (7,071 bytes)
31. Re:Was-Squeak at downshift-Reply-Now-Eric the Brake & crunch! (score: 1): Author: "Keith Gernert" <kgernert@triad.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 12:55:44 -0400; Well, I don't know about being hard on the car, but right now my B does not like to keep running at idle once it's warmed up. By downshifting, I can be sure it keeps running until I get to the point; /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00249.html (7,586 bytes)
32. 79B carb tuning question (score: 1): Author: "Keith Gernert" <kgernert@triad.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 22:33:08 -0400; Over the weekend I pulled the spark plugs in my 79B to re-examine their gap, found them black with soot. OK, so it's running too rich. I suspected as much. I also suspect this is the cause of the car; /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00271.html (7,939 bytes)
33. Re: 79B carb tuning question (score: 1): Author: "Keith Gernert" <kgernert@triad.rr.com>; Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 21:48:35 -0400; Someone's reply mentioned the automatic choke. Having thought about it, that is definitely something I need to look at. The car starts very nicely, and will usually idle when cold. Not like it should; /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00471.html (7,930 bytes)
34. Re: cockpit surround (score: 1): Author: "Keith Gernert" <kgernert@triad.rr.com>; Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 21:52:32 -0400; What glue should be used for this sort of thing? My vinyl is coming loose on the one end, where the folded top tends to tug on it. -- Keith G.; /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00472.html (6,850 bytes)
35. Re: 79B carb tuning question (score: 1): Author: "Keith Gernert" <kgernert@triad.rr.com>; Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 07:10:21 -0400; I found a reference to it here: http://www.mgcars.org.uk/namgbr/techtips.htm But that page claims the article is "too long to post". I will e-mail him and ask for a copy. Thank you very much for the; /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00484.html (7,929 bytes)
36. U-joint removal question (score: 1): Author: "Keith Gernert" <kgernert@triad.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 16:59:50 -0400; Well, after discovering my front U-joint was completely shot in one of its thought this was a job I could tackle myself. Ha! I spent much of the day Saturday just trying to get the thing out of the f; /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00684.html (7,734 bytes)
37. Re: Sports Coil Plug Gap (score: 1): Author: "Keith Gernert" <kgernert@triad.rr.com>; Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 11:17:10 -0400; I recently put a Pertronix Flamethrower coil in my 79B, rated for 40,000 volts. Earlier I installed NGK BP6ES plugs gapped to .035 as suggested in the MG manual. A previous owner replaced the points; /html/mgs/2000-05/msg01400.html (7,996 bytes)
38. test post--ignore (score: 1): Author: "Keith Gernert" <kgernert@triad.rr.com>; Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2000 21:43:40 -0500; Just testing... -- Keith G.; /html/mgs/2000-04/msg00039.html (6,119 bytes)
39. 79 B HP rating? (score: 1): Author: "Keith Gernert" <kgernert@triad.rr.com>; Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 12:40:41 -0400; I was perusing an MG book at the local Barnes & Noble when I ran across a sentence proclaiming that the pollution-controlled MG engines had "considerably less than the original 95 HP." If that's true; /html/mgs/2000-04/msg00554.html (7,322 bytes)
40. Removing pollution controls -- how to? (score: 1): Author: "The Gernerts" <kgernert@triad.rr.com>; Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 18:07:34 -0400; Thanks to those who replied to my HP rating question. Although I must admit I'm disappointed in the answers. Since a V8 conversion is beyond my budget at the moment, I was wondering how to remove the; /html/mgs/2000-04/msg00566.html (6,885 bytes)

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