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41. Re: wanted...a gas cap for a '76B (score: 1)
Author: Martin <martin@virtual-motors.com>
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2001 17:41:41 -0500
I've never tried it but I've seen folks using tube socks in their filler tubes. /// /// mgs@autox.team.net mailing list /// (If they are dupes, this trailer may also catch them.)
/html/mgs/2001-06/msg00109.html (7,220 bytes)

42. Re: 59 MGA (score: 1)
Author: Martin <martin@virtual-motors.com>
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2001 17:53:12 -0500
Have you tried running up to 50 MPH, putting it in neutral and shutting off the Does the noise go away? Might look at the exhaust. Could it be rubbing? Perhaps an motor mount is bad. Perhaps the engi
/html/mgs/2001-06/msg00110.html (7,759 bytes)

43. Re: Remade 'what makes a car a 'Classic?'] (score: 1)
Author: Martin <martin@virtual-motors.com>
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2001 20:45:31 -0500
I drive '76 Olds Omega. The first quadrant was hit and has a crumpled fender. Hope you are OK in there. /// /// mgs@autox.team.net mailing list /// (If they are dupes, this trailer may also catch the
/html/mgs/2001-06/msg00120.html (8,320 bytes)

44. [Re: Overdrive swap] (score: 1)
Author: Martin <martin@virtual-motors.com>
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2001 21:30:49 -0500
Along with the clutch and pressure plate, replace the throwout or release bearing, as well as the bolt and bush for the withdrawal lever. Check the wiring diagram for which wires to use. The switch w
/html/mgs/2001-06/msg00121.html (7,524 bytes)

45. Re: Working on modern cars (was daily driver) (score: 1)
Author: Martin Frankford <martin@virtual-motors.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 23:10:29 -0500 (CDT)
My rubber bumper MGB had metric bolts and nuts. Guess you can't (won't) work on those either. /// /// mgs@autox.team.net mailing list /// (If they are dupes, this trailer may also catch them.)
/html/mgs/2001-06/msg00124.html (8,160 bytes)

46. Re: Working on modern cars (was daily driver) (score: 1)
Author: Martin <martin@virtual-motors.com>
Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2001 09:48:23 -0500
All of them. /// /// mgs@autox.team.net mailing list /// (If they are dupes, this trailer may also catch them.)
/html/mgs/2001-06/msg00136.html (7,920 bytes)

47. Re: Metric wrenchs (was Working on modern cars) (score: 1)
Author: Martin <martin@virtual-motors.com>
Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2001 12:09:46 -0500
Err yes. The front of the factory manual warns that there are a few metric bolts and nuts in the RB models. The only BSF bolts are in the gearbox internals. I'm least likely to fiddle with the intern
/html/mgs/2001-06/msg00139.html (7,390 bytes)

48. Re: Advice on MGA 3rd gear noise mystery (score: 1)
Author: Martin <martin@virtual-motors.com>
Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2001 12:12:31 -0500
When the noise is most loud in 3rd have you tried up shifting into 4th maintaining constant speed? Does it quit? If so you must have chewed up 3rd gear or the 3rd gear part of the laygear. /// /// mg
/html/mgs/2001-06/msg00140.html (9,465 bytes)

49. Re: MGB fastback (score: 1)
Author: Martin <martin@virtual-motors.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 10:49:30 -0500
To ME it looks like the top from a big Healey someone in the junkyard put on an MGB to help keep the rain out. However, I could be wrong. It could be a rare MGB special tuning racing factory top tha
/html/mgs/2001-06/msg00301.html (8,037 bytes)

50. Re: Looking up MGB-GT Petigree (score: 1)
Author: Martin <martin@virtual-motors.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 14:31:24 -0500
VIN (vehicle identification number) is usually the body serial number, but not Some states have used engine numbers in the past. /// /// mgs@autox.team.net mailing list /// (If they are dupes, this t
/html/mgs/2001-06/msg00906.html (7,269 bytes)

51. PNO (score: 1)
Author: Martin <martin@virtual-motors.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 14:48:44 -0500
I could never get organized enough to plan non-operation. NO just happens. UNO unplanned non-operation. I just couldn't plan my life far enough ahead to live in California. Planned Non-Operation (PNO
/html/mgs/2001-06/msg00908.html (6,405 bytes)

52. Re: Speedometer: Replace/Recalibrate? (score: 1)
Author: Martin <martin@virtual-motors.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 14:58:52 -0500
OK, I assume you have ruled out the obvious, yours is in MPH and his is in KmPH? 30 MPH is approx 48 KmPH. /// /// mgs@autox.team.net mailing list /// (If they are dupes, this trailer may also catch
/html/mgs/2001-06/msg00909.html (7,502 bytes)

53. Re: Performance drawbacks (score: 1)
Author: Martin Frankford <martin@virtual-motors.com>
Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 07:47:39 -0500 (CDT)
High compression causes preignition. Was your head shaved or your deck blocked? Either would have raised compression. Porting would have redeuced compression as it would have made the combustion cham
/html/mgs/2001-05/msg00042.html (8,097 bytes)

54. Re: Oil Pressure Transmitter (score: 1)
Author: Martin Frankford <martin@virtual-motors.com>
Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 18:32:30 -0500 (CDT)
I'm still upset that MG went with rollup windows. And then in a few years they went from mech tach to electronic. An electric oil pressure guage was the next logical sell out. /// /// mgs@autox.team.
/html/mgs/2001-05/msg00077.html (8,758 bytes)

55. Re: floor pan repair (score: 1)
Author: "M. Frankford" <martin@virtual-motors.com>
Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 08:30:03 -0500
Excuse my ignorance, but what is a DPO type fix? Repairing such a small area could be problematic for a flanging tool. You might have to cut out a large hole in order to gain access for the tool. You
/html/mgs/2001-05/msg00088.html (8,658 bytes)

56. Re: what year and/or part number (score: 1)
Author: "M. Frankford" <martin@virtual-motors.com>
Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 10:08:57 -0500
The 18V engines were the "emmision control" engines. They began fitting them in The valve cover gaskets were the same from the '53 MG Magnette thru the '80 MGB. -- M. Frankford http://alanet.net ///
/html/mgs/2001-05/msg00092.html (7,753 bytes)

57. Re: Engine noise (score: 1)
Author: "M. Frankford" <martin@virtual-motors.com>
Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 15:27:55 -0500
Without hearing the noise it would be hard to diagnose. Economists can't model economy yet make 10 year predictions. So here goes. It could be the coolant boiling. You could have a bad thermostat. To
/html/mgs/2001-05/msg00108.html (8,888 bytes)

58. Re: Waxoil and Paint (score: 1)
Author: "M. Frankford" <martin@virtual-motors.com>
Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 09:56:41 -0500
I noticed birds dropping from the nearby trees when I sprayed acrylic enamel w/hardner. The stuff is chemecal resistant. I sprayed the insides of the engine compartment with the stuff while using lac
/html/mgs/2001-05/msg00142.html (7,424 bytes)

59. Re: Gasoline Question (score: 1)
Author: "M. Frankford" <martin@virtual-motors.com>
Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 11:02:33 -0500
They haven't sold leaded gasoline here in Alabama for over 15 years. I have never used an additive in my Rileys, MGA, or MGBs and have never had a problem. I talked to a NASCAR engine builder about t
/html/mgs/2001-05/msg00145.html (7,507 bytes)

60. engines (score: 1)
Author: "M. Frankford" <martin@virtual-motors.com>
Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 11:47:01 -0500
I had some time to kill in Huntsville so I went by a local repair shop. I remember some 10 or 15 years ago the manager had told me he had shed full of MG engines. So as a fluke I went by. Most were g
/html/mgs/2001-05/msg00146.html (7,672 bytes)

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