- 21. All sorts of tire stuff (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Thu, 2 May 1996 15:47:33 -0500
- There are several tire questions I'm responding to here, so forgive me for forgetting people's names. First off, as to 185/60-13 tires, Ulix is absolutely right; I do have a round-arch car; I don't k
- /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00080.html (7,825 bytes)
- 22. Re: Synthetic oil in LBC's (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Thu, 2 May 1996 23:27:18 -0500
- Ummm..... I have a hard time with this explanation. If you're working with a good synthetic that is the same viscosity rating as was originally specified, then film strength and viscosity (hence oil
- /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00110.html (9,574 bytes)
- 23. Midget shifter problem (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 7 May 1996 01:06:51 -0500
- I have a problem with the shifter on my '74 Midget. It shifts just fine when the transmission is cold, but once it warms up, things get a little strange. Shifting between neutral, 1st, and 2nd is jus
- /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00283.html (8,207 bytes)
- 24. Re: Midget shifter problem (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 7 May 1996 15:27:55 -0500
- Grrr.... Mine used to do the exact same thing in both second and fourth. I never gave it much thought, regarding it just as a minor nuisance - I could barely hear it over my Concours d'Alarm grand ch
- /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00349.html (8,071 bytes)
- 25. Re: I broke my '67 BGT (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Wed, 8 May 1996 12:15:51 -0500
- power a definite knock appeared. Knock disappeared coasting. Knock is related to power, Knock is not as solid as a rod but definitely substantial. Engine did not idle unless some extra fuel was added
- /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00361.html (7,845 bytes)
- 26. Shame on me! (MG '96) (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Wed, 8 May 1996 15:40:04 -0500
- I was planning to sign up for MG '96 a few (well, OK, several) months ago. Since then, things have been insane, and I A. forgot all about it, and B. accidentally erased all pertinent info. Could some
- /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00377.html (6,642 bytes)
- 27. Midget Clutch (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Mon, 8 Apr 1996 21:57:38 -0500
- For those of you faint of heart, I can vouch that at least on the '74 Midget, clutch bleeding can be accomplished by two people with some time and a hose. I'm sure it's easier with one of the magic t
- /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00185.html (7,740 bytes)
- 28. Mikuni Carbs (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 9 Apr 1996 15:03:39 -0500
- A friend recently acquired a pair of Mikuni carbs that he was planning to install on a BMW. Sadly, as it turns out they are a little bit small for that application, so I may have an opportunity to gr
- /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00308.html (6,897 bytes)
- 29. Re: Tell me about the Midget, please... (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 23 Apr 1996 18:54:21 -0500
- Oh, now you've done it. I fear you've gone and started a thread. As those who bother to remember my previous posts no doubt are aware, I drive a '74 Midget, so let me give you my feelings on it. In o
- /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00737.html (11,012 bytes)
- 30. Re: More questions... (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Wed, 6 Mar 1996 17:33:35 -0600
- On some cars (My Midget leaps to mind), blowby and other gases and pressure are eliminated from the crankcase through a breather in (for instance) the front timing cover or tappet cover. The breather
- /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00196.html (8,428 bytes)
- 31. Re: Header saga continued (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Thu, 7 Mar 1996 00:49:56 -0600
- Well, I installed the VicBrit bushings several years ago on my '74 Midget and they did just fine; however, the car has since taken on a good deal of autocross duty in addition to vigorous street driv
- /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00206.html (7,541 bytes)
- 32. Re: valve guides, seats (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 19:51:13 -0600
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The oil from the valve cover WILL come down the guides, unless there's something preventing it from doing so. I don't know what year your 1275 is, but on the '74, ther
- /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00632.html (8,281 bytes)
- 33. Lending LBCs (and others) (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 16:53:40 -0600
- To the SOLer (and others) who have found out the hard way that you should never lend a special car to anyone: The trick here is to seem like a nice person, while at the same time scaring anyone else
- /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00877.html (7,211 bytes)
- 34. Re: email spam (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 13 Feb 1996 19:02:24 -0600
- I wholeheartedly agree. But first, I suggest we all (each and every one of us who still has that piece of garbage in his/her mailbox) reply to that address. Include the original message. More than on
- /html/mgs/1996-02/msg00197.html (7,538 bytes)
- 35. Re: who can tell me what's wrong with my B's brakes? (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 19:50:17 -0600
- OK, just to stir the pot on this one a little bit... I can't speak precisely for the MGB on this one, but on my Midget and my BMW 2002 (disk front, drum rear, vaguely similar in distant ways to the M
- /html/mgs/1996-02/msg00484.html (9,709 bytes)
- 36. Address change (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1996 16:58:03 -0600
- For those of you that might care, my address has changed. Messages sent to the old address will not be lost. Michael Chaffee mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu <<--New!
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00462.html (6,251 bytes)
- 37. Light blue, Primrose Yellow... (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 17:24:05 -0600
- Just my $0.02 worth: There are a very few cars that look good in light blue, and many that do not. When I was little, my father bought a Mercedes 300SEL 6.3 which, for those of you who do not know, i
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00519.html (8,021 bytes)
- 38. Distributor/Advance Curve (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 09:29:06 -0600
- Hi all - As some of you may remember, not too long ago I rebuilt my Midget engine, making a few changes as I went along. In the thousand or so miles I have driven since then, it has become painfully
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00657.html (7,474 bytes)
- 39. Various MG Winter Issues (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 19:09:49 -0600
- 1. At least one person has posted suggesting replacement of the thermostat. I would test the thermo before replacing it, or perhaps not bother. Fact is, if the car is warming up when it's cold outsid
- /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00787.html (11,698 bytes)
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