- 81. Crash boxes....was how much should I pay for a used O/D Trans? (score: 1)
- Author: Mgbbob@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 26 Dec 1999 20:29:13 EST
- Thanks Dick, It's all becoming clearer now. Are there any "external" physical differences in the crashbox trannies? What's this I hear about different drive shaft lengths to accomodate the 3 and 5 ma
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01126.html (6,826 bytes)
- 82. Re: SpamII (score: 1)
- Author: Mgbbob@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 21:59:39 EDT
- Hi Lawrie, I'm getting a lot of unwanted spam too, and I'd like to get rid of it. I've got three addresses......one for theTriumphs list, one for the MG list and a personal one. The only one I'm havi
- /html/mgs/1999-08/msg00773.html (6,522 bytes)
- 83. replacing voltage regulator (score: 1)
- Author: Mgbbob@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 23:28:22 EDT
- Hi there fellow scions, I've had the existing voltage regulator in my 66 B for 20 years. Since I've been having this intermittant problem with the ignition light ( at night; lights on; driving along
- /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00434.html (6,988 bytes)
- 84. Re: replacing voltage regulator (score: 1)
- Author: Mgbbob@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 08:28:38 EDT
- Hi Phil, Thanks for the reply. I've had the cover off the old regulator and cleaned the contacts already. Also did some voltage checks at both the generator and the regulator. At last check, the gene
- /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00537.html (7,112 bytes)
- 85. Re: replacing voltage regulator (score: 1)
- Author: Mgbbob@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 19:13:00 EDT
- Hi Bob, No one has answered me yet, but I question your ammeter readings. 15 to 20 VOLTS sounds within the realm of possibility, but I thought that the CURRENT readings(amps) should be closer to 2 or
- /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01272.html (7,106 bytes)
- 86. Re: Scarborough Faire URL, Carpet kit. (score: 1)
- Author: Mgbbob@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 19:40:59 EDT
- Hi Tom, I don't have any financial interest.....yada, yada, but my experience is that they're fairly flexible when it comes to the kits. I didn't want any heel or toe pads and they accomodated ,me. I
- /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01274.html (6,944 bytes)
- 87. Re: trailer wiring/not LBC but could be (score: 1)
- Author: Mgbbob@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 22:51:17 EDT
- Hi Andy, Sounds like a ground to me. Boat trailers take an awful lot of abuse. I rewired my boat trailer a couple of years ago and check the grounds every season. Remember each bulb is grounded at th
- /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00109.html (6,697 bytes)
- 88. generator light, clutch growl (score: 1)
- Author: Mgbbob@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 23:17:03 EDT
- Hi there fellow scions, I need some help with 2 minor problems: 1. The generator light on my 66 posy gnd B stays on. It doesn't happen all the time, just once every 2 or three times in the car. I've
- /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00111.html (6,959 bytes)
- 89. Re: generator light, clutch growl/sugg (score: 1)
- Author: Mgbbob@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1999 22:27:02 EDT
- Thanks for the reply Val. I had the engine out last year to replace the flywheel and the bearing looked good then......could it go in such a short time? This only happens after a lot of usage in the
- /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00157.html (6,441 bytes)
- 90. Re: Would I be in over my head? (score: 1)
- Author: Mgbbob@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 22:01:46 EDT
- Hi Matt, Why did you quote CDN exchange? Do you expect to pay 4K (CDN) or 2.8K? Are your resources in CDN or US? If you pay $4K for that A, then that leaves you with $3K for a complete restoration...
- /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00765.html (7,543 bytes)
- 91. Re: Seeking MGB Tonneau Advice (score: 1)
- Author: Mgbbob@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 22:25:00 EDT
- Hi Bob, My '66 doesn't have headrests, so I can't offer any advice about headrests. I've had the car for 20 years and in the last 12 (she's been garaged and pampered), I've had the stowaway top erect
- /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00768.html (7,688 bytes)
- 92. Re: Purchase From List Member ;( (score: 1)
- Author: Mgbbob@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 20:08:24 EDT
- Hi Mike, I've never had a problem with buying or selling over the list, and while I've heard of a few instances, they are inexusable. I know that this is little comfort to you right now, but all list
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg01153.html (7,789 bytes)
- 93. Fwd: Rear Axle Secrets (score: 1)
- Author: Mgbbob@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 07:58:22 EDT
- --part1_530989e2.248281de_boundary Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: Mgbbob@aol.com From: Mgbbob@aol.com Full-name: Mgbbob Message-ID: <530989e2.248281ad@aol.com> Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 07:57
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg01390.html (7,019 bytes)
- 94. Re: pulling out the spacers in the front hubs (score: 1)
- Author: Mgbbob@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 06:52:27 EST
- I STRONLY agree Rick; My experience with tapered roller bearings tells me that they MUST be preloaded to a value (approx. 11-15 in lb) to drive out the clearances. These bearings WILL NOT carry a loa
- /html/mgs/1999-04/msg00076.html (6,739 bytes)
- 95. Re: MGB Battery box framework, one more time. (score: 1)
- Author: Mgbbob@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 19:40:41 EST
- If memory serves me, the battery boxes are not integral to the body. If you take a look underneath, you'll find that the both box assemblies are spot-welded to the underside of the rear cockpit shel
- /html/mgs/1999-04/msg00119.html (7,141 bytes)
- 96. Re: Let me ask this another way... (score: 1)
- Author: Mgbbob@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 19:41:27 EDT
- Hi Lonn, Sorry to hear that you're not getting any "frikin" bones on the list. I've got a TR-3 and as I'm on the Triumph list also, the least I can do is see that you get an answer. The wheel wells o
- /html/mgs/1999-04/msg01375.html (7,884 bytes)
- 97. Fwd: Tranny Color (score: 1)
- Author: Mgbbob@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 20:09:07 EDT
- --part1_8ebbe9b2.24511423_boundary Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: Mgbbob@aol.com From: Mgbbob@aol.com Full-name: Mgbbob Message-ID: <8ebbe9b2.245113fc@aol.com> Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 20:08
- /html/mgs/1999-04/msg01380.html (6,939 bytes)
- 98. Re: Let me ask this another way... (score: 1)
- Author: Mgbbob@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 20:06:31 EDT
- Saaaayyy there.........Archibald? Do you mean to tell us that the color of the wheel wells can be found on the END of the third motion shaft in the gearbox?????? In your wildest dreams you expect us
- /html/mgs/1999-04/msg01381.html (7,654 bytes)
- 99. Re: What sort of screw on MGB heater control knobs? (score: 1)
- Author: Mgbbob@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 20:20:52 EDT
- Hi James, There aren't any screws in the knobs. It's actually a spring loaded pin on the cable that engages a hole in the knob. If the pin is rusted......very often they won't budge.....drop some Bla
- /html/mgs/1999-04/msg01382.html (7,170 bytes)
- 100. Re: Crazy II (score: 1)
- Author: Mgbbob@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 21:52:46 EDT
- When I bought my MG, I was as hesitant as you seem to be at this juncture. I understand what you're going through and it's so easy for us to make suggestions without knowing your mechanical abilitie
- /html/mgs/1999-04/msg01821.html (9,288 bytes)
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