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21. Re: SU fuel pump life and stalling engine (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 08:47:51 -0500; I think it unlikely that the fuel pump is at fault here. The pump pumps in response to lack of resisitance/pressure in the fuel line to the float bowl. At idle, there is very little fuel being consu; /html/mgs/2005-12/msg00188.html (10,319 bytes)
22. Re: mga water temp gauge prob. (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 08:45:42 -0500; The MGA temp gauge is a mechanical gauge. It is possible that the gauge has lost its charge of ether and needs rebuilding. But test before fearing the worst. Fire up the engine and drive the car for; /html/mgs/2005-11/msg00299.html (7,171 bytes)
23. Re: trying a new method (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 08:50:32 -0400; John Twist wrote an article some years ago, in either MGB Driver or the AMGB magazine, in which he related his testing of power output both with and w/o the air pump, on one car. His conclusion was t; /html/mgs/2005-10/msg00041.html (8,048 bytes)
24. Re: TD discovered - hints? (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 08:45:05 -0400; TD bodies are all, as far as I know, type-numbered 22381. Engine and car numbers should be found on a brass plate on the front of toolbox, left side of the car. Chassis number should be stamped on c; /html/mgs/2005-10/msg00042.html (9,052 bytes)
25. Re: Differential leak (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 08:22:40 -0400; Heli-Coil is the name of a threaded insert for a stripped hole. One selects the heli-coil to fit the original bolt, then drills the hole to a specified size, turns in the heli-coil until it's seated,; /html/mgs/2005-10/msg00069.html (7,857 bytes)
26. Re: Rear Axle Rebuild Help please (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 10:34:27 -0400; I used a very thin smear of RTV. Bob On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 15:51:03 -0400 Paul Osborne <paul@ece.rochester.edu> writes:; /html/mgs/2005-10/msg00148.html (7,359 bytes)
27. Re: Ceramic Coatings (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 07:34:04 -0400; AirBorn Coatings did the exhaust manifold for my TD in 1998. At the time, the price was $50 for outside only and $70 for in and outside of a cast-iron four cylinder manifold. Standard colors were bl; /html/mgs/2005-09/msg00014.html (8,021 bytes)
28. Re: exhaust manifold + emissions compliance (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 10:02:09 -0400; I confirm what Mike wrote about his car passing in CT w twin HS4s. A neighbor's 1980 passes emissions with a Weber installed and headers, but he has been visually checked for catylist. His cat is a s; /html/mgs/2005-09/msg00032.html (8,925 bytes)
29. Re: exhaust manifold + emissions compliance (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 13:58:07 -0400; I'll tell him that. But what better explanation for a 1972 and a 1979 MGB consistently failing emissions tests a few years ago, then passing them easily in the last couple of years? The '72 didn't h; /html/mgs/2005-09/msg00119.html (8,669 bytes)
30. Re: pumpkin problems? (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 15:12:11 -0400; Several of us in our club had clanks coming from the differential, so with informational assistance from Lawrie, Skip, Barney, Chicagoland MG website, Moss Motors catalogue, and others too numerous; /html/mgs/2005-09/msg00296.html (9,849 bytes)
31. Re: Overdrive wiring (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 14:12:51 -0400; There is a long, perhaps 10-12", needle-nose pliers that might be handy. Does Mrs Steve have tiny hands? Bob On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 12:57:38 -0400 "Steve Shoyer" <Steve@shoyer.com> writes:; /html/mgs/2005-09/msg00413.html (7,327 bytes)
32. Re: trying a new method (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 08:59:28 -0400; The charcoal cannister filters the air that passes into the vented valve cover, then through the engine, out the side covers and back into the carburettors, and it also traps gasoline vapors that wou; /html/mgs/2005-09/msg00447.html (8,002 bytes)
33. Re: MGB Wobbles (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 16:59:05 -0400; That much slack when you turn the entire shaft is probably wear in the thrust washers of the rear axle. It's possible that there is wear in the splines of the sliding joint, but suspect the thrust w; /html/mgs/2005-09/msg00472.html (7,484 bytes)
34. Re: homemade windblocker (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 16:54:13 -0400; Hold a piece of thread or knitting yarn about 12" long in your hand. It will show air flow better than the hand can feel it. Bob while You; /html/mgs/2005-08/msg00004.html (7,340 bytes)
35. Re: what do you think? (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 18:19:46 -0400; Well, the car is 32 years old, and all hydraulic components must be assumed to be that age unless you know for sure about their replacements. Having faced this clutch and brake question myself, I wo; /html/mgs/2005-08/msg00071.html (8,506 bytes)
36. Re: Brake Fluid Spill (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 08:46:47 -0400; Water will do a good job washing away the brake fluid residue. Regular DOT 3 and 4 fluids absorb water and, as some say, "the solution to pollution is dilutrion". Wash the area well, including under; /html/mgs/2005-08/msg00094.html (8,085 bytes)
37. Re: Clutch drag (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 08:21:10 -0400; And to add to Brian's idea, if the clutch hose is so old that it swells when the pedal is pushed down, the small amount of clutch fluid swells the hose w/o pushing the clutch cylinder the required di; /html/mgs/2005-08/msg00114.html (6,752 bytes)
38. Re: Was Speaker Location, Now Top Insallation-Long (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 13:34:32 -0400; Contact cement works fine and will hold securely until the end of time, but it's needlessly difficult to work with as there is no slip-adjustment possible. I've had good results with vinyl floor & ca; /html/mgs/2005-08/msg00158.html (6,993 bytes)
39. Re: Rear Brake Cylinder Circlip Assembly (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 16:17:58 -0400; Infinite patience and a bit of luck are called for to get that circlip into place. The only tip I can offer is to wirebrush the groove spotlessly clean before trying to fit the clip. There is a tool; /html/mgs/2005-08/msg00186.html (7,799 bytes)
40. Re: Rear Damper Question (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 16:20:19 -0400; I use a short length of clear hose on condiment squeeze bottle. Walmart and the hardware store are the sources for this useful equipment. Bob On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 16:37:15 -0700 "S. Allen" <scottalle; /html/mgs/2005-08/msg00187.html (7,050 bytes)

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