- 361. Re: Front plate mounting (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
- Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 10:29:43 -0400
- That's another reason that few front licence plate brackets are seen under rubber bumpers. I remember doing that when I had a '75. The good part of having the plate hanging there is that it's an earl
- /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00713.html (7,658 bytes)
- 362. Re: Dual Circuit brake system for drum brake A (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
- Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 10:18:12 -0400
- Your thoughts about maintenance are good, yet even one who considers himself reasonably careful can get caught up with hidden problems. Example--two weeks ago a rear brake line on my truck rusted ou
- /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00714.html (9,303 bytes)
- 363. Re: Brake Master Cylinder (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
- Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 10:38:20 -0400
- It's said that the MC can be changed with the mounting bracket in place, but I have never been able to do it. But good news is that you can leave the clutch MC connected to the bracket as there is en
- /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00717.html (8,629 bytes)
- 364. Re: Cops vs.LBCs - significantly off topic (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 18:18:51 -0400
- I understand barely a word of the 'alpha trim mean' numbers. To this liberal-arts type it suggests alpha(male) who has trimmed off some weight and is ornery because of it. But I digress..... "Visual
- /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00800.html (8,567 bytes)
- 365. Re: Optimal temperature, radiator cap, etc. (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 16:20:20 -0400
- I had a Saab with the window shade at the radiator also. Volvos at that time had them, as did some of the diesel Mercedes. Perhaps it was a cold-country thing. It's not just small engines that get c
- /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00917.html (9,523 bytes)
- 366. Re: Driving Philosophies (Long) (Was: Re: Cops vs.LBCs) (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
- Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 11:56:19 -0400
- Do you remember when there were only two colors and the lights were set up to use only two bulbs inside the fixture, with an amber bulb hung underneath? It was simple enough, but red/green colorblind
- /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00964.html (10,060 bytes)
- 367. Re: Question about "Redline" could be off topic / Antifreeze (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
- Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 11:10:44 -0400
- Are we sure about the "old" values? I checked my circa 1974 Prestone hydrometer and found this: "(-34F) 50% concentration recommended (-37C)" written beside the calibrations. A gallon of Zerex bought
- /html/mgs/2002-08/msg01093.html (9,521 bytes)
- 368. Re: Bad Brakes (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
- Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 20:27:06 -0400
- The rear brakes must be adjusted right in order to get the brakes to bleed out satisfactorily. Why this should be more important in MGB than in other cars I can't say, but spend the time to adjust t
- /html/mgs/2002-08/msg01306.html (10,000 bytes)
- 369. Re: British Car Week - Final SW CT Chapter (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
- Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 07:35:22 -0400
- Most of the other LBCs were at the CT MG Club show in Waterford. 300+ cars were on the field, ranging in size from Hooper-coached Rolls Royce to Morgan trike. MGs, TRs, A-Hs, Lotus, Jensen, Jaguar, L
- /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00037.html (7,546 bytes)
- 370. Re: Help! Fuel Pump problems (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
- Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 07:38:26 -0400
- Only when I saw Paul's reply did I notice that this isn't an SU pump you are having troubles with. Sorry-haven't a clue about the Delco. SUs are reliable to about 70,ooo miles. Then you buy a new on
- /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00038.html (7,336 bytes)
- 371. Re: radiator mystery (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
- Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 10:05:48 -0400
- Try testing the thermostat. Hang it and a kitchen thermometer in a pan of water on the kitchen stove and heat. You should be able to see it open at 165. If it doesn't begin to open then, toss it and
- /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00070.html (9,247 bytes)
- 372. Re: Source for Antique TX Plates (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 10:01:24 -0400
- I recall that there was an advert in Hemmings some time ago (I'm not a regular reader) by a company that restores old and makes repro plates. Take a look in a current issue. Perhaps they could make
- /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00095.html (7,627 bytes)
- 373. Re: radiator mystery (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 16:38:12 -0400
- My experience with my '72 MGB-GT is similar to Bob Donahue's. Fitted with a 195F thermostat, the gauge will not reach N with ambient temps below 50F unless part of the radiator is blocked. When the
- /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00120.html (10,110 bytes)
- 374. Re: radiator mystery (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 08:44:39 -0400
- It started out as an effort to increase heat to the heater, a wintertime adaptation. The first cold morning revealed that the 195 stat was insufficient to bring much heat to the heater, which lead to
- /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00144.html (10,768 bytes)
- 375. Re: Door touching body (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
- Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2002 16:38:45 -0400
- Is the rubber buffer pad (Moss # 282-895) in place in each door hinge? That is what limits the opening swing of the door. In a recent Moss catalogue, I see that it is noted as NA, but it is the sort
- /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00203.html (7,039 bytes)
- 376. Re: Transmission Oil Dipstick and Updates (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
- Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2002 10:35:11 -0400
- The transmission dipstick and filler hole is on the right side of the tunnel, under the carpet, just behind the heater box. Peel back the carpet and you will find a rubber plug. Remove that and reac
- /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00228.html (8,325 bytes)
- 377. Re: Repair Gloves (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 07:34:49 -0400
- I tried Stanley ( stanley tools) gloves. They aren't worth the price of the box they come in. Next was an un-branded latex medical examination glove. These worked OK. Though they eventually dissolve
- /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00279.html (7,779 bytes)
- 378. Re: Internal Engine Stamped Numbers...what are they? (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
- Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 07:57:50 -0400
- Yes, it's right, at least in the TD production time. There are a couple of pages in the WS manual devoted to this subject of bore size and piston size variations from spec. Bob On Mon, 10 Jun 2002 17
- /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00337.html (9,697 bytes)
- 379. Re: Dizzy Cap condensation (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 12:36:13 -0400
- If it is just condensation, it's a nuisance but not indicative of anything wrong with the engine. If the engine is cold while the air is humid and the temperature is rising rapidly, the engine can b
- /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00386.html (9,304 bytes)
- 380. Re: Clutch Problems/Manifold ???? (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 08:58:53 -0400
- Check with John Esposito, Quantum Engineering, for an OD clutch. Last time I was there, he had several in stock. He has them relined for use in his shop and may be willing to sell one. Norm Sipple,
- /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00421.html (8,006 bytes)
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