- 21. 67B sold (score: 1)
- Author: "Monte/Jane Morris" <montejane@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:15:15 -0600
- Saturday we sold our 67 to someone from Detroit. We were sad to see it go, but it needed a good owner that drove it and didn't just let it sit in the garage. Instead of using Ebay, I did as several o
- /html/mgs/2007-02/msg00048.html (6,605 bytes)
- 22. Radiator (score: 1)
- Author: "Monte/Jane Morris" <montejane@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:21:39 -0600
- I have a small leak in the radiator and the car has always tended to be on the warm side while sitting at stop lights during hot Missouri summer days. I see a new radiator is $200 from Moss, but it s
- /html/mgs/2007-02/msg00050.html (6,835 bytes)
- 23. Re: Air filter (score: 1)
- Author: "Monte/Jane Morris" <montejane@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:25:09 -0600
- I misread. I have the round (pancake?) filters on page A26 of Moss. -- Monte and Jane Morris 1979 MGB, Carmine, Duel HIF's http://picasaweb.google.com/montejane/MGS/photo#5001948439113957394
- /html/mgs/2007-02/msg00051.html (8,423 bytes)
- 24. OFF TOPIC-software question (score: 1)
- Author: "Monte/Jane Morris" <montejane@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:10:54 -0600
- We have always used Corel Word Perfect as a word processor at home since that is what we had at school. We want to switch to Word since we seem to get a lot of things that we can't open without it. O
- /html/mgs/2007-02/msg00067.html (7,294 bytes)
- 25. Re: Radiator (score: 1)
- Author: "Monte/Jane Morris" <montejane@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:02:50 -0600
- Thanks to those that replied. I'll probably just take it to a reliable radiator shop and let them do their magic. Paul pointed out something that is worth repeating. On all of three of the MG's I've
- /html/mgs/2007-02/msg00081.html (8,727 bytes)
- 26. Re: Victoria British Euro Crystal Clear Headlights (score: 1)
- Author: "Monte/Jane Morris" <montejane@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:57:12 -0600
- It made me realize how long I'd been driving BLIND with the old ones:) Monte -- Monte and Jane Morris 1979 MGB, Carmine, Duel HIF's http://picasaweb.google.com/montejane/MGS/photo#500194843911395739
- /html/mgs/2007-02/msg00095.html (7,614 bytes)
- 27. Re: [MGS] Vacuum advance on 71 MGB (score: 1)
- Author: "Monte/Jane Morris" <montejane@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:22:56 -0500
- Bob and Paul, Thanks for your explanation of distributor advance. I now know what I didn't know:). Monte -- Monte and Jane Morris 1979 MGB, Carmine, Duel HIF's http://picasaweb.google.com/montejane/M
- /html/mgs/2007-04/msg00005.html (6,613 bytes)
- 28. Re: [MGS] Shipwright's disease (score: 1)
- Author: "Monte/Jane Morris" <montejane@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 12:17:40 -0700
- OK, I'll bite. I've never heard the term "shipwright's disease" before. I assume this is a nautical term used to describe fixing boat "rot" and continually finding more rot? Monte
- /html/mgs/2007-05/msg00042.html (7,022 bytes)
- 29. Re: [Mgs] front axle grease cups (score: 1)
- Author: "Monte/Jane Morris" <montejane@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 16:39:58 -0700
- the rod that treads into the socket on a floor lamp worked on mine. _______________________________________________ Edit your replies Mgs@autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/mgs
- /html/mgs/2007-07/msg00005.html (7,057 bytes)
- 30. Re: [Mgs] Steering gaiter (score: 1)
- Author: "Monte/Jane Morris" <montejane@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 17:01:09 -0700
- I've taken off the damper cover and put the oil in there. Done it several times successfully without "blowout" on a 79B. Pretty simple, and evidently you don't have to jack up either side. Monte ____
- /html/mgs/2007-09/msg00093.html (7,823 bytes)
- 31. Re: [Mgs] Steering gaiter (score: 1)
- Author: "Monte/Jane Morris" <montejane@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2007 18:28:18 -0700
- Hi Barrie, Yes. After jacking up the front end, I take out all the "guts" below the damper cover and just pour the oil in while moving the rack back and forth. Monte _________________________________
- /html/mgs/2007-09/msg00106.html (9,115 bytes)
- 32. Re: [Mgs] Replacing the solenoid on a '77 (score: 1)
- Author: "Monte/Jane Morris" <montejane@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 20:42:02 -0700
- Hi Scott, Yes, there should be a "rubber" cover over the starter to prevent oil from dripping on it. My 79B has one still on it. It is somewhat stubborn to get it off before servicing the starter/sol
- /html/mgs/2007-09/msg00158.html (9,169 bytes)
- 33. Re: [Mgs] Rebuilding a brake caliper (score: 1)
- Author: "Monte/Jane Morris" <montejane@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:22:26 -0700
- I've rebuilt the calipers on my 79B; I should say I've installed new pistons and seals. I did NOT break the caliper apart as I read that this was something an amateur like myself should not undertak
- /html/mgs/2007-09/msg00181.html (9,869 bytes)
- 34. Re: [Mgs] vibration (score: 1)
- Author: "Monte/Jane Morris" <montejane@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2007 20:21:24 -0700
- _______________________________________________ Edit your replies Mgs@autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/mgs
- /html/mgs/2007-10/msg00060.html (7,991 bytes)
- 35. Re: [Mgs] anemic running B (score: 1)
- Author: "Monte/Jane Morris" <montejane@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 20:34:06 -0600
- I had this happen at highway speeds several days after I'd converted to oval foam air filters on my HIF's. When I removed a filter, a bolt that holds the alloy back plate adaptor (and the gasket) in
- /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00065.html (10,179 bytes)
- 36. [Mgs] steering damper (score: 1)
- Author: "Monte/Jane Morris" <montejane@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 09:38:44 -0600
- Hi all. After 7 months traveling in our RV, we're back home in Missouri. The MG is just dying to get back on the road, but I have one issue that needs resolved (besides a dead battery). The rack oil
- /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00088.html (7,388 bytes)
- 37. Re: [Mgs] Old Gas (score: 1)
- Author: "Monte/Jane Morris" <montejane@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:57:28 -0600
- Two stories about this topic from Missouri. First, I just started and drove my 79B after it had sat idle for over 7 months. The tank was half full; it did smoke some for a few minutes when I first st
- /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00124.html (10,341 bytes)
- 38. [Mgs] rack question (score: 1)
- Author: "Monte/Jane Morris" <montejane@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:09:11 -0600
- This afternoon I found that my 79B was leaking oil from the bottom cover of my steering damper. I removed the lower cover plate and started draining the oil so I could clean everything up before usin
- /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00125.html (6,557 bytes)
- 39. Re: [Mgs] Classic Car Insurance? (score: 1)
- Author: "Monte/Jane Morris" <montejane@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 17:13:59 -0600
- I pay $116/year on State Farm for a stated $8000 value on our 79B. This is for antique/classic car insurance that I had to ask about; they did not volunteer it. They know I drive it much more than th
- /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00237.html (9,258 bytes)
- 40. Re: [Mgs] Raising motor to change mounts (score: 1)
- Author: "Monte/Jane Morris" <montejane@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 17:37:57 -0600
- I did the the ZS to HIF conversion myself 3-4 years ago (and don't consider myself a mechanic:). I also replaced the motor mounts at the same time as the above. If memory serves me, to get to the nu
- /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00238.html (11,094 bytes)
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