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381. Re: 94hp, 1800cc vs 1622cc engine(longish) (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 12:11:11 -0700; It would seem unlikely that there is any inherent superiority either way, as the engine design is identical. More displacement should equal more power, everything else being equal -- and in this case; /html/mgs/2002-09/msg00939.html (9,954 bytes)
382. Re: How to defeat locking steering wheel? (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 11:31:52 -0700; Heck, on my B I can remove the key with the engine running... for example, to open the glovebox. Passengers sometimes are astonished by this feature. I don't know why... -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L7614; /html/mgs/2002-09/msg00997.html (8,646 bytes)
383. Re: Spin on oil filter replacement... (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 14:08:28 -0700; Huh, I have always wondered about these blanket condemnations of Fram filters. Especially the part about drain back. Last week when I removed the Fram PH8A from my Mopar small block, where it is moun; /html/mgs/2002-09/msg00999.html (9,878 bytes)
384. Re: Short versus long water pumps (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2002 11:40:16 -0700; You said it... <g> -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA, it's the primer red one with chrome wires /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://w; /html/mgs/2002-09/msg01012.html (6,980 bytes)
385. Re: Loose Shock.... (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2002 12:07:31 -0700; Just to clarify, I believe Hans is referring to washers. Fresh lock washers and the correct torque should do the trick. -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA, it's the prime; /html/mgs/2002-09/msg01015.html (9,086 bytes)
386. Re: Grease gun extremity size (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 11:01:10 -0700; You can buy a pointed tip for the grease gun which will reach into the u-joint. It does not "lock on" to the grease nipple like a normal tip -- you have to hold it in place -- but it works. -- Max He; /html/mgs/2002-09/msg01047.html (7,356 bytes)
387. Re: Wind deflector - or whatever ya call it. (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 09:40:44 -0700; on 7/31/02 10:48 PM, mg-dennis@mindspring.com at mg-dennis@mindspring.com Oh, you're so right. I was thinking I was parked further down, so didn't zoom in on that one... Oh, that's clever. I just did; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00022.html (8,525 bytes)
388. Re: MGB shakes between 55-65 (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 11:11:04 -0700; Do you or don't you have wire wheels? that is the first question. I know that's not too likely with an '80, but some people have fitted them. If yes, I almost guarantee that's the problem. Swap 'em b; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00033.html (9,565 bytes)
389. Re: "Ice Blue" Top Fabric (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 14:10:18 -0700; I suggest consulting the "Original MGA" book... -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA, it's the primer red one with chrome wires /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/major; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00051.html (8,356 bytes)
390. Re: Polk Speakers (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2002 09:41:02 -0700; FWIW the speakers that were in my B when I bought it apparently came with factory spacers. They are plastic rings, and about 3/8-inch thick. The brand is SoundTech. So you could try asking for spacer; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00102.html (8,780 bytes)
391. Re: What's with the grease zirk on the new U-joint? (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2002 09:41:02 -0700; I thought I would point out that on a B, at least, there is a subtle cutaway on one side of the yoke to clear the zerk fitting. I think there are 3 ways to assemble it incorrectly, and one correct al; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00103.html (9,718 bytes)
392. Re: touch up paint (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2002 09:41:02 -0700; If the car has ever been resprayed (and even if it hasn't), your best bet would be to detach a small painted bit and take it to an automotive paint supplier for color matching and to get a pint mixed; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00104.html (7,569 bytes)
393. Re: need TD tire (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2002 10:10:14 -0700; You could look for Vredesteins, they still make some R-series sizes. But you are going to need a pair if you change brands, so it isn't going to be cheap any way you look at it (BTDT). -- Max Heim '6; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00106.html (7,204 bytes)
394. Re: MGB spinon filter adapters (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2002 14:10:51 -0700; Um, so you don't have to muck around with a bunch of oily washers and springs? I consider that a benefit.. then, of course, my DPO had simply skipped all the hassle and just thrown the element inside; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00188.html (10,408 bytes)
395. Re: MGB spinon filter adapters (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2002 16:10:53 -0700; That's about it <g> IME it's very easy to get the adapter in slightly crooked. There's so much slop while you're screwing in that long bolt, that often when the bolt head "seats", it's not actually i; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00202.html (10,742 bytes)
396. Re: will not start (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2002 16:10:53 -0700; Hmm, I suspect nylock nuts were the problem in the first place. On consideration, I am not sure that they have any legitimate use in automotive applications... on 8/6/02 3:25 PM, Betti Ann & Preston; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00203.html (8,887 bytes)
397. Re: will not start (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2002 17:03:22 -0700; on 8/6/02 4:49 PM, Betti Ann & Preston Smith at prsmith@ns.sympatico.ca Yeah, I can't blame you there. It "should" have worked... I didn't mean to sound harsh, but someone else was talking about usin; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00206.html (8,516 bytes)
398. Re: Grease Technique Question (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2002 10:03:42 -0700; I think what Bob meant was, grease blowing out somewhere other than the grease nipple. For example, from around the cap on the u-joint. Yes, this can happen, and it means you put in too much. But it'; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00240.html (8,236 bytes)
399. Re: Putting our cars performance into perspective (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2002 13:41:13 -0700; Hmm, I loaned a buddy my "bible" on this topic (R&T Used Car Classics), but my Golden Guide to Sports Cars, 1968 ed., shows the following (roughly in ascending order of price, in my estimation)... Au; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00257.html (11,004 bytes)
400. Re: distributor (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2002 15:32:09 -0700; Also, remember there are two attachments to consider. One is the long sideways bolt that tightens the clamp onto the distributor body. The other is the two small bolts that hold the clamping plate to; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00263.html (8,875 bytes)

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