- 1. Re: Rubber Bumper B (score: 1)
- Author: mw jordan <mw_jordan@mindspring.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 20:50:57 -0500
- I can beat that - in the mid - 60's, I had a 1960 MGA Roadster and frequently transported me and 5 riders. I required that 4 of the 5 be females. Always a very, very good trip. M. W. Jordan, Jr. 1960
- /html/mgs/2003-03/msg00393.html (9,081 bytes)
- 2. Muffling Air Compressor (score: 1)
- Author: "M. W. Jordan, Jr." <mw_jordan@mindspring.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 09:13:51 -0500
- The thread on garages got me back to work on installing an air compressor for my shop that has been disconnected since a move to a new house late last year. I got it wired up with no problem (there w
- /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00814.html (7,938 bytes)
- 3. Re: DeLorean Info. (score: 1)
- Author: "M. W. Jordan, Jr." <mw_jordan@mindspring.com>
- Date: Sun, 01 Aug 1999 21:54:43 -0400
- Parker, don't let these guys get to you. My first car was a MGA 1600, 1960 vintage. Of course that was in 1965 so there is a little time warp involved. But I got mine the same way, construction, mowi
- /html/mgs/1999-08/msg00035.html (13,696 bytes)
- 4. Re: DeLorean Info. (score: 1)
- Author: "M. W. Jordan, Jr." <mw_jordan@mindspring.com>
- Date: Mon, 02 Aug 1999 18:37:21 -0400
- Ahh, but you see thats just the problem. If I had "only" kept the '59 Impala, I might also have kept the '70 BMW 1600, the '69 Olds Cutlass Supreme, the '64 (I think) TR4A, the '80 MGB LE, the '72 Da
- /html/mgs/1999-08/msg00079.html (8,260 bytes)
- 5. Re: Noise from engine compartment (score: 1)
- Author: "M. W. Jordan, Jr." <mw_jordan@mindspring.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 23:47:52 -0400
- Real long shot here, but it happened. On my 60 MGA I had a spinning, grating, clanging noise I couldn't diagnose as starter related, gear box related or anything else. Turned out to be the dust cap o
- /html/mgs/1999-04/msg01335.html (10,632 bytes)
- 6. Re: Cleaning Gas Tanks (score: 1)
- Author: "M. W. Jordan, Jr" <mw_jordan@mindspring.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 17:21:37 -0400
- I probably will win the scorn of the list for my approach, but I bought a gallon of a product used to clean driveways and such that is acid based a couple of weeks ago and used it to clean my Tr**ph
- /html/mgs/1999-04/msg01453.html (8,714 bytes)
- 7. Re: Cleaning Gas Tanks (score: 1)
- Author: "M. W. Jordan, Jr." <mw_jordan@mindspring.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 22:00:40 -0400
- Ah, the flames are heating up, I can almost feel them. Don't know the name of the product. I was looking for a gallon of Muractic (sp?) acid which I have used frequently in past for gas tank cleaning
- /html/mgs/1999-04/msg01482.html (9,306 bytes)
- 8. Re: Cleaning Gas Tanks (score: 1)
- Author: "M. W. Jordan, Jr." <mw_jordan@mindspring.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 23:54:00 -0400
- What did I coat the inside of the tank with? What was it coated with originally? I don't think the tanks had any sort of coating when they were new, so I sprayed the inside of mine with WD40 to absor
- /html/mgs/1999-04/msg01495.html (8,299 bytes)
- 9. Re: Now tow vehicles. (score: 1)
- Author: "M. W. Jordan, Jr." <mw_jordan@mindspring.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 19:02:01 -0400
- Only a little bit off topic, but then there is the vintage motorcycle racer from Ohio that arrived at AHRMA races all over the country towing his race bike (a 450 Honda, as I recall) on a trailer beh
- /html/mgs/1999-04/msg01810.html (8,999 bytes)
- 10. British Car Supplier in Birmingham, Alabama (score: 1)
- Author: "M. W. Jordan, Jr." <mw_jordan@mindspring.com>
- Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 22:36:47 -0500
- I recall some mention either on the list or in one of the MGA or MGB magazines about an individual or business in Birmingham, Alabama that had an impressive supply of british car parts, used, and in
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg00285.html (6,836 bytes)
- 11. Re: More master cylinder woes (score: 1)
- Author: "M. W. Jordan, Jr." <mw_jordan@mindspring.com>
- Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 23:16:55 -0500
- Ray, did you check the pedal adjustment at the MC to ensure it was not too There needs to be some free play at the MC to guard against expansion on account of heat. Good luck. M. W. Jordan, Jr. Marie
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg00807.html (8,479 bytes)
- 12. MGA 1600 rings no more -- its healed (score: 1)
- Author: "M. W. Jordan, Jr." <mw_jordan@mindspring.com>
- Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 23:46:48 -0500
- Evening Listers Earlier this winter, I posted an appeal for assistance in fixing what sounded like a ringing from the engine of my 1960 MGA 1600. The engine had been rebuilt, as had the gearbox, but
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg00987.html (8,545 bytes)
- 13. Battery ground on MGA 1600 (score: 1)
- Author: "M. W. Jordan, Jr." <mw_jordan@mindspring.com>
- Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 18:27:15 -0500
- I was fooling around with the 1960 MGA this afternoon, and decided to replace a worn and partially disconnected battery ground strap. One end was attached to the frame next to the muffler/tailpipe mo
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg01104.html (7,290 bytes)
- 14. Re: THE GREAT "GAS OUT" (score: 1)
- Author: "M. W. Jordan, Jr." <mw_jordan@mindspring.com>
- Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 00:14:40 -0500
- Yeah gas in Georgia is not quite the same as CA. Had to pay $0.85 this afternoon for regular unleaded. On the other hand, deisel was $0.99 per gal, so maybe it evens out. <big grin>
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg01846.html (7,980 bytes)
- 15. Re: Gas Guage (score: 1)
- Author: "M. W. Jordan, Jr." <mw_jordan@mindspring.com>
- Date: Sun, 07 Feb 1999 22:20:45 -0500
- sounds like a clear case of corrosion some where between the sending unit and the gauge, or a poor ground to the tank good luck M. W. Jordan, Jr. Marietta, Ga
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg00368.html (7,344 bytes)
- 16. Re: Antique License Plates (score: 1)
- Author: "M. W. Jordan, Jr." <mw_jordan@mindspring.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 11:51:00 -0500
- The writer did not indicate where he was living, so I am sure there are state to state varaitions on what the "classic tag" means. I do know Mississippi had a classic tag available for $25 life time
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg00775.html (9,192 bytes)
- 17. MGA 1600 Top Question (score: 1)
- Author: "M. W. Jordan, Jr." <mw_jordan@mindspring.com>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 21:37:14 -0500
- Good evening I finally got the top in place on my 1960 MGA 1600 yesterday evening. The top had been off for several months, and as the weather turned cold, didn't want to stretch enough to fit. I fin
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg00830.html (7,292 bytes)
- 18. 1960 MGA ringing from the motor/transmission (score: 1)
- Author: "M. W. Jordan, Jr." <mw_jordan@mindspring.com>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 21:50:08 -0500
- Evening Listers, Well I thought I had the ringing sound that seemed to be coming from the gearbox this summer licked. The gearbox needed attention anyway, what with ring syncs gone and some rough shi
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg01543.html (9,104 bytes)
- 19. MGB sighting (score: 1)
- Author: "M. W. Jordan, Jr." <mw_jordan@mindspring.com>
- Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 18:20:34 -0500
- Good evening, Listers Traveling along US Highway 78 through Mississippi yesterday, I saw a yellow/orange MGB on a trailer heading west toward Holly Springs, MS. Looked it was a candidate for restorat
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg01173.html (6,681 bytes)
- 20. MGA 1600 Parts needed (score: 1)
- Author: "M. W. Jordan, Jr." <mw_jordan@mindspring.com>
- Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 19:36:23 -0400
- Good evening listers I am looking for a few parts to finish up a 1960 MGA I got about 5 months ago. I would appreciate you looking in your parts bins to see if you have a spare and could help me out.
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00503.html (7,061 bytes)
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