- 221. Re: battery drain (score: 1)
- Author: neil.cairns@virgin.net
- Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 07:09:05 -0700
- I am ashamed to admit this one, but I had a car that drained its battery over a period of 5 to 6 days if not used. It did this for over 3 years. Then one day someone hit me in the off-side-rear, nece
- /html/mgs/1998-07/msg01438.html (7,464 bytes)
- 222. Re: Local LBC sightings etc (score: 1)
- Author: neil.cairns@virgin.net
- Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 07:47:43 -0700
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- /html/mgs/1998-07/msg01487.html (9,496 bytes)
- 223. Re: Smog Woes (part one) (score: 1)
- Author: neil.cairns@virgin.net
- Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 08:08:43 -0700
- WHAT!!!! Petrol at only 49p a gallon!!!! ( £1 = $1.60) No wonder the States can run such huge cars!! In the UK we pay the equivalent of £3 a gallon, ( unleaded,) which equates to $4.80........though
- /html/mgs/1998-07/msg01488.html (8,194 bytes)
- 224. Re: Smog Woes (part one) (score: 1)
- Author: neil.cairns@virgin.net
- Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 13:49:46 -0700
- The costs of running MG's in the USA seems high on spares, the prices I have seen in these pages often astounds me, ( once converted to £sd.) ( That will date me........) Whilst petrol seems fantas
- /html/mgs/1998-07/msg01493.html (10,054 bytes)
- 225. Re: Smog Woes (part one) (score: 1)
- Author: neil.cairns@virgin.net
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 07:53:33 -0700
- snip-snip-snip We know only too well over here what Rick says.......how else does one support so many on the Social Services. Those of us who pay our taxes are fools really, its time for a revolt, fo
- /html/mgs/1998-07/msg01543.html (10,573 bytes)
- 226. Post '74 MGB heads (score: 1)
- Author: neil.cairns@virgin.net
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 10:28:08 -0700
- According to the August Issue of the MGCC magazine Saftey Fast, ALL post 1974, ( ie 1975 onwards,) MGB's have unleaded cylinderheads, both for export and the UK markets. I was under the impression on
- /html/mgs/1998-07/msg01588.html (6,663 bytes)
- 227. Re: MGB Tube ?'s and window seal stuff (score: 1)
- Author: neil.cairns@virgin.net
- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 07:54:17 -0700
- Getting tyres off the rim.......... For many years, if I cannot TREAD the damned tyre off the rim, I just drive the other car over the tyre, slowly with one wheel, careful not to touch the wheel rims
- /html/mgs/1998-07/msg01597.html (9,092 bytes)
- 228. Re: Preserving NOS Parts (score: 1)
- Author: neil.cairns@virgin.net
- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 17:49:20 -0700
- John, 1) To get the steering wheel off your Magnette requires the THREE grub screws, set at 120 degrees appart, round the steering wheel hub, to be undone. They are set well into the holes, deep down
- /html/mgs/1998-07/msg01642.html (8,858 bytes)
- 229. Re: 1974 Midget Carb and Starting Follow-up (score: 1)
- Author: neil.cairns@virgin.net
- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 19:27:31 -0700
- Larry, I thought I had!! Must have missed off the 'CC' bit again. Neil PS, Do I need to wear a steel hat?
- /html/mgs/1998-07/msg01643.html (7,833 bytes)
- 230. Re: Minor madness (score: 1)
- Author: neil.cairns@virgin.net
- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 20:31:40 -0700
- For my sins I was the Morris Minor Technical Editor for the UK MMOC, 1980-88. I saw some really fearsom Minors, enough to make your eyes pop out. The biggest problem was, as always, insurance. I ran
- /html/mgs/1998-07/msg01644.html (8,041 bytes)
- 231. Re: Fram Filters 77B (score: 1)
- Author: neil.cairns@virgin.net
- Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 07:54:57 -0700
- I missed the Fram filter thread as well, but if any Midget 1500 listers are reading this, your engine is based on that from the TRIUMPH HERALD of the 1950's. This engine developed a bad name for earl
- /html/mgs/1998-07/msg01651.html (8,120 bytes)
- 232. Re: Mineral Blue PPG Paint Code Needed! (score: 1)
- Author: neil.cairns@virgin.net
- Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 08:01:25 -0700
- My BMC paint list gives the following BMC codes.... Mineral Blue BU9 Florentine Blue BU7 Dominican Blue BU50 Trafalgar Blue BU37 Iris Blue BU12 Clipper Blue BU14 Smoke Grey BU15 Someone may have a cr
- /html/mgs/1998-07/msg01652.html (7,471 bytes)
- 233. Re: Steering wheel/ Preserving NOS Parts (score: 1)
- Author: neil.cairns@virgin.net
- Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 08:13:53 -0700
- Dear John, The steering wheel for the pre-Oct 1960 cars was part number 1H6044, that used after was 11H133. The olny difference was the boss was cast as one on the later wheel, the early one was tow
- /html/mgs/1998-07/msg01653.html (8,003 bytes)
- 234. Re: TFS Delivery failure: Re: Fram Filters 77B (score: 1)
- Author: neil.cairns@virgin.net
- Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 08:17:54 -0700
- ?????????????????? What on earth does this message mean??????? Neil.
- /html/mgs/1998-07/msg01654.html (6,841 bytes)
- 235. MG Metro? (score: 1)
- Author: neil.cairns@virgin.net
- Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 11:15:26 -0700
- Do any listers run the Metro, Montego, or Maestro FWD MG's. I have not seen anything on them. Yes, I know they will be UK members. If you do, I have just spent a moring changing the inner drive shaft
- /html/mgs/1998-07/msg01660.html (6,804 bytes)
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