- 1. re:Thanks, Advance, tire changes, jacks (score: 1)
- Author: phil sims <phil@wilsongriak.com>
- Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 11:02:05 -0600
- Hey Bill et al: If you wanted to have the distributor re-curved what specs would you give the shop? Similar question for carb needles... i.e. there is much talk about swaping richer/leaner needles.
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00022.html (8,377 bytes)
- 2. Compression ratio (score: 1)
- Author: phil sims <phil@wilsongriak.com>
- Date: Wed, 2 Jul 1997 09:32:53 -0600
- OK, Is it this simple? Is the correct way to determine compression ratio to simply divide your measured compression (in my case 140lbs each) by 14.7(standard ambient air pressure)? Or is there more b
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00079.html (6,549 bytes)
- 3. Brake bias (score: 1)
- Author: phil sims <phil@wilsongriak.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 08:40:14 -0600
- This morning,a beautiful warm one at that, while approaching a nearly empty intersection, the only other car around (some early 80,s Chrysler gargantu-wagon) decided to lock-up all fours in front of
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00974.html (7,653 bytes)
- 4. re: Front wheel shake (score: 1)
- Author: phil sims <phil@wilsongriak.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 09:27:59 -0600
- My 60 MGA has a similar symptom and has had the same careful front end rebuild.I recently diagnosed a small amount of play within the streering rack itself.The resposes I got after posting this cond
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01226.html (8,853 bytes)
- 5. RE: MGA Questions (score: 1)
- Author: phil sims <phil@wilsongriak.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 13:36:43 -0600
- Tom: reagarding your rear brake questions...no, the hole in the banjo bolt doesn't need to face any particular direction. But that "snap"...I would remove the new bolts and check their conditon. If
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01241.html (9,604 bytes)
- 6. RE: MGA Questions (score: 1)
- Author: phil sims <phil@wilsongriak.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 10:49:26 -0600
- Tom: reagarding your rear brake questions...no, the hole in the banjo bolt doesn't need to face any particular direction. But that "snap"...I would remove the new bolts and check their conditon. If
- /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01272.html (9,620 bytes)
- 7. Physics Types (score: 1)
- Author: phil sims <phil@wilsongriak.com>
- Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 10:13:56 -0600
- John, 1 foot pound=1.3558 Newton Meter conversely, 1 Newton-Meter = .74 foot pounds Happy Torquing Phil Sims Wilson-Griak,Inc. (612)377-7900 phil@wilsongriak.com
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg00547.html (8,249 bytes)
- 8. MGA steering rack (score: 1)
- Author: phil sims <phil@wilsongriak.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 May 1997 09:51:32 -0500
- Finishing up on "Spring cleaning" of my 60MGA. I happend to look at my wheels leaning against the garage wall and noticed one exhibited somewhat more wear than the other three. These are Dunlop SP4's
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg00709.html (7,339 bytes)
- 9. RE: clearcoat paint? (score: 1)
- Author: phil sims <phil@wilsongriak.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 11:09:28 -0500
- Larry et. al. Didn't mean to be cryptic about my respirator setup, but it was a little odd. Basically I adapted my SCUBA system (no, I didn't wear the tank on my back). The low pressure hose running
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg01167.html (11,593 bytes)
- 10. A frame (score: 1)
- Author: phil sims <phil@wilsongriak.com>
- Date: Thu, 22 May 1997 08:56:32 -0500
- Hey MIKE; I can't answer the question of how to treat the inside of your frame, although it is a good one (rust never sleeps). When I did my A I had the frame sandblasted and I repainted with self-e
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg01220.html (7,899 bytes)
- 11. RE: MGA question (score: 1)
- Author: phil sims <phil@wilsongriak.com>
- Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 13:43:15 -0600
- Like many of the faithful I have a "Memory by Lucas"... I do seem to recall when my 60 MGA bodyshell was stripped to bare metal seeing the weld in question. May have something to do with the extra d
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg01632.html (7,781 bytes)
- 12. wanderlust (score: 1)
- Author: phil@wilsongriak.com (Phil Sims)
- Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 11:58:05 -0600
- Hi all! I have been a subscriber to the list for a few months now but (gulp) this is my first posting. I spent the last 3 winters doing a frame-off restoration of a 60 MGA. Looks great, runs great, b
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00636.html (6,720 bytes)
- 13. wanderlust (score: 1)
- Author: phil@wilsongriak.com (Phil Sims)
- Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 15:25:14 -0600
- Wow!... you guys are fast!!! (safely, of course) Thank youto Messers Gibbons, Reichle and Ernest for presenting the same diagnosis. Chances are you guys saved me a heap of time. Again, Thanks. Phil S
- /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00644.html (6,459 bytes)
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