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21. Re: Someone Buy This Guy a Torque Wrench! (score: 1): Author: Matt Pringle <pringlmm@mcmaster.ca>; Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 08:15:11 -0400; I have both 3/8" drive (0-450 in*lbs) and 1/2" drive (0-150 ft*lbs) "click" style torque wrenches. The only problem I've ever had is when I tried to use the larger wrench at the low end of the scale,; /html/mgs/1999-09/msg01164.html (10,798 bytes)
22. Re: MGB pan removeal (score: 1): Author: Matt Pringle <pringlmm@mcmaster.ca>; Date: Tue, 03 Aug 1999 10:48:07 -0400; Sears (or Canadian tire up here) should have one of these and it will probably cost a third of what Snap-On will charge. Guaranteed for life too.; /html/mgs/1999-08/msg00108.html (7,292 bytes)
23. Re: spark plugs (score: 1): Author: Matt Pringle <pringlmm@mcmaster.ca>; Date: Wed, 04 Aug 1999 09:38:25 -0400; Ummm, I think I have to disagree here. I've heard this pseudo-theory more times than I care to remember. No where in electrical theory (or practice) does electricity seek the path of least resistance; /html/mgs/1999-08/msg00168.html (7,820 bytes)
24. Re: Reliability (score: 1): Author: Matt Pringle <pringlmm@mcmaster.ca>; Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 15:00:06 -0400; Hmm reliable... any thing from the land of the rising sun. Personality....hmmmm how does a 240hp, DOHC 2000cc 8900 redline 11:1 4 cylinder with a 6-speed, driving a 2800lb roadster with independent s; /html/mgs/1999-08/msg01148.html (8,199 bytes)
25. Re: drilling exhaust manifold (score: 1): Author: Matt Pringle <pringlmm@mcmaster.ca>; Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 08:20:10 -0400; Drill a pilot hole the same (or slightly larger) than the diamter of the final dril bit that is not fluted. If your final bit is large, this may take a couple of passes with different bits, each empl; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00180.html (7,633 bytes)
26. Hypothetical question (score: 1): Author: Matt Pringle <pringlmm@mcmaster.ca>; Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 14:19:44 -0400; Hi there, I was just thinking about the state of new car design and construction (and the excesses of such) and was pondering this questions. 1) What would be the technical challenges of building bra; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00269.html (7,709 bytes)
27. Re: Hypothetical question (score: 1): Author: Matt Pringle <pringlmm@mcmaster.ca>; Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 09:15:40 -0400; Thanks for all the input on my hypothetical question. I think that my point was slightly missed though in that many of you complained that you'd have to make an MGA with all of today's ammenities. Is; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00317.html (9,642 bytes)
28. Re: Hypothetical question (score: 1): Author: Matt Pringle <pringlmm@mcmaster.ca>; Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 13:40:09 -0400; Exactly my point! And wouldn't the elimination of all of these ammenities allow the car (or something of the same vein) to be built and sold for a reasonable amount of money? I would think that if yo; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00368.html (10,611 bytes)
29. Alternator vs. generator (score: 1): Author: Matt Pringle <pringlmm@mcmaster.ca>; Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 12:34:45 -0400; Sorry for this dumb question but what's the difference between an alternator and a generator and why is the former used nowadays instead of the later? Matt; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00662.html (6,591 bytes)
30. Re: Silly Question (Front Springs) (score: 1): Author: Matt Pringle <pringlmm@mcmaster.ca>; Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 12:21:59 -0400; Feel free to express your horror at my suggestion but wouldn't it be possible to stretch the springs to the "correct" free height? The winding process yields the steel so I wouldn't think (at first g; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00781.html (8,179 bytes)
31. Car-O-Scope (score: 1): Author: Matt Pringle <pringlmm@mcmaster.ca>; Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 08:03:38 -0400; I like my compatible cars much better, especially the second one: 1. Volvo 854 2. MG Midget 3. Mercedes Benz E Class 4. Land Rover Range Rover 5. Ford Granada Not quite sure about that Granada though; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01215.html (7,589 bytes)
32. Re: Stump the experts: MG not level (score: 1): Author: Matt Pringle <pringlmm@mcmaster.ca>; Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 13:15:53 -0400; This sounds dangerous as hell doesn't it? I mean talk about an asymectric suspension setup. Matt; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01255.html (9,277 bytes)
33. Re: car-o-scope (score: 1): Author: Matt Pringle <pringlmm@mcmaster.ca>; Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 15:50:04 -0400; If I see any more Car-o-scope e-mails I'm gonna freak! :) I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that the recommendations are based on the surveys received thus far which may be small and hence t; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01321.html (9,361 bytes)
34. Re: V8 Musings Expense & alternatives (score: 1): Author: Matt Pringle <pringlmm@mcmaster.ca>; Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 15:30:02 -0400; Anybody thought about the Yamaha 3.4l V-8 that Ford put in the Taurus SHO? I think it was about 225 bhp and 225 lb*ft. Don't know what the redline is but given Yamaha's propensity for motorcycle engi; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01384.html (7,040 bytes)
35. Re: Vinyl care (score: 1): Author: Matt Pringle <pringlmm@mcmaster.ca>; Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 08:03:33 -0400; Pledge is silicone based.; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01545.html (7,376 bytes)
36. Re: Dremel Wheel (score: 1): Author: Matt Pringle <pringlmm@mcmaster.ca>; Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 08:07:03 -0400; Forget those ones, through them out, you're just as likely to put out an eye as actually grind anything. Get the fibreglass reinfoced ones. They come in packs of five, they're black and last forever.; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01603.html (7,641 bytes)
37. Would I be in over my head? (score: 1): Author: Matt Pringle <pringlmm@mcmaster.ca>; Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 11:32:36 -0400; Hi there, I'm still looking for my very first LBC and I'm in a bit of a jam. I've got some cash stashed away for just such a purchase and was thinking of getting a 68-72 MGB that ran, had a good body; /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00460.html (7,591 bytes)
38. Re: Would I be in over my head? (score: 1): Author: Matt Pringle <pringlmm@mcmaster.ca>; Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 10:40:39 -0400; Thanks for all the input. I'm going to look at it tommorrow and I'll have my Moss catalogue in hand to keep a running tab on costs (I'll probably double my estimate). I'll keep you posted on my progr; /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00508.html (6,656 bytes)
39. Lifting Body from MGA (score: 1): Author: Matt Pringle <pringlmm@mcmaster.ca>; Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 15:03:16 -0400; Hi there, More random questions, trying to get insight into whether a restoration MGA is for me. What's involved with lifting the body shell. Presumably one removes all of the interior and any periph; /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00523.html (6,640 bytes)
40. Quest for an A (score: 1): Author: Matt Pringle <pringlmm@mcmaster.ca>; Date: Sun, 13 Jun 1999 09:09:52 -0400; Hi there, Well, I went to take a look at a restoration project A yesterday. He wants $4000 CDN. Here's the scoop: Plastic front left fender, plastic doors, plastic tailight plinth. Everything below 6; /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00595.html (7,245 bytes)

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