- 41. Re: Seat Belts (score: 1)
- Author: "Jerry Causey" <reecau@whidbey.com>
- Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 22:03:27 +0800
- Curiously enough, I was just last night lusting after the Panhard rod shown at http://www.mgbmga.com/tech/index.html British Automotive has a lot of useful tech facts, and some very tempting MG parts
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg01018.html (8,459 bytes)
- 42. Rear End Twitches (score: 1)
- Author: "Jerry Causey" <reecau@whidbey.com>
- Date: Sun, 29 Jun 1997 11:34:25 +0800
- I rebuilt the rear leaf springs on my '67 MGB GT a couple of years ago, and in the process, modified the rear geometry, a la Fred Puhn (How to Make Your Car Handle). They are de-arched, with extended
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg01589.html (7,138 bytes)
- 43. Re: Idle oil pressure suddenly drops to 15 psi (score: 1)
- Author: "Jerry Causey" <reecau@whidbey.com>
- Date: Sun, 29 Jun 1997 18:43:26 +0800
- I'm not sure where you live, but it may be due to the onset of warm weather. You should be running 20W-50 oil, such as Castrol GTX, unless the temperature is still at the freezing level in your neigh
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg01600.html (7,698 bytes)
- 44. Re: From: "Jerry Causey" <reecau@whidbey.com> (score: 1)
- Author: "Jerry Causey" <reecau@whidbey.com>
- Date: Thu, 1 May 1997 20:38:02 +0800
- Murray: I have an adjustable front suspension fitted to my '67 GT with stock springs and sway bar. I'm running 195/60 HR 14 street radials on 5.5 x 15 alloy wheels at 32 PSI all around. My front sus
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg00062.html (7,607 bytes)
- 45. Re: Bushings (score: 1)
- Author: "Jerry Causey" <reecau@whidbey.com>
- Date: Sat, 17 May 1997 09:19:54 +0800
- Could be either!! A couple of years ago, Mark Sayer, who owns Performance Engineering (formerly a Brit Car race shop, but now mostly Nisson Z cars and 510s) wrote an article for Grassroots Motorspor
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg00937.html (9,666 bytes)
- 46. RE: MG Songs and now books. (score: 1)
- Author: "Jerry Causey" <reecau@whidbey.com>
- Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 21:03:14 +0800
- <SNIP> Daniel: That sounds very much like a juvenile fiction book titled "The Red Car" which I read a decade earlier in junior high school. I'm not sure if that was what launched my interest in LBCs
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg01145.html (7,789 bytes)
- 47. Re: Looking for salvage yard (score: 1)
- Author: "Jerry Causey" <reecau@whidbey.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 22:01:39 +0800
- I've been gone for several years (thank God), but when I lived in LA, there were a couple of very inexpensive yards in the North San Fernando Valley. The only one I remember by name was called U-Pick
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg01207.html (7,976 bytes)
- 48. Re: Locking up the engine (score: 1)
- Author: "Jerry Causey" <reecau@whidbey.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 22:01:39 +0800
- When I removed the crank pulley from my MGB, I just put a short piece of pipe over the handle of my breaker bar, so the end rested on the garage floor. Then I jumped into the car and cranked the eng
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg01208.html (7,817 bytes)
- 49. Re: timing (score: 1)
- Author: "Jerry Causey" <reecau@whidbey.com>
- Date: Thu, 22 May 1997 21:43:13 +0800
- You could just set it by ear. Start at your current setting. I think your distributor has a little dial which allows you to advance/retard the timing without resetting the ignition points. Be sure i
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg01300.html (7,907 bytes)
- 50. RE: Clutch malady (score: 1)
- Author: "Jerry Causey" <reecau@whidbey.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 May 1997 21:22:26 +0800
- The same manufacturers who provide the Muscle car stuff frequently make a similar product suitable for little bitty cars (a variety of LBC), such as Koni shocks, Flowmaster mufflers, K&N filters, Et
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg01392.html (7,501 bytes)
- 51. Re: Dashpot oil (score: 1)
- Author: "Jerry Causey" <reecau@whidbey.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 09:28:10 +0800
- Bill Schooler asked: In my case, although my GT isn't really a daily driver, because I take a bus-ferry-bus combo to work, it is a year 'round week-end driver. In the winter, even with our relatively
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg01528.html (8,924 bytes)
- 52. Re: Exhaust (score: 1)
- Author: "Jerry Causey" <reecau@whidbey.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 20:02:18 +0800
- If they are dripping oil, this might be a good opportunity to replace the gaskets on the two side cover plates on the engine block. Regards, Jerry Causey - 1967 MGB GT Whidbey Island, Washington, emb
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg01583.html (7,167 bytes)
- 53. Re: Sport muffler is LOUD!!! (score: 1)
- Author: "Jerry Causey" <reecau@whidbey.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 20:29:35 +0800
- How about tacking a Monza resonator tip on to the end. Available from Summit Racing (where else would you expect???) for only$23.99 for the single tip or $22.69 for dual tips . http://www.summitracin
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg01747.html (8,201 bytes)
- 54. Diodes??? (score: 1)
- Author: "Jerry Causey" <reecau@whidbey.com>
- Date: Sat, 26 Apr 1997 20:50:48 +0800
- I recall seeing postings in the past about SU fuel pumps of a more recent manufacture having a diode connected across the contacts to keep them from arcing and burning. My '67 MGB GT is currently fit
- /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01354.html (7,600 bytes)
- 55. Re: MGA vintage racing seat (score: 1)
- Author: "Jerry Causey" <reecau@whidbey.com>
- Date: Sat, 1 Mar 1997 09:17:10 +0800
- Corbeau is at (801) 255-3737. Another company is Racing Wheel Services (RWS) at (215) 945-3834. They advertise at least 2 low-back seats, the Classic and Classic/Viper. I've never done business with
- /html/mgs/1997-03/msg00010.html (6,965 bytes)
- 56. Re: K&N filter for TD (score: 1)
- Author: "Jerry Causey" <reecau@whidbey.com>
- Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 21:16:31 +0800
- I'm not at all familiar with TDs, but if you already have the filter housings, and just want replacement elements, you can call K&N Filters at (714) 684-9762 (they may also have an 800 number, try i
- /html/mgs/1997-03/msg00767.html (7,309 bytes)
- 57. Engine restraint rod (score: 1)
- Author: "Jerry Causey" <reecau@whidbey.com>
- Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 21:30:39 +0800
- In preparation for replacing the clutch in my 1967 MGB, I've been making a list of all the little bits and pieces that I will need to replace while I have the engine and transmission out. I've discov
- /html/mgs/1997-03/msg00768.html (6,992 bytes)
- 58. Re: car waxes (score: 1)
- Author: "Jerry Causey" <reecau@whidbey.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 21:29:19 +0800
- Glen: If you care to do a little research on the process, check out: http://www.sterling-carcare.com/Handbook/ or: http://mmdshare.ucsd.edu/Meguiars.html I personally use Meguiars products on my 'B
- /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01142.html (7,823 bytes)
- 59. Re: Missouri 1000 ft Endurance Rally (score: 1)
- Author: "Jerry Causey" <reecau@whidbey.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 21:29:22 +0800
- << snip >> << 'nother, bigger snip >> Bob: It sounds like your pulley is one of those two-piece ones, with the inner part (attached to the crank) and outer part (attached to the fan belt) bonded toge
- /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01257.html (7,608 bytes)
- 60. Re: MANGBR/Driver (score: 1)
- Author: "Jerry Causey" <reecau@whidbey.com>
- Date: Thu, 6 Feb 1997 20:45:49 +0800
- Mine hasn't arrived yet, but I blame that on my semi-literate USPS rural mail carrier, who seems to have a problem with equating both the 2-inch high numbers on my mailbox and my name with what is p
- /html/mgs/1997-02/msg00294.html (7,095 bytes)
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