- 61. MGB Exhaust Modifications (score: 1)
- Author: Richard D Arnold <richard.arnold@juno.com>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 08:28:52 -0600
- The other day I was talking with a buddy (who owns a muffler shop) about the exhaust on Miss Maggie, the 74.5 RB MGB. He noted that the exhaust manifold splits into two pipes, then joins into a singl
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg01342.html (7,886 bytes)
- 62. MGB Motor Mounts (score: 1)
- Author: Richard D Arnold <richard.arnold@juno.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 22:15:38 -0600
- Meant to ask this the other day, but it got lost somewhere 'twixt the car and here..... On an idling MGB 18V engine, just how much side-to-side shake should I see? Maggie seems to sway a couple of in
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg01455.html (6,840 bytes)
- 63. Thanks! (score: 1)
- Author: Richard D Arnold <richard.arnold@juno.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 07:29:54 -0600
- Thanks to everyone who responded with suggestions on why Miss Maggie's engine might be shaking so much at idle. It appears that the problem is caused by bad front mounts. I won't be able to verify th
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg01563.html (6,941 bytes)
- 64. Re: Snow! (score: 1)
- Author: Richard D Arnold <richard.arnold@juno.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 21:19:17 -0600
- of In '93 I was stationed at Fort Irwin and the NTC (east of Barstow, CA, in the high desert), and was driving back from Victorville, while it snowed -- maybe 3" total accumulation. I was driving al
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg01612.html (8,033 bytes)
- 65. Re: Snow! (score: 1)
- Author: Richard D Arnold <richard.arnold@juno.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 06:31:35 -0600
- OK, I'll give you that one! Can you ship us some mountains? I need a place to put all the snow the road crews plow right back into the front of my freshly scooped driveway.... Really, if that were t
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg01629.html (9,548 bytes)
- 66. Tow Bar v. Dolly and Saran Wrap (score: 1)
- Author: Richard D Arnold <richard.arnold@juno.com>
- Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 08:14:55 -0600
- In re the tow bar or dolly question, I would use the dolly to avoid the debris that is sure to be kicked up by the towing vehicle. Also, your dolly should have lights installed already, which will le
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg01779.html (7,960 bytes)
- 67. Temporary Windscreen (score: 1)
- Author: Richard D Arnold <richard.arnold@juno.com>
- Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 08:23:31 -0600
- I was leafing through my Haynes MGB manual last night. Near the beginning is a photograph showing emergency items and spares one should keep on hand, including a 'temporary windscreen.' The idea of a
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg01780.html (6,893 bytes)
- 68. Re: crome conversion (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 23:21:07 -0600
- Check out the link to MGB images on: www.mgcars.org.uk There's a link to a 'how to' conversion from RB to CB. Nicely done. Rich Get secure free e-mail that you don't need Web access to use from Juno
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg00062.html (6,985 bytes)
- 69. Meat and etc (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 07:59:38 -0600
- Can't call it a draw until all the information is in. I've never had Euro steak on the economy, so can't comment (but German brats and other wursts rule -- ask Dan Ray). Kobi (beer-fed and massaged
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg00442.html (7,423 bytes)
- 70. Way Off-Topic -- passive solar heating (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 08:50:51 -0600
- My apologies in advance for wandering so far afield on this one.... Thought I might draw on the vast and varied knowledge of the list -- I am working on a project that involves being able to prove th
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg00526.html (8,239 bytes)
- 71. Wire Wheel Clean Up (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 07:10:42 -0600
- So, what kind of havoc will I wreak if I pull my wire wheels off Miss Maggie, have the tires removed, and toss the wheels in the hot tank to boil off the paint, grease, etc, before I repaint them? Ri
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg00845.html (6,653 bytes)
- 72. MGB Christmas Wish List (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 07:07:16 -0600
- The following is a short list of body parts I know I am going to need in the next several months for the newest member to our little family: Miss Maggie, the 74.5 RB MGB (older sister to Miss Molly,
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg00846.html (6,967 bytes)
- 73. Maggie's Home! (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 06:54:36 -0600
- Well, I managed to bring Miss Maggie the 74.5 RB MGB home over the SATURDAY: She hadn't been started in over a year. Battery was naturally dead, so I brought a spare with me after Drill, and put it i
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg00847.html (8,566 bytes)
- 74. Door skins R&R (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 07:13:06 -0600
- Just how difficult is it to install new door skins, and how is it done? Rich Council Bluffs, Iowa '74.5 RB MGB "Miss Maggie" '78 Chevy Half-Ton "Waltzin' Matilda" (LBC Support Vehicle) '79 Midget "Mi
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg00915.html (6,574 bytes)
- 75. Re: Iowa (tongue in cheek) (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 07:29:02 -0600
- Which, of course, is necessary because all the folks east of the Mississippi, west of the Missouri, and south of Highway 2 are so damned functionally illiterate. Regardless of whether it's because th
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg00916.html (7,311 bytes)
- 76. Towing (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 06:40:29 -0600
- I could be wrong, but it seems that there are two distinct schools of thought on towing a LBC; to-wit: (1) Driveshaft In, and (2) Driveshaft Out. As each camp seems particularly dedicated to their vi
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg00966.html (7,967 bytes)
- 77. Re: Towing (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 23:10:22 -0600
- Shoot, I was just looking for an excuse to be a smartass.... Now this I hadn't considered (haven't towed Maggie anywhere, nor any vehicle with wires). Makes sense, though. I wonder, could one avoid
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg01024.html (7,565 bytes)
- 78. Topping up dashpots, shocks, MC's, etc.... (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 06:18:53 -0600
- I use one of these for my dashpot connected to a short length of tubing, and am now going to pick up a few extra so that I can use a separate one for each type of fluid. I got mine from my friendly
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg01032.html (7,038 bytes)
- 79. Long; some thoughts on military appreciation (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 07:36:32 -0600
- In re the list traffic on military appreciation, etc: As a veteran and current reservist, thank you. I am a member of a family with a long tradition of military service. At one time or another, someo
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg01033.html (9,880 bytes)
- 80. Re: Maggie's Home! (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1998 08:11:29 -0600
- Shoot, I know I'm a good mechanic, but only think I'm a fair LBC mechanic. When I know that I'm not only a good mechanic, but a damn good LBC mechanic, I'll be happy! Then again, maybe not -- part o
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg01079.html (7,523 bytes)
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