- 81. ZS Fuel Consumption (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 06:29:34 -0600
- Can't speak to a B with a ZS, but Miss Molly the '79 Midget gets 25 mpg around town, and between 27-33 highway (depending on whether I drive 60 or 70+, the wind, and the temperature, etc). Rich Counc
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg01192.html (6,782 bytes)
- 82. Re: Too Many Cars? (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 21:24:20 -0600
- Stamp collecting. I'll send you a book to start you off, and you figure out a time I can pick up the old things you were collecting. No need to thank me. Happy to help. Really! Rich
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg01326.html (6,968 bytes)
- 83. Happy Holidays (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1998 06:26:37 -0600
- Best Wishes for a Happy Holiday! Rich Council Bluffs, Iowa '74.5 RB MGB "Miss Maggie" '78 Chevy Half-Ton "Waltzin' Matilda" (LBC Support Vehicle) '79 Midget "Miss Molly" richard.arnold@juno.com or rd
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg01367.html (6,578 bytes)
- 84. Concrete Floors (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1998 06:50:26 -0600
- The significant other (in what I have teased her is an effort to get me to commit matrimony or similar high crimes) has bought a home. Nice place, well constructed, good roof, reasonably new fixtures
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg01368.html (8,353 bytes)
- 85. Removing Gear Oil Stains (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1998 07:17:40 -0600
- Another quest for helpful hints: Anyone have a good idea on how to remove gear oil from clothing? This stuff is tough to remove; I've used Castrol Super Clean, GoJo, and Whisk Stain remover. Am now c
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg01369.html (7,384 bytes)
- 86. Thanks - Responses to Floor Coverings and Greasy Shirts (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 07:27:20 -0600
- First, thanks to all who responded to my request for information about concrete floors, et. al. I'd e-mail you all individually, but it would take entirely too long, so, THANK YOU! The general conse
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg01440.html (9,042 bytes)
- 87. Gear Oil Stains on Clothing (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 12:59:14 -0600
- Engine degreaser did the trick. I used cheap foaming stuff I had purchased from Wal-Mart (the Wal-Mart brand @ +/- $0.97 per can) a while back. Sprayed it on, let soak an hour, then washed as normal.
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg01453.html (6,932 bytes)
- 88. Wire Wheel Repair / Shocks (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 23:06:09 -0600
- Two of Maggie's (the B) wire wheels have loose spokes at the outer hub, and make a decided *clunk* when driven. She is, naturally, deadlined until repaired. Problem is, I have no idea what I am gett
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg01463.html (6,958 bytes)
- 89. Re: Master cylinder (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 07:09:34 -0600
- stores Under the FWIW department, local rumor has it that Parts America (formerly Western Auto) is to be merged with Advance after the first of the year. Rich
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg01531.html (7,545 bytes)
- 90. Re: Overinflated Tires -> Skiddish (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 07:16:57 -0600
- I think you wanted 'skittishness' -- a kind of twitchy, nervous reaction. On the whole, and given that you're discussing steering, I find 'skiddishness' more appropriate, and intend to use it in the
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg01533.html (7,920 bytes)
- 91. Re: Remote Starter (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 23:55:56 -0600
- Mine is punctuation. As in "Sorry, pet peeve." Sorry -- couldn't resist.... <GRIN> Rich (who only pretends to know how to write, and still lives in fear of the red marking pen of certain teachers in
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg01598.html (6,969 bytes)
- 92. Re: Sodding Rubber Bumpers (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 22:44:26 -0600
- Several companies make a bumper coating; the only one I've seen used was by Dupli-Color. I believe it was urethane based; it did provide a flexible coat in low gloss black and held up pretty well. I
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg01662.html (7,275 bytes)
- 93. Console lights (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 07:48:21 -0600
- I normally hate to display my ignorance, but.... Miss Maggie has a round red indicator light in her console next to the hazard light switch. My catalog shows this to be a rear window defroster indica
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg01666.html (6,821 bytes)
- 94. Wire Wheels Update (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 07:40:00 -0600
- This is an update to what I wrote a few days ago about the wire wheels on Maggie the 74.5 RB B. The spokes on two wheels are loose (or worse) at the hub. I became aware of the problem when I was atte
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg01667.html (8,007 bytes)
- 95. Cold Weather Starting (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 08:25:52 -0600
- So long as we're on the subject of cold weather starting: It's -1 F with a windchill of -8 F in Southwest Iowa at this time (0800). I just went out and started Maggie the way I always start a vehicle
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg01668.html (9,667 bytes)
- 96. Veteran's Day (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 21:56:22 -0600
- WHAT IS A VET? Some veterans bear visible signs of their service: a missing limb, a jagged scar, a certain look in the eye. Others may carry the evidence inside them: a pin holding a bone together, a
- /html/mgs/1998-11/msg00476.html (9,562 bytes)
- 97. need to sale MGB & Midget (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 06:16:18 -0600
- A friend of mine has a Midget and a MGB that he no longer has the space or time for. Rather than let them go to waste, he's asked me to let people know of their availability. 1976 Midget (RB). White
- /html/mgs/1998-11/msg00690.html (7,615 bytes)
- 98. The Infamous Restaurant (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 07:43:20 -0600
- Rather timely, what with Thanksgiving come up and all! Rich
- /html/mgs/1998-11/msg00836.html (6,551 bytes)
- 99. Brakes Midget 1500 (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 06:10:05 -0600
- Awhile back, I posted a question to ye olde list as to what might be causing the chattering sound when the brakes were applied. I finally got a chance to work on Miss Molly yesterday, and quickly dis
- /html/mgs/1998-11/msg01503.html (7,716 bytes)
- 100. Re: Killing the fuel-pump woodpecker (score: 1)
- Author: richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D Arnold)
- Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 07:13:04 -0600
- If you do, and you don't have a separate ground, be sure to ground the pump to the body. I used a piece of conveyor belt material to insulate mine; helped some but the material should have been soft
- /html/mgs/1998-11/msg01601.html (7,304 bytes)
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