- 1. Body Shell Swap (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <rickhuber@home.com>
- Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 21:23:39 -0500
- Hi Listers, I spent the whole 4th of July weekend swapping out all the running gear and almost all of the little bits and pieces from a rusty '65 O/D B that I bought last summer into a restored and j
- /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00203.html (8,074 bytes)
- 2. Re: Shipping a Hard Top (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <rickhuber@home.com>
- Date: Wed, 09 Jun 1999 21:36:16 -0500
- I shipped a hard top from Baton Rouge to Illinois a few months ago. I found a shipping company in the yellow pages. They boxed it up and shipped it truck freight, for a total of about $130. The buye
- /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00435.html (7,362 bytes)
- 3. Re: Half a rebuilt master cylinder?? (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <rickhuber@home.com>
- Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 09:28:17 -0500
- I had a similar thing happen to me during my 75 B restoration. Rebuilt the master cylinder, reinstalled, refilled, bled the fronts, but not fluid out of the backs. Left the bleed valves open for 24
- /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00646.html (7,521 bytes)
- 4. Re: MGB Hive - Any Experiences (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <rickhuber@home.com>
- Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 15:53:53 -0500
- I've bought a bunch of stuff from the MGB Hive for my 68 B. I was living in Holland at the time, and I had the stuff shipped to a friend of mine in the UK who was moving back to the states, so didn'
- /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00671.html (7,174 bytes)
- 5. Re: If it ain't broke... (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <rickhuber@home.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 07:13:03 -0500
- Make sure you're getting a spark from the coil to the distributor. Cheers, Rick
- /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00933.html (7,075 bytes)
- 6. Towing an MGB (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <rickhuber@home.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 08:26:33 -0500
- Hi Everyone, I'm getting ready to get a tow bar built to pull my 65 B to New Jersey next month. I'm talking to the trailer people about removing the bumper and attaching a tow bar to the bumper attac
- /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00939.html (7,461 bytes)
- 7. Draining the Battery (longish) (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <rickhuber@home.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 09:48:41 -0500
- Hi List, I keep thinking with all these years of experience troubleshooting and fixing MG electrical problems that I'll get to the point where one doesn't stump me and I can fix it without asking for
- /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00945.html (9,029 bytes)
- 8. Re: Towing an MGB (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <rickhuber@home.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 17:35:53 -0500
- Thanks to all who have replied to my towing question. Plenty of good help. I'm setting up to buy a tow bar and hook it to the front bumper mounts, and of course disconnect the drive shaft. As usual,
- /html/mgs/1999-06/msg01001.html (6,900 bytes)
- 9. Re: the big drain. (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <rickhuber@home.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 17:46:36 -0500
- Thanks for the tip. I'm thinking it's more the ignition switch now, since the problem continues with the fuse out, and the starter and solenoid are brand new. Now after a full charge of the battery
- /html/mgs/1999-06/msg01002.html (8,073 bytes)
- 10. Electrical Problem Resolved (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <rickhuber@home.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 20:52:55 -0500
- Hi Everyone, Thanks for the reply's on the draining battery. 9 days after taking the battery into the original purchase store and having it check out OK, today it checked out bad. Everything else tes
- /html/mgs/1999-06/msg01038.html (6,565 bytes)
- 11. Brake Switch (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <rickhuber@home.com>
- Date: Mon, 03 May 1999 06:56:49 -0500
- Fellow MG Enthusiasts, A problem with the brake lights on my 75 B. Intermittent working. Seems to be a grounding problem, but now it seems like the switch is bad. When I test the switch off the car w
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg00149.html (6,897 bytes)
- 12. Re: Who *is* this guy??? (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <rickhuber@home.com>
- Date: Mon, 03 May 1999 16:46:29 -0500
- It is indeed great to have you back on the list. I saved several of your longer posts from about 1995 for information as well as enjoyment. You should consider writing a book of your MG exploits. I'
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg00181.html (7,206 bytes)
- 13. Re: Brake Switch (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <rickhuber@home.com>
- Date: Mon, 03 May 1999 18:47:11 -0500
- You were right, the contacts in the brake switch were corroded, therefore drawing a lot of current, thereby making the switch hot and not sending enough juice to the brake lights. Took it apart, cle
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg00188.html (6,902 bytes)
- 14. Re: HELP - 74BGT wiring (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <rickhuber@home.com>
- Date: Mon, 03 May 1999 18:55:21 -0500
- Rick, Yes, all of those things are on the same fuse circuit - the key on circuit, so if there is a ground anywhere in the system, they will all go on and off simultaneously. It may be that the fuse c
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg00189.html (8,132 bytes)
- 15. Re: Electrical Theory (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <rickhuber@home.com>
- Date: Tue, 04 May 1999 17:45:35 -0500
- Fred and others, Since I started this brake switch is hot thread, I thought I'd throw my 2 cents in. In my tiny mind I understand it this way. Voltage is like the pressure of water in a pipe and curr
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg00244.html (9,071 bytes)
- 16. Temperature (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <rickhuber@home.com>
- Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 06:42:06 -0500
- Hi Listers, Anybody know what temperatures the N and H readings on a 75 B temperature gauge match up to. Now that it's up to 90 ° here in Baton Rouge, my V8 B is getting up to the H, and I need to
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg00503.html (6,505 bytes)
- 17. Re: Tranny Compatibility (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <rickhuber@home.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 17:37:55 -0500
- I've got the tranny left from my 75 B V8 conversion. No dip stick. If anyone needs my spare tranny, I'd be happy to sell it. I'm in Baton Rouge, La. Cheers, Rick Huber 75 V8 B Daily Driver '65 B und
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg00956.html (6,831 bytes)
- 18. Re: V-8 ??? & $$$ (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <rickhuber@home.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 04:05:48 -0500
- Yes, it does become a screaming machine. Your car, the 78 is the easiest to convert, the 77 - 80 models with the radiators moved forward. You should be able to buy a Rover 3.5 L V8 and the 5 speed t
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg01103.html (8,624 bytes)
- 19. Re: What size Wrench for Bleeder Screws on Rear Brakes ? (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <rickhuber@home.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 06:20:24 -0500
- I believe they're 1/4 ". I second the reply about not bleeding the wheel cylinders, and just swapping out wheel cylinders if you can't get them to bleed. Safety Fast, Rick Huber '75 V8 B Daily Drive
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg01105.html (7,690 bytes)
- 20. Re: Mixed thoughts here on my clutch...... (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Huber <rickhuber@home.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 17:53:57 -0500
- Before you spend alot of money at the shop that may not have done you any favors last year, consider getting some beer and inviting a fellow MG enthusiast in the area to do a clutch swap at your hou
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg01147.html (7,574 bytes)
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