- 21. Re: new coil (score: 1)
- Author: Rich Mason <rmason@ro.com> (by way of Gregg Baker <gbaker@customcpu.com>)
- Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 13:29:21 -0800
- Barney and Dan I'd like to second the request for an agreement between those who understand this stuff. I have read and enjoyed all of the bantering and believe I've actually learned a thing or two..
- /html/mgs/1998-08/msg00952.html (8,585 bytes)
- 22. Re: Hard to start when warm (score: 1)
- Author: Rich Mason <rmason@ro.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 13:09:06 -0500
- Larry It sounds like a classic case of vapor lock. I'm not familiar with the Weber - but could the fuel line be routed too close to the exhaust manifold or other very hot item? Do you have a heat shi
- /html/mgs/1998-08/msg01010.html (8,088 bytes)
- 23. Re: anti theft devices (score: 1)
- Author: Rich Mason <rmason@ro.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 16:33:42 -0500
- For the few of us that have '68 - '76 B's w/o overdrive - John Twist had a suggestion for a "poor man's" anti-theft device, using the overdrive switch on the steering column to activate/deactivate th
- /html/mgs/1998-08/msg01136.html (7,970 bytes)
- 24. Re: Unisync (score: 1)
- Author: Rich Mason <rmason@ro.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 15:08:52 -0500
- I had the same problem - actually sent one back to MOSS because it behaved the same way. The replacement was a little better - but still not like the "original". I think it is a case of the newer "T
- /html/mgs/1998-08/msg01278.html (8,022 bytes)
- 25. Re: Driving lights/Fog lights (score: 1)
- Author: Rich Mason <rmason@ro.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 16:57:49 -0500
- Steve Think about that for a moment. A truck's headlights are starting off above your eye level and properly aimed are going to be angled slightly downward towards the road. Somewhere in there - your
- /html/mgs/1998-08/msg01288.html (8,656 bytes)
- 26. Re: dead battery in '76 midget (score: 1)
- Author: Rich Mason <rmason@ro.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 12:09:41 -0500
- Sounds like a real bad short to kill a new battery in an hour. Disconnect the cables and recharge the battery. Once it's charged, reconnect the ground, and connect an ammeter inline with the other le
- /html/mgs/1998-08/msg01467.html (7,480 bytes)
- 27. Re: Tranny Oil again (Sorry) (score: 1)
- Author: Rich Mason <rmason@ro.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 13:08:21 -0500
- Larry I recall reading that gear oil weights are numerically double of engine oil weights (i.e 100 wt. gear oil has the same viscosity as 50 wt. engine oil), but I can't for the life of me remember w
- /html/mgs/1998-08/msg01612.html (7,983 bytes)
- 28. Re: Tranny Oil again (Sorry) (score: 1)
- Author: Rich Mason <rmason@ro.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 13:13:40 -0500
- Ooops! Sorry Larry - I missed the part about it being a Midget. I stand corrected. But the 20W50 still makes for good cat repellant. :) Rich
- /html/mgs/1998-08/msg01613.html (8,110 bytes)
- 29. Re: Costs (score: 1)
- Author: Rich Mason <rmason@ro.com>
- Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 10:07:49 -0500
- money, bought 5. If the item is considered a "normal wear and tear" item, i.e. plugs, belts, tires, upholstery, bulbs, rings, bearings, pistons, springs, a new hood, bushings, seals, oil and other fl
- /html/mgs/1998-07/msg00320.html (8,553 bytes)
- 30. siezed spark plugs on 76B (score: 1)
- Author: Rich Mason <rmason@ro.com>
- Date: Sun, 12 Jul 1998 15:30:17 -0500
- Hi all... I received this from a web-page visitor today - wondered what the wisdom of the group was for siezed spark plugs? This is on a 76 MGB... I'll forward replies on to the requestor - as well a
- /html/mgs/1998-07/msg00575.html (7,141 bytes)
- 31. Re: MGA - Coolant overflow and recovery (score: 1)
- Author: Rich Mason <rmason@ro.com>
- Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 15:29:39 -0500
- Eric I didn't want to post this response - but figured the obvious is sometimes overlooked. Is the vent tube routed down into the bottom of the bottle? If so - my second guess is that the pressure ca
- /html/mgs/1998-07/msg00652.html (8,823 bytes)
- 32. Fw: Diff between '73 and early '74 B was Re: MGB on TV (score: 1)
- Author: Rich Mason <rmason@ro.com>
- Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 19:03:30 -0500
- Nope. 73-74 had the black "honeycomb" grille rather than the vertical "louvers" ??? I agree with you on that one! :) Cheers, Rich Mason '73B Madison, AL home page-> http://ro.com/~rmason MG Page--> h
- /html/mgs/1998-07/msg00668.html (7,394 bytes)
- 33. Re: B problem -Reply (score: 1)
- Author: Rich Mason <rmason@ro.com>
- Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 09:05:24 -0500
- disconnected the canister) and it (HIF-4's) to more than disconnect them? I'm Fred - I've missed some of the thread but one thing I haven't heard any mention of - the solenoid "anti run-on valve" tha
- /html/mgs/1998-07/msg00714.html (9,376 bytes)
- 34. reply: NAMGBR address, Proper MG (score: 1)
- Author: Rich Mason <rmason@ro.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 09:19:55 -0500
- Andrew - from their web page: North American MGB Register PO Box MGB - Akin, IL 62805 Phone/Fax 800-NAMGBR-1 or email:NAMGBRBBC@aol.com Also - Proper MG's e-mail is: propermg@aol.com Regards, Rich Ma
- /html/mgs/1998-07/msg01074.html (6,851 bytes)
- 35. Re: how do I get dried paint off vinyl interior ??? (also TR6 for sale) (score: 1)
- Author: Rich Mason <rmason@ro.com>
- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 08:30:58 -0500
- One word of caution though - if the vinyl has ever been dyed/colored with the spray stuff - lacquer thinner will remove the color as well! Regards, Rich Mason '73 MGB Madison, AL -- MG Page-> http://
- /html/mgs/1998-07/msg01235.html (7,832 bytes)
- 36. Re: MGB Tube ?'s and window seal stuff (score: 1)
- Author: Rich Mason <rmason@ro.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 09:37:56 -0500
- Hey Mike If you have a GT - yes you use 14 clips (7 on each side). I'm not sure how they mount. If you have a roadster - you use 14 rivets (MOSS doesn't list a p/n for this) - they're 1/8" diameter -
- /html/mgs/1998-07/msg01449.html (8,627 bytes)
- 37. Re: Why do Miata's have their tops up? (score: 1)
- Author: Rich Mason <rmason@ro.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 14:35:37 -0500
- I saw two Miata'a at lunchtime today - both with their tops up. It's 80 degrees and only a light rain is falling. Wimps! :) Rich Mason '73 MGB Madison, AL -- MG Page-> http://ro.com/~rmason/mgpage.ht
- /html/mgs/1998-07/msg01461.html (8,167 bytes)
- 38. Crane vs. Ignitor - any experience? (score: 1)
- Author: Rich Mason <rmason@ro.com>
- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 16:17:55 -0500
- A friend at work asked if there were any advantages/disadvantages of using the aftermarket electronic conversions (Ignitor and Crane both in the MOSS catalog). I've always used points/condensor - so
- /html/mgs/1998-07/msg01629.html (7,287 bytes)
- 39. I'm back and way behind :) - new pics (score: 1)
- Author: Rich Mason <rmason@ro.com>
- Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 15:26:51 -0500
- Hi all! I'm back after three months of the digest format and am way behind in my MGS reading. :( I've been spending much of the spring repainting the 'B. Now that I have it completed - I'm spending m
- /html/mgs/1998-06/msg00809.html (6,833 bytes)
- 40. Re: Paint guns? (score: 1)
- Author: Rich Mason <rmason@ro.com>
- Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 10:23:26 -0500
- Sean I just completed a repaint of my '73. I had a standard suction feed gun that I have used for years on "non-critical" tasks, but the overspray would have been too much - so I opted for a gravity
- /html/mgs/1998-06/msg01106.html (7,582 bytes)
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