- 21. Re: Ignition Advice (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 19:53:24 EST
- My ignition switch is pretty cranky too. Now...Is it possible to lubricate it with something? I see there is a note in the manual saying DO NOT LUBRICATE THE STEERING LOCK, but does anyone know why?
- /html/mgs/2005-11/msg00050.html (7,596 bytes)
- 22. Re: Car Talk (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 20:04:12 EST
- Yes, I heard the more "modern" MG's even have windows that crank up and down! What will they think of next? ;-) donny v In a message dated 10/30/2005 12:30:27 AM Eastern Standard Time, yd3@nvc.net wr
- /html/mgs/2005-11/msg00079.html (6,556 bytes)
- 23. Re: anyone in the New Jersey or Eastern Penn region (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 23:32:01 EST
- I only saw Dan's reply to you about Steven Bodenweiser in Morristown, NJ. Did anyone else reply? How about Motor Car Garage in Moorestown, NJ? I met owner Pete Cosmides at last years NAMGBR 2004 in
- /html/mgs/2005-11/msg00093.html (7,168 bytes)
- 24. Re: There's this book.... (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 12:33:15 EST
- Ahhh...I doubt a "'58 goldtop Les Paul" will ever go out of style (in my mind donny v 1978 MGB www.straightshotband.com In a message dated 11/18/2005 12:11:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, hineline@ocoti
- /html/mgs/2005-11/msg00128.html (8,506 bytes)
- 25. Re: Donald Malling (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 00:36:48 EST
- So sorry to hear about your loss and our condolences to you and your family. Don & Sue 1978 MGB In a message dated 11/21/2005 4:10:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, malling_michael@hotmail.com writes: He
- /html/mgs/2005-11/msg00224.html (8,233 bytes)
- 26. Re: Faultless MGB-GT (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 00:41:59 EST
- You might want to rethink your math a bit. I spent a lot more than I thought I would have to just getting my MGB back to what I thought was a "roadworthy" point after I bought it, and I haven't done
- /html/mgs/2005-11/msg00225.html (8,808 bytes)
- 27. Re: mga water temp gauge prob. (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 23:17:09 EST
- The temp gauge didn't work in my MGB when I got it, so I tie wrapped a small cooking thermometer to the upper radiator hose. Gave me a good approximation of the water temp, and I could drive around w
- /html/mgs/2005-11/msg00315.html (7,604 bytes)
- 28. Re: distributor (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 23:36:44 EST
- I agree: I took the dizzy out to work on it and didn't have any trouble putting it back in and getting the timing right. I made a mark on the housing and the block too, to have a starting point when
- /html/mgs/2005-11/msg00317.html (7,115 bytes)
- 29. Re: Radiator electric fan thermal switch (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 11:00:33 EDT
- If I remember correctly, my old Fiat 124 Spider had water passages in the intake manifold...but that was a long time ago! (I can't tell you where the temp switch was...) And, although I prefer huntin
- /html/mgs/2005-08/msg00084.html (7,985 bytes)
- 30. Re: Overheating (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 20:55:52 EDT
- OK, I lost track of the original post, but I thought I would put my two cents in. When I drove my 1978 MGB home for the first time, the temp gauge immediately moved up into the H zone. Car seemed OK,
- /html/mgs/2005-08/msg00159.html (7,990 bytes)
- 31. Re: OT: How Do You Pronounce Marque (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 20:26:24 EDT
- "Son, don't you know you're gonna drive me to drinkin' if you don't stop drivin' that hot rod Lincoln!" Gotta love it! donny v 789 MGB www.straightshotband.com Lest you've forgotten: "All of a sudden
- /html/mgs/2005-07/msg00375.html (7,087 bytes)
- 32. Re: Turn signal problem (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 01:01:06 EDT
- I seem to remember something about the whole turn signal circuit running trough the emergency (4-way) switch in the dash. (It would have to, wouldn't it?) Anyway, over time and without any use, the
- /html/mgs/2005-07/msg00381.html (8,387 bytes)
- 33. Re: New wiring (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 01:11:05 EDT
- Thanks for the NAPA tip. Do you have a part #? I had trouble with my fans once, traced it to that circuit breaker, but discovered it was just some corrosion on the terminals. Cleaning them up solved
- /html/mgs/2005-07/msg00382.html (8,057 bytes)
- 34. Re: wire wheels (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 17:32:41 EDT
- Oh, well - then I suspect they might have the hardware too! I will have to donny v Next tires,
- /html/mgs/2005-06/msg00278.html (6,799 bytes)
- 35. Re: Keys for MGB (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 8 May 2005 23:21:26 EDT
- I'd have to agree, a good locksmith should be able to make you a key. (i.e., not the local hardware store...) Good luck! donny v 78 MGB
- /html/mgs/2005-05/msg00116.html (6,921 bytes)
- 36. Re: Brake Fluid Recommend Type (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 23:13:28 EDT
- No sign of Castrol GT LMA getting harder to find on the Castrol web-site: http://www.castrol.com/castrol/productdetailmin.do?categoryId=82915492&content Id=6004007 Seems to me I bought a quart here
- /html/mgs/2005-05/msg00247.html (7,165 bytes)
- 37. Re: wire wheels (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 23:47:57 EDT
- I have never inquired if they know what to do with wire wheels, but my tire place, Apollo Tire in Denville, NJ, seems qualified to handle all my other car tire needs. I usually bring just the tires a
- /html/mgs/2005-05/msg00332.html (8,588 bytes)
- 38. Re: wire wheels (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 23:50:25 EDT
- Yeah, now if someone could just recommend a GOOD motorcycle shop in North Jersey... I'd be in good shape! LOL! donny v 78 MGB I learned it from my dad who had a '47 TC. He always inisted that a motor
- /html/mgs/2005-05/msg00333.html (8,102 bytes)
- 39. Re: Will a cd player fit in a Midget? (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 19:33:10 EST
- I dunno about that... I have a lot of different devices that play CD's and none of them auto-ejects at the end of playing. I think your knuckles would be safe. Donny v 1978 MGB
- /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00019.html (6,809 bytes)
- 40. Re: 79B dies (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 21:06:52 EDT
- Here's one more thing to check: Are your battery cables tight? I took the "B" out for a test drive one night last summer and it quit at the end of my block. I pushed it to the curb and when I tried
- /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00095.html (7,540 bytes)
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