- 41. Re: lights!!!!! (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 20:08:37 EST
- There is a spring loaded pin you must depress to remove the knob first. Then the chrome ring comes off and the rheostat will come out of the dash. (I didn't not disconnect my battery...) The shaft on
- /html/mgs/2005-03/msg00082.html (7,631 bytes)
- 42. Re: Gear stick (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 20:21:40 EST
- Mmm...Seems like the lathe you used to smooth out the weld would have worked to remove the excess by the threads too? d ;-) (Sorry, couldn't resist!) The problem with cutting off the top and rethread
- /html/mgs/2005-03/msg00083.html (7,107 bytes)
- 43. Re: lights!!!!! (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 21:19:24 EST
- Here that link, you might find it useful: http://www.mgbexperience.com/service/dimmer.html Happy motoring! donny v 78 MGB
- /html/mgs/2005-03/msg00086.html (7,156 bytes)
- 44. Re: MGB Automatic (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 22:05:22 EST
- Sometime ago (a year perhaps?) I remember someone looking for an automatic tranny for a club member who could no longer manually shift her MGB. I checked the archives and didn't see anything like th
- /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00190.html (8,029 bytes)
- 45. Re: Under bonnet temp (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 22:20:43 EST
- I once had a digital interior/exterior thermometer from Radio Shack that had the external sensor mounted at the end of a long wire. Something like that (about $10?) would probably be your best bet. S
- /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00191.html (8,434 bytes)
- 46. Re: Under bonnet temp (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 09:40:13 EST
- I went to www.RadioShack.com and found 3 models: Car Thermometer with Voltmeter ($15) catalog# 63-1039 Dual Display Thermometer ($15) catalog# 63-1035 Mini Wireless Thermometer ($25) catalog# 63-103
- /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00207.html (8,440 bytes)
- 47. Re: Under bonnet temp (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 11:14:09 EST
- Good point! No way to tell from the RS website how high these read. (Although an outdoor thermometer that didn't go a bit over 100 degrees F would be pretty useless...) Before I had a working temp ga
- /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00209.html (8,353 bytes)
- 48. Re: radiator cover (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 13:37:06 EST
- Two years ago my uncle found and fixed a 1970 MGB for his nephew in Florida. It was ready to drive home in February of last year and when they got in it to drive from Colorado to Florida it was some
- /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00004.html (7,255 bytes)
- 49. Re: tires (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 00:46:47 EST
- Since this tire question often comes up from time to time, I started to write my own treatise on the subject last year - only to have Kelvin Dodd beat me to the punch by writing his own articles on t
- /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00022.html (7,734 bytes)
- 50. Re: Totally OT venting... (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 20:32:44 EST
- I agree, I would keep driving it - especially after that sort of estimate! I drove my old 1989 Saab with the engine light going on and off for no traceable reason until my mechanic eventually found
- /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00210.html (8,759 bytes)
- 51. Re: Antifreeze Mixtures (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 10:18:26 EST
- My initial thought was 25% and 17% more antifreeze... ;-) donny v A few days ago I conducted an experiment on what happens to weak antifreeze mixtures when they freeze. I made up two 500 mL concentra
- /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00319.html (8,369 bytes)
- 52. Re: Antifreeze Mixtures (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 10:19:10 EST
- Yes, and what is the name of the conductor? ;-) donny v Didn't you always wonder why you had to do those 'word problems' in math? Larry Hoy
- /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00320.html (8,251 bytes)
- 53. Re: Antifreeze Mixtures (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 19:37:48 EST
- Wait, isn't this the way Bruce Willis solves one of Jeremy Irons' riddles in Die Hard 3? ;-) donny v Here is the solution Get two half litre containers Fill one with anti-freeze Fill the other with w
- /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00343.html (8,473 bytes)
- 54. Re: Antifreeze Mixtures (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 19:53:48 EST
- I think one litre (or liter) is roughly equal to one quart, so I think Barrie's solution will work with gallons and 1/2 gallons too...(sorry, I couldn't resist!) ;-) donny v Signed, Dumbfounded in t
- /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00344.html (8,892 bytes)
- 55. Re: Fiat 124 question (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 00:56:36 EST
- Well, since a used 1972 124 Spider was my first car, I figured I better give my 2 cents too... Most everyone else seems to have mentioned the main problem: RUST. I never looked under the rocker cove
- /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00021.html (8,740 bytes)
- 56. Re: Fiat 124 question (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 01:40:58 EST
- I looked in "Classic Motorsports" and found a few more things for your friend: ~He might find this website useful: http://www.mirafiori.com/ ~Parts supplier: Vicks Autosports @ 1-800-466-3428 ~Also
- /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00022.html (7,832 bytes)
- 57. Re: Only 42 miles on the clock (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 01:51:31 EST
- Oh, yes...please check for fuel leaks before starting! I've heard of such disasters happening with vintage autos. donny v 1978 MGB In a message dated 12/1/2004 11:24:28 AM Eastern Standard Time, ccro
- /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00023.html (7,259 bytes)
- 58. Re: Another weird electrical tale for the Lucas Electrical (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 17:13:18 EST
- I'm confused about the time line for the missing "filaments" in the horn button. Did those break off and disappear inside the steering column somewhere or were they never present? Perhaps something
- /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00092.html (7,364 bytes)
- 59. Re: Dementia or Addiction ?? (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 17:59:33 EST
- Well, I've had my license for 25 years now...but my list seems so relatively 1970 Fiat 124 Spider 1975 Ford Pinto Wagon (3-door) 1978 Chevrolet Chevette (3-door) 1985 Datsun 210 5-door 1987 Chevrolet
- /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00094.html (8,107 bytes)
- 60. Re: How hard is it to replace the clutch slave valve (score: 1)
- Author: Saabnutty@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 20:03:38 EST
- When I bought my B the clutch was inoperable. The insides of the slave cylinder had turned to mush. I had to swap it out before I could even go for a test drive! So I put a new slave in the car in t
- /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00194.html (8,094 bytes)
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