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1. Fired up at last! woohooo!! (score: 1): Author: scott beavis <sbeavis@solartronanalytical.com>; Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 15:55:44 +0100; Worked hard this weekend. Got the sump pan back on (horrible job) with a new gasket. Got the head on, rockers on, and loosely fitted the carbs. Oil and water and cranked it over without spark plugs f; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00158.html (8,496 bytes)
2. Gasket got, finally (score: 1): Author: scott beavis <sbeavis@solartronanalytical.com>; Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 09:30:32 +0100; Side cover gasket *finally* turned up from Brown and Gammons (over a month since I ordered it). I'll fit that tonight and change the oil on the engine from 'cheapy run in oil' to GTX. Not actually dr; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00344.html (7,693 bytes)
3. Pistons out! (score: 1): Author: scott beavis <sbeavis@solartronanalytical.com>; Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 11:00:33 +0100; I managed to get the sump pan off on saturday morning. I resorted to hammering the pan lip flat next to the bolt heads and then getting in under the crank pulley with a spanner. Oil pump off (shaft f; /html/mgs/2002-07/msg00008.html (8,426 bytes)
4. WinSU v1.5 + long time no speak (score: 1): Author: scott beavis <sbeavis@solartronanalytical.com>; Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 14:14:27 +0100; Hi again guys and girls! Been lurking on digest since October when we finally had to "buy a sensible car" due to my girlfriend getting a new job. We still have the MG, but it is not on the road at th; /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00652.html (9,133 bytes)
5. Latest antics : Head off, now what? (anyone in UK got a (score: 1): Author: scott beavis <sbeavis@solartronanalytical.com>; Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 14:11:07 +0100; Hi again! Just a quick update on my 79BGT. As I mentioned the other day, the car has been garaged for 9 months with a bad smoking habit. Everytime it went over 50mph it smoke screened the road. I fou; /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00756.html (9,438 bytes)
6. Re: Latest antics : Head off, now what? (anyone in UK got (score: 1): Author: scott beavis <sbeavis@solartronanalytical.com>; Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 16:29:27 +0100; O-rings?.....what o-rings?!!!! (mmmmmm.........could explain the oil leak / smoke!) scott --Original Message-- From: Charles & Peggy Robinson [mailto:ccrobins@ktc.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 4:; /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00763.html (7,831 bytes)
7. RE: Latest antics : Head off, now what? (anyone in UK got (score: 1): Author: scott beavis <sbeavis@solartronanalytical.com>; Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 09:09:11 +0100; (CC: MGs) Sorry, seems to be some confusion. I wrote about my "tappet chest covers" and was told by Rick that there should be O-rings to seal the bolts. He then mentions... Ah. I *was* talking about; /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00787.html (9,163 bytes)
8. RE: Latest antics : Head off, now what? (anyone in UK got (score: 1): Author: scott beavis <sbeavis@solartronanalytical.com>; Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 09:23:34 +0100; ahahahahah! Ofcourse I did it with the head on! wouldn't be much compression with the head on the bench! ;-) I have done this and the pressure stayed pretty much the same. = rings ok Head was re-con; /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00788.html (9,513 bytes)
9. Sump pan removal (score: 1): Author: scott beavis <sbeavis@solartronanalytical.com>; Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 16:00:14 +0100; Hi guys! I asked about this one a year or so ago and can quite remember the answer. Do I need to raise the engine to remove the sump pan? It looks tricky to get at those front bolts. Pleeeease don't; /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00823.html (8,253 bytes)
10. re: HIF Carb Needles (score: 1): Author: scott beavis <sbeavis@solartronanalytical.com>; Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 13:53:15 +0100; along the source? Ofcourse. You can also download my free WinSU needle finder software here http://www.winsu.co.uk cheers Scott (running twin 1.5" HIF4s on the BGT and twin 1.75" HIF44s on the mini); /html/mgs/2002-04/msg00099.html (7,461 bytes)
11. Smokey Joe : plan of attack (score: 1): Author: scott beavis <sbeavis@solartronanalytical.com>; Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 11:43:11 -0000; Well, I've gone and bought another car. The smoke on the MG was getting very bad and my girlfriend needs a reliable sensible car to drive while I set about rebuilding the MG's engine, so I've bought; /html/mgs/2001-11/msg00161.html (9,936 bytes)
12. Humour : Lucas parachute / flat MG (score: 1): Author: scott beavis <sbeavis@solartronanalytical.com>; Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 14:20:07 +0100; Saw this on the mini list... -- To see what resulted from the use of the Lucas parachute http://hometown.aol.com/dondavis/myhomepage/personal.html -- Is it a B? Scott ** This email and any files tran; /html/mgs/2001-10/msg00042.html (7,777 bytes)
13. Chrome strip on wing (score: 1): Author: scott beavis <sbeavis@solartronanalytical.com>; Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 15:44:58 +0100; How do you remove the chrome strip on the wing of a 78BGT? Ours has a bit of rust appearing just below it, above the front right hand side wheel. I was assuming I just prise the strip off and then se; /html/mgs/2001-10/msg00068.html (8,195 bytes)
14. Re: "Backfiring" through the carbs? (score: 1): Author: scott beavis <sbeavis@solartronanalytical.com>; Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 08:53:35 +0100; When we bought our MG two years ago, it would often make a very loud *BANG* noise when accelerating hard. Not sure if this was through the carbs or down the pipes, but I fixed it by advancing the ig; /html/mgs/2001-10/msg00575.html (8,348 bytes)
15. Update on "bluebell" (re-named "smokey joe") (score: 1): Author: scott beavis <sbeavis@solartronanalytical.com>; Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 10:02:02 +0100; Finally got round to spending a few hours on the MG (78BGT) on Sunday. There has always been a slight clunk sound when coming on and off the power at very low speed, so I changed the diff oil. Intere; /html/mgs/2001-10/msg00577.html (12,054 bytes)
16. RE: Update on "bluebell" (re-named "smokey joe") (score: 1): Author: scott beavis <sbeavis@solartronanalytical.com>; Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 15:26:30 +0100; Yep. Nothing nasty. One cylinder down a bit, but no mayonaise or cooling problems. The head was swapped, recon'd, skimmed, painted, ground in, etc etc etc and fitted with a new gasket about 6 months; /html/mgs/2001-10/msg00581.html (9,218 bytes)
17. re: Another Whitworth on the B (score: 1): Author: scott beavis <sbeavis@solartronanalytical.com>; Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 08:17:41 +0100; 13mm? I know the MG's didn't use any metric in the factory but wouldn't shocks be something replaced later with a metric equivelent? Our 78B has modern type shocks on the back, I'm sure, and these u; /html/mgs/2001-08/msg00035.html (7,693 bytes)
18. Gearbox oil changed : Much better now! (score: 1): Author: scott beavis <sbeavis@solartronanalytical.com>; Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 16:39:08 +0100; On saturday I finally got round to changing the gearbox/overdrive oil on our 1978BGT. It was the first time I'd stuck the car up on ramps and had a good nose underneath since buying it a year ago. We; /html/mgs/2001-08/msg00459.html (11,039 bytes)
19. Fatest ever MG (500bhp, 0-100mph in 8.4!) (score: 1): Author: scott beavis <sbeavis@solartronanalytical.com>; Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 08:16:13 +0100; Seen on www.autoexpress.co.uk Headline: Fastest-Ever MG Hits The Road Rejuvenated UK car maker MG Rover has delivered on its promise to build a super saloon to lock horns with BMW's M5 and the Merced; /html/mgs/2001-07/msg00206.html (8,798 bytes)
20. RE: Fatest ever MG (500bhp, 0-100mph in 8.4!) (score: 1): Author: scott beavis <sbeavis@solartronanalytical.com>; Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 13:56:33 +0100; Nah, you get more dollars per pound so would be ~50k dollars. Scott ** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to wh; /html/mgs/2001-07/msg00212.html (8,503 bytes)

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