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21. Re: vibrations (score: 1): Author: David Ambrose <stargazer1@home.com>; Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 07:57:45 -0800; Are the motor and transmission mounts in good condition? Oil leaks, as rare as they are in these cars (yeah, right) will rot the rubber in the mounts.; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg01105.html (7,644 bytes)
22. Re: Farina Magnette Site Revamp (score: 1): Author: David Ambrose <stargazer1@home.com>; Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2000 20:26:51 -0800; . . . and no beer either. You're a braver man than I. :-); /html/mgs/2000-11/msg00494.html (7,251 bytes)
23. Re: MG's and Alfa's? (score: 1): Author: David Ambrose <stargazer1@home.com>; Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 07:07:20 -0800; You should go look at the car. I have a friend who owned an Alfa. Alfa's are lovely cars which have just enough high tech stuff in them to make them interesting. They have a spash of panache where LB; /html/mgs/2000-11/msg00773.html (8,016 bytes)
24. Re: Metal adhesives vs. welding (score: 1): Author: David Ambrose <stargazer1@home.com>; Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 08:33:00 -0700; There is a stuff called Marine Tex. It comes in various colors and is very tough indeed. Fabricated a new trailing edge for my rudder with it and it held up to 5 years of SF Bay sailing. I believe it; /html/mgs/2000-10/msg00009.html (9,200 bytes)
25. Re: good rebuild manual (score: 1): Author: David Ambrose <stargazer1@home.com>; Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 22:18:14 -0700; I find the haynew manual most useful, but having both Haynes and Bently is best.; /html/mgs/2000-10/msg00397.html (6,821 bytes)
26. Re: good rebuild manual (score: 1): Author: David Ambrose <stargazer1@home.com>; Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 22:18:26 -0700; I find the Haynes manual most useful, but having both Haynes and Bently is best.; /html/mgs/2000-10/msg00398.html (6,810 bytes)
27. Re: TD clutch? (score: 1): Author: David Ambrose <stargazer1@home.com>; Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2000 13:11:33 -0700; Oh dear. Sounds like you hosed the differential. With the tranny in neutral, you should not be able to turn the driveshaft with both wheels on the ground, and the car standing still. If you can, expe; /html/mgs/2000-10/msg00409.html (7,740 bytes)
28. Re: TD clutch? (score: 1): Author: David Ambrose <stargazer1@home.com>; Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2000 16:54:41 -0700; You're absolutely right. Half shaft is much more likely that diff problems. I should know better than to type from the hip. Dave; /html/mgs/2000-10/msg00422.html (8,657 bytes)
29. Re: How to check cam wear? (score: 1): Author: David Ambrose <stargazer1@home.com>; Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 13:00:01 -0700; This may sound like a silly question - What type of oil filter do you have? Is it on the top or the bottom? Was it the #1 cylinder by any chance? Measure the difference in rocker arm height at the pu; /html/mgs/2000-10/msg00945.html (8,242 bytes)
30. Re: Sad Note - Mike Lishego passes (score: 1): Author: David Ambrose <stargazer1@home.com>; Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 19:36:39 -0700; Very sad news indeed. Reading about Mikes trip made me feel young again. (I did something similar in my MGA.) Is there any way for us to send condolences to his family?; /html/mgs/2000-09/msg01006.html (9,458 bytes)
31. Re: Differences with Aluminum head (score: 1): Author: David Ambrose <stargazer1@home.com>; Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 21:49:22 -0700; Fine threads will not hold in aluminum. It's too soft. Regards, Dave; /html/mgs/2000-08/msg00389.html (8,334 bytes)
32. Re: Similar to [OT] but relevant (score: 1): Author: David Ambrose <stargazer1@home.com>; Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2000 07:48:37 -0700; The one I'm sending off to college sure does. Go Slugs! Dave Ambrose; /html/mgs/2000-08/msg00548.html (6,681 bytes)
33. Re: The List (Long, delete if you wish) (score: 1): Author: David Ambrose <stargazer1@home.com>; Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2000 23:05:44 -0700; Hear, hear. I've been on this list, and its predecessor british cars list (before the lists were split into different makes) ever since I bought my 69 BGT, Sherlock. Historically, this list has been; /html/mgs/2000-08/msg00607.html (7,660 bytes)
34. Re: Flywheel Botls and Locknuts/book (score: 1): Author: David Ambrose <stargazer1@home.com>; Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 08:50:34 -0700; This book is colloquially known as "Screw to Win".; /html/mgs/2000-08/msg00924.html (7,067 bytes)
35. Re: @#$%& Transmission (score: 1): Author: David Ambrose <stargazer1@home.com>; Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 13:26:19 -0700; Check with British Motorsports in Campbell. They may have a good used or rebuilt tranny in stock. I bought lots of parts from them when we lived up there and never had a problem. Regards, Dave Ambro; /html/mgs/2000-08/msg01508.html (8,887 bytes)
36. Re: Backfire (score: 1): Author: David Ambrose <stargazer1@home.com>; Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 10:31:40 -0700; Does you '69 still have its emission controls? If so, I would check the glup valve on the intake manifold, air pump, and the check valve on the air injection manifold. If necessary, the original gulp; /html/mgs/2000-08/msg01602.html (7,602 bytes)
37. Re: SU's running rich, leaner needles? 70 MGB (score: 1): Author: David Ambrose <stargazer1@home.com>; Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 14:22:42 -0700; I double check the float height by letting out the choke, taking off the piston, and letting the carb bowls fill wth fuel. Looking down into the jet opening, you should see the fuel about 1/16" below; /html/mgs/2000-08/msg01627.html (7,579 bytes)
38. Re: NON-LBC Question - Rad Repair (score: 1): Author: David Ambrose <stargazer1@home.com>; Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 22:56:53 -0700; Go to the hobby shop and get a bottle of Testor's Liquid plastic cement. This is styrene monomer dissolved in MEK. It should "weld" the plastic back together. you might need to add some additional ME; /html/mgs/2000-07/msg00408.html (8,444 bytes)
39. Re: Final thoughts on 77 Midget clutch? (score: 1): Author: David Ambrose <stargazer1@home.com>; Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 20:03:04 -0700; Can you detect any slop in the throwout arm? (side to side, or up and down) The pivot for that arm can wear which makes the slave cylinder much less effective at releasing the clutch. If the pin and; /html/mgs/2000-07/msg00686.html (8,542 bytes)
40. Need MGA Advice (score: 1): Author: David Ambrose <stargazer1@home.com>; Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 22:15:23 -0700; I'm going to look at a '62 MGA tomorrow. This car is supposedly "in excellent condition." The price seems reasonable. It's certainly going to have some problems somewhere. Where should I be looking f; /html/mgs/2000-07/msg00753.html (6,432 bytes)

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