- 1. Re: Blinker Problems - Need Expert Guidance (score: 1)
- Author: steveb5815@juno.com
- Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 16:07:49 -0400
- Excuse if this is a repeat. Check the 4 way flasher switch. When they get old the turn signals can go out. The contacts inside get dirty. My 79 has an intermittent problem like this that I narrowed
- /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00045.html (8,074 bytes)
- 2. Re: Aluminum wheel fixers (score: 1)
- Author: steveb5815@juno.com
- Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 07:51:24 -0400
- The shipper is Forwardair. Their web site is www.forwardair.com and they have depots in Clealsea, Ma and across from Bradley Airport in Ct. I shipped a large crate of MG parts from the Ct location. G
- /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00882.html (9,506 bytes)
- 3. Re: zs carb (score: 1)
- Author: steveb5815@juno.com
- Date: Mon, 6 May 2002 08:26:10 -0400
- The ZS carb, when properly set up works flawlesly for its intende purpose. It is not a performance carb and the milage is not that of a modern comper controlled fuel injected car. 22 MPG is quite re
- /html/mgs/2002-05/msg00168.html (8,467 bytes)
- 4. Re: zs carb (score: 1)
- Author: steveb5815@juno.com
- Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 09:00:19 -0400
- Yes the arm should touch the button. That is the fast idle cam. It will push in when the choke is "off". It is good if yours is working, that means that the choke pulloff is OK. One problem could be
- /html/mgs/2002-05/msg00220.html (8,196 bytes)
- 5. used to be Re: Question for folks with parts cars (MGB) (score: 1)
- Author: steveb5815@juno.com
- Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 10:23:59 -0400
- My '79 B and the '76 I just got rid of has the 6 X 9 speaker holes cut in them. Never really bothered me that much. The '79 just got treated to a new interior and a new set of Panasonic speakers for
- /html/mgs/2002-05/msg00250.html (9,070 bytes)
- 6. Re: used to be Re: Question for folks with parts cars (MGB) (score: 1)
- Author: steveb5815@juno.com
- Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 13:31:10 -0400
- /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive
- /html/mgs/2002-05/msg00258.html (8,711 bytes)
- 7. Re: Don't trust oil hose anymore (score: 1)
- Author: steveb5815@juno.com
- Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 08:09:46 -0400
- Would it be possible to replace that line with a 1/8" copper line normally used for and oil pressure gauge? I don't know what size thread the stock hose ends are but if it is possible to screw in a
- /html/mgs/2002-05/msg00278.html (8,314 bytes)
- 8. Re: filling shocks (score: 1)
- Author: steveb5815@juno.com
- Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 07:44:00 -0500
- 90W is way too heavy for the shocks. I used hydraulic jack oil to top off the shocks in my 79. (didn't need much) Its available at any auto parts store. I also use a small pump oiler. I had to add a
- /html/mgs/2002-04/msg00047.html (7,756 bytes)
- 9. Re: Dying a highway speeds (score: 1)
- Author: steveb5815@juno.com
- Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 08:37:55 -0400
- Make sure the vent system to the gas tank is working properly. If it is plugged, the fuel pump will create a vacuum in the tank to the point that no fuel will be delivered. Essentially running out o
- /html/mgs/2002-04/msg00145.html (8,612 bytes)
- 10. Re: Value Trivia (score: 1)
- Author: steveb5815@juno.com
- Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 15:46:22 -0400
- I know someone that did it in the late 70s. Steve Bettencourt http://www.bmcne.com webmaster@bmcne.com /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive
- /html/mgs/2002-04/msg00774.html (8,489 bytes)
- 11. Re: Value Trivia (score: 1)
- Author: steveb5815@juno.com
- Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 15:53:29 -0400
- This is also typical of the first generation Z-28 Camaro. Steve Bettencourt http://www.bmcne.com webmaster@bmcne.com /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.n
- /html/mgs/2002-04/msg00775.html (8,420 bytes)
- 12. Forwardair was Shipping an engine (score: 1)
- Author: steveb5815@juno.com
- Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 07:33:38 -0500
- The guys out at the Forwardair Bradley Airport Connecticut terminal were great. It was my first time shipping something big. Steve Bettencourt On Mon, 11 Mar 2002 21:28:09 -0600 "Carter Tuggle" <gou
- /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00361.html (6,932 bytes)
- 13. Re: Electrics (score: 1)
- Author: steveb5815@juno.com
- Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 07:34:10 -0500
- As has been suggested, the fuse is the most likely culprit but also look at the ignition on relay. I had been having intermittent problems such as yours, one time while on vaca in Lake George, NY. F
- /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00794.html (7,725 bytes)
- 14. Enrique's MGB (score: 1)
- Author: steveb5815@juno.com
- Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 07:52:57 -0500
- Your B came out great! Nice to see the successful completion of a long project. On an unrelated subject, what is the material that your B is parked on? Steve Bettencourt http://www.bmcne.com webmast
- /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00851.html (7,368 bytes)
- 15. Re: Enrique's MGB (score: 1)
- Author: steveb5815@juno.com
- Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 09:48:57 -0500
- Doesn't look like cinder blocks to me. The squares are too small. Just wondering if it is a common material that may be available here because I have heard of a "mesh" material some use to park campe
- /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00855.html (8,086 bytes)
- 16. Re: Enrique's MGB (score: 1)
- Author: steveb5815@juno.com
- Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 10:46:30 -0500
- Hi Enrique, I like it. I am going to check at the local concrete molder (they make yard ornaments and such) to see if they have these. I would like to use them on the side of my garage. Thanks for th
- /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00860.html (7,895 bytes)
- 17. Re: 2002 plans for my 68 MGB GT so far, please help. TIA (score: 1)
- Author: steveb5815@juno.com
- Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 08:23:45 -0500
- Hi Dan, I have been running polyurethane bushings on my '79 B for 8K miles. I don't feel that the ride is unusually harsh or stiff. I have used the stock bushings back in the mid '80s when I had my '
- /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00992.html (9,305 bytes)
- 18. Re: Seeking advice on MGB steering rack install. (score: 1)
- Author: steveb5815@juno.com
- Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 10:21:48 -0500
- I don't believe that the alignment procedure calls out an "ease to turn" spec at the wheel. It is very specific on how the steering shafts are supposed to line up. You could do it w/o the special po
- /html/mgs/2002-03/msg01031.html (8,403 bytes)
- 19. Re: pinion gear (score: 1)
- Author: steveb5815@juno.com
- Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 07:29:56 -0500
- Do NOT DISASSEMBLE THE RACK. Remove it from the car if you need to service it. If you're just chaging the motor mount then grind down a cheap 1/2 inch wrench to fit between the steering shaft and wh
- /html/mgs/2002-02/msg00004.html (8,069 bytes)
- 20. Re: Tranny switch? (score: 1)
- Author: steveb5815@juno.com
- Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 09:19:33 -0500
- Hi Frank, How's it feel to be a civvy again? The switch you are refering to is for the Shift Activated Advance Solenoid (I can't recall the propper name). It is activated in 4th gear and the solenoid
- /html/mgs/2002-02/msg00009.html (7,625 bytes)
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