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21. Re: Voltage regulator logic (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 15:44:52 -0400; Possibly, but if he's gettign 2 and 1.4V I would suspect something else is involved. The VR is a very simple device internally, it's by far most likely to freeze closed or open than to do something i; /html/mgs/2001-09/msg00333.html (7,344 bytes)
22. Re: misaligned cam (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 22:44:43 -0400; Your car would probably run. I scrapped an engine that had, among other problems, also a misaligned timing chain. I just recently did the timing belt on my wife's miata, and part of the procedure is; /html/mgs/2001-09/msg00395.html (8,408 bytes)
23. Re: Electrical connections get hot - your opinion / (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 10:59:14 -0400; As mentioned, cleaning the connections is a good start and will likely help. Otherwise, you might try comparing to another car and seeing if they really are hot. Some of those wires do get hot, espec; /html/mgs/2001-09/msg00687.html (7,814 bytes)
24. Re: The New MGX80 (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 15:39:44 -0400; I agree with wanting one, but the sad truth is that most people who "want" one won't buy one. Sadly, the bunch of us that sits around playing with our old MGs consists of a lot of people, myself incl; /html/mgs/2001-09/msg00768.html (9,116 bytes)
25. Re: The New MGX80 (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 02:40:57 -0400; You can also buy a stainless steel spring of the right size, and slide it into the heater hose. Then you can make sharp corners and it won't kink. Miata owners like us need to team up on this problem; /html/mgs/2001-09/msg00812.html (8,455 bytes)
26. 1970 MGB goes to the crusher (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2001 02:09:28 -0400; Having been found guilty of one count of being terminally rusty and one count of having a working overdrive transmission, I'm going to be parting up my #2 1970 MGB. (not the cool blue one with the ra; /html/mgs/2001-08/msg00133.html (7,148 bytes)
27. Re: Performance meters (Gtech/Pro etc.) (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 02:56:16 -0400; I second that "thumbs up" for the g-tech. It's a little fiddly to use, but once you get the hang of it, it can be quite precise. I can't say if it's measurements are accurate, but they are quite repe; /html/mgs/2001-08/msg00339.html (8,338 bytes)
28. Re: Performance meters (Gtech/Pro etc.) (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 13:07:52 -0400; Can you post the formula? I wonder if it can be adjusted for shorter distances. 1/4 mile of full-out acceleration on public roads is hard to do, especially as your car gets faster! -- Trevor Boicey,; /html/mgs/2001-08/msg00354.html (7,867 bytes)
29. Re: Performance meters (Gtech/Pro etc.) (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 14:54:08 -0400; It's funny you should ask, that's a test I want to do very soon. I am just starting to prep the 1800 MGB engine and O/D tranny that I eventually want to put in the ZB. I want to have before and after; /html/mgs/2001-08/msg00358.html (7,790 bytes)
30. Free MGB door panel, just one (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 01:59:04 -0400; Anybody need a black door card for a 70-ish MGB, right hand side? (passenger) The MGB I am stripping has a relatively reusable one, other side was shot. Free if you pay shipping, free if you pick it; /html/mgs/2001-08/msg00380.html (6,780 bytes)
31. MGB exhaust (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 02:00:10 -0400; Anybody within pickup distance of Ottawa, Canada need an MGB exhaust? (from the downpipe back, 2 silencers) It has a healthy coating of surface rust, but it feels solid everywhere. I don't think I co; /html/mgs/2001-08/msg00381.html (6,683 bytes)
32. Re: Fwd: british leyland side badge (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 22:56:57 -0400; ...I have a pair of the kind Dan is looking for, which I have offered him. The surface of this type is smooth, there is no 3d surface with raised letters or anything. It's like plain metal with a pat; /html/mgs/2001-08/msg00433.html (7,558 bytes)
33. Re: Crack of Doom (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 21:19:59 -0400; As mentioned, you have to also weld in a plate on the back or similar to spread the load. If you just weld up the crack it'll come right back, likely on the edge of your weld. Weld it up lightly, the; /html/mgs/2001-08/msg00443.html (7,966 bytes)
34. Re: Oils and Starters (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 16:20:54 -0400; If you get one good solid click but nothing else, and the electrics in the car are still ok while this is happening (ie: all the lights and gauges don't die) then your starter probably has a dead spo; /html/mgs/2001-08/msg00709.html (7,836 bytes)
35. Re: SpeedVision (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 01:44:16 -0400; Weird, they used to have a daily schedule! Try here: http://speedvision01.e-media.com/custom/schedules.asp?days=7 ...I find if I look at the schedule, I don't watch speedvision much, because a lot of; /html/mgs/2001-05/msg00844.html (8,011 bytes)
36. Re: Working on modern cars (was daily driver) (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 17:04:01 -0400; Simple answer, the wall of learning. Some people just "hit the wall" when learning, just like a marathon runner who has gone too far. Then they have no desire or courage to attempt anything new. You'; /html/mgs/2001-05/msg01105.html (8,971 bytes)
37. Re: Film Wanted (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 17:00:46 -0400; Keep your eyes peeled on Gnutella. Although I've not been able to grab it, I've seen it around. There is also a similar and equally interesting mpg called something like "11 minutes around Paris", wh; /html/mgs/2001-05/msg01106.html (7,165 bytes)
38. Re: Interesting Item on Ebay... (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2001 03:09:55 -0400; I have a four post hoist in my garage for parking purposes. I realize looks can be deceiving, but the one on ebay looks VERY flimsy compared to my commercially-purchased unit. Almost toy-like. Compar; /html/mgs/2001-04/msg00033.html (8,128 bytes)
39. Re: HELP, odometer freaked out at 100K (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2001 03:53:39 -0400; This is fairly common, and surprisingly, can be non-trivial. The trouble is that the little plastic gears in your odometer are slowly degrading over all the years. Unfortunately, they sometimes degra; /html/mgs/2001-04/msg00069.html (8,202 bytes)
40. Re: HELP, odometer freaked out at 100K (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2001 13:29:50 -0400; Not sure. Lubrication in there can be tricking because oil collects dust and might make it worse. One of the problems is the plastic is becoming brittle, so the "teeth" just don't have the strength t; /html/mgs/2001-04/msg00112.html (7,896 bytes)

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