- 21. Re: MGB GT Questions (score: 1)
- Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 23:44:43 -0500
- Thats nothing. I carried a ~10 foot tree home in the passenager seat of my Midget. Talk about strange looks. The two kids at the nursey thought that I was insane. They kept saying "you're going to th
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01110.html (8,655 bytes)
- 22. Re: More on Z-s to dual HI4's conversion (score: 1)
- Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>
- Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 10:34:23 -0400
- Bill, I can answer the rank amateur part. If it requires you to do the job again you will be able to do it faster. Having re-done some jobs they seem to go faster the next time. The first time I took
- /html/mgs/1999-10/msg00327.html (7,686 bytes)
- 23. Re: 52TD Cyl Head stuck (score: 1)
- Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 08:30:53 -0400
- Had a similar problem with my 77 Midget. What I did was spray PB Blaster down the studs for several day, then removed all of the studs. I tried moving the piston to the bottom of the stoke and then f
- /html/mgs/1999-10/msg01144.html (8,455 bytes)
- 24. Re: Spridgets, Bruce, and Midnight Rides [Way Long] (score: 1)
- Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>
- Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 09:16:08 -0400
- Would that be Larry with his head over the side of the Sprite, wind in his hair, tongue flapping in the breeze, and drool running down the side of the car? That's one way to wash a car in NJ. Bill
- /html/mgs/1999-08/msg00352.html (7,051 bytes)
- 25. Re: A Brit passes (score: 1)
- Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>
- Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 00:42:06 -0400
- No, no, no. It was when the last Rolf Harris escaped from the zoo and started to breed out of control. Hundreds of Rolf's singing "Tie me Kangaroo down sport, Tie me Kangaroo down." That was a really
- /html/mgs/1999-08/msg00603.html (7,850 bytes)
- 26. Re: OH NO [No LBC] (score: 1)
- Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>
- Date: Wed, 01 Sep 1999 01:10:41 -0400
- Only the perceptually challenged would try to use a cat to clean an exhaust pipe. The required animal is a kitten. They can be used from 3 weeks to 14 weeks as exhaust pipe cleaner. This range will v
- /html/mgs/1999-08/msg01382.html (8,146 bytes)
- 27. Re: Parts washer (score: 1)
- Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>
- Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 12:48:24 -0400
- Below is a reply that I saw on the shop-talk mailing list. I am reposting it here, but I did not get the guys permission. Sorry. Thank Doug for the detailed message. Bill -- repost -- Subject: Update
- /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01565.html (12,223 bytes)
- 28. Re: I don't need no stinkin' husband (score: 1)
- Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>
- Date: Sat, 01 May 1999 23:40:26 -0400
- Not as bad as the guy who told me in great detail about how the septic system backed up into the dish washer the previous night. Then the very next thing he did was to invite me over for dinner. 'Vip
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg00063.html (6,860 bytes)
- 29. My interior is back (score: 1)
- Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>
- Date: Thu, 06 May 1999 21:49:14 -0400
- I just got home from getting my interior. A while back I asked who did what for their interior. I got assorted responses from I did it myself to I sent it out. Here's what I did. I sent the seats and
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg00332.html (8,680 bytes)
- 30. Re: Valve adjuster lock washers. (score: 1)
- Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 23:16:07 -0400
- Here in Zoo Jersey using your turn signals is a sign of weakness. On Jersey highways it is the law of the jungle. When ever one animal senses a weakness in another they move in for the kill. Signals
- /html/mgs/1999-05/msg00499.html (8,182 bytes)
- 31. Re: Need Carpet Installation Advice (score: 1)
- Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>
- Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 13:50:49 -0500
- Hans, In the states we call a glue like this "contact cement" and it comes in several types. Some are better than others, if you want a really strong one get the flammable one with all the warnings.
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg00254.html (7,860 bytes)
- 32. Seat cover kits vs. upholstery shop (score: 1)
- Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>
- Date: Mon, 08 Mar 1999 00:12:19 -0500
- My Midget took on a fair amount of water before I got the car. This caused the carpets to rot, the vinyl panels and the seats to grow a nice coat of mold and mildew. Now after 10 months inside and a
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg00366.html (7,940 bytes)
- 33. Re: 72 midget, burning oil? Rebuild? (score: 1)
- Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>
- Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 23:56:03 -0500
- 1. Pull the plugs and see which cylinders are oil fouled. Is it possible that a blown head gasket is dumping water into a cylinder and it is turning to steam in the exhaust? 2. I suggest that you do
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg01084.html (9,178 bytes)
- 34. SUMMARY: Seat cover kits vs. upholstery shop (score: 1)
- Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>
- Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 22:35:42 -0500
- What I decided to do was take Frank C's advice and take my seats to a local guy for recovering. He makes the covers himself. My car was originally biscuit and I want to change the color to black. My
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg01117.html (13,308 bytes)
- 35. Re: craftsman vs. metrinch (score: 1)
- Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>
- Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 10:13:39 -0500
- This is what I got from the guy at stanley, there are three major on-shore tool manufactures: Snap-On, Stanley Mechanics Tools and Danaher Tools. Since Snap-On is made by a separate company the quali
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg01684.html (10,587 bytes)
- 36. Re: Surprise Guest (score: 1)
- Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>
- Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 17:31:25 -0500
- If I had a spider as big as a wolf in my car I would just drop a match in the gas tank. Problem solved. Don't like spiders, never did, never will. If there was one big button I could push and get rid
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg01722.html (9,185 bytes)
- 37. Re: Engine Colour (score: 1)
- Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>
- Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 17:42:00 -0500
- That's pretty funny. I have no doubt they were not that careful with the shade or hue (what is the difference?) when they painted these things. I wonder how well they cleaned out the paint cups if th
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg00398.html (8,672 bytes)
- 38. Re: ready to get flamed , but.... (score: 1)
- Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 00:28:22 -0500
- Paul, Did you know that, "95% of all statistics are made up" :-) Bill Gilroy 77 Midget 90 Shar-Pei
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg01181.html (7,308 bytes)
- 39. Re: Carburettor dilemma (score: 1)
- Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 00:37:23 -0500
- John, How does anywhere else suck when compared to South Dakota :-) Bill Gilroy 77 Midget, which should visit Crazy Horse Mountain someday
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg01182.html (8,637 bytes)
- 40. Xmas gift (MG baseball cap) (score: 1)
- Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>
- Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 14:44:51 -0500
- This xmas I got a MG baseball cap from someone. It came from Moss Motors. I must thank Moss motors for selling a cap that fits on my big fat head. I must have one of the largest heads around, since i
- /html/mgs/1999-01/msg00165.html (6,905 bytes)
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