- 41. Stuck Starter (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Snyder <wtsnyder@juno.com>
- Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2001 12:52:41 -0400
- Just a note to outline a successful diagnosis and treatment on my '67 Roadster yesterday. (Can you tell that I am in a medicla profession? While starting to pull out of the garage, the engine fired,
- /html/mgs/2001-10/msg00241.html (7,247 bytes)
- 42. Carbs (score: 1)
- Author: "William T Snyder, II" <wtsnyder@juno.com>
- Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2001 22:20:59 -0400
- Hello list. I have a '66B with an earlier 3-main engine fitted with original SU carbs. I recently tried fiddling with the rich/lean adjustment using an SU synchronizer tool. I now have the car runnin
- /html/mgs/2001-07/msg00035.html (7,222 bytes)
- 43. Chronic Electrical Discharge (score: 1)
- Author: wtsnyder@juno.com
- Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 09:57:09 -0400
- My brother-in-law is a recent new owner of a nice little '71 MGB roadster. DPO told him at purchase that the car had a chronic problem with battery discharge over time. Since purchase, b-i-l has corr
- /html/mgs/2001-06/msg00205.html (7,532 bytes)
- 44. Front Disk Brakes (score: 1)
- Author: wtsnyder@juno.com
- Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 11:38:31 -0400
- Tuesday afternoon I took my '66 B Roadster out for a spin and thought I could hear a slight grinding noise when braking to a stop emanating from the right front. Sure enough, when the wheel was remov
- /html/mgs/2001-05/msg01094.html (7,243 bytes)
- 45. Guage rebuilds (score: 1)
- Author: "William T Snyder, II" <wtsnyder@juno.com>
- Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 18:03:45 -0400
- Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced rebuilder of speedos? I have heard that Nysonger is good. Address or contact number? What can I expect to pay and do these folks usually guarantee their work
- /html/mgs/2001-04/msg00448.html (7,636 bytes)
- 46. Stroboscopic Timing (score: 1)
- Author: "William T Snyder, II" <wtsnyder@juno.com>
- Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 18:43:11 -0500
- Can anyone tell me the proper stroboscopic timing setting for a 1979 18GV engine? My Bentley manual only goes through the chrome bumper models. Also, while adjusting timing on my '72 BGT, all of my e
- /html/mgs/2001-03/msg00556.html (6,837 bytes)
- 47. OD Tranny (LH Type) (score: 1)
- Author: "William T Snyder, II" <wtsnyder@juno.com>
- Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 17:07:26 -0500
- Hello list. Today, I pulled the early LH type tranny from a parts car I recently purchased (a '72 BGT) in preparation for trading out the 4-synchro non-OD tranny in my project car. It is also a '72 B
- /html/mgs/2001-03/msg00786.html (8,243 bytes)
- 48. OD Tranny (score: 1)
- Author: wtsnyder@juno.com
- Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 13:34:54 -0500
- By word of mouth I have found a gent about an hour's drive from my house with a 73 BGT for sale. He says that it has a 3-main engine and OD tranny and plans to pull the engine for use in an MGA. He w
- /html/mgs/2001-02/msg00096.html (7,678 bytes)
- 49. OD Tranny (score: 1)
- Author: wtsnyder@juno.com
- Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 09:32:51 -0500
- Last evening I was able to go and look at a '72BGT project or parts car that a local fellow is trying to sell for $300. It has an 18GB engine that he wants to keep to pu in his MGA. The tranny left b
- /html/mgs/2001-02/msg00250.html (8,080 bytes)
- 50. OD Tranny (score: 1)
- Author: "William T Snyder, II" <wtsnyder@juno.com>
- Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 18:35:05 -0500
- Thanks, list, for the replies to my questions on OD transmissions. Paul Tegler responded that the later Laycock (not the early type D) OD trannys had two different name plates. The earlier version ha
- /html/mgs/2001-02/msg00283.html (8,169 bytes)
- 51. OD Tranny (score: 1)
- Author: wtsnyder@juno.com
- Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 17:24:23 -0500
- A week or two ago I queried the list on the wisdom of purchasing a $300 parts car that contained a Laycock OD transmission. The car is a '72 GT and apparently the OD was original to the car. The car
- /html/mgs/2001-02/msg00536.html (8,427 bytes)
- 52. OD Tranny (score: 1)
- Author: "William T Snyder, II" <wtsnyder@juno.com>
- Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:13:08 -0500
- Thanks to all for your input and advice on the '72 MGB-GT parts car with OD tranny. I called the fellow back and offered him $200 for the car (minus engine which he wants to keep) due to the damaged
- /html/mgs/2001-02/msg00605.html (7,903 bytes)
- 53. Clausanger Book (score: 1)
- Author: wtsnyder@juno.com
- Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 13:17:07 -0500
- Can anyone comment on the Clausanger book which is commonly mentioned in comments on this list. What is the title, availability, etc. It is a text describing concours setups on various MG's. Thanks.
- /html/mgs/2001-02/msg00684.html (6,391 bytes)
- 54. Engine Running Rough (score: 1)
- Author: wtsnyder@juno.com
- Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 08:52:53 -0500
- Hello list. I'm back to a problem I've been ignoring to work on other things for the past month. I purchased a '72 BGT with a later 1979 18GV engine. It was running very well at the time of purchase
- /html/mgs/2001-02/msg01062.html (7,865 bytes)
- 55. Rewebbing Seat Belts/Cleaning and Polishing Aluminum Parts (score: 1)
- Author: "William T Snyder, II" <wtsnyder@juno.com>
- Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 20:18:22 -0500
- My son and I are in the process of restoring a 72 BGT and could use some of the list's expertise. 1. Has anyone had experience rewebbing inertia seat belt reels? If so, specifically, how do you relea
- /html/mgs/2001-01/msg00203.html (7,273 bytes)
- 56. Furflex/Window and Door Seals (score: 1)
- Author: wtsnyder@juno.com
- Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 08:49:28 -0500
- Hello list. I need to replace badly worn furflex on my 72 BGT and have a few questions. 1. Is the material used for door seals the same as that used on the rear quarter windows for seals? Moss lists
- /html/mgs/2001-01/msg00221.html (6,723 bytes)
- 57. MGB Speedos and Serial Numbers (score: 1)
- Author: wtsnyder@juno.com
- Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 09:50:11 -0500
- I have follwed with interest the questions regarding proper speedometers for different models of MGB's. A while back, another lister sent me a web site address of an MGB enthusiast who had documented
- /html/mgs/2001-01/msg00536.html (7,121 bytes)
- 58. Gearbox Questions (score: 1)
- Author: "William T Snyder, II" <wtsnyder@juno.com>
- Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 19:49:32 -0500
- Hello list. In the process of tracing the problems with reverse lamps that do not function on my non-OD '72 GT, I have become a bit puzzled. First, I cannot find a gear box dipstick/filler port. I lo
- /html/mgs/2001-01/msg00716.html (8,589 bytes)
- 59. Seat Belt Rewebbing (score: 1)
- Author: wtsnyder@juno.com
- Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 16:30:19 -0500
- Hello list. I recently purchased seat belt webbing to refurbish some inertia reel-type seat belts for a 72 MGB-GT that my son and I are restoring. Can anybody lend their expertise to this task, espec
- /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00266.html (6,935 bytes)
- 60. Starter Dragging (score: 1)
- Author: wtsnyder@juno.com
- Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 08:38:09 -0500
- Hi Folks, My 66 MGB when bought was fitted with a starter button in addition to the ignition switch, as per many older USA vehicles. Since it worked well, I did not change the arrangement. Recently,
- /html/mgs/2000-11/msg00503.html (8,679 bytes)
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