- 61. RE: brakes (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Roettjer <Phil.Roettjer@quantum.com>
- Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 14:10:25 -0700
- Are you using silicone brake fluid? There is a technical article that I recently pulled from John Twist at University motors that talks about the issues with silicone break fluid. Apparently the pro
- /html/morgans/1999-07/msg00133.html (9,075 bytes)
- 62. RE: insurance (strictly for original cars?) (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Roettjer <Phil.Roettjer@quantum.com>
- Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 15:15:26 -0700
- I did not mention that anything on my car was modified when I sent in my application. I would not consider an engine rebuild, even to .040 oversize to be modified. Also with Morgans just about all o
- /html/morgans/1999-07/msg00135.html (11,771 bytes)
- 63. RE: brakes (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Roettjer <Phil.Roettjer@quantum.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 10:12:58 -0700
- I don't know if I am calling the part by the proper name since I didn't have the article in front of me. I now have the article and it mentions a small bleed hole that allows the movement of brake f
- /html/morgans/1999-07/msg00144.html (8,749 bytes)
- 64. Moss transmission (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Roettjer <Phil.Roettjer@quantum.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 08:22:49 -0700
- I had a successful weekend replacing the front seal on my Moss trani. I had rebuilt the transmission over the winter and replaced all bearings and seals, but the front seal was leaking very badly fro
- /html/morgans/1999-07/msg00155.html (7,534 bytes)
- 65. RE: ConMogCon? (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Roettjer <Phil.Roettjer@quantum.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 12:15:32 -0700
- I am new to Morgans and I think it is a great idea. One club I belong to is the New England MG T Register and even though the name implies only New England, it serves as a national club with local c
- /html/morgans/1999-07/msg00171.html (11,572 bytes)
- 66. RE: Ignition switch (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Roettjer <Phil.Roettjer@quantum.com>
- Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 10:40:02 -0700
- I am not really familiar with a 72, but the ignition switch on my 67 plus 4 looks very standard and just like the one on my 67 MGB. So if I were looking for a replacement for my +4, I would check wi
- /html/morgans/1999-06/msg00014.html (11,033 bytes)
- 67. RE: Regulator Issues (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Roettjer <Phil.Roettjer@quantum.com>
- Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 08:41:47 -0700
- I would say that the problem was in the regulator box and that the voltage control relay had stuck. I find with these regulators when they work they can go for years without problems, but once they
- /html/morgans/1999-06/msg00081.html (7,727 bytes)
- 68. HS6 Floats (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Roettjer <Phil.Roettjer@quantum.com>
- Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 08:14:28 -0700
- I completed my car this weekend and spent considerable time test driving. It is running great with all the problems I experienced last fall resolved (vibrations in the drive train). I took my wife fo
- /html/morgans/1999-06/msg00127.html (7,951 bytes)
- 69. RE: Brake Master, etc. (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Roettjer <Phil.Roettjer@quantum.com>
- Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 07:34:52 -0700
- I just completed the dual brake system conversion on my 67 +4 and I am fairly pleased with it. I followed the instructions from Fred Sisson's Bedside Reader and used the master from a 1973 Toyota Co
- /html/morgans/1999-06/msg00181.html (10,311 bytes)
- 70. RE: Fuel tank problem (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Roettjer <Phil.Roettjer@quantum.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 06:05:10 -0700
- I believe the fuel tank should be vented through a carbon canister since the fuel tanks have not been allowed to vent directly into the atmosphere since the 70s. It sounds like the lines to this may
- /html/morgans/1999-06/msg00187.html (8,100 bytes)
- 71. RE: Jet-Coating (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Roettjer <Phil.Roettjer@quantum.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 11:51:10 -0700
- I used JET-HOT for the exhaust manifold on my 67 +4 this past winter. The manifold looks great and I believe my cost was about $150. They clean it of any oils and solvents, sand blast away all the ru
- /html/morgans/1999-06/msg00233.html (9,385 bytes)
- 72. RE: side vents for hot feet (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Roettjer <Phil.Roettjer@quantum.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 10:23:27 -0700
- Morgan team, I thought I would offer a few thoughts on the subject of heat inside the cockpit on hot days. I drove a MGTF for years and the MG T series cars share this problem with Morgans. I have se
- /html/morgans/1999-06/msg00268.html (7,559 bytes)
- 73. RE: Valve clearances on a TR engine. (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Roettjer <Phil.Roettjer@quantum.com>
- Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 11:00:58 -0700
- I noticed that no one else had replied so I figured I would give it a shot. My first experience at setting valves was on a 1967 MG Midget in 1970. I did it wrong and it cost me a burnt valve. I have
- /html/morgans/1999-06/msg00334.html (10,691 bytes)
- 74. RE: Cleaning cream switches and Indicator switch (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Roettjer <Phil.Roettjer@quantum.com>
- Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 07:41:20 -0700
- I have converted several cars from positive ground to negative ground. The advantages are if you want to install a radio (much easier than trying to isolate the radio chassis from the car chassis) o
- /html/morgans/1999-05/msg00014.html (13,595 bytes)
- 75. Wing Mounts (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Roettjer <Phil.Roettjer@quantum.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 09:18:36 -0700
- Just a question for the next time I mount wings. I got the wings for my 67 +4 back from the paint shop last Saturday and installed them over the weekend. I had taken the car for test runs without th
- /html/morgans/1999-05/msg00351.html (7,869 bytes)
- 76. RE: Wing Mounts (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Roettjer <Phil.Roettjer@quantum.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 13:06:07 -0700
- I received this reply from Linda at Morgan Spares. It sounds like a good approach, but one that will have to wait until next time I repaint the wings. Just thought I would pass it along to the group.
- /html/morgans/1999-05/msg00355.html (8,985 bytes)
- 77. RE: moss box (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Roettjer <Phil.Roettjer@quantum.com>
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 13:45:56 -0700
- Yes first gear in the Moss box is straight cut on the older E-types as well as on the Morgan +4s. It is also not uncommon for second gear synchro to be shot and I don't believe you can just replace
- /html/morgans/1999-04/msg00184.html (9,542 bytes)
- 78. RE: What Tires? (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Roettjer <Phil.Roettjer@quantum.com>
- Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 06:15:04 -0800
- Coker Tire carries a good selection of name brand tires to fit the older cars. I believe they are located in Tennessee and their number is 800-251-6336. I have a 67 +4 with 15 inch wire wheels and I
- /html/morgans/1999-03/msg00072.html (8,551 bytes)
- 79. RE: Am I Blue? (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Roettjer <Phil.Roettjer@quantum.com>
- Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 11:19:33 -0800
- I owned a Jaguar E-type for years and these cars are notorious for the temp gauge climbing off the scale in hot weather. What I ended up doing was using a product such as water wetter and changing th
- /html/morgans/1999-02/msg00028.html (8,867 bytes)
- 80. +4 crank (score: 1)
- Author: Phil Roettjer <Phil.Roettjer@quantum.com>
- Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 06:21:04 -0800
- I have had the crank from my +4 (Triumph engine) machined down .030 on both the mains and the rod big ends. Does anyone have any experience with the durability of these cranks when machined down from
- /html/morgans/1999-02/msg00147.html (7,009 bytes)
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