- 1. wheel balance and wing cracking (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen.Stierman@huntington.com
- Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 09:34:26 -0500
- Wheel shimmy can be vastly improved by having round tires and wheels. Make sure the damper blades are snug and have the wheels balanced ON THE CAR, rather then spin balanced. This precludes periodic
- /html/morgans/1999-06/msg00007.html (6,835 bytes)
- 2. fuel tank problem (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen.Stierman@huntington.com
- Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 08:00:44 -0500
- I don't think you have a problem at all. I suspect that your new Plus 8 has a closed system to meet the various evaporative EPA legislation. There probably is not breather in the tank at all. I have
- /html/morgans/1999-06/msg00186.html (7,324 bytes)
- 3. Plus 8 transmissions (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen.Stierman@huntington.com
- Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 08:16:48 -0500
- The 5 speed used in the Plus 8 is like the TR7/TR8 box and of course requires the correct Rover bell housing to hook to the V-8. You would also have to modify the slave cylinder arrangement as space
- /html/morgans/1999-06/msg00223.html (7,055 bytes)
- 4. electronics (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen.Stierman@huntington.com
- Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 09:20:45 -0500
- As the thread seems to have turned to electronics, I have a question I have installed a Pertronics electronic sensor in my 69 Plus 8 distributor to replace the points. This is a simple Hall sensor wi
- /html/morgans/1999-05/msg00037.html (7,354 bytes)
- 5. preflight (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen.Stierman@huntington.com
- Date: Fri, 7 May 1999 09:41:49 -0500
- I would suggest a fully charged cel phone in the glove box and a tow strap in the boot as essential when embarking on a long trip even for the best prepared vehicles. S. Stierman 69 +8
- /html/morgans/1999-05/msg00087.html (6,334 bytes)
- 6. silicone fluid switch (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen.Stierman@huntington.com
- Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 08:08:43 -0500
- With all due respect to the nay sayers silicone brake fluid is fine, I know, I know, it swells the seals, causes the brake pedal to travel further, causes corrosion, makes the wood rot, the leather
- /html/morgans/1999-05/msg00180.html (6,699 bytes)
- 7. wiring (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen.Stierman@huntington.com
- Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 10:45:50 -0500
- As I recall the Roadster Factory used to carry color coded wiring, you might check with those folks. Prior to going to all the trouble of making a harness you might check with the factory as their pr
- /html/morgans/1999-05/msg00245.html (6,454 bytes)
- 8. dashboards (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen.Stierman@huntington.com
- Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 11:10:42 -0500
- I have a 69 +8, the dash is probably made from an old Lucas packing crate. It is however; covered with the luxurious black hyde of the English nauga, to give that modern late 60's look. This is of co
- /html/morgans/1999-04/msg00091.html (6,477 bytes)
- 9. banding (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen.Stierman@huntington.com
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 15:29:04 -0500
- How many of you aficionados out there know what this banding is really It is called Hydem! Makes sense, right? The factory has it in leather of vinyl. A bit expensive to order all by itself, but if y
- /html/morgans/1999-04/msg00180.html (6,313 bytes)
- 10. Re: moss box (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen.Stierman@huntington.com
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 15:59:49 -0500
- First gear is straight cut and usually has a chipped tooth or two from being jambed into first on the roll. The synchro rings are pressed into the gear cluster and not readily removable. This is much
- /html/morgans/1999-04/msg00182.html (7,713 bytes)
- 11. Jeff Webster (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen.Stierman@huntington.com
- Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 08:28:03 -0500
- I don't know why they call a fug stirrer a fug stirrer, but JC Whitney has a nice little square 7" x 7" x 7" two speed heater for a little over 100.00 bucks that fits nicely in a Mog. It even puts ou
- /html/morgans/1999-03/msg00095.html (6,968 bytes)
- 12. RE LEATHER CARE (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen.Stierman@huntington.com
- Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 11:56:27 -0500
- Ah...............leather care, one could go on forever. Try neetsfoot oil (is that spelled right?, what is the foot of a neet?) anyway or good old saddle soap. Beware some of these concoctions darken
- /html/morgans/1999-03/msg00131.html (6,897 bytes)
- 13. RE LEATHER CARE (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen.Stierman@huntington.com
- Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 14:08:11 -0500
- Let's just say it was "leather cloth" as the Brits call it. About storing an engine: You can put all the oil and desiccates you want in the cylinders, what happens is that the rings stick to the bore
- /html/morgans/1999-03/msg00137.html (6,878 bytes)
- 14. Rubber mats (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen.Stierman@huntington.com
- Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 13:07:23 -0500
- Not sure when Morgan went to rugs, my 69 had some original carpet on the rear panel over the battery access area, though. When I went to the factory I bought enough of the real rubber matting to do t
- /html/morgans/1999-03/msg00170.html (6,686 bytes)
- 15. Re: alloy strlps on back panel (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen.Stierman@huntington.com
- Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 11:47:20 -0500
- I have always pre bent and fitted the strips prior to fitting them to the body. I also pre drill and counter sink the screw holes again before attaching, that way you can avoid any other screws hold
- /html/morgans/1999-03/msg00278.html (7,191 bytes)
- 16. color me blue (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen.Stierman@huntington.com
- Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 08:42:58 -0500
- Congrats on your courage in painting a Morgan blue rather then red or green. I have done two in blue, the first a 61 4/4 in Ford Spinnaker blue, usually seen on old Escorts and Tauri. This car is no
- /html/morgans/1999-02/msg00016.html (6,698 bytes)
- 17. coolant (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen.Stierman@huntington.com
- Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 11:07:37 -0500
- Has anyone tried Fosters as coolant in the Moggie? I know that Mr. Wasser and Mr. Long have some experience along these lines.
- /html/morgans/1999-02/msg00039.html (6,148 bytes)
- 18. silicone brake fluid (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen.Stierman@huntington.com
- Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1999 09:55:48 -0500
- Silicone brake fluid seems to be one of those items that seems to evoke various tales of dire consequences put forth by various experts, engineers, groupies and fellow travelers. I certainly value Gr
- /html/morgans/1999-02/msg00072.html (7,259 bytes)
- 19. Re: Doors, not The Doors (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen.Stierman@huntington.com
- Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 08:47:24 -0500
- Elton and Jane, I have reskinned, rebuilt doors on several cars. Keep in mind that those wooden frames were built to fit your car. If the wood is not rotten, and usually door wood survives pretty wel
- /html/morgans/1999-02/msg00238.html (7,467 bytes)
- 20. doors and doors (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen.Stierman@huntington.com
- Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 10:51:33 -0500
- Fitting doors is more a matter of patience, splitting the difference, and using the proper fittings. The frames actually have a bit of curve to them to fit the aperture and over time they can warp a
- /html/morgans/1999-02/msg00239.html (7,853 bytes)
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