- 21. Moss Box Issues (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael D. Miles, PE" <mdmiles@mdmpe.com>
- Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2000 06:49:52 -0700
- Its now my turn to deal with the issue of rare and expensive Moss box All the gears are in good shape but the synchro faces are worn to virtually zero grooves remaining. Are there any nifty suggestio
- /html/morgans/2000-08/msg00009.html (7,404 bytes)
- 22. Found: Morgan trike windscreen frame (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael D. Miles, PE" <mdmiles@mdmpe.com>
- Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 15:44:53 -0700
- While hunting some odd TR-3 bits I came across a listing for a "Morgan trike windscreen frame..$110" at the following URL: http://hometown.aol.com/trispare/index.html Don't ask me any more about it b
- /html/morgans/2000-08/msg00044.html (6,848 bytes)
- 23. Web Discoveries - Cars for Sale (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael D. Miles, PE" <mdmiles@mdmpe.com>
- Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 06:14:53 -0700
- While searching for a TR-3 high port head (anyone interested in an older TR head?) I came across a restorer/dealer that lists two Morgans for sale: 1993 MORGAN PLUS 8 RED w/ BLACK int. 8 CYLINDER 12,
- /html/morgans/2000-08/msg00046.html (7,490 bytes)
- 24. Morgan Moss Box Shifter Fork Bronze (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael D. Miles, PE" <mdmiles@mdmpe.com>
- Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 22:35:17 -0700
- Does anyone know what specific alloy the cast bronze shifter forks are in the Morgan flavored Moss boxes (circa 1961)? -- "Entropy Happens!" Michael D. Miles, PE Consulting Design Engineer (503) 292-
- /html/morgans/2000-08/msg00049.html (6,617 bytes)
- 25. TR Engine Colors - Revisited (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael D. Miles, PE" <mdmiles@mdmpe.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 13:45:17 -0700
- Having now reached the threshold of painting the block on my '61 +4 (TR-3 motor) I went back to an earlier thread on this list (1996 comments on engine colors) to do a bit of research. Sure enough I
- /html/morgans/2000-08/msg00063.html (7,840 bytes)
- 26. Plus 4 Exhaust Manifolds (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael D. Miles, PE" <mdmiles@mdmpe.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 16:56:49 -0700
- I was comparing exhaust manifolds between my '61 and '68 Plus 4s and noticed that the very late TR-4 motor in the '68 (so late in fact that the engine number is later than the last engine number list
- /html/morgans/2000-08/msg00077.html (7,379 bytes)
- 27. Re: tire clearance (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael D. Miles, PE" <mdmiles@mdmpe.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 17:46:40 -0700
- If you're trying to put spacers behind steel wheels, don't forget that they are supposed to be the same bolt pattern as VW (I've never verified it but it is often repeated - does anyone have evidence
- /html/morgans/2000-08/msg00103.html (10,740 bytes)
- 28. Salisbury 7HA/2 Differential (closure) (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael D. Miles, PE" <mdmiles@mdmpe.com>
- Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 09:59:19 -0700
- After several adventures with differential rebuilding and tracking down historical information in various parts of the world, I can categorically state the following: The 7HA/2 differential is NOT th
- /html/morgans/2000-08/msg00113.html (7,779 bytes)
- 29. Seeking Differential Spider Sources (7HA/2) (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael D. Miles, PE" <mdmiles@mdmpe.com>
- Date: Sat, 08 Jul 2000 10:29:40 -0700
- Restoring a 1961 +4 4 Seater: After opening the differential last week, we discovered the spider gears were pretty well worn although the ring and pinion appear unworn (no surface polishing, no appar
- /html/morgans/2000-07/msg00007.html (7,079 bytes)
- 30. Re: Louvers in the Bonnet (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael D. Miles, PE" <mdmiles@mdmpe.com>
- Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2000 09:56:35 -0700
- Not exactly. The theory is that a certain amount of air enters the GRILL but its 'path of least resistance' is actually downward through the opening to the ground between the grill and radiator. This
- /html/morgans/2000-06/msg00006.html (9,846 bytes)
- 31. Re: Louvers in the Bonnet (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael D. Miles, PE" <mdmiles@mdmpe.com>
- Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2000 12:00:18 -0700
- The external flow over the louver should certainly induce air to exhaust through the louver but the next question is, where is that air really coming from. There are four paths for air to get INTO or
- /html/morgans/2000-06/msg00016.html (12,128 bytes)
- 32. Re: LOUVRES IN THE BONNET (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael D. Miles, PE" <mdmiles@mdmpe.com>
- Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2000 09:45:29 -0700
- Louver Songs: I Louver Paris in the Springtime There Must be 50 Ways to Leave Your Louver Louver Me Tender My Bonnet Lies Over the Ocean... ARoman4047@aol.com wrote:
- /html/morgans/2000-06/msg00031.html (7,421 bytes)
- 33. Another Weekend Jaunt and a Gearhead Question (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael D. Miles, PE" <mdmiles@mdmpe.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 09:58:35 -0700
- A contingent of 13 Morgans gathered from the Portland and Seattle areas (and a wickedly quick early Plus 8 from Vancouver BC) and cruised to the Newport area of the Oregon coast (Newport was home to
- /html/morgans/2000-06/msg00188.html (8,523 bytes)
- 34. Re: aero8 (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael D. Miles, PE" <mdmiles@mdmpe.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 10:05:49 -0700
- I should think that getting them on the centerline of the fender would do pretty well. I suspect they can't be placed inboard on the fendor like the Talbot-Lago T150SS Figoni et Falaschi due to requi
- /html/morgans/2000-06/msg00189.html (9,520 bytes)
- 35. Front Shocks Question (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael D. Miles, PE" <mdmiles@mdmpe.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 20:22:50 -0700
- I've been thinking about the issue of what shocks to put on the front of my 4 seater and I've heard (secondhand) that the factory original equipment shocks are definitely better than the SPAX or Koni
- /html/morgans/2000-06/msg00203.html (6,833 bytes)
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