- 1. Re: '62 plus 4 (score: 1)
- Author: smanwell <smanwell@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 20:58:57 -0500
- I don't know if the later wiper motor can be substituted (don't see why not), but I do know that the CRT model wiper motor can be rebuilt. Lawrie Rhodes is rebuilding mine as we speak. www.british-c
- /html/morgans/2004-03/msg00005.html (7,240 bytes)
- 2. Re: Fuel tank coating and brake line bits (score: 1)
- Author: smanwell <smanwell@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 07:46:17 -0500
- I just recently had my +4 tank boiled out and coated (internally) by a Boston-area radiator shop -- Rogers Radiator. They also did a beautiful job rebuilding the radiator with a new core. They spoke
- /html/morgans/2003-03/msg00013.html (8,999 bytes)
- 3. Re: Tires 185/15 wanted (score: 1)
- Author: smanwell <smanwell@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 08:17:01 -0500
- You may be familiar with it, but Universal Tire has a 185HR-15 blackwall that looks like a replica of the Dunlop for $109. http://www.universaltire.com/ click Other Products --Steve Manwell /// unsu
- /html/morgans/2002-02/msg00002.html (7,124 bytes)
- 4. Re: Smiths Instruments (score: 1)
- Author: smanwell <smanwell@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 20:56:09 -0400
- Hi Mike, I have been thinking of similar mods to my 4/4. The present electric temperature gauge reads 30C well after the thermostat opens (and the radiator header tank is hot) and this same gauge get
- /html/morgans/2001-04/msg00050.html (8,707 bytes)
- 5. Re: Morgan numbering system (score: 1)
- Author: smanwell <smanwell@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2001 20:24:57 -0500
- Morgan printed "Spare Parts List"s at least from the '30's until at least 1959. I have such a publication for "Plus 4 Models and 4/4 Series II Models" and it mentions the year 1959 in one of the par
- /html/morgans/2001-02/msg00033.html (8,112 bytes)
- 6. [Fwd: [rovernet] Morgan-Rover parts needed] (score: 1)
- Author: smanwell <smanwell@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 10:55:15 -0500
- I saw this on the Rover list. Reply to or cc mikee@ragtops.com --Steve Received: from dino.nipltd.com (dino.nipltd.com [194.193.44.12]) by penguin.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.9.3-EL_1_3/8.9.3) with SMT
- /html/morgans/2001-02/msg00035.html (10,046 bytes)
- 7. Re: Morgan numbering system (score: 1)
- Author: smanwell <smanwell@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 21:29:49 -0500
- Morgan printed "Spare Parts List"s at least from the '30's until at least 1959. I have such a publication for "Plus 4 Models and 4/4 Series II Models" and it mentions the year 1959 in one of the par
- /html/morgans/2001-02/msg00044.html (7,873 bytes)
- 8. Re: Insurance? (score: 1)
- Author: smanwell <smanwell@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 08:22:23 -0500
- I too have a Morgan and two Rovers on a policy with Grundy. They are one of the few that handle both liability and comprehensive/collision in Massachusetts. One "feature" of Grundy's policy is that t
- /html/morgans/2001-02/msg00057.html (7,982 bytes)
- 9. Re: Insurance? (score: 1)
- Author: smanwell <smanwell@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 08:21:51 -0500
- I too have a Morgan and two Rovers on a policy with Grundy. They are one of the few that handle both liability and comprehensive/collision in Massachusetts. One "feature" of Grundy's policy is that t
- /html/morgans/2001-02/msg00062.html (7,860 bytes)
- 10. Re: Cooling Difficulties w/ a Flat Rad (score: 1)
- Author: smanwell <smanwell@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 23:35:17 -0500
- Hi Bob, Do you know if the water jackets around the cylinder liners are clear? (I.e. have you had the engine apart?) A 3/4 club member in our area had a similar problem with his +4, tried all sorts o
- /html/morgans/2001-02/msg00088.html (8,131 bytes)
- 11. [Fwd: Morgan numbering system] (score: 1)
- Author: smanwell <smanwell@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 14:52:21 -0500
- I think this was intended for the list. --Steve Received: from imo-r19.mx.aol.com (imo-r19.mx.aol.com [152.163.225.73]) by hummingbird.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.9.3-EL_1_3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id EAA209
- /html/morgans/2001-02/msg00098.html (7,388 bytes)
- 12. Re: Gas tank removal (score: 1)
- Author: smanwell <smanwell@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 21:42:47 -0400
- I replaced the tank in my '57 4/4 this Spring. I jacked up the car, then supported the wheels on blocks to deflect the springs upward as far as possible. After unbolting the tank from the supporting
- /html/morgans/2000-09/msg00053.html (8,453 bytes)
- 13. Re: Morgan Insurance (score: 1)
- Author: smanwell <smanwell@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 20:44:52 -0400
- Some of the classic car insurers such as Grundy or American Collectors, have policies for modern special interest cars. These may only be limited use policies though. However, if the car can only be
- /html/morgans/2000-09/msg00074.html (10,013 bytes)
- 14. Aero 8 (score: 1)
- Author: Steve Manwell <smanwell@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 19:53:40 -0500
- Hi Gang, Watching the unveiling on the web cam this morning gave a real sense of occaision the introduction of the new Mog even from miles away on a different continent. I had expected a name like +8
- /html/morgans/2000-03/msg00001.html (8,029 bytes)
- 15. Re: body work (score: 1)
- Author: Steve Manwell <smanwell@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 08:52:22 -0500
- Hello Ashann, Try North Shore Imports in Lake Bluff. I don't know if they do body work on the premises, but they buy and sell and repair mostly British cars including Morgans, so they won't tell you
- /html/morgans/2000-03/msg00130.html (8,034 bytes)
- 16. Re: Wood Frame Assembly- no glue (score: 1)
- Author: Steve Manwell <smanwell@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2000 21:23:55 -0500
- Alan Alderwick in his book "How to Restore Wooden Body Framing" seems to consistently refer to both glue and screws to hold joints together. This book is a good one for Morgan restorers since Morgan
- /html/morgans/2000-03/msg00289.html (8,799 bytes)
- 17. Re: parts needed - Scott's +4 (score: 1)
- Author: Steve Manwell <smanwell@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 22:14:59 -0500
- Hello Scott, Good to hear that you are diving into the rebuild and that craftsman Jim is has given you a hand. Having looked at the photos of your car on your web site, I think I can offer some insig
- /html/morgans/2000-02/msg00045.html (9,148 bytes)
- 18. Re: Dumb move-no brakes at all now (score: 1)
- Author: Steve Manwell <smanwell@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 22:16:49 -0400
- By pumping fluid through the detached line, then reconnecting, you have left the system full of air. Air compresses when you step on the pedal unlike liquid brake fluid -- hence no brakes until you
- /html/morgans/1999-10/msg00032.html (7,568 bytes)
- 19. Re: brake drums (score: 1)
- Author: Steve Manwell <smanwell@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 17 Oct 1999 10:45:59 -0400
- How did you change to the Datsun drum on the front of your '55 where the drum and hub were originally combined in one piece? Is there a later disk wheel hub that you use with the drum, or is the wir
- /html/morgans/1999-10/msg00145.html (8,433 bytes)
- 20. Re: insurance (strictly for original cars?) (score: 1)
- Author: Steve Manwell <smanwell@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 23:28:15 -0400
- Well now, this has struck a nerve. I've been a bit quiet on this list for quite a while due to too many other things going on (one thing is a new-to-us '57 4/4), but just yesterday I just about came
- /html/morgans/1999-07/msg00130.html (9,693 bytes)
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