- 41. Bearing size (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Eastman" <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Sat, 03 Jul 1999 10:17:58 -0500
- As Don said, undersized bearings will say so on the back. However, I would stop short assuming an undersized bearing means a properly sized crank. I have seen and heard of some pretty ignorant practi
- /html/morgans/1999-07/msg00016.html (7,880 bytes)
- 42. More bearing stuff (score: 1)
- Author: "William Eastman" <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 14:07:33 -0500
- When I first read your post about the bearing caps being in the wrong place, I thought that the mechanic had only moved the whole rod assembly. These are not usually cylinder specific although a lot
- /html/morgans/1999-07/msg00036.html (8,044 bytes)
- 43. RE: Positive or Negative Earth -Reply (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Eastman" <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Tue, 04 May 1999 16:53:33 -0500
- I agree with your statement concerning modern ignitions. In fact I believe some are wired with two plugs in series such that one is positive and one is negative. Remember, though, that or much loved
- /html/morgans/1999-05/msg00024.html (9,954 bytes)
- 44. Tire pressures (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Eastman" <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 08:56:57 -0500
- The art of setting tire pressures has changed significantly over the past 30 years. In the sixties a non-belted bias ply tire was common. Now almost everyone runs belted radials. The rules are differ
- /html/morgans/1999-05/msg00142.html (8,467 bytes)
- 45. RE: Speedbleeder -Reply (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Eastman" <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 10:21:03 -0500
- In my experience, the old standby of having your wife push the pedal while you open and close the bleeder has been the only way to get rid of the air. The old English master cylinders seem to have mo
- /html/morgans/1999-05/msg00246.html (7,550 bytes)
- 46. picklling an engine -Reply (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Eastman" <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 11:19:32 -0600
- You are on the right track. Fresh oil, run it until thoroughly warm, drain the oil hot, then replace with new oil. Pull the plugs. Squirts some oil in each cylinder. Crank it one more time to get the
- /html/morgans/1999-03/msg00133.html (8,965 bytes)
- 47. Ferrari in a can (score: 1)
- Author: "William Eastman" <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 07:59:17 -0600
- I did much the same thing with a BSA engine. I took it apart during my college years and reassembled the pig about ten years later. I kept all of the engine's inner workings in coffee cans filled wit
- /html/morgans/1999-03/msg00162.html (6,691 bytes)
- 48. Re: Shop air compressors -Reply (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Eastman" <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 08:55:16 -0600
- One tip I heard lately is to run the air lines with a slight tilt back to the compressor to make sure that water doesn't pool anywhere. Flat is never flat so if you run the lines level water will ga
- /html/morgans/1999-03/msg00297.html (8,172 bytes)
- 49. Re: The Color Blue -Reply (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 15:11:23 -0600
- I would agree that the most likely suspect is Cotswold Blue which is one of the nicer '50's Jaguar colors. Here are two snippets from the XK list when I asked about it. "... I would characterize my
- /html/morgans/1999-02/msg00007.html (8,807 bytes)
- 50. Re: Britiron -Reply (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 10:16:40 -0500
- Graeme and others I agree with you that we should cut the English cottage industry some slack. They have filled a niche too small for the big companies to bother with. Morgan in particular has shown
- /html/morgans/1998-08/msg00073.html (10,768 bytes)
- 51. Gas Tank Leaks (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 11:35:45 -0600
- When rebuilding fuel tanks in the past, I have had good luck with local radiator shops. Call around and I am sure that you can find one that does fuel tanks. They will get rid of the rust, fix the le
- /html/morgans/1998-03/msg00021.html (6,706 bytes)
- 52. Hinges -Reply (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 12:01:24 -0600
- Bob and others, I should have been more specific on why you should use an end mill instead of a drill. The pointed end of a drill makes is self centering. The drill will automatically follow the exis
- /html/morgans/1998-02/msg00046.html (7,577 bytes)
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