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241. Re: Coil orientation (score: 1): Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 10:01:42 -0800; A few years ago, I e-mailed another list to inquire if anyone knew why coils were so often mounted upside-down. Someone with an electrical engineering background replied that coils were oil-filled in; /html/mgs/2001-02/msg00565.html (8,170 bytes)
242. Re: Coil orientation (score: 1): Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 11:29:59 -0800; Very droll, Larry..........{VBG} Lawrie coils was most downward postition so the electricty will flow out better ...; /html/mgs/2001-02/msg00571.html (9,168 bytes)
243. Re: $20K Concours, was MG supercharger (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 08:10:16 -0800; First, may I contend that a "$20,000" restoration would be nowhere as near as perfect as you describe, unless al the work was done by the owner and the price reflected just the cost of the car and t; /html/mgs/2001-02/msg00743.html (9,605 bytes)
244. Re: greetings (score: 1): Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 09:24:34 -0800; I guess the saddest part of this story is that, in 1962, an MGA should (or, indeed, could) have been so badly abused as to need "major restoration". A car that was at most six years old should not ha; /html/mgs/2001-01/msg00071.html (8,653 bytes)
245. Re: removing paint from Rostyle wheels (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 21:07:42 -0800; One good way to get wheels stripped is to ask your local radiator repair shop if they would agree to soak them in their hot tank for you. Our local shop does this for a nominal charge and the wheels; /html/mgs/2001-01/msg00285.html (7,795 bytes)
246. Re: oh NO! What's up! (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2001 07:25:19 -0800; It depends on the kind of driving you do, Paul, and whether your head has been fitted with hard exhaust valve seats. If lots of constant speed for long periods of time and no hard seats, valve seat r; /html/mgs/2001-01/msg00412.html (8,383 bytes)
247. Re: timing quandry (was engine not cranking) (score: 1): Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 09:45:14 -0800; Since I don't remember from your original post what kind of MG you have, I'm assuming that you have one with a 2-piece crank pulley. These serve as a vibration dampener as well, having the outer rin; /html/mgs/2001-01/msg00452.html (10,927 bytes)
248. Re: Head Studs (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 07:44:30 -0800; May I ask on what experience you base that statement, Jim? And the following two questions would also seem important - How many times can used head studs be re-used safely, and how, by looking at an; /html/mgs/2001-01/msg00483.html (7,397 bytes)
249. Re: MGA vs early MGB axle (score: 1): Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 13:32:00 -0800; Somewhere on the periphery of the diff unit, where it bolts to the housing, there should be stamped either 10/39 (MGB) or 10/43 (MGA) Lawrie British Sportscar Center -- Original Message -- From: Lar; /html/mgs/2001-01/msg00505.html (7,201 bytes)
250. Re: MGA vs early MGB axle (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 19:56:21 -0800; Yes, Larry, that's the part to which I referred. The other part - the housing - is (AFAIK) identical and there is no way to tell them apart. (Be careful, however, of the difference in housing length; /html/mgs/2001-01/msg00525.html (8,055 bytes)
251. Re: Head Studs (long reply) (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 08:11:23 -0800; My point, Jim, was that the average lister - whose demonstrated grasp of auto mechanics is pretty low-level, judging by the questions asked on the list - would not be able to judge whether the head s; /html/mgs/2001-01/msg00570.html (12,066 bytes)
252. Re: U-joints (score: 1): Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 13:36:31 -0800; Lawrie British Sportscar Center MGs?; /html/mgs/2001-01/msg00589.html (6,829 bytes)
253. Re: Head Studs (long reply) (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 20:34:46 -0800; If the gasket blows shortly after the head was re-installed using old studs, there's a good likelihood the studs are not holding their torque properly. (The good mechanic would, of course, have had t; /html/mgs/2001-01/msg00615.html (8,972 bytes)
254. Re: Interesting comparison of B's and TR4's (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 07:25:18 -0800; Patience, Larry, patience............. We had the same problem here in the Sierra foothills. Then DISH Network finally came up with an offer I couldn't refuse.......a free satellite dish, two free "b; /html/mgs/2001-01/msg00695.html (10,197 bytes)
255. Re: It's Alive! (score: 1): Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 13:40:44 -0800; You mean you didn't build the snowman in the shape of Hortense this year, Lawrie don't<F>!); /html/mgs/2001-01/msg00750.html (7,539 bytes)
256. Re: TD front susp turmoil (score: 1): Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 10:27:36 -0800; You'll find the steering arms are extremely difficult to remove! They are a taper fit and their years of existence in their present location will have them very firmly secured. Damage to the threads; /html/mgs/2001-01/msg01017.html (7,986 bytes)
257. Re: Front rides too low (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 07:16:37 -0800; You ask a useful question but I am wondering about the data you quote in your note. Why do you say the '72 and later ride height was 1" to 2" higher? Didn't the change in ride height occur when the; /html/mgs/2001-01/msg01049.html (9,746 bytes)
258. Re: 72 MGB-carbs, HIF type (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 20:46:07 -0800; No offence taken, Mark! That tape was made 13 years ago, in one very long weekend. The mistake to which you refer is not one that had been brought to my attention previously (and I'm going to review; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00043.html (9,200 bytes)
259. Re: Midwestern August events (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2000 07:52:36 -0800; I'll bet, if you look in the back issues of MG Driver and other clubs' magazines, you'll find reports on all the events that took place in August, 2000................. I'm guessing you missed the p; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00061.html (7,587 bytes)
260. Re: Head thickness vs. pistons MGB (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2000 07:55:50 -0800; The valves and pistons never interfere (unless the timing chain breaks). What you have to worry about is interference between the exhaust valve and the block, which can occur on MGA and early B engi; /html/mgs/2000-12/msg00063.html (7,943 bytes)

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