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161. UPS rates (score: 1)
Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 00:18:13 -0700
If you want an estimate on how much a package (full of auto parts of course) will cost via UPS......go to the following URL http://www.ups.com/using/services/rave/rate.html Also good for checking how
/html/mgs/1997-05/msg01488.html (7,052 bytes)

162. Re: Them little drum brake screws (score: 1)
Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 08:48:11 -0700
So now that I have them little screws out (had to drill one), any tips to getting the drums loose? I've backed the adjuster off, and sprayed WD40 around the studs and axle hub. I have also noticed a
/html/mgs/1997-05/msg01509.html (7,994 bytes)

163. Re: Results of Dashpot Question-ATF (score: 1)
Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 21:24:14 -0700
I use it to soak parts in. It has a high detergent quality. The stuff I have is old and nasty, which seems to work even better. -Aron Travis"always in a automotive frenzy"
/html/mgs/1997-05/msg01578.html (6,476 bytes)

164. Re: Replacing windshield: how hard?VERY! (score: 1)
Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 21:28:13 -0700
Please do. I'd be interested in a two hour account. -Aron Travis"always in a automotive frenzy"
/html/mgs/1997-05/msg01579.html (7,988 bytes)

165. Wire wheel hub nuts (score: 1)
Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 13:21:53 -0700
All my lbc catalogs are for Midgets only. Can someone with a MGB catalog look and see if the wire wheel hub nuts are the same for Midgets and MGB's? I know the wheels are different, but at the junkya
/html/mgs/1997-05/msg01693.html (6,538 bytes)

166. Re: What's Plastigauge? (score: 1)
Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 14:07:49 -0700
It is a thin strand of a waxey/plastic type material. You put it between your bearing and crank shaft, reinstall and retorque the bearing cap, then disassemble. The plastiguage will be squished, you
/html/mgs/1997-05/msg01700.html (7,098 bytes)

167. Re: Removing overspray (score: 1)
Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 19:12:33 -0700
Try (in no particular order); laquer thinner, #0000 steel wool, pencil eraser, soap w/a toothbrush, etc. Try the eraser first, when it works, it really works well. Sounds like you got a great deal, h
/html/mgs/1997-05/msg01811.html (6,873 bytes)

168. Midgets update V (score: 1)
Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 12:10:37 -0700
Most of this past weekends work has been on the '78. I reattacked the big (crankshaft) nut again, it turned even easier this time, so I'm pulling the engine. Since I have the radiator,bonnet, steerin
/html/mgs/1997-05/msg01849.html (8,076 bytes)

169. Re: MGB dwell (score: 1)
Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
Date: Sat, 31 May 1997 12:03:32 -0700
Well, if that's the way he wants it, that's the way he gets it. -Aron Travis"always in a automotive frenzy"
/html/mgs/1997-05/msg01910.html (7,405 bytes)

170. Paint and Primer (score: 1)
Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 1997 20:25:30 -0800
I recently aquired a '78 Midget that has been painted too many times. Since it needs a 'real' paint job, I'm going to have to sand to bare metal. Once I'm ready for priming, should I bother to use a
/html/mgs/1997-04/msg00110.html (6,570 bytes)

171. Re: Driving to Texas, need help with differential, kingpins, ... (score: 1)
Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
Date: Fri, 04 Apr 1997 11:36:39 -0800
It seems to me if a spider grear sizes up, your differential would still work, it would just be like a posi-traction unit. How many weeks do you plan on spending on the Blue Ridge Parkway?;o) I have
/html/mgs/1997-04/msg00133.html (8,241 bytes)

172. '78 Midget fuel pump (score: 1)
Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
Date: Sat, 05 Apr 1997 01:04:55 -0800
I recently bought two Midgets, a '72 and a '78. The '78 is the closest to being a driver, so naturally I have been working on that one. Unfortunatly the manuals I ordered for the cars haven't come ye
/html/mgs/1997-04/msg00176.html (6,998 bytes)

173. Re: Rebuild or buy rebuilt? (engine) (score: 1)
Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
Date: Sat, 05 Apr 1997 22:38:27 -0800
I would highly recomend balancing any engine when you get it rebuilt. It will give a smoother, longer lasting engine, plus the better it rotates the more power you will have. Don't assume that a rebu
/html/mgs/1997-04/msg00195.html (8,809 bytes)

174. Re: Breaking In a Rebuilt MGA 1500 (score: 1)
Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
Date: Tue, 08 Apr 1997 20:32:59 -0700
I totally agree that the engine must be running to properly break it in. But this brought back a interesting memory on a motorcycle engine I rebuilt about 10 years ago. It was a '65 Honda CA95 engine
/html/mgs/1997-04/msg00325.html (7,146 bytes)

175. GOF Mk 31? (score: 1)
Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
Date: Tue, 08 Apr 1997 21:10:35 -0700
In the winter issue of 'Moss Motoring',page 35, in the British car events calendar section, it says that there is the 'GOF Mk 31, Titusville, FL' on April 25-27. Just what is this? I live near Titusv
/html/mgs/1997-04/msg00327.html (6,413 bytes)

176. Re: MG registration... denied? (score: 1)
Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 1997 17:52:35 -0700
I once had a problem registering a car here in Florida because the woman who owned the car signed the title with both her maiden name and married name(hyphenated). The clerk wouldn't accept the title
/html/mgs/1997-04/msg00389.html (7,789 bytes)

177. Re: Canoes and MGs (score: 1)
Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 15:56:55 -0700
A lot of local welding shops also do trailers. I'm sure you should be able to find one to make you a mini/custom trailer. They might even do the hitch for you too. -Aron Travis"always in a automotive
/html/mgs/1997-04/msg00456.html (7,629 bytes)

178. Need '78 Midget specs. (score: 1)
Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 16:12:31 -0700
I'm going on week three with my '72 and '78 midget projects. I've been concentrating on the '78 as that is closest to being drivable. BUT, I ordered my shop manuals two weeks ago, and they haven't ar
/html/mgs/1997-04/msg00457.html (6,847 bytes)

179. Oils (score: 1)
Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 21:19:15 -0700
What weight oil should I use in the gearbox and rear end of my '78 It has high miles and has never had any major service, if this makes a difference, like to use a heavier oil. -Aron Travis"always in
/html/mgs/1997-04/msg00467.html (6,132 bytes)

180. Dashpot oil (score: 1)
Author: Aron Travis <atravis@spacey.net>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 19:37:05 -0700
Does the Stromberg carb. in my '78 Midget need dashpot oil just like regular SU carbs? If so, can I use the same oil as the SU's? -Aron Travis"always in a automotive frenzy"
/html/mgs/1997-04/msg00517.html (6,368 bytes)

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