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101. RE: Clutch release bearing (score: 1)
Author: "Howard Battan" <battanhr@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 15:43:02 -0700
Thanks, Max and Hans, for the information on the clutch release bearing. I'll go with the standard version. Howard Battan
/html/mgs/2004-04/msg00392.html (6,608 bytes)

102. MGA rear valence shape? (score: 1)
Author: "Howard Battan" <battanhr@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 10:29:13 -0700
Here's a question to those knowledgeable about MGAs. I'm repairing the body on my 57 roadster, and I need to take care of the rear body panel (called the "rear valence" in the Moss catalog). Mine has
/html/mgs/2004-04/msg00456.html (7,192 bytes)

103. RE: MGA rear valence shape? (score: 1)
Author: "Howard Battan" <battanhr@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 11:40:23 -0700
Thanks, Gordie. That's just what I needed. Howard Battan Auburn, WA '57 MGA (sort-of) --Original Message-- I just put a yard stick across mine, on center of the bumper mount holes and I show 1/4" in
/html/mgs/2004-04/msg00460.html (6,879 bytes)

104. RE: Clutch Pedal Needed (score: 1)
Author: "Howard Battan" <battanhr@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2004 17:38:19 -0800
Thomas, I have about the same problem with my 57 MGA clutch pedal. What I plan to do, based on input from others, is to take the pedal to a mechanic and have the opening filled in (welded?) and then
/html/mgs/2004-02/msg00133.html (7,983 bytes)

105. RE: 6 MGB GTwiring questions (score: 1)
Author: "Howard Battan" <battanhr@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 11:15:37 -0800
Kelvin, is the conversion from dynamo to alternator as easy for a 1500 MGA as for the MGBs? I may want to do that one of these days. Howard Battan Auburn, WA '57 MGA (sort-of)
/html/mgs/2004-02/msg00230.html (7,151 bytes)

106. RE: MGA alternator upgrade (score: 1)
Author: "Howard Battan" <battanhr@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 13:42:30 -0800
Thanks. Yes I am. I'll check it out. Howard Howard: Are you a member of NAMGAR? If so, there's a Tech Session reprint that can be purchased about doing it? Blake
/html/mgs/2004-02/msg00235.html (6,668 bytes)

107. Exhaust header cleanup (score: 1)
Author: "Howard Battan" <battanhr@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 17:20:48 -0800
Hi, all. I'm in the process of refurbishing (note I didn't say restoring - that implies it would look like new) my '57 MGA 1500 (sort-of), and while the motor is in for a rebuild, I'm working on clea
/html/mgs/2004-02/msg00397.html (7,339 bytes)

108. RE: Exhaust Header Cleanup (score: 1)
Author: "Howard Battan" <battanhr@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 08:05:02 -0800
Thanks to all who have replied with hints on what to do - and what not to do - when cleaning up my exhaust header. After considerable searching, I found a local shop that does ceramic coating of head
/html/mgs/2004-02/msg00409.html (6,986 bytes)

109. RE: MGB Replacement gas tank (score: 1)
Author: "Howard Battan" <battanhr@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 08:08:17 -0800
Hey, all, I've read several times of the use of "Waxoyl" for rust prevention or similar uses. Just what is Waxoyl, and where can I get it? Thanks Howard Battan '57 MGA in pieces -- I would cover the
/html/mgs/2004-02/msg00547.html (8,205 bytes)

110. RE: Waxoyl (score: 1)
Author: "Howard Battan" <battanhr@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 19:42:56 -0800
My thanks go to all for the great discussion of Waxoyl and other options for rust protection. Now I just need to digest all the information and do some more internet searching. Howard Battan Auburn,
/html/mgs/2004-02/msg00589.html (6,206 bytes)

111. RE: Headlight trim rings (score: 1)
Author: "Howard Battan" <battanhr@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 13:00:28 -0800
On my MGA, the rivets are on the bottom. Any chance that that the buckets are installed on the wrong sides? (Left on the right, and vice-versa) Howard Battan Auburn, WA A quick question: Are the two
/html/mgs/2003-11/msg00386.html (7,253 bytes)

112. RE: I want to learn from your experience (score: 1)
Author: "Howard Battan" <battanhr@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 14:09:58 -0700
I'm planning on a motor rebuild too, but it's for a '57 MGA with a "1600" on the lower front left side of the block. It's not the engine that came with the car, I'm sure. I have the same questions as
/html/mgs/2003-10/msg00237.html (7,997 bytes)

113. RE: Jiffy Lube, et.al (score: 1)
Author: "Howard Battan" <battanhr@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 11:28:50 -0700
OK, I have to ask - what brands of filters are good? The upgraded Frams, or what? Howard Battan Auburn, WA 57 MGA 1500 -- Do some research on oil filters and you'll think twice about a Fram filter or
/html/mgs/2003-08/msg00673.html (7,943 bytes)

114. body work (score: 1)
Author: "Howard Battan" <battanhr@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 14:19:10 -0700
Hi list members. I've got a question on body work on my '57 MGA roadster (with Dunlop disc brakes - not quite a Twin Cam, but....). I've removed all body panels, stripped everything to bare metal, us
/html/mgs/2003-07/msg00390.html (7,775 bytes)

115. RE: body work - thanks (score: 1)
Author: "Howard Battan" <battanhr@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 11:56:59 -0700
Thanks for all the info on the filler on primer or bare metal. FYI, the primer I have used is PPG DZ3, an acrylic primer. The primer info does not call it a self-etching primer, but I first treated i
/html/mgs/2003-07/msg00424.html (7,150 bytes)

116. MGA 1600 engine and tranny rebuild (score: 1)
Author: "Howard Battan" <battanhr@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 15:12:06 -0700
Hi folks, I've got a '57 MGA with a 1600 engine in it that I am rebuilding to be a driver car, and I want to overhaul the engine before I put the car back together after painting. I have tried search
/html/mgs/2003-07/msg00560.html (7,767 bytes)

117. RE: MGA 1600 engine and tranny rebuild (score: 1)
Author: "Howard Battan" <battanhr@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 18:10:11 -0700
Just what did that quote entail? A total car rebuild, or what? For $ 4500 for a total car rebuild, I could save a bunch of money over paying for parts, etc! Howard Howard, Can't help you out on a reb
/html/mgs/2003-07/msg00575.html (7,989 bytes)

118. RE: MGA 1600 engine and tranny rebuild (score: 1)
Author: "Howard Battan" <battanhr@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 19:08:40 -0700
Thanks, Rick. I figured as much! I do want to replace those things that may go bad in a few years, especially the internals and hard to replace items. Starters and generators/dynamos I can hold off o
/html/mgs/2003-07/msg00580.html (8,850 bytes)

119. FW: Looking for expertise, was rebuild or part out? (score: 1)
Author: "Howard Battan" <battanhr@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 17:00:09 -0800
Meant to post this on the list, too. Howard Pete, in case you are not aware of it, Mark Evans in England made a series of Discovery UK channel shows wherein he totally restored and MGB. The DVD of th
/html/mgs/2006-03/msg00131.html (9,035 bytes)

120. RE: Looking for expertise, was rebuild or part out? (score: 1)
Author: "Howard Battan" <battanhr@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 17:00:17 -0800
Pete, one small correction to the info on the Mark Evans photo disk - it's a data DVD not a CD. Lots of room for lots of photos. It actually has almost 3 GB of data. Howard
/html/mgs/2006-03/msg00132.html (7,844 bytes)


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