- 21. Re: 77B - Carbies (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher M. Delling" <cdelling@ic.net>
- Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 07:42:51 -0400
- Daryl The Weber DGV downdraft seems to be the most popular for street use - I have on on my 77B. If you purchase the carb through someone like Britek or Northwest Import parts, the carb will be fitte
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg00539.html (7,351 bytes)
- 22. Re: OD's (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher M. Delling" <cdelling@ic.net>
- Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1997 09:04:23 -0400
- Early (3-Synchro) cars had a D type overdrive. Post 67 cars with 4-synchro boxes had LH types. Early LH (through 76, I think) used a different speedo for O.D. cars, due to a differnce in speedo gear
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg00588.html (7,361 bytes)
- 23. Re: od... (Long) (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher M. Delling" <cdelling@ic.net>
- Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 08:56:13 -0400
- Robert I am not quite sure why the previous owner has two switches in the system - this seems idiotic to me. The overdrive is designed to operate in third and fourth gears. A lockout/enable switch fi
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg00761.html (10,297 bytes)
- 24. Advanced Questions (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher M. Delling" <cdelling@ic.net>
- Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 15:04:15 -0400
- Well, I finally got my 77B back on the road after my overdrive transmission fiasco. Suffice to say that the box is rebuilt, and shifting merrily along. My attention now turns towards tuning. Some det
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg00854.html (7,697 bytes)
- 25. Re: Webers and sparkplugs (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher M. Delling" <cdelling@ic.net>
- Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 12:22:41 -0400
- Thomas IMHO, .045 is way too much gap. I run the Bosch platinums with a 40KV sport coil at .038/.040. I have had excellent starting in all conditions. FWIW. Chris Delling
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg01134.html (7,782 bytes)
- 26. Re: Cooper Tires for LBC? (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher M. Delling" <cdelling@ic.net>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 07:23:38 -0400
- Well, the DPO of my 77B had fitted a worn set of Cooper raised white letter radials, size 222-55-14 to the car. Combined with a complete absence of any wishbone bushings made for a very odd handling
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg01328.html (7,416 bytes)
- 27. Re: Lean = hot? (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher M. Delling" <cdelling@ic.net>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 07:31:03 -0400
- Here is an easy way to think about it. Turn on an acetelyne tank and light the torch. Lazy yellow-orange flame and not much heat. Turn on the oxygen tank and what happens? Same thing happens in an en
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg01330.html (7,668 bytes)
- 28. Re: Degrees Advanced? (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher M. Delling" <cdelling@ic.net>
- Date: Fri, 27 Jun 1997 06:45:56 -0400
- I have yet to hear anyone say "I just bought a brand new distributor, threw out the analog guts, and installed a 'bug-zapper 1000' computer igniton module and now the car runs great!" Well, let me be
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg01471.html (7,118 bytes)
- 29. Re: Exhaust headers--heat retention (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher M. Delling" <cdelling@ic.net>
- Date: Sat, 28 Jun 1997 09:17:27 -0400
- Jet-Hot coatings are another alternative. This ceramic coating is very durable, and is flow coated both inside and out the header or manifold. It is designed to retain heat in the header, provide cor
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg01525.html (8,262 bytes)
- 30. Re: FW: 2022 (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher M. Delling" <cdelling@ic.net>
- Date: Sat, 28 Jun 1997 09:27:12 -0400
- Pat Much about LBC's "collectivity" is nostalgia. It's what we loved when we were younger, and it takes us back to a place that we what to be again. Granted, LBC's always had character. Take a look a
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg01527.html (8,678 bytes)
- 31. Re: IT Failed and a question (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher M. Delling" <cdelling@ic.net>
- Date: Sun, 29 Jun 1997 09:35:55 -0400
- Larry In the future, if so equipped, use the wife's pantyhose in place of a shoe lace. One leg cut off the hose will make a servicable replacement, which works suprisingly well. (Been there, done tha
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg01579.html (9,321 bytes)
- 32. Re: Distributor question (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher M. Delling" <cdelling@ic.net>
- Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 08:36:19 -0400
- Joel I have a 77B with a eurospec distributor, fitted with a Crane EI system. If your pertronix will fit in your existing dizzy, it will fit in the eurospec. The distributor is physically identical t
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg01611.html (7,931 bytes)
- 33. Re: Wiper switch mystery (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher M. Delling" <cdelling@ic.net>
- Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 14:44:05 -0400
- Mystery solved. It is a multi-function switch. In addition to the wipers it also activates the overdrive - on overdrive equipped cars of course! I was told that the part was made common on all cars f
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg00606.html (8,741 bytes)
- 34. Pig in Shit - Overdrive (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher M. Delling" <cdelling@ic.net>
- Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 11:53:38 -0400
- Just took my B out for it's first spin with the newly installed overdrive tranny. At 11:49 EDT, as Commander Cody said, I shifted on down into overdrive! I am happier than the above referenced farm
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg00789.html (6,936 bytes)
- 35. Re: Weber Downdrafts (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher M. Delling" <cdelling@ic.net>
- Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 08:46:16 -0400
- Don I have a Weber downdraft on my 77B. It is a manual choke model, and has no fitting such as you mention. Is your carb a hot water choke type. They were available (don't know if they still are. The
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg00839.html (7,331 bytes)
- 36. [Fwd: HELP!] (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher M. Delling" <cdelling@ic.net>
- Date: Sun, 18 May 1997 17:46:33 -0400
- Message-ID: <337F3C96.5650@ic.net> Date: Sun, 18 May 1997 13:29:58 -0400 From: "Christopher M. Delling" <cdelling@ic.net> Reply-To: cdelling@ic.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg00976.html (8,117 bytes)
- 37. Problem Solved? (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher M. Delling" <cdelling@ic.net>
- Date: Mon, 19 May 1997 09:31:47 -0400
- Seems that not all of my messages are making it onto the list. I guess I need to check with my server. At any rate, for those who responded to my call for help - thanks. I believe that I have located
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg01011.html (6,955 bytes)
- 38. More Songs (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher M. Delling" <cdelling@ic.net>
- Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 08:35:10 -0400
- Sung to the tune of "Born Free" MG I live just to touch you, when I double clutch you - MG, you give me a thrill! Regards, Chris Delling
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg01093.html (6,162 bytes)
- 39. Re: Engine/tranny Is Out! My Thanks... (a tad long) (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher M. Delling" <cdelling@ic.net>
- Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 12:17:37 -0400
- Mike Seems to me it was a A-H, me thinks a 100. But what do I know? Regards, Chris Delling
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg01104.html (8,028 bytes)
- 40. Re: Midget Carb Options (score: 1)
- Author: "Christopher M. Delling" <cdelling@ic.net>
- Date: Thu, 22 May 1997 12:36:17 -0400
- Ben I have a Weber downdraft on my 77B, also a replacement for the dreaded Zenith-Stromberg. You will likely get many opinions from the list, ranging from keeping the Z-S, to dual S.U.'s to a Weber o
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg01233.html (7,861 bytes)
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