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81. Re: Dashpot oil (score: 1): Author: Craig Wiper <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 18:29:24 -0700; Sure. I use my 20-50w Castrol in the SU's. It will work just fine in the Stromberg also. Craig Wiper craigw@sonic.net http://www.sonic.net/~craigw; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00520.html (6,686 bytes)
82. Re: dead battery (score: 1): Author: Craig Wiper <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 15:29:20 -0700; Try disconnecting your trunk light at the bullet connector in the trunk. This was the source of my dead batteries long ago. Craig Wiper craigw@sonic.net http://www.sonic.net/~craigw; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00553.html (6,776 bytes)
83. Speedometers and Overdrive Transmissions (score: 1): Author: Craig Wiper <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 17:46:43 -0700; Hi. In October I dropped an overdrive transmission into my early '74 B. I found that the speedometer was not working. It had been before that and I did get a new longer cable. I deduced the problem t; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00559.html (7,967 bytes)
84. Re: hard top (score: 1): Author: Craig Wiper <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 16:40:16 -0700; Hi. I've got an original B hardtop. The aftermarket tops don't look the same. The one's I've seen are made differently. The tops offered from the factory were a hit and miss affair. They would try to; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00592.html (8,055 bytes)
85. Re: A -Arm Bushings (score: 1): Author: Craig Wiper <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 17:28:21 -0700; the common Rick I replaced mine a long time ago with the polyurethane bushings. It was a simple, straightforward job. I bought the bushings from Faspec in Portland, Oregon. They are $4.00 / set (8 bu; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00639.html (8,076 bytes)
86. Re: hard top (score: 1): Author: Craig Wiper <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 17:41:04 -0700; Wow, I've never seen one like that. The originals have a smooth outside and a fibreglass grained inside. The quarter lights are also made of plexiglass, not glass. The rear window is glass. Snug-top; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00640.html (7,220 bytes)
87. Re: MGBGT to Roadster Conversion (score: 1): Author: Craig Wiper <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 17:45:02 -0700; Hi. A friend of mine bought a '74 MGB roadster body that I had stripped to do a conversion. He has an early '70's BGT that he had rolled and decided to rebuild as a roadster. So far, I haven't seen h; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00641.html (7,015 bytes)
88. Re: O.D. Switch Questions (score: 1): Author: Craig Wiper <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 17:58:07 -0700; Hi Chris. The extra switch on your transmission is part of the sequential seatbelt warning system. It is closed when you're in gear. Craig Wiper craigw@sonic.net http://www.sonic.net/~craigw; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00642.html (7,502 bytes)
89. Re: Speedometers and Overdrive Transmissions (score: 1): Author: Craig Wiper <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 18:15:47 -0700; Hi Scott. I've placed the donor car's speedometer into my B. It is a 5321/04 1000. My old speedometer is a 5320/06S 1280. The overdrive is an LH black label. I get the same results with both speedome; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00644.html (9,033 bytes)
90. Re: Engagement of O/D (score: 1): Author: Craig Wiper <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 18:04:18 -0700; I just get up to about 3100 rpm in 4th, back off on the accelerator a bit and hit the switch. It's really like having 4-on-the-floor with an automatic 5th! Craig Wiper craigw@sonic.net http://www.son; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00693.html (8,471 bytes)
91. Re: Timing problem? (score: 1): Author: Craig Wiper <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 18:14:12 -0700; Make sure you don't have any leaks around your carburettor manifold. I set the timing of my '74B as such: points: .014 gap plugs: .032 gap dynamic timing: 19 degrees BTDC valves: .013 gap hot carbs:; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00694.html (7,672 bytes)
92. Re: A sad day in calif. (score: 1): Author: Craig Wiper <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 16:51:23 -0700; Change your needles and jets. This may help. My B is very close to the limit. The smog man (who happens to be a British trained Jaguar mechanic) told me that updating the above would help to make thi; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00865.html (7,617 bytes)
93. Re: Rostyle paint mask (score: 1): Author: Craig Wiper <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 17:03:22 -0700; Personally, I like the Rostyle rims painted all black with a nice chrome trim ring! No need for a mask or tape. Craig Wiper craigw@sonic.net http://www.sonic.net/~craigw; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00866.html (7,608 bytes)
94. Re: Engagement of O/D (score: 1): Author: Craig Wiper <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 19:00:58 -0700; Hi. I had a car that had a definite clunk and surge when it shifted automatically. I learned to anticipate it and it became a routine habit to backoff slightly on the accelerator. So, the answer, in; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00988.html (8,493 bytes)
95. Re: WANTED: Rubber Bumper MGB GT (score: 1): Author: Craig Wiper <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 21:00:27 -0700; I am sending this to the list because when I replied to Jim's address I got it back as undeliverable. I hope he gets it this way. Thanks for your patience! Hi Jim. I live in Santa Rosa, CA. I have a; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01059.html (7,297 bytes)
96. Re: batteries to fit MGB's and A's (score: 1): Author: Craig Wiper <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 17:14:41 -0700; Hi. I picked up a Group 26 battery for $39.00 w/$5.00 rebate at Kragen a couple of weeks ago. When I got it home it would not fit into my battery hole because it had these extra ledges on the base. S; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01141.html (7,567 bytes)
97. Re: Hard Top? (score: 1): Author: Craig Wiper <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Sat, 26 Apr 1997 23:57:21 -0700; I have an Mg factory hardtop for my early '74 B. I use it in the wintertime when top-down won't be happening for awile. I do enjoy the hardtop. Makes the car seem like a different car. Gives it a dif; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01359.html (7,902 bytes)
98. MG's and never-ending repair (score: 1): Author: Craig Wiper <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Sun, 27 Apr 1997 00:24:36 -0700; I finally got my early '74 MGB back to running great after having to smog it a couple of weeks ago. I rebuilt an extra pair of SU's I had sitting around and put those on. My starter and battery were; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01364.html (7,886 bytes)
99. MGB oil pressure limits (score: 1): Author: "craig wiper" <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 17:45:13 -0800; Hi. I have an oil pressure question to anyone who's qualified to reply. When I first drive the car (cold), my pressure is about 60-65lbs. After the car warms up, the pressure usually reads 50lbs and; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg00299.html (7,748 bytes)
100. Re: Regarding Weber Fuel Economy (score: 1): Author: Craig Wiper <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Sat, 08 Mar 1997 08:47:30 -0800; I have recently refitted my old HIF4's to my MGB in place of my Weber 32/36 DGV. My car now seems to have that "get-up-and -go" that somehow the Weber was supposed to offer. I assume that the SU's ju; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg00318.html (8,479 bytes)

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