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21. Re: MGC Brakes (score: 1)
Author: dresden@tiac.net
Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 19:21:18 -0400 (EDT)
Of course, I don't know what they If they ask for your money, ask them what color the sky is in their world. Nevin
/html/mgs/1999-05/msg00621.html (7,194 bytes)

22. Re: Oil flow problem (score: 1)
Author: dresden@tiac.net
Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 22:12:09 GMT
John, If you've already looked for this as a cause, please pardon my suggesting the ridiculously simple, but is it possible that the seal from the old oil filter is still stuck on the mating surface
/html/mgs/1999-05/msg00782.html (7,166 bytes)

23. Re: Spridget List??? (Re: Midget 1500 engine wanted) (score: 1)
Author: dresden@tiac.net
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 04:03:01 GMT
For whatever party wanted the Midget 1500 engine, there is also a Spitfire list (at least was last I knew), and the Midget 1500 (gasp) borrowed its engine from the Spit. That list might also yield r
/html/mgs/1999-05/msg00803.html (7,047 bytes)

24. Re: Vapour lock problem. Was won't start (score: 1)
Author: dresden@tiac.net
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 17:22:55 -0400 (EDT)
OK, how about a really far out SWAG on this one; when you put the clothespin on the line, it isn't strong enough to cut off the gas, but does change the diameter and shape of the line, creating some
/html/mgs/1999-05/msg00839.html (8,672 bytes)

25. Re: weight (score: 1)
Author: dresden@tiac.net
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 23:50:35 GMT
We also still drive on the left but at the !!!!! Is that an April Fool's joke? I hope so. It seems like there'd be some awfully quick lane changing going on at the crossover point, not to mention nob
/html/mgs/1999-05/msg00850.html (7,063 bytes)

26. RE: Seat Belt Question (score: 1)
Author: dresden@tiac.net
Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 21:06:48 GMT
You actually GOT them!? It's Triumph favoritism, I say! (Not that I don't like TR's, but I own an MG now...). I sent them a letter about six months ago, heard absolutely nothing yet. I suspect they
/html/mgs/1999-05/msg00948.html (7,373 bytes)

27. Re: Clutch Throw Out Bearing (score: 1)
Author: dresden@tiac.net
Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 17:12:33 -0400 (EDT)
Both of those habits that you mention are extremely bad habits, especially holding it on a hill with the clutch. Did you drive the car for its first twenty-five years? It's possible, even likely, tha
/html/mgs/1999-05/msg00949.html (7,949 bytes)

28. Re: (no subject) (score: 1)
Author: dresden@tiac.net
Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 17:02:25 -0400 (EDT)
Wrong Nels, I'm not the guy who got the seatbelts, I'm the guy who's slack-jawed in disbelief that somebody else did. I wish I had gotten them, though it's probably not worth holding out for. Nevin
/html/mgs/1999-05/msg01013.html (6,759 bytes)

29. Re: overheating bad, bad, bad worse (score: 1)
Author: dresden@tiac.net
Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 17:18:05 -0400 (EDT)
Mike, If it won't even turn over by hand (or wrench), after the symptoms and events you described, you probably should tear it all apart and rebuild it, perhaps not a valve job but at least new bear
/html/mgs/1999-05/msg01014.html (8,151 bytes)

30. Re: seatbelt recall (score: 1)
Author: dresden@tiac.net
Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 23:24:40 -0400 (EDT)
They had discontinued the phone number when I tried, so I sent a letter to the address given on the SOL web page, with all of the pertinent information, asking whether the car was covered under the r
/html/mgs/1999-05/msg01028.html (10,339 bytes)

31. B update and questions (again, and long again) (score: 1)
Author: dresden@tiac.net
Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 00:52:22 GMT
Hi all concerned, I spent the afternoon working on the B, removed the passenger seat (driver's seat is already out) in order to install the parking brake cable, and because I'll need it out for new c
/html/mgs/1999-05/msg01059.html (8,379 bytes)

32. Re: What size Wrench for Bleeder Screws on Rear Brakes ? (score: 1)
Author: dresden@tiac.net
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 03:59:53 GMT
The PB blaster, blow torch and vise grip size...? =) Nevin 78 B
/html/mgs/1999-05/msg01100.html (7,464 bytes)

33. Re: Seatbelts (score: 1)
Author: dresden@tiac.net
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 16:52:04 -0400 (EDT)
Well, whether you think people deserve the new belts or not, usually recalls include installation. I don't really understand them sending belts out rather than sending the owner of the car, with a c
/html/mgs/1999-05/msg01136.html (7,303 bytes)

34. Re: Purchase From List Member ;( (score: 1)
Author: dresden@tiac.net
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 21:03:16 GMT
I don't think this is unreasonable to discuss on the list; I'm sure it's something many people who buy from private sellers by mail worry about often. When people don't send promised parts promptly,
/html/mgs/1999-05/msg01137.html (8,008 bytes)

35. Re: Lookalikes (score: 1)
Author: dresden@tiac.net
Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 09:57:43 GMT
This is too obvious (and expensive!) but how about Countach and Jalpa? And to the non-lbc person, the rubber bumpered midget and B might look similar. (flame suit on). Oh, and dare we talk about Alfa
/html/mgs/1999-05/msg01253.html (7,755 bytes)

36. Re: overheated engine (score: 1)
Author: dresden@tiac.net
Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 10:29:35 GMT
Well, I'm not Mike, but to a professional, the problem might be spending a lot of time taking everything apart and then finding that something is cracked, and the customer balks at spending the mone
/html/mgs/1999-05/msg01254.html (8,408 bytes)

37. Re: Hood (score: 1)
Author: dresden@tiac.net
Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 17:12:45 -0400 (EDT)
Hey guys, did the rest of the list miss something? Is there a show of some sort coming up? Nevin
/html/mgs/1999-05/msg01291.html (7,686 bytes)

38. Re: removing drive/propeller shaft (score: 1)
Author: dresden@tiac.net
Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 23:19:33 -0400 (EDT)
You don't have to remove the front part of the shaft if you don't want to, you can just remove the back and then tie it up (securely!) underneath the car. BTW, you will receive a lot of advice sayin
/html/mgs/1999-05/msg01310.html (7,182 bytes)

39. Some small vehicle driving advice(long): Was:RE: Oh No Not Again (score: 1)
Author: dresden@tiac.net
Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 22:03:20 GMT
The general rule with LBC's, in my experience, is DRIVE A couple notes on that; it seems some of the following might be beneficial for LBC drivers (and other small-car drivers) who haven't thought ab
/html/mgs/1999-05/msg01332.html (9,435 bytes)

40. Yellow B sighting, Watertown MA (score: 1)
Author: dresden@tiac.net
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 16:15:58 -0400 (EDT)
On the way home from work today,I saw a very nice looking yellow (not sure if factory color) rubber bumper B in Watertown MA. Are you on the list? This of course made me itch to get working on mine,
/html/mgs/1999-05/msg01367.html (6,326 bytes)


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