- 41. Setting carburetor floats (score: 1)
- Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>
- Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 07:57:21 -0400 (EDT)
- As I'm trying to set the float level on my SU HIF carbs, I'm not really sure if (carberator inverted) I should just let gravity hold the needle in the seat or if I should push down on the little spri
- /html/mgs/1997-06/msg01413.html (6,542 bytes)
- 42. New to MGs, need advice (score: 1)
- Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>
- Date: Sat, 10 May 1997 09:07:17 -0400 (EDT)
- Although my first LBC was a TR4A, the price of a '72 MGB proved irrestible to me this past week and now I'm on another email list. The owner had written "poor condition" in her classified and I figur
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg00511.html (7,160 bytes)
- 43. '72 Battery source? (score: 1)
- Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>
- Date: Wed, 14 May 1997 07:38:00 -0400 (EDT)
- Thought I could get a pair of batteries at Advance for the 1972 B, but no luck. What's the best source? John Paul Middlesworth
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg00698.html (6,216 bytes)
- 44. Options for gas tank repair (score: 1)
- Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 08:57:48 -0400 (EDT)
- I took the old tank off the '72 Bee and emptied out the gas. I can see a fairly gunky looking surface when I look through the filler hole, although the tank doesn't leak. Here are the options I'm wei
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg01095.html (6,608 bytes)
- 45. Replacing windshield: how hard? (score: 1)
- Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 09:19:36 -0400 (EDT)
- I've heard that replacing the windshield on an MGB is a task best left to experts. What's the worst part of the job? Should I plan to detatch the entire assembly and haul it to repair shop, or is the
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg01098.html (6,599 bytes)
- 46. Gas in the charcoal canister (score: 1)
- Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>
- Date: Fri, 23 May 1997 09:03:16 -0400 (EDT)
- I've been working on the 72 that hasn't run in six years. I hooked up a hose and funnel arrangement to get fresh gas to the carbs but apparently the needle and seat assembly wasn't hold back the gas
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg01314.html (6,858 bytes)
- 47. Getting coolant out of 18V (score: 1)
- Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>
- Date: Sat, 24 May 1997 08:48:02 -0400 (EDT)
- I have the 18V engine in my '72. How do I drain the coolant out of the block? I'll be darned if can find a tap or a plug or anything. John Middlesworth
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg01397.html (6,413 bytes)
- 48. Need hardened valve seats? (score: 1)
- Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>
- Date: Sun, 25 May 1997 09:48:09 -0400 (EDT)
- I'm about ready to pull off the head on my '72 B. The engine has gone a little over 100k and hasn't run (except for a test) in the past 7 years. My guess is that it spent most of its life drinking le
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg01441.html (7,046 bytes)
- 49. Re: desmogging a B (score: 1)
- Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 09:14:12 -0400 (EDT)
- If you do all the following to your engine, what system is left to control crankcase ventilation? John Middlesworth
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg01606.html (7,154 bytes)
- 50. Cheapest way to replace air pump? (score: 1)
- Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>
- Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 10:59:18 -0400 (EDT)
- I found out that the '72 B will need an air pump to pass local inspection. What's the cheapest route? A local yard has one from a '73 for $85, but I can do better than that? John Middlesworth
- /html/mgs/1997-05/msg01770.html (6,769 bytes)
- 51. Need '79 Engine pulley (score: 1)
- Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 23 Apr 1996 07:51:37 -0400 (EDT)
- A friend of mine needs to locate a used pulley for the front of his '79 MGB engine ('75-up will work). Please email me, since I'm not on the B mailing list. Thanks. John Paul Middlesworth
- /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00713.html (6,291 bytes)
- 52. Re: Spridget 5-speed info (score: 1)
- Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 07:53:27 -0400 (EDT)
- Any chance that a 1980 Mazda 626 transmission would work in a Spridget using the previously described conversion kit? John Paul Middlesworth
- /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00941.html (6,937 bytes)
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