- 81. Re: new speedometer for MGB? (score: 1)
- Author: ninab@scoresheet.com (Nina Barton)
- Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 07:51:24 -0700
- -snipJoseph, Try XK's Unlimited, they have a catalogue of Smith's gauges. Their URL to order a free catalogue is: http://www.xks.com/smiths.htm Hope this helps. Nina
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg01077.html (7,316 bytes)
- 82. engine rebuild stuff (score: 1)
- Author: ninab@scoresheet.com (Nina Barton)
- Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1998 21:30:52 -0700
- If you have been on the list a year or so, I asked questions then about rebuilding an engine vs. having someone else do it. The answer came back resoundingly that I should do it myself. I have been p
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00186.html (7,781 bytes)
- 83. Re: Postage to BMIHT - retraction (score: 1)
- Author: ninab@scoresheet.com (Nina Barton)
- Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1998 21:30:47 -0700
- Better than "Lite" Beer, eh? Nina
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00187.html (6,676 bytes)
- 84. Re: MGF and roadster thoughts (score: 1)
- Author: ninab@scoresheet.com (Nina Barton)
- Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 17:50:33 -0700
- I was talking to the mechanic who works on the family's Plymouth van and Saturn sedan, and he seems to feel that interest in our British roadsters is soaring right now. They're affordable, fairly eas
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00650.html (7,482 bytes)
- 85. piston rings (score: 1)
- Author: ninab@scoresheet.com (Nina Barton)
- Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 09:39:32 -0700
- Hi Everyone, I have a 1971 MGBGT, but am rebuilding an earlier engine to put in it. The pistons are almost brand new, and have no signs of wear or scoring on them. Would it be advisable to replace th
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg01219.html (6,906 bytes)
- 86. Re: piston rings (score: 1)
- Author: ninab@scoresheet.com (Nina Barton)
- Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 10:27:21 -0700
- I bought this motor, and it had supposedly been newly rebuilt. Couple hundred miles max on the new pistons. However, upon disassembly, it appeared to have been merely freshened, new pistons and rings
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg01221.html (8,162 bytes)
- 87. Re: Odd Things Found In Cars (score: 1)
- Author: ninab@scoresheet.com (Nina Barton)
- Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 09:45:28 -0700
- Well gang, I wasn't going to jump in here, but I just can't resist. The odd, or good, thing that I found when I finally got around to cleaning the BGT thoroughly was a diamond ring. Tried to get in t
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg01345.html (8,717 bytes)
- 88. Re: searching '72 mgb cowl - steering column (score: 1)
- Author: ninab@scoresheet.com (Nina Barton)
- Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 10:54:31 -0700
- Hi Lothar, I spent a good amount of time looking for a better steering column for my 71 BGT last year. I would definitely have considered a new one, but they were "no longer available". I ended up wi
- /html/mgs/1998-08/msg00156.html (7,896 bytes)
- 89. RE: Weird MG encounters (score: 1)
- Author: ninab@scoresheet.com (Nina Barton)
- Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1998 18:04:41 -0700
- Had one when I was in my 20's, which made me forever glad of the turning radius of a spridget. Late night, coming home from somewhere, guy pulls up on my left in some big car, starts trying to pick m
- /html/mgs/1998-08/msg00791.html (7,444 bytes)
- 90. Re: NAMGAR '99 Show at Tahoe (score: 1)
- Author: ninab@scoresheet.com (Nina Barton)
- Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 15:50:16 -0700
- There's a fair number of places to rent up there at Tahoe, and I believe places to camp, etc. I looked at the event's web page, and it does seem like a big deal to pay $90 a night for a room, or $179
- /html/mgs/1998-08/msg00886.html (7,153 bytes)
- 91. speedo wiring (score: 1)
- Author: ninab@scoresheet.com (Nina Barton)
- Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 21:21:43 -0700
- Stupid question, but I don't want to have to redo this one; what's the best way to disconnect the wiring from the speedometer when you pull it from the dash? I think that the main thing I'm getting h
- /html/mgs/1998-08/msg01047.html (6,389 bytes)
- 92. mystery speedo part? (score: 1)
- Author: ninab@scoresheet.com (Nina Barton)
- Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1998 19:53:49 -0700
- Had a question last week about disconnecting the speedometer, but figured it out, (thanks Rick) and took it out of the dash to check. A piece fell onto the floor, and I have no idea where it goes. It
- /html/mgs/1998-08/msg01225.html (6,798 bytes)
- 93. speedo back together, but clicking noise (score: 1)
- Author: ninab@scoresheet.com (Nina Barton)
- Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 20:15:43 -0700
- Well, with the help of all on this list, and a big thank you to all of you, I put the speedometer back in the dash today. Either you folks are much more dexterous than I am, or you simply have more p
- /html/mgs/1998-08/msg01331.html (7,401 bytes)
- 94. Re: dieseling???? (score: 1)
- Author: ninab@scoresheet.com (Nina Barton)
- Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 17:37:04 -0700
- Hi John and Matthew, I've had one of those auxillary cooling fans on my 70 BGT for about 10 years now, and I must say that I'm not that impressed. Car still runs between normal and hot on hot days, a
- /html/mgs/1998-08/msg01490.html (8,412 bytes)
- 95. Re: new idea for list members (score: 1)
- Author: ninab@scoresheet.com (Nina Barton)
- Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1998 09:37:48 -0700
- Also, car badges, though nice, wouldn't really help us to recognize the person on the list, merely the car. That's what I thought the hat was for, in the first place. My vote would be for a t-shirt t
- /html/mgs/1998-08/msg01715.html (7,437 bytes)
- 96. Re: Postage to BMIHT (score: 1)
- Author: ninab@scoresheet.com (Nina Barton)
- Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1998 09:41:11 -0700
- Bud, I think it's merely an oversea's airmail stamp, which you can get for $.50 or .60 from any postal machine. Nina
- /html/mgs/1998-08/msg01716.html (7,943 bytes)
- 97. fuel tank sending units (score: 1)
- Author: ninab@scoresheet.com (Nina Barton)
- Date: Mon, 6 Jul 1998 11:09:26 -0700
- A while back, there was some talk of sending units from Moss being bad. I replaced one a year ago on the 71 MGBGT, it failed, so replaced it again, and it has failed a week later. Before I talk to th
- /html/mgs/1998-07/msg00259.html (6,837 bytes)
- 98. Re: Renew or Reuse? (score: 1)
- Author: ninab@scoresheet.com (Nina Barton)
- Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 10:19:37 -0700
- I personally think (and it's just my opinion), that if you have the expertise and skill to "reclaim" certain parts on your car without having to go out and buy a totally new part, then by all means
- /html/mgs/1998-07/msg00522.html (8,642 bytes)
- 99. For Sale 1977 MGB - Berkeley, CA. (score: 1)
- Author: ninab@scoresheet.com (Nina Barton)
- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 18:12:22 -0700
- Seen on the lot of the "Buggy Bank", a sell your own car lot. 1977 Blaze MGB Roadster, 94,000 original miles, always garaged, excellent condition.. Some kind of security system, cassette player, pain
- /html/mgs/1998-07/msg01640.html (6,760 bytes)
- 100. RE: Clay Magic (score: 1)
- Author: ninab@scoresheet.com (Nina Barton)
- Date: Thu, 4 Jun 1998 22:15:41 -0700
- Hi there, I used Clay Magic before the Jack London Square show, and was pleased with the results for my car. You wash your car before you use it, and they suggest you use lengthwise and horizontal mo
- /html/mgs/1998-06/msg00315.html (7,558 bytes)
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