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221. Re: fuel pump air vent (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 11:30:13 +0100
Late model pumps just had the one vent - from the diaphragm end of the body. I think this went to a nipple on the right-rear chassis rail or inner wing. Earlier pumps had two vents, the other one bei
/html/mgs/2005-07/msg00012.html (7,353 bytes)

222. Re: A new MG enthusiast is born (somewhat OT) (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 13:40:27 +0100
Unlike Roche Bentley of the MG Owners Club who deliberately chose names with the initials 'M' and 'G'. It is not recorded what his son (or his wife for that matter) now thinks of this. Our son ended
/html/mgs/2005-07/msg00014.html (8,090 bytes)

223. Re: A new MG enthusiast is born (somewhat OT) (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 11:20:48 +0100
Reminds me of the well known Austin Healey, and the less well known (friend of a friend) Seddon Atkinson. PaulH. -- Original Message --
/html/mgs/2005-07/msg00023.html (7,507 bytes)

224. Re: Color scheme for MGB (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 14:49:27 +0100
Mushroom seats and liners and brown carpets with Sandy Beige and Metallic Golden Beige for the 69 model year, or Autumn Leaf or Ochre with various colours in various years, or beige seats and liners
/html/mgs/2005-07/msg00027.html (7,083 bytes)

225. Re: Midget A post and bonnet release (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 08:57:51 +0100
Like Max I'd say that what you can see is only 10% of the problem. Midgets do seem to suffer from severe corrosion in that area - going into the engine compartment as well - much more than Bs. I've n
/html/mgs/2005-07/msg00048.html (7,283 bytes)

226. Re: London (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 14:16:10 +0100
I was concerned for a while as our son travels on the Underground to work above Liverpool Street Station and I could not get in touch either via mobile (totally clogged), land-line (no reply) or emai
/html/mgs/2005-07/msg00050.html (6,853 bytes)

227. Re: oil consumption (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 09:23:44 +0100
As another has asked what consumption are you getting? On my 73 motor of indeterminate mileage but 45k in my ownership I get about 2000 miles from Max to Min, although I top up when it drops half-way
/html/mgs/2005-07/msg00055.html (9,135 bytes)

228. Re: Paint code for '79 MGB (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2005 15:20:17 +0100
No, only on the 1980 models. Other than that you have to guess from one of the several sites which shows colours, years and codes. I have to say that Paul Tegler's otherwise excellent site shows most
/html/mgs/2005-07/msg00063.html (7,276 bytes)

229. Re: oil consumption (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2005 15:14:11 +0100
That is, if you don't recheck the oil level and top up again after running it for the first time after a filter change. PaulH. -- Original Message -- the oil is being held in the oil filter or other
/html/mgs/2005-07/msg00064.html (7,940 bytes)

230. Re: oil consumption (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 19:58:04 +0100
"I only asked!" In that case it is something I have never heard of before, with the possible exception that the dipstick is incorrect, you are overfilling it, and the excess is being 'consumed' rapid
/html/mgs/2005-07/msg00109.html (7,870 bytes)

231. Re: Ignition coil (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 19:37:12 +0100
A coil for use on ballasted systems is nominally a 6v coil, and *must* be used with a ballast as otherwise it will burn points and could overstress other types of trigger. A 12v coil for use on non-b
/html/mgs/2005-07/msg00214.html (7,936 bytes)

232. Re: electronic ignition (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 19:42:44 +0100
Don't bother. When they go they usually do so without warning and totally and can only be fixed by substitution, whereas points often give a warning, can be replaced on the roadside as a spare is che
/html/mgs/2005-07/msg00215.html (7,589 bytes)

233. Re: electronic ignition (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 18:59:04 +0100
Erratic timing (timing light on the pulley showing a variation whilst the engine is held at a constant speed) is one indication, although that can also be caused by wear in the timing chain and gears
/html/mgs/2005-07/msg00239.html (7,784 bytes)

234. Re: "Now The Wraps Are Off New MGs, Too! | Car News | Auto (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 19:03:36 +0100
Too much hype, rumour and innuendo at the moment. The two Chinese bids are said to be 'lift and shift' whereby all production moves out of the UK. The third UK based bid claims to keep production at
/html/mgs/2005-07/msg00240.html (7,651 bytes)

235. Re: MGB Brake Bleeding Problem (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 19:15:23 +0100
Is the pedal going to the floor or developing some pressure? If going to the floor there may be so much air in the system that the pedal itself is proving very long-winded, in which case use somethin
/html/mgs/2005-07/msg00242.html (7,399 bytes)

236. Re: "Now The Wraps Are Off New MGs, Too! | Car News | Auto (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 20:04:56 +0100
Sadly I can only see them shrinking to nothing, without a saviour with very deep pockets, and even the big boys are finding life difficult. Each re-incarnation sees them getting into an ever smaller
/html/mgs/2005-07/msg00265.html (7,542 bytes)

237. Re: MG 1500 Midget Help Needed (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 13:55:14 +0100
Probably one or more of wear on the adjuster (threaded part and sliders), metal faces of the shoes, linings, drums (which could have been over-skimmed), or if these are new shoes and the old ones wer
/html/mgs/2005-07/msg00292.html (6,914 bytes)

238. Re: Brake Lights (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 19:17:12 +0100
If you *definitely* have 12v on the bullet of the green/purple of the rear harness where it connects to the tail from the brake light switch, and *definitely* don't have it on the bullet of the green
/html/mgs/2005-07/msg00397.html (7,565 bytes)

239. Re: Another electrical question (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 19:03:39 +0100
The spade on the fusebox that is not normally used is connected by a link internal to the fusebox to both of the top two fuses i.e. the parking lights both sides. It sounds like someone has added a w
/html/mgs/2005-07/msg00398.html (8,430 bytes)

240. Re: This is scary stuff (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 19:37:22 +0100
Changing the gap always alters the timing, so that should always be checked PaulH. -- Original Message --
/html/mgs/2005-07/msg00399.html (7,110 bytes)


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