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41. Re: Transmission oil (score: 1): Author: "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu>; Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 20:35:22 -500; Uh, er, you don't beleive the manual, do you? Actually, either of those is fine, but stay away from gear oil, or ATF. Basicly, the factory reccommended Motor Oil. A bottle of olive oil might be bette; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00771.html (7,873 bytes)
42. Re: Timing Assistance Plz! (score: 1): Author: "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu>; Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 12:42:44 -500; This took me a second, as I know that one by heart- the order stated is almost right, except that as the distributer turns counter-clockwise, the true firing order is 1-3-4-2. ________ / _ \ Roger Ga; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00922.html (7,075 bytes)
43. Re: starter problems-65 Midget Mk1/1275 (score: 1): Author: "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu>; Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 11:07:40 -500; Burnt out? Really? You mean if you try to run it out of the car, direct from a battery, (with jumper cables) it won't work? If so, you may have burned it out. -Over voltage, from a bad regulator or i; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00955.html (8,104 bytes)
44. RE: Rear Brake Adjustment (score: 1): Author: "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu>; Date: Sat, 9 Mar 1996 15:58:46 -500; Actaully, in quarter turns. If you can't feel the flats as you turn the adjuster, or if it is stiff to turn, it's clean up time. This is the process for MGB's- the Spridgets are the same, except you; /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00296.html (8,620 bytes)
45. Re: voltage stabilizer (score: 1): Author: "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu>; Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 12:37:34 -500; Jeremy DuBois: I've added an article about both the Mechanical stabilizers, and an electronic replacement to the SOL tech page. (comments welcome) http://www.team.net/sol/tech/ There's also some new; /html/mgs/1996-02/msg00524.html (7,886 bytes)
46. Re: MG Magnette parts needed (score: 1): Author: "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu>; Date: Wed, 3 Jan 1996 16:43:34 -500; "WE" the British-cars or MG lists don't have any parts, altho, "We, the readers of the lists may have a few odds and ends. There are about 6-10 MG ZA and ZB Magnettes on the list. You can get a list; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00067.html (7,202 bytes)
47. Re: It starts BUT... (score: 1): Author: "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu>; Date: Thu, 4 Jan 1996 09:59:43 -500; Another note on cranking the engine to build oil pressure Remove the plugs first! That way, your battery will last longer, and the engine can turn faster. I've seen engines that wouldn't prime at pl; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00087.html (8,040 bytes)
48. Re: Zenith-Stromberg Carb (SINGLE) (score: 1): Author: "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu>; Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1996 14:55:04 -500; No FAQ- just an on-going dispute. Some like them, some don't. Me? I've found: -they hold less pressure, and are therefore more likely to flood in a marginal situation -The originals work fine, unless; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00450.html (8,088 bytes)
49. Re: TD replica kit (score: 1): Author: "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu>; Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1996 14:25:14 -500; OH, I'm sure they do- this was probably made in the 80's. But, that's why FiberFab called their replica the MiGi. There was a nice chassis based kit made in Victor, NY for a while- it was called the; /html/mgs/1996-01/msg00458.html (8,578 bytes)
50. Re: MG Web Pages (score: 1): Author: "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu>; Date: Fri, 8 Dec 1995 11:07:13 -500; I've made the change on the SOL Members page -a reminder to all- you too can add your page to the sol members listing! Just send me the URL. You might include a link to the SOL Parts & Services page,; /html/mgs/1995-12/msg00162.html (7,464 bytes)
51. Re: What engines for Sprite? (score: 1): Author: "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu>; Date: Tue, 12 Dec 1995 12:42:53 -500; You'll find a real good article about Toyota conversion by Chuck Simmers on the MG tech page: http://www.team.net/sol/mg/mg-tech.html The easiest is to fit any 66-74 Sprite/Midget A-series engine (10; /html/mgs/1995-12/msg00217.html (8,018 bytes)
52. Re: Midget Starter (score: 1): Author: "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu>; Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1995 11:08:27 -500; As you're learning, it may look "as new", but is still a 20 year old car. It's probably in need of some basic preventitive maintaince, and some real use to work the bugs out. Rather than re-state it; /html/mgs/1995-12/msg00336.html (7,709 bytes)
53. Re: Grown up MGB's (score: 1): Author: "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu>; Date: Fri, 22 Dec 1995 22:08:57 -500; Well, you may not want to know- it's an Austin Marina- a really terrible, squarish 70's Leyland product, which used the same 1800cc engine, and inside door handles, etc. A much better choice is a gro; /html/mgs/1995-12/msg00501.html (7,256 bytes)
54. Re: Logo Clip art (score: 1): Author: "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu>; Date: Thu, 16 Nov 1995 16:34:40 -500; There is now a clipart folder on the team.net ftp server, in \sol\clipart I've seeded it with a few .bmp images that I scanned and started to clean up a while back. I suppose I should convert these t; /html/mgs/1995-11/msg00355.html (7,652 bytes)
55. Re: interchangeable parts (score: 1): Author: "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu>; Date: Wed, 4 Oct 1995 13:16:28 -500; Hatachi SU's, built under license from SU. Datsun's early post war vehicles *were* Austins- built under license from Austin, starting with the A40 in 1952. The earliest cars were almost identical, an; /html/mgs/1995-10/msg00097.html (8,382 bytes)
56. Re: Welding - the background (score: 1): Author: "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu>; Date: Mon, 30 Oct 1995 15:42:10 -500; here's one of the bits I've been meaning to add to the SOLWeb tech page. -- Copyright, Roger Garnett 1993-1995 Introduction to Welding, Types & Equipment Welding is a craft that can be performed reas; /html/mgs/1995-10/msg00561.html (11,731 bytes)
57. Re: MGC: What engine? (score: 1): Author: "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu>; Date: Mon, 30 Oct 1995 16:10:15 -500; Right, as previously mentioned, it was derived from the Healey 6 line. It went into some Austin 6's, usually only found in the UK and Canada. MGC owners, take note: This reminds me- I have the opport; /html/mgs/1995-10/msg00562.html (7,450 bytes)
58. Re: MG archive? (score: 1): Author: "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu>; Date: Wed, 13 Sep 1995 15:14:49 -500; Mark has *just* enabled this feature of Majordomo, as follows: "I just spent a few minutes mucking about with the various lists, and turned on a majordomo capability previously disabled. One should n; /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00236.html (8,319 bytes)
59. Re: MGB Seatbelts (score: 1): Author: "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu>; Date: Fri, 15 Sep 1995 08:06:34 -500; from British Cars Web parts & services page: SEATBELT RECALL (From the December 93 issue of British Car Magazine) MAHWAH, NJ - We've recently been notified by John Retkowski, Recall Coordinator for J; /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00308.html (7,458 bytes)
60. Belnap? (score: 1): Author: "Roger Garnett" <rwg1@cornell.edu>; Date: Tue, 19 Sep 1995 09:39:27 -500; Now that we have more people with memories here, I'll repeat a question that I asked on W2W a few years ago- Does anyone have any idea where the Belnap Hillclimb was held in the 50's? I have the rema; /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00428.html (7,628 bytes)

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