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61. Re: Eectrical Woes - Help! (score: 1): Author: DANMAS <DANMAS@aol.com>; Date: Fri, 1 May 1998 00:28:03 EDT; Ray, First of all, the pump should definitely stop after it fills the carbs. If you are not spilling fuel out somewhere, I would suspect a faulty diaphragm in the pump, but that is actually out of my; /html/mgs/1998-04/msg01570.html (9,260 bytes)
62. Re: "Auto Starter" (score: 1): Author: DANMAS@aol.com; Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 12:44:27 EST; Bob, It can't. They won't. I have seen these things advertised, and I assumed they were meant to give your car battery a quick charge so you could use it for starting. Even at that, I am more than a; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00080.html (8,474 bytes)
63. Re: Alternator and radiator overflow stuff (score: 1): Author: DANMAS@aol.com; Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 18:51:24 EST; Art, At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I would like to reiterate my opposition to the use of a one-wire alternator in an MG. I won't bore the list with a rehash of my objections, but if a; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00095.html (7,288 bytes)
64. Re: "Auto Starter" (score: 1): Author: DANMAS@aol.com; Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 09:33:22 EST; Nory, Typically, the underdash wires to the cigarette lighter are rated at 15 amp maximum, often less. In a typical LBC, they are rated at 8 amp. I don't know the exact amount of current drawn by a s; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00129.html (8,468 bytes)
65. Re: "Auto Starter" (score: 1): Author: DANMAS@aol.com; Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 14:42:28 EST; Chris, You are absolutely right. However, 30 amps through a 15 amp wire doesn't take too long to over heat, and would probably zap a 8 amp wire pretty quickly. While you and I, and the others on this; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00159.html (8,693 bytes)
66. Re: "Auto Starter" (score: 1): Author: DANMAS@aol.com; Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 14:33:56 EST; (speaking of using jumper cables through the cigarette lighter socket to jump start a car) You are correct in that "most" cars are wired this way. Unfortunately for the unwary, the later MGs are not.; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00160.html (9,021 bytes)
67. Re: Questions (score: 1): Author: DANMAS@aol.com; Date: Thu, 5 Feb 1998 12:19:23 EST; Gary, FWIW, I drove my '74 MGBGT from Alcoa, Tennessee to St. Louis, MO a few years ago, and a year or so later, drove it from TN to Canada. Both trips were made on the interstates, and the normal sp; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00261.html (7,460 bytes)
68. Re: MGF Ride, Next MG thoughts, Midget Lever Shocks HELP! (score: 1): Author: DANMAS@aol.com; Date: Fri, 6 Feb 1998 10:40:41 EST; How can you not admire a guy who stables a Midget along side a Ferrari? Here is a man after my own heart! Dan Masters, Alcoa, TN '71 TR6--3000mile/year driver, fully restored '71 TR6--undergoing full; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00323.html (7,823 bytes)
69. Re: Electrical woes (score: 1): Author: DANMAS@aol.com; Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 09:55:46 EST; fan Bob, Just a guess, but has someone modified your car to add a manual override switch for the cooling fan? If so, that is most likely your problem. If that switch is not wired into the circuit pro; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00608.html (8,694 bytes)
70. Re: Electrical woes (score: 1): Author: DANMAS@aol.com; Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 16:06:05 EST; "I have a '78 MGB that refuses to stop - sometimes! The ignition key is removed and one of two things happens. Either the car continues to run or within 30 seconds after removing the key, the ignitio; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00645.html (9,462 bytes)
71. Re: Electrical woes (score: 1): Author: DANMAS@aol.com; Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 18:51:39 EST; Ah, yes, that I understand! That's the infamous brake circuit diode problem, which I understand (from John Twist) to be a problem only for the '77 model. I haven't looked into it enough to understand; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00663.html (8,451 bytes)
72. Re: Electrical woes (score: 1): Author: DANMAS@aol.com; Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 12:29:59 EST; Bob, Far be it for me to correct you! However............(you knew there was a however, didn't you?). Everything you said was correct, but, you left one thing out. You said "On the other hand, if som; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00721.html (10,652 bytes)
73. Re: Front and Rear bumpers (MGB body mods) (score: 1): Author: DANMAS@aol.com; Date: Sat, 14 Feb 1998 02:10:33 EST; Jay, I'm an ex-engineer (retired), and by force of law, I was "one anal little fool." I designed instrumentation and control systems, including the main control room complex, for Nuclear power plants; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00848.html (9,456 bytes)
74. Re: Engine weight (score: 1): Author: DANMAS@aol.com; Date: Sat, 14 Feb 1998 11:59:16 EST; Rick, Did that 328 lbs include the alternator, starter, carburetor, fan, and pulleys? Dan Masters, Alcoa, TN '71 TR6--3000mile/year driver, fully restored '71 TR6--undergoing full restoration and For; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00866.html (7,532 bytes)
75. Re: Engine weight (score: 1): Author: DANMAS@aol.com; Date: Sat, 14 Feb 1998 23:06:32 EST; (referring to the weight of a 215 CI aluminum Buick engine) Thanks, Rick, That's very interesting. In the same configuration, the Ford 302 I'm replacing the tractor engine with in my T**ph only weigh; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00885.html (7,847 bytes)
76. Re: Engine Swap (score: 1): Author: DANMAS@aol.com; Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 11:20:52 EST; I have to agree. There is so much information available on this swap, and so many people that have done it and are willing to share their knowledge, many of whom are on this list, that this would be; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg01081.html (7,425 bytes)
77. Re: Engine Swap (score: 1): Author: DANMAS@aol.com; Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 15:13:06 EST; Larry, Not actually open minded - just a little bitty mind with a great big hole right though it! When I stand on the corner, I can hear the wind whistle through my ears. Dan Masters, Atlanta, GA (te; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg01093.html (7,038 bytes)
78. Re: Distributor Points (score: 1): Author: DANMAS@aol.com; Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 18:09:32 EST; Larry, Below is an excerpt from an article I wrote for a club newsletter. I think it may help. ** SETTING DWELL ANGLE WHAT IS DWELL ANGLE? The question is often asked, how does one calculate dwell an; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg01259.html (13,229 bytes)
79. Re: Battery storage (score: 1): Author: DANMAS@aol.com; Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 09:59:40 EST; A very similar topic was just discussed recently on the Triuph list. FWIW, I have repeated my comments to that thread below, hoping it will be of some value here. ** ** Better late than never, I gues; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg01369.html (14,095 bytes)
80. Re: Battery storage / Voltage (score: 1): Author: DANMAS@aol.com; Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 20:24:32 EST; Bob, I don't know for sure, but i wouldn't think 15 volts would be a real problem. Most every source I've seen says the alternator output should be 14.6 volts. For the sake of argument, let's assume; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg01455.html (8,063 bytes)

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