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101. Re: lever shock oil (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 18:45:32 -0700; Sorry, Rick, to be critical, but if you go to a motorcycle shop and ask for fork oil, they are going to ask you "what weight". Fork oil comes in weights from 5 to 30 with increments of 2.5 in the low; /html/mgs/2002-04/msg00790.html (8,897 bytes)
102. Re: Gasoline / Octane (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 08:11:39 -0700; An interesting proposition, Walt. However, remember that T-series cars were sold as sports cars and many were, indeed, used in competition in the Fifties and Sixties (and some are still being so used; /html/mgs/2002-04/msg00926.html (8,865 bytes)
103. Re: Steering wheel identity (score: 1): Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 10:33:17 -0800; Wasn't there a "Special Edition" BGT in 1967 that had an alloy wheel with flat, drilled spokes? Lawrie British Sportscar Center /// /// mgs@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/; /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00192.html (8,765 bytes)
104. Re: Steering wheel identity (score: 1): Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 11:50:30 -0800; Yes, Max, I remember he has a roadster but it is as easy to fit a contemporary GT wheel as it is to fit an aftermarket wheel. I was just reminding folks that there was a "factory" wheel of that era t; /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00202.html (9,396 bytes)
105. Free Midget body available (score: 1): Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 09:28:02 -0800; If anyone is interested, contact russnichols@msn.com and he'll tell you where you can collect an apparently rust- and damage-free Midget body from a piece of property he bought in Wilton, Northern Ca; /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00289.html (6,933 bytes)
106. Re: Better cooling (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 07:59:15 -0800; Your symptoms suggest a problem with your distributor vacuum advance unit (or even the mechanical weights). My old MGA with the same B engine and B rear axle had no problems in California's heat. If; /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00374.html (9,229 bytes)
107. Re: Better cooling (score: 1): Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 15:10:56 -0800; It does seem as though you have done all the right things, Bruce! When checking the advance curve, I believe the primary consideration is total advance at a steady 3,000 rpm (after which neither the; /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00400.html (9,605 bytes)
108. Re: CA emissions (score: 1): Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 15:54:03 -0800; Basically, you're screwed! The inspection station WILL inspect under the hood, regardless of the tailpipe emissions. (They'll also check that the rubber seal on your gas cap is not cracked, and see; /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00449.html (7,729 bytes)
109. Re: Front wheel bearings (score: 1): Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 17:42:04 -0800; Unless, of course, you have an MGA or a T-series MG, in which case it uses caged ball bearings rather than tapered roller bearings. Caged ball bearings most definitely have a thrust side........... L; /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00492.html (8,217 bytes)
110. RE: Front wheel bearings (score: 1): Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 10:09:49 -0800; Hmm, Ken, based on Barney's note yesterday and your comments, it seems I've been using better quality bearings than are really necessary! Let me correct my earlier assertion that all caged ball beari; /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00511.html (9,117 bytes)
111. Re: Will a 74 engine fit a 77B? (score: 1): Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 09:55:35 -0800; In fact, Howard, it's more than a matter of shimming the motor mounts. The front bearer plate on the engines, and the style and shape of motor mount, changed between 1974 and 1975. To fit the early e; /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00683.html (9,124 bytes)
112. Re: Tranny Troubles (score: 1): Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 14:59:14 -0800; Sorry, Bill, those symptoms indicate the one-way clutch in your overdrive unit is broken - probably because someone in the past drove the car in reverse while overdrive was still engaged. The only re; /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00710.html (8,446 bytes)
113. Re: Seat alternative for MGB GT's (score: 1): Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 14:56:00 -0800; Lots of reference has been made to the ease of installing Fiero seats in MGBs but no-one has yet commented on whether they are comfortable for long journeys (or short ones, for that matter!). The one; /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00711.html (7,988 bytes)
114. Re: 1966 MGB Upholstery Installation (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 19:46:20 -0800; (SNIP) seat carpet But, isn't that what we've been saying all along? :-) Lawrie British Sportscar Center (a proud Moss Distributor) /// /// mgs@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.; /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00720.html (7,487 bytes)
115. Re: Bad clacking in the B...help? (score: 1): Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 09:56:34 -0800; A couple of points, Skye...... any difference between valve clearance setting procedures would not have anything to do with whether a car has rubber bumpers or chrome bumpers. The different year engi; /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00756.html (9,363 bytes)
116. Re: You be the Judge of my MGB. Pics (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 07:23:26 -0800; I, like some other folk who have tried and abandoned Weber DGVs as being less effective than well-tuned SUs, would be interested in seeing how to make these carbs work properly.(Yes, some of my cust; /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00815.html (9,963 bytes)
117. Re: Rear end (score: 1): Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 10:49:34 -0800; Depending on the condition of the springs that were in the '79, the ride height will probably be different as the '74 was a tad lower. There will also be some handbrake operating linkage issues, alt; /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00916.html (8,150 bytes)
118. Re: Rear end (score: 1): Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 11:07:55 -0800; Oops, I forgot the sway bar! Yes, that does make a simple changeover more difficult....... However, there is also a problem with your Plan B. Unlike a "banjo" axle, where the whole differential come; /html/mgs/2002-03/msg00921.html (8,164 bytes)
119. Re: Novice brake problems (score: 1): Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 08:56:26 -0800; Where on earth did you get that idea, Maynard? It's about as wrong as wrong could be. All three hydraulic hoses on an MGB have copper washers (four, if one counts the clutch hose.) The front hoses at; /html/mgs/2002-03/msg01087.html (7,504 bytes)
120. Re: Float Level Checking (score: 1): Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 13:03:40 -0800; Yes, Zach, you will be able to see the brass tang on the float touching the needle valve (assuming you have removed the base cover, of course). You measure the 40 thousandths clearance by placing a s; /html/mgs/2002-03/msg01092.html (8,558 bytes)

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