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361. Re: clicking/ticking valve noise diagnosis (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 07:44:33 -0700
At risk of putting words where they don't belong, but to prevent confusion among the less proficient on the list, may I assume you intended to say "badly ground camshaft" rather than "crankshaft", Pa
/html/mgs/2000-04/msg00195.html (11,798 bytes)

362. Re: Crankshaft (score: 1)
Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 12:59:23 -0700
The rear flange can sometimes be polished at the time the crankshaft is reground - if your machine shop is asked nicely. The front seal surface is, of course on the crank pulley, not the crankshaft,
/html/mgs/2000-04/msg00212.html (8,665 bytes)

363. Re: Crankshaft (score: 1)
Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 15:33:36 -0700
For that matter, Steve, we too could sell either of those two sleeves that I listed by part number for the benefit of all listers. However, I was under the impression that this list was not supposed
/html/mgs/2000-04/msg00218.html (10,034 bytes)

364. Re: Can I use a non-smog head on a '77 18V engine? (score: 1)
Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 10:55:51 -0700
"The Word", huh? Don't let my missus know you are ascribing divine powers to my writings.............{G} Lawrie 18V
/html/mgs/2000-04/msg00525.html (8,882 bytes)

365. Re: 77B engine rebuild (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 07:33:19 -0700
In your position, I'd say the first "must remove" is the workshop manual from the bookshelf. After that, the next "must remove" would be the idea that a car that has not run in eight years is simply
/html/mgs/2000-04/msg00589.html (8,277 bytes)

366. Re: Momentary hot running 'B (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 07:34:15 -0700
Sounds like the thermostat stuck closed. Time for a new one, I'd guess. Lawrie British Sportscar Center
/html/mgs/2000-04/msg00590.html (8,149 bytes)

367. Re: Newbie intro and sealant question (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 07:38:33 -0800
The only safe material to use to repair a metal part (other than brazing, welding, hard chroming or those sorts of treatments) is that miracle product, J.B. Weld. They now have a version called J.B.
/html/mgs/2000-03/msg00111.html (9,701 bytes)

368. Re: newbie (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2000 10:52:12 -0800
How true! Last time I visited England, I found the same thing with the rental car. The cut-off angle of the headlights (a credit to modern glass-making and light diffusion technology, I'm sure) was
/html/mgs/2000-03/msg00221.html (8,886 bytes)

369. Re: Today's Trivia (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2000 10:54:15 -0800
Paul must be referring to the hydro-lastic system fitted to MG 1100s? That certainly gave an active ride..............! Lawrie British Sportscar Center MG?
/html/mgs/2000-03/msg00222.html (7,252 bytes)

370. Re: Re: The City (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2000 07:46:26 -0800
No, Mike, Rome would more likely have been referred to as "Urbs (and, yes, it is getting silly, isn't it!) Lawrie Thames was even settled.
/html/mgs/2000-03/msg00390.html (8,736 bytes)

371. Re: piston height (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2000 18:48:44 -0800
All that is really important is the distance from the wrist-pin centerline to the crown of the piston. That should be the same on both the types you have. The rest of the piston is just there to sup
/html/mgs/2000-03/msg00419.html (7,530 bytes)

372. Re: Tailpipe Colour (score: 1)
Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 17:01:50 -0800
Interesting observation! I used to gauge the accuracy of mixture color by the tailpipe, too, but I find this isn't as accurate with unleaded. All my cars have a black tailpipe inside now. It is, how
/html/mgs/2000-03/msg00538.html (8,704 bytes)

373. Re: How to sell and ship an engine (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2000 19:51:58 -0800
"Reasonable" is a matter of opinion! (Or else motorbikes are classified differently from used engines.) We shipped an MGB engine, strapped to a pallet, from Cameron Park (30 miles east of Sacramento)
/html/mgs/2000-03/msg00605.html (9,143 bytes)

374. Re: MG is reborn? (score: 1)
Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 08:55:48 -0800
Then they really could come out with a new model that had fan-cooled front disc brakes, or parts sourced at the local NAPA store instead of from OEM sources....{VBG} Lawrie -- Original Message -- Fro
/html/mgs/2000-03/msg00798.html (9,627 bytes)

375. Re: correct procedure to tighten the set screw on the back of the rocker shaft (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 16:53:39 -0800
Your first paragraph makes absolutely no sense to me so I can't advise you there. As to there being shims under the two center pedestals of the rocker assembly, these were fitted by the factory on l
/html/mgs/2000-03/msg00996.html (8,840 bytes)

376. Re: correct procedure to tighten the set screw on the back of the rocker shaft (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 07:42:57 -0800
Thanks for the clarification. That set-screw is there to lock into an indentation in the top of the rocker shaft to prevent the shaft from rotating. If the shaft were to rotate, it would change the
/html/mgs/2000-03/msg01015.html (10,926 bytes)

377. Re: English to American (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2000 07:56:58 -0800
Talk about confusing the issue! As an Englishman who has lived in the States for 32 years, may I offer a further clarification? (Theoretically, I am bi-lingual............!) Using your T-series exam
/html/mgs/2000-03/msg01180.html (9,700 bytes)

378. Re: English to American (score: 1)
Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2000 09:06:21 -0800
That would be the English term for a bezel........ Lawrie -- Original Message -- From: Peter C. <nosimport@mailbag.com> To: Lawrie Alexander <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; <kwari
/html/mgs/2000-03/msg01188.html (9,515 bytes)

379. Re: Yet another MG question! (score: 1)
Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 07:50:13 -0800
Jay...........are your cars 1971 models first registered in 1972? Or are they "real" 1972s, with manufacturing dates after October 1971? Lawrie but can't
/html/mgs/2000-03/msg01294.html (8,339 bytes)

380. Re: Leather seats for a 78B? (score: 1)
Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 09:52:16 -0800
You're not reading your catalog very carefully! Page A10 of the accessory section at the front of the Moss MGB catalog shows wood kits for 77-80 MGB dashboards at $289.95. They also list custom leat
/html/mgs/2000-03/msg01386.html (8,379 bytes)

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