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261. Re: Welding - the background please (score: 1)
Author: "A. B. Bonds" <ab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu>
Date: 26 Oct 1995 09:26:32 -0500
MIG (Metal Inert Gas) welding is by far the easiest for the neophyte, and can be done very well with some practice. I have a 130 amp unit that is suitable for anything from body sheet metal (and it d
/html/mgs/1995-10/msg00444.html (8,554 bytes)

262. Re: MGB Diff Problem. (score: 1)
Author: "A. B. Bonds" <ab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu>
Date: 30 Oct 1995 11:23:49 -0500
You need a slide hammer to get the axle out. The bearing is pressed into the axle housing and needs a lot of goomph to move. I got a cheap-o (Buffalo tool) body shop slide hammer and mated it with a
/html/mgs/1995-10/msg00547.html (7,845 bytes)

263. Re: MOWOG (score: 1)
Author: "A. B. Bonds" <ab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu>
Date: 31 Oct 1995 10:02:16 -0500
OK, folks, let's get it straight. I have seen three incorrect posts on this. It's Morris-Wolsely Group. Not Wolsey, not Woosley, not Wollsely. Sorry, it's the pedant in me (no, that's not to do with
/html/mgs/1995-10/msg00578.html (6,743 bytes)

264. Re: to SU or not to SU (score: 1)
Author: "A. B. Bonds" <ab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu>
Date: 11 Sep 1995 15:40:01 -0500
(a) Leaky throttle shafts are a fact of life in SUs of a certain age, and it makes them deucedly difficult to tune. If correct mixture is set when idling, they will tend to be way too rich when runni
/html/mgs/1995-09/msg00174.html (8,656 bytes)

265. Re: to SU or not to SU (score: 1)
Author: "A. B. Bonds" <ab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu>
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 95 17:01:59 CDT
(a) Leaky throttle shafts are a fact of life in SUs of a certain age, and it makes them deucedly difficult to tune. If correct mixture is set when idling, they will tend to be way too rich when runni
/html/mgs/1995-09/msg00176.html (8,715 bytes)

266. Re: Su vs. Weber (score: 1)
Author: "A. B. Bonds" <ab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu>
Date: 13 Sep 1995 09:02:54 -0500
And replies there will be, as this is one of same. First we ought to make clear which Weber. My contribution (which somehow implies value, for which I apologize) is regarding the DGV manual choke dow
/html/mgs/1995-09/msg00227.html (8,915 bytes)

267. Re: serious objection to stripes (score: 1)
Author: "A. B. Bonds" <ab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu>
Date: 13 Sep 1995 15:55:16 -0500
?????Until the advent of the TD in 1950, _all_ MGs (to my knowledge) had wire wheels. After that, wire was a factory option. A. B. Bonds
/html/mgs/1995-09/msg00239.html (7,608 bytes)

268. Re: Su vs. Weber (score: 1)
Author: "A. B. Bonds" <ab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu>
Date: 14 Sep 1995 09:33:20 -0500
In <9509131605.AA12832@el.wpafb.af.mil>, Mark A. Dodd, WL/ELOD, X55581/64158 Cannot emphasize this too much. The electric choke (DGEV) version is a swine. It sets the choke after the car has cooled d
/html/mgs/1995-09/msg00263.html (9,561 bytes)

269. Re: What am I in for? (longish reply) (score: 1)
Author: "A. B. Bonds" <ab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu>
Date: 15 Sep 1995 11:41:49 -0500
Ditto. If the car has been sitting for a long time and the gas tank smells like the hinges of hell inside, DO NOT try to start the engine. You must clean out the fuel system first. I still have not f
/html/mgs/1995-09/msg00319.html (11,583 bytes)

270. Re: Thermostat Cover Removal (score: 1)
Author: "A. B. Bonds" <ab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu>
Date: 19 Sep 1995 08:52:50 -0500
The cover should be stuck fast. It is meant to be gooed in pretty well with a gasket and sealant to prevent leaks. I generally whack them a good 'un with a "soft" dead blow hammer to break the seal a
/html/mgs/1995-09/msg00430.html (7,979 bytes)

271. Re: Thermostat Cover Removal (score: 1)
Author: "A. B. Bonds" <ab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu>
Date: 19 Sep 1995 09:28:35 -0500
You can get a set of four from Harbor Freight and Salvage for about 1/3 the Snap-On price. I think the set currently runs about $30 In-God-We-Trust. They are from Taiwan, but the quality is fairly go
/html/mgs/1995-09/msg00432.html (7,734 bytes)

272. Re: Help - Refurbish Differential (score: 1)
Author: "A. B. Bonds" <ab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu>
Date: 20 Sep 1995 10:55:42 -0500
Aaah. The Dreaded Clunk. First, it is not all that unusual for the rear end to be covered in grease. A lot of it is blown back from the engine, so it may not originate in the rear end. There are two
/html/mgs/1995-09/msg00467.html (9,953 bytes)

273. Re: boring (score: 1)
Author: "A. B. Bonds" <ab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu>
Date: 20 Sep 1995 13:42:09 -0500
Line boring (well, gosh, Uncle Ray, that's what the Old Farts at the machine shop call it) was a necessity for engines with poured babbitt bearings. With the advent of shell bearings, the necessity f
/html/mgs/1995-09/msg00477.html (7,726 bytes)

274. Re: Help: Fitting Grooze jets on SU Carburetters (score: 1)
Author: "A. B. Bonds" <ab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu>
Date: 22 Sep 1995 10:15:00 -0500
You need as many as are required to get the proper float height for your carburetter with minimal bending of the float fork. I realize that this is not a real answer, but you _must_ set the float hei
/html/mgs/1995-09/msg00566.html (7,936 bytes)

275. RE: MG-TD Rear Axle Gear Ratio (score: 1)
Author: "A. B. Bonds" <ab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu>
Date: 25 Sep 1995 10:43:44 -0500
Even with the 54 hp engine, one can squeak the tyres in third gear. But the downside is, as commented upon, the feeling that the clutch will disintegrate and take out one's kneecaps when at freeway (
/html/mgs/1995-09/msg00600.html (8,975 bytes)

276. RE: MG-TD Rear Axle Gear Ratio (score: 1)
Author: "A. B. Bonds" <ab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu>
Date: 25 Sep 1995 11:10:55 -0500
Oh, nonnononono. The TD rear end is yet another version of how not to build a rear end. It has neither a back plate (like the tube-type B axles) nor a punkin' (chunk) like the banjo-type A and B axle
/html/mgs/1995-09/msg00602.html (9,312 bytes)

277. Re: Silly part name (score: 1)
Author: "A. B. Bonds" <ab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu>
Date: 28 Sep 1995 08:46:23 -0500
I know from Dzus fasteners (like the ones in the lid over the battery compartment in the B), but not Zdus....... A. B. Bonds And don't forget the squab, goes well with gudgeon and plum sauce.
/html/mgs/1995-09/msg00685.html (8,141 bytes)

278. Re: Late MGBGT overdrive (score: 1)
Author: "A. B. Bonds" <ab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu>
Date: 04 Aug 1995 10:03:36 -0500
The way the overdrive is engaged is as follows: There is a pump on the output shaft of the transmission that generates oil pressure. Normally, the oil pressure is bled off through a relief port. When
/html/mgs/1995-08/msg00068.html (9,443 bytes)

279. Re: speaking of OD's (score: 1)
Author: "A. B. Bonds" <ab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu>
Date: 04 Aug 1995 13:26:06 -0500
Yes, it should. The problem could be either mechanical (see previous postings) or electrical. The 3/4 gear lockout switch on the tranny has an aluminum body and steel plunger. Electrolytic corrosion
/html/mgs/1995-08/msg00073.html (7,173 bytes)

280. Re: Fuel tanks slushing and repairs (score: 1)
Author: "A. B. Bonds" <ab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu>
Date: 22 Aug 1995 09:42:29 -0500
Do NOT use RTV on any gas tank components. If you read the fine print on the package (e.g., the Permatex stuff) it says "Not to be used in areas continually exposed to gasoline". When you do, it swel
/html/mgs/1995-08/msg00495.html (7,618 bytes)

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