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1. Lotus & Daewoo (score: 1)
Author: Alan Brooke <alban@psdb-tb.demon.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 24 May 1996 14:01:04 +0100
The link between the two goes back some years. Daewoo developed in the early eighties a twin cam 16V cylinder head for a GM engine, in much the same way that Colin Chapman did for the Ford Anglia lum
/html/mgs/1996-05/msg00857.html (7,158 bytes)

2. RE: MGF & 50-somethings (score: 1)
Author: Alan Brooke <alban@psdb-tb.demon.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 1995 14:22:43 +0100
Further to Dave's message there are at present no plans to make a left hooker version of the MGF. There was a one make race series planned for the F in New Zealand and Japan, however the Japanese one
/html/mgs/1995-10/msg00077.html (7,313 bytes)

3. RE: Re[2]: Silly part name (score: 1)
Author: Alan Brooke <alban@psdb-tb.demon.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 1995 14:23:19 +0100
It's inextricably linked with cricket, where the batsman's "on" and "off" sides are sometimes different from the fielding side's "on" and "off" sides. When the "on" side is really the "off" side for
/html/mgs/1995-10/msg00078.html (7,765 bytes)

4. Re: Silly part name (score: 1)
Author: Alan Brooke <alban@psdb-tb.demon.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 1995 14:23:24 +0100
Easy, that's for when you want to sink your car, or is it for putting the coal in? I always thought Fenders were guitars! Al
/html/mgs/1995-10/msg00079.html (7,257 bytes)

5. Re: WRONG NUMBER????? (score: 1)
Author: Alan Brooke <alban@psdb-tb.demon.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 1995 15:40:36 +0100
What would you like to know, there's a few Metro owners somewhere around here. Al
/html/mgs/1995-09/msg00251.html (6,373 bytes)

6. Re: Manual Spridget Engine Revolution and more (score: 1)
Author: Alan Brooke <alban@psdb-tb.demon.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 14:12:47 +0100
Stick it in 4th and push Check the seals on the tops of the valve guides, they stop excessive amounts of oil going down the guide. Over time they tend to perish and become les effective. Midgets nor
/html/mgs/1995-09/msg00534.html (7,306 bytes)

7. Re: Midget front suspension (score: 1)
Author: Alan Brooke <alban@psdb-tb.demon.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 16:24:11 +0100
The Mk1 sprite manual says 30 grade high quality mineral oil. Al
/html/mgs/1995-09/msg00536.html (7,165 bytes)

8. Re: Tach Reads High on '66 Midget (score: 1)
Author: Alan Brooke <alban@psdb-tb.demon.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 1995 13:05:09 +0100
The answer is "D", all of the above! The most likely is a worn spring on the points, they get old and tired (don't we all) and the pressure they exert drops off. Al
/html/mgs/1995-08/msg00004.html (6,391 bytes)

9. Re: Oil Draining (score: 1)
Author: Alan Brooke <alban@psdb-tb.demon.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 1995 13:05:14 +0100
Actually the cover gasket is glued to the cover not the head. Having said that when I undid the cover bolts and tried to take it off it was stuck tight. My initial assumption that the oil was coming
/html/mgs/1995-08/msg00008.html (6,750 bytes)

10. Re: Colourtuning problems (on a TD) (score: 1)
Author: Alan Brooke <alban@psdb-tb.demon.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 1995 13:05:20 +0100
It's better than some of the other things we get called! Al Just for the record '58 Frogeye '74 Midget '82 Metro '83 Metro!!!! '88 Toyota (Tow car, honest)
/html/mgs/1995-08/msg00013.html (6,468 bytes)

11. Re: Tyres! Tyres! Tyres! (score: 1)
Author: Alan Brooke <alban@psdb-tb.demon.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 1995 13:58:18 +0100
Whilst I know this is a bit late in coming, it might be worth trying (next time!) Yokohama's 155/70. Their width measurements are always a bit on the conservative side (a 185 measures up with nearly
/html/mgs/1995-08/msg00130.html (7,222 bytes)

12. Re: dual exhaust (score: 1)
Author: Alan Brooke <alban@psdb-tb.demon.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 1995 14:51:15 +0100
The original "sports" exhaust for the Midget had two pipes, one from the siamesed middle exhaust port and the other pipe from the outer pair. It apparently gave a worthwhile increase in the performa
/html/mgs/1995-08/msg00206.html (6,973 bytes)

13. Re Ignition Problems (score: 1)
Author: Alan Brooke <alban@psdb-tb.demon.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 1995 15:19:48 +0100
It could be due to the points bouncing and causing a double pulse to go through the coil. I had an electronic ignition module that did just that, it made the coil too hot to touch after about 30 seco
/html/mgs/1995-07/msg00285.html (6,467 bytes)

14. Re: Alternator Light (score: 1)
Author: Alan Brooke <alban@psdb-tb.demon.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 1995 12:56:06 +0100
I had this happen in a Mini I used to own. It turned out to be a dodgy power feed to the ignition from the solenoid. The ignition was actually drawing its power through the lamp filament and the alt
/html/mgs/1995-07/msg00367.html (7,222 bytes)

15. Re: Origins of MBG (score: 1)
Author: Alan Brooke <alban@psdb-tb.demon.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 1995 16:52:23 +0100
ROFL Al
/html/mgs/1995-07/msg00394.html (6,237 bytes)

16. Oil Draining (score: 1)
Author: Alan Brooke <alban@psdb-tb.demon.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 1995 16:52:15 +0100
I appear to have a bit of a problem with a A series engine with the oil getting pumped up into the rocker cover and then not draining back into the sump. The top face of the cylinder head is wet with
/html/mgs/1995-07/msg00396.html (6,821 bytes)


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