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161. RE: Wow... LBC's and House Projects... (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 23:29:22 -0600; BTW, Neil. What ever became of that MGA "back home" after you left? Did they ever get the scroll clearance problem fixed on that (very expensive) new crankshaft? Barney /// /// mgs@autox.team.net mai; /html/mgs/2001-10/msg00713.html (7,506 bytes)
162. Re: London to Paris Rally (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 15:34:18 -0600; Hey! That's only a day trip from Chicago, maybe 12 hours by the scenic route. Why haven't I heard of this before? Do fill us in. Barney Gaylord 1958 MGA with an attitude http://www.ntsource.com/~barn; /html/mgs/2001-10/msg00767.html (6,952 bytes)
163. Re: MGA sway bars (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2001 19:28:14 -0500; possibilites of adding a front sway bar. Moss lists three sizes, but which is best for spirited street driving with standard sized radial tires? The short and simple answer is 3/4". A, what exactly d; /html/mgs/2001-09/msg00221.html (12,229 bytes)
164. Re: trip odometer (score: 1): Author: barneymg@ntsource.com; Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 02:31:29 -0500; work. .... First, see picture here: http://www.ntsource.com/~barneymg/mgtech/speedo/stripped_gear.htm The rest of this memo below is repeated on that web page. This is a partial assembly of a few of; /html/mgs/2001-09/msg00256.html (9,649 bytes)
165. Re: misaligned cam (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 23:08:28 -0500; Yes it can be checked without removing the timing cover, but it's not a whole lot easier. Check here: http://www.ntsource.com/~barneymg/mgtech/engine/cm201a.htm Yes it would, just badly. In general,; /html/mgs/2001-09/msg00398.html (8,801 bytes)
166. Re: Wiring Question (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 15:50:47 -0500; Cloth covered wires have the color code woven into the cloth covering. White wires are not fused and are hot with the ignition switched on, so if shorted these are the ones most likely to burn. White; /html/mgs/2001-09/msg00575.html (7,710 bytes)
167. Re: Yellow Paint! (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 18:37:47 -0500; It's "School Bus Yellow", available in spray cans at many auto parts or hardware stores. It is commonly available in the Rustoleum brand, but that stuff takes forever to dry, and it probably won't co; /html/mgs/2001-09/msg00616.html (8,053 bytes)
168. Re: Yellow Paint! (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 19:11:56 -0500; Yeah, you're probably right. For me, form follows function, and I'm so tight I squeek when I walk. So it just gets baked enamel, but it still runs just as fast! Woohoo! Barney /// /// mgs@autox.team.; /html/mgs/2001-09/msg00619.html (7,300 bytes)
169. Re: Strange !!! (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 21:59:50 -0500; Spilled gasoline may get underneath the gasket, then stay wet there, and do that to otherwise perfectly good paint. Barney Gaylord 1958 MGA with an attitude http://www.ntsource.com/~barneymg /// ///; /html/mgs/2001-09/msg00736.html (7,547 bytes)
170. Re: Running on one carburetor, How bad is that? (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 02:32:44 -0500; come loose. So the front carb was effectively out of action. I'm amazed that the car ran as well as it did, though a bit on the hot side (got up to about 210F). .... I figure the front cylinders were; /html/mgs/2001-08/msg00036.html (7,670 bytes)
171. Re: New to List - Questions about MGA (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2001 17:40:51 -0500; ugly, but it's complete. .... Check out pics at: Very nice specimen indeed. Not at all ugly, but more of a diamond in the rough. Looks like someone cut a speaker mounting hole in the cabin wall just; /html/mgs/2001-08/msg00164.html (8,993 bytes)
172. Re: ugly pugly (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 18:22:33 -0500; unpleasant sight: Yup. Looks like waterstone to me. If you used a laminated copper head gasket, I suggest you try it again with a fiber head gasket. See MGB 1975-1980. Barney Gaylord 1958 MGA with an; /html/mgs/2001-08/msg00336.html (7,658 bytes)
173. Re: Twin cam engine (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 14:40:58 -0500; original, besides the engine .... one 1600 and one 1622. engine? .... The Twin Cam MGA is worth about $10,000 more than the other MGA models, and it's all in the engine. Without the twin cam engine t; /html/mgs/2001-08/msg00412.html (7,881 bytes)
174. Re: MGA engine Transplant (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 23:59:17 -0500; Well right up front (so to speak) you need the early engine front plate to get the early engine mounts installed. marginal cooling, one can use the MGA water pump on the B motor for rad clearance. Sa; /html/mgs/2001-08/msg00783.html (12,733 bytes)
175. Re: cylinder head studs (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 00:25:49 -0500; cylinder head that are used to attach the carburetors and exhaust manifold? .... Typical stud removal technique. Install two 5/16-24 hex nuts on the stud, tighten them against each other to jam the t; /html/mgs/2001-08/msg00784.html (7,823 bytes)
176. Re: Slow Starting When Hot 77B (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Sun, 01 Jul 2001 02:44:47 -0500; down and load up for a moment when I try to accelerate. Plugs were getting sooty and showing signs of running to rich. .... engine is very reluctant to start when it's fully warmed up. .... Most like; /html/mgs/2001-07/msg00002.html (7,171 bytes)
177. Re: Front seal -- which way round? (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Sun, 01 Jul 2001 16:58:17 -0500; replace the timing cover with one from an early B. I have the new cover and am looking at the seal -- which way does it go into the timing cover? The seal is installed with the flat side forwards, an; /html/mgs/2001-07/msg00028.html (7,604 bytes)
178. Re: And They're Off! (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 01:39:11 -0500; Madison for replacement tomorrow. Damn! Wish I had known. I could have been there in two hours with a working regulator. And of course I could easily have returned home without it (by daylight). Barn; /html/mgs/2001-07/msg00039.html (6,976 bytes)
179. Re: 5 Speed - Why? - Why not the engine swap? (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2001 00:58:33 -0500; OK to swap in a different gearbox because it is better, more modern, etc., what is the difference between that and swapping to a more modern engine for exactly the same reasons. I think it's because; /html/mgs/2001-07/msg00079.html (8,746 bytes)
180. Re: 5 Speed - Why? - Why not the engine swap? (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2001 23:18:53 -0500; Yeah, me too. Appearantly there are several mods in this picture which are totally taboo, even though it is all reversible: http://www.chicagolandmgclub.com/members/barneymg/ak/pic10/10-19.htm Barney; /html/mgs/2001-07/msg00149.html (8,723 bytes)

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