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181. Re: Smog-legal webers? (was Advice to newcomer..) (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1998 14:40:36 -0500
The right answer to almost all queries is "it depends." As for the chrome versus rubber bumper car, for a daily driver, the (can't believe I'm saying this) rubber bumber is a pretty good ride. Someti
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg00499.html (10,576 bytes)

182. Re: Smog-legal webers? (was Advice to newcomer..) (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Allen" <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 13:01:03 -0500
To <snip> The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has certified the DGV equipped with an automatic choke as meeting emissions requirements . . . still required are a catalytic converter, and all ot
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg00607.html (10,640 bytes)

183. Re: Apologies (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Allen" <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 13:55:22 -0500
<snip> Jeez, Mark, what a whimp, a cop out, a wuss! Or are those facts already covered in some link I missed? Bob Allen, Kansas City, '69CGT, '75TR6
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg00705.html (7,105 bytes)

184. Re: Seat cushion installation question (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 21:59:33 -0500
"something" = plastic trash bag Bag used as a condom over the back seat foam as you pull the covering down over it. Once fitted, reach up and yank the bag apart and remove. Bob Allen, Kansas City, '6
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg00757.html (7,188 bytes)

185. A little perspective on repair costs (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Allen" <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 10:59:44 -0500
The wife's '95 Z28 wore out its water pump in 66,000 miles. This is the LT1 version of the small block, 350 cubic inch Chevy that has now been around for over 40 years. After all that time, Chevy has
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg00973.html (6,825 bytes)

186. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Allen" <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 12:58:40 -0500
Silcone fluid and conventional fluid will not mix. Pour a little new (known) fluid in a jigger, bleed a little fluid from your system into the jigger. It'll look like oil and water if there is silico
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg00989.html (6,968 bytes)

187. Re: Exhaust Systems (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Allen" <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 12:15:47 -0500
If you want quiet without losing a lot of power, I would suggest 2 glasspacks. Using 1 3/4 exhaust, you will have room for a 30 inch long, 4 inch diameter, 2" input/output glasspack underneath the c
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg01061.html (9,592 bytes)

188. Re: Fuel delivery problem-'79 roadster (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Allen" <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 08:55:26 -0500
Pull off the top of the carb and check the rubber diaphram in the carb. They get old and split and cause the problem you describe. Look carefully for little stress cracks and such. Bob Allen, Kansas
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg01240.html (7,595 bytes)

189. Re: white smoke (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Allen" <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 17:01:11 -0500
Mike, One of my more glorious SNAFUs was to overfill the SU dashpots on a '74 Midget. The car sits for awhile and a puddle of oil forms on the bottom of the intake tract. On first startup it just si
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg01392.html (7,676 bytes)

190. Chanute KS USA Event May 15th, 16th, and 17th (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 22:35:56 -0500
Chanute "Chute-Out" May 15-17th Anyone within a couple hundred miles of eastern Kansas may be interested in this event. It is the fifth annual "Chute-Out" in Chanute. Steve Fickel is the host of the
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg01477.html (8,515 bytes)

191. Re: 2 publications that may be of interest (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 22:48:33 -0500
Paperback, 786 pages Published by Moon Pubns Publication date: June 1996 Dimensions (in inches): 1.41 x 8.40 x 5.41 ISBN: 1566910366 Yup, Amazon has it (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1566910
/html/mgs/1998-04/msg01478.html (7,556 bytes)

192. Re: More Stupid Questions (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Mon, 02 Mar 1998 12:14:43 -0600
The nice thing about this list is that you can get lots of dissenting opinions. As I understand your description, when at idle, tranny in neutral, there is a low grumble in the center of the car. Whe
/html/mgs/1998-03/msg00087.html (9,002 bytes)

193. Re: Funny occurance (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Mon, 02 Mar 1998 12:26:27 -0600
I suppose we will disregard the thoughts that Sid hadn't planned on transporting lard-ass Texans. I hope, at least, this was a male friend! I'm not current on those fancy news cars but did they once
/html/mgs/1998-03/msg00090.html (7,564 bytes)

194. Re: MGB Front Wheel Bearing Q's (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Mon, 02 Mar 1998 17:10:55 -0600
Yes. Just don't get it on backwards. How about the old shim argument? There seems to be two rules of thought: Rule #1: Always rebuild the car exactly like they say in the manual because that's the wa
/html/mgs/1998-03/msg00108.html (9,512 bytes)

195. Re: Transmission Woes (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Mon, 02 Mar 1998 17:13:40 -0600
Hell, you got a spare? Rebuild it yourself you wuss! -- Bob Allen, Kansas City, '69CGT, '75TR6, '61Elva(?) "There is absolutely no substitute for a genuine lack of preparation."
/html/mgs/1998-03/msg00110.html (6,766 bytes)

196. Re: Valve Clearances (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1998 19:58:13 -0600
Yeah that might be it. I heard of a fellow with a similar problem and he couldn't get it fixed until he removed the smog air pump. It seems all that injected air was pushing the exhaust gases up agai
/html/mgs/1998-03/msg00217.html (6,976 bytes)

197. Re: MGB Front Wheel Bearing Q's -Reply (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 12:30:24 -0600
Buy new wheel bearings today and they will be tapered. Bob Allen, Kansas City, various cars in disrepair. "Buses stop at bus stations. Trains stop at train stations. On my desk I have a workstation."
/html/mgs/1998-03/msg00370.html (8,344 bytes)

198. The Mobile Gas Mileage Test (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1998 09:58:13 -0600
18-19 MPG on the best high-test I can find. I once recorded 11.5 MPG on a tank during the 2nd Annual Missouri Endurance Rally. I will never forget that long run through the Missouri back-country twis
/html/mgs/1998-03/msg00435.html (6,528 bytes)

199. Re: Transmission Filler (Tools) (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Mon, 09 Mar 1998 00:08:33 -0600
I've got you beat for a cheap tool. The cheap rubber straps you buy these days have metal s-hooks on each end. The straps weather quickly but the s-hooks make a good tool for fishing through the tran
/html/mgs/1998-03/msg00589.html (6,950 bytes)

200. Trip Report (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 00:16:20 -0500
Well, I've spent that last five nights in Manhattan: The Land of $19 Cheeseburgers where half the cars on the street are cabs and all of them are dented. The entire island of Manhattan should be give
/html/mgs/1998-03/msg00839.html (7,089 bytes)

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