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281. Re: MGB questions (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Tue, 09 Dec 1997 20:13:40 -0600
Simplest and cheapest is an overdrive on B's. That's for 1275 (pre-75) Midgets. It depends. A 4-speed is always 1 to 1 in top. That is, the engine RPM and the driveshaft RPM are the same. Most 5-spee
/html/mgs/1997-12/msg00703.html (8,511 bytes)

282. Re: Amazing amazon.com (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 1997 15:41:29 -0600
http://www.amazon.com/ -- Bob Allen, Kansas City, '69CGT, '75TR6, '61Elva(?) "Reality is where the pizza delivery guy comes from."
/html/mgs/1997-12/msg00907.html (6,980 bytes)

283. Re: Distributor (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 16:09:34 -0600
Well, shoot. I was doing so well, too. But I've been smelling some mental farts on this thread so I guess I gotta butt in and clear the air (pitiful metaphors, all). BIAS: I have a Mallory Dual poin
/html/mgs/1997-12/msg01309.html (15,531 bytes)

284. Re: Definitions? (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 21:38:39 -0600
If you enter into a curve too fast, slide off the road, and hit a tree tail first. If you enter into a curve too fast, slide off the road, and hit a tree head on. If there are no trees. Bob Allen, K
/html/mgs/1997-12/msg01337.html (7,016 bytes)

285. Re: Distributor (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 22:28:35 -0600
In parallel and slightly out of phase. Primary wire to a lug on the outer case. Condensor attaches there and is mounted externally. Two wires off the inner lug, one to each set of points. I have mode
/html/mgs/1997-12/msg01344.html (8,227 bytes)

286. Re: MG webring (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 12:48:24 -0600
The temptation to tell you is almost too great. . . -- Bob Allen, Kansas City, '69CGT, '75TR6, '61Elva(?) "Outside every thin woman is a fat man trying to get in." -- Katherine Whitehorn
/html/mgs/1997-12/msg01374.html (6,744 bytes)

287. Re: any ideas.... (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 15:45:40 -0600
I would guess a Triumph 1800 or 2000. They are roadsters, have very beautiful flowing lines, are very stately looking, and make TDs seem fast. It looks like a cross between Jag XK and TD. The downsi
/html/mgs/1997-12/msg01391.html (7,321 bytes)

288. [Fwd: Cars for Sale] (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 21:22:35 -0600
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --3F7C119EF742399BF4047706 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Don't know the man or the cars... Bob Allen, Kansas
/html/mgs/1997-12/msg01405.html (7,495 bytes)

289. Re: MGB Aftermarket Fuel Pump (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 23:46:46 -0600
Yep. That's normal. You are the owner of the world's cheapest fuel pump. The good news is that I've never heard of one actually wearing out. They usually are relgated to (quiet) spare parts in the bo
/html/mgs/1997-12/msg01408.html (8,624 bytes)

290. Smiths Ass Sensor, Odd Systems (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 12:10:28 -0600
I would certainly be interested in picking up a few of these Ass Sensors for those who are so endowed with a plethora of them. As has been previously covered, I'm a GT owner and, as such, have no pro
/html/mgs/1997-12/msg01437.html (7,159 bytes)

291. Spirit of Giving (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 17:48:20 -0600
There are 365 days in a year. That is 8,760 hours. Including commuting, I spend 50 hours a week working so that comes to 2,600 hours which leaves me with 6,160 hours. I try to sleep 8 hours a day so
/html/mgs/1997-12/msg01461.html (7,436 bytes)

292. Re: MGB Covers (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 1997 09:22:23 -0600
Check out http://www.covercraft.com/carcover.htm I have a cover for both the C/GT and the TR6. The CGT is the cheapest "Spun-Bond" version and it isn't exactly form fitting. The material is a single
/html/mgs/1997-12/msg01504.html (8,896 bytes)

293. Re: Car Clubs and comments on Ricks ideas (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 1997 09:46:11 -0600
<snip> Nice post, Mike. I like these cars because they are simple to work on, cheap to buy, and fun to scoot down the backroads. On the other hand, I know very few people that have the same reasons f
/html/mgs/1997-12/msg01507.html (9,606 bytes)

294. A Performance MGA (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 12:22:20 -0600
I just saw this will purusing http://www.traderonline.com Finally, an MGA what won't embarass you in traffic! I don't no nothing about the car other than the ad. 1957 MGA COBRA, elegant hot rod, rebu
/html/mgs/1997-12/msg01595.html (6,406 bytes)

295. Re: The Ugly Wedgling: Will it be a Swan. The saga continues, Part 3 (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 21:00:33 -0600
Ah, yes, another advantage of an authentic SU fuel pump. Bob Allen, Kansas City, 69CGT, 75TR6, 60Elva
/html/mgs/1997-12/msg01626.html (7,078 bytes)

296. Re: FLORIDA 98 (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 21:05:42 -0600
If you're serious about chasing down LBCs when you're on the road, figure out what area codes you will visit and then go to http://www.traderonline.com/coll/search/index.shtml and search up a page fu
/html/mgs/1997-12/msg01630.html (7,066 bytes)

297. Re: <MGB> Fuel Pump Woes (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Thu, 25 Dec 1997 14:07:36 -0600
Buy a new gas tank. There is a fine mesh screen at the end of the pickup tube. That can get filled with gunk over time and heat up the pump trying to draw through it. As a stop-gap, blow compressed a
/html/mgs/1997-12/msg01757.html (7,423 bytes)

298. Re: BSFC, Carb vacuum (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 1997 13:19:03 -0600
I've thought this was true on the basis that an engine is an air pump. Some gas is mixed with the air. The more air (and gas) going through it, the more gas is going to be burned. All of this assumes
/html/mgs/1997-12/msg01905.html (9,476 bytes)

299. Re: MGA superiority (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 1997 13:31:58 -0600
Uh-huh. The 'A' and early 'B' motors are great revvers because they have three bearing cranks. And the S*itfire motor in RB Midgets have weak lower ends because they have three bearing cranks. I rece
/html/mgs/1997-12/msg01906.html (8,640 bytes)

300. 'A' Pig in a Poke (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 1997 13:51:08 -0600
Went and looked at an MGA that was for sale ('62 MK II showing 59K miles). It was so bad off my Elva is starting to look pretty good. The cockpit area is nothing but air all the way to the dirt with
/html/mgs/1997-12/msg01910.html (7,168 bytes)


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