Search String: Display: Description: Sort:

Results:

References: [ +from:boballen@sky.net: 827 ]

Total 827 documents matching your query.

341. Re: driving questions (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 18:58:58 +0000
When tasking a motor on the small end of the torque curve, you are forcing the motor to generate a whole lot of extra heat. The radiator does its part but you are still super heating the oil, tops of
/html/mgs/1997-11/msg01732.html (8,788 bytes)

342. Re: Think I got some very slow coolant leaks (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 19:01:47 +0000
It's probably been there every since the mechnic wrenched the cap off! You have perfectly described the symptoms of a cracked head. Sorry. Hmmm. Are you running a 7 pound cap? (I think that is the ra
/html/mgs/1997-11/msg01733.html (7,236 bytes)

343. Re: J.C. Whitney (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 1997 19:39:07 +0000
http://www.traderonline.com/affiliations/JCWhitney/ -- Bob Allen, Kansas City, '69CGT, '75TR6, '61Elva(?) "The biggest thing that happened to the six-cylinder engine in 20 years was the seven main-be
/html/mgs/1997-11/msg01778.html (7,267 bytes)

344. Re: Electric <-> Points (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 1997 17:56:51 +0000
That's a good point. The Pertronix will fit under the cap and just have a little black box to worry about. But as for Crap Distributor + Pertronix = Good Distributor, I have a bit of a problem. You s
/html/mgs/1997-11/msg01881.html (9,020 bytes)

345. Re: Overdrive on 77 MGB (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Thu, 02 Oct 1997 20:03:46 +0100
Okay, okay, quit being a pest. I went out to the garage and personally removed my solenoid (last week, resting comfortably in a baggy) just to deal with your problems. The plunger on mine will flop b
/html/mgs/1997-10/msg00125.html (10,692 bytes)

346. Re: Hooray!! (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Thu, 02 Oct 1997 20:12:58 +0100
<SNIP OFF THE BAIT> Ah huh, right. A 12 year old girl is out with Daddy trying to get a decreipt 'B' out of the barn. Sure. Thats typical. Last time I fell for that I arranged a busines trip to Flord
/html/mgs/1997-10/msg00128.html (7,092 bytes)

347. C Roadster for Sale (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Fri, 03 Oct 1997 13:22:03 -0500
Here is something I came across. For $12,500 you can have a rare roadster. Some really big-ass pictures and hoity-toity descriptions. Monsoon in Phoenix? Yeah, right. I think the top price for a #1
/html/mgs/1997-10/msg00170.html (6,670 bytes)

348. Re: alumminum cyl heads (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Fri, 03 Oct 1997 13:50:04 -0500
All things being equal, you can get 1 point more compression out of aluminum heads than identical steel heads. That is, if you're tuned to run 9 to 1 with iron heads without detonation, then you can
/html/mgs/1997-10/msg00175.html (7,731 bytes)

349. Re: Clutch hydraulics (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Fri, 03 Oct 1997 22:26:48 +0100
Hi Desert Rat, On the down stroke you have to close the bleeder screw. It's one of those two person deals. Close the bleeder then have the leg man pump several times and hold. Open the bleeder, fluid
/html/mgs/1997-10/msg00192.html (7,299 bytes)

350. Re: alumminum cyl heads (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Fri, 03 Oct 1997 22:35:55 +0100
It ain't that big a deal. With good, new head studs and proper torque (and occasional maintenance), the head gasket will live just as long. So, how often do yoose guys retorque your heads as part of
/html/mgs/1997-10/msg00193.html (8,588 bytes)

351. Re: Monsoon in Phoenix? Yeah, right Was, C Roadster for Sale (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Sat, 04 Oct 1997 12:47:08 +0100
Nope. Ain't buying it. Born there in '56. Left in '79 to leave more room for the easterners. Your 'monsoon' is 5 degrees less heat and 15 percent more humidity. You may get a few moist dust storms. Y
/html/mgs/1997-10/msg00219.html (8,006 bytes)

352. Re: Same problem but different...Re: Electrical Question (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Tue, 07 Oct 1997 14:21:47 -0500
Well, it sounds like you've beatin' on the ignition long enough. You say that plugs 1 and 2 are wet -- usually meaning no spark but you've been down that road. So, worrying about rocker shafts, and s
/html/mgs/1997-10/msg00351.html (8,495 bytes)

353. Re: Cleaning a MGB Oil cooler (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Wed, 08 Oct 1997 13:52:16 -0500
I've been considering that myself. What I am planning on doing is using Kerosene. What I haven't figured out is how is the best way to run it through the cooler and how much kerosene would be good en
/html/mgs/1997-10/msg00403.html (7,694 bytes)

354. Re: toneau bars (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Thu, 09 Oct 1997 21:02:45 +0100
There is a bar that is 'C' shaped that extends from one side to the other just behind the seats. There are metal tabs that fit in slots at the top of the 'B' posts such that the bar is parallel to an
/html/mgs/1997-10/msg00495.html (8,469 bytes)

355. Re: NAMGAR URL (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Thu, 09 Oct 1997 21:06:51 +0100
http://www.mgcars.org.uk/namgbr/index.html -- Bob Allen, Kansas City, '69CGT, '75TR6, '61Elva(?) "The last manufacturer to service the masochistic needs of sports car owners was BMC, which persisted
/html/mgs/1997-10/msg00496.html (6,598 bytes)

356. Re: springs etc... (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Thu, 09 Oct 1997 21:16:10 +0100
Yes. Yes. There are probably local firms that can re-arc them. It ain't worth taken them apart and doing it yourself. Under a kilobuck if you can't hear the motor run. Tranny's were fragile but seeme
/html/mgs/1997-10/msg00498.html (8,483 bytes)

357. Re: Trailer tie down (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 1997 08:40:41 -0500
Who has a source on those magnificent, heavy-duty, ratcheting tie-down straps? One at each corner and the car cinches down in a cinch. I think I saw an ad in one of the front sections in Hemmings. Li
/html/mgs/1997-10/msg00519.html (7,491 bytes)

358. Re: wrist pins? (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 1997 09:08:33 -0500
Wow. If he's right that is a hell of a mechanic! The crank spins because the connecting rods are levering the crank around. The connecting rods are attached to the piston and is what keeps the piston
/html/mgs/1997-10/msg00523.html (8,963 bytes)

359. Re: 1275 Midget engine color (was: MGB engine color) (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 08:30:33 +0100
It was a little darker than John Deere green and a little brighter than Olive Drab. Perhaps if you've ever seen a Midget painted "Tundra Green" that was the closest. -- Bob Allen, Kansas City, '69CGT
/html/mgs/1997-10/msg00661.html (7,283 bytes)

360. Re: MG 1100/1300 (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 08:37:50 +0100
Well, you're either crazy or stupid. Your pick. It you wanna stick you questionably weathered wife somewhere, why not look into a Morris Minor? They are 'cute' (to a point) and most of the 1275 Midge
/html/mgs/1997-10/msg00663.html (7,044 bytes)

Current List: 341 - 360
Page: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]
This search system is powered by Namazu