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121. Re: Fork Oil - what weight are you using? (score: 1): Author: Larry Dickstein <bugide@tfs.net>; Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 06:48:32 -0700; After that, I always remembered to retard the spark.; /html/mgs/1998-04/msg00849.html (9,516 bytes)
122. Re: More Stupid Questions (score: 1): Author: Larry Dickstein <bugide@tfs.net>; Date: Mon, 02 Mar 1998 11:41:45 -0800; No, it is not normal. Well, it might be normal but it also means that your throwout bearing has lost interest. Cheap to buy but it requires pulling the engine. The rest of the clutch stuff should be; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00084.html (7,224 bytes)
123. Re: Battery Venting (score: 1): Author: Larry Dickstein <bugide@tfs.net>; Date: Tue, 03 Mar 1998 18:21:40 -0800; This type of setup is common on motorcycles. There is a little plastic vent tube much like a windshield washer hose on your non-LBC. As the temperatures, pressures, etc., change the battery will bre; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00172.html (7,897 bytes)
124. Re: happy days (score: 1): Author: Larry Dickstein <bugide@tfs.net>; Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1998 22:20:33 -0800; I got sucked into that deal a couple of years ago at the Healey Conclave in Montibello. When we flew into Montreal, the Hertz people claimed they were out of intermediate cars and gave us a Lincoln T; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00227.html (8,251 bytes)
125. Re: Quandry.. 14" or 15" Wheels for MGB (score: 1): Author: Larry Dickstein <bugide@tfs.net>; Date: Thu, 05 Mar 1998 16:30:10 -0800; REAL Couldn't agree more, Rick, except that you forgot to factor in the "gee whiz" factor. I suspect that the 195x65R15 directional tires and Panasport 15x6 alloy wheels on my V8 project gets an 82 p; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00293.html (8,829 bytes)
126. Re: A little help please (score: 1): Author: Larry Dickstein <bugide@tfs.net>; Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1998 11:12:09 -0800; You are close, Ross, but about 90 degrees out. The number one is upper right, or the one closest to number one plug. I learned this, and the fact that it does run counterclockwise as you note. Once w; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00438.html (7,656 bytes)
127. Re: Scratches in windscreen (score: 1): Author: Larry Dickstein <bugide@tfs.net>; Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 19:13:06 -0800; This is the very same reason that if you are careless in your flat sanding, you will end up w/ a "friendly car", or one that "waves" at you. Sorry, the analogy came from an old body man that taught; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00692.html (7,231 bytes)
128. Re: MGB Header Wrap? (score: 1): Author: Larry Dickstein <bugide@tfs.net>; Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 18:15:00 -0800; I would suggest not wrapping the pipes. It will make them brittle and prone to cracking!! Larry Dickstein Kansas City, MO '58 Bugeye, '67 BJ 8, '67 MGB V8; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00739.html (7,175 bytes)
129. Re: Where does the top vent drain? (score: 1): Author: Larry Dickstein <bugide@tfs.net>; Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 07:16:26 -0800; Well, John, it's supposed to go out the bottom through an opening w/ a little "spout" on it. There is supposed to be an odd looking rubber drain hose on the spout. These are usually clogged w/ leaves; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00772.html (7,064 bytes)
130. Re: Impending doom (score: 1): Author: Larry Dickstein <bugide@tfs.net>; Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 09:00:41 -0800; You know, Dave, I used to look for the 25 and 30 year deals just to see if they really would last that long. Since I turned 50, I now figure that most things will outlast me so I don't get too concer; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00779.html (7,066 bytes)
131. Re: Stud Extractor (score: 1): Author: Larry Dickstein <bugide@tfs.net>; Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 17:14:28 -0800; You might try milling the sides of the stud flat for a better grip. If that doesn't work, then I think you faced w/ buying the right tool. I try not to do that either, but sometimes you have to. -- L; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00990.html (7,241 bytes)
132. Re: Choke, Battery, Etc. (score: 1): Author: Larry Dickstein <bugide@tfs.net>; Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 09:41:39 -0800; Hi Gary540 cold cranking amps is plenty. I assume that the battery was fully charged prior to installation. Even new batteries (and other new parts) can be bad or not in a full state of charge. I thi; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg01212.html (8,671 bytes)
133. Re: Long Drives Advice (score: 1): Author: Larry Dickstein <bugide@tfs.net>; Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 16:37:00 -0800; Kamloops British Columbia to Hamilton, Ontario using a 1975 MGB. I'm not sure 2,500 miles in an MG is going to be all that fun but I'm an OF. You will see I-94 signs in your sleep, Dave, when this i; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg01413.html (7,507 bytes)
134. Re: From: Larry Dickstein <bugide@tfs.net> (score: 1): Author: Larry Dickstein <bugide@tfs.net>; Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 11:47:38 -0800; It ought to be OK w/ an inch but I think it should really be closer to 1 1/2". The only thing else I can think of (and I learned the hard way) is that when you replaced the clutch disc you got it in; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg01666.html (6,903 bytes)
135. Re: Thermostat (score: 1): Author: Larry Dickstein <bugide@tfs.net>; Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 11:54:38 -0800; Theoretically, the gauge ought to indicate whatever the thermostat is rated for. In other words, if you have a 195 in there, the gauge ought to read that. In the real world, it will be off some and m; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg01667.html (7,209 bytes)
136. Re: From: Larry Dickstein <bugide@tfs.net> (score: 1): Author: Larry Dickstein <bugide@tfs.net>; Date: Tue, 24 Mar 1998 21:20:45 -0800; Absolutely right, Bill. I should have thought of that too!!!! -- Larry Dickstein Kansas City, MO O.F. #2 by Executive Decree; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg01743.html (6,486 bytes)
137. Re: fenders (score: 1): Author: Larry Dickstein <bugide@tfs.net>; Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 06:50:39 -0800; Well, Rich, this is THE difference in MGB's. The early chrome bumper models, 1962-1974 and the later models, 1974 1/2 to 1980 had different fenders as well as different bumpers. You need to stick w/; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg01763.html (6,983 bytes)
138. Re: Fiberglass B fenders (score: 1): Author: Larry Dickstein <bugide@tfs.net>; Date: Sun, 29 Mar 1998 07:54:17 -0800; Sorry to have to tell you but the fiberglass parts are much harder to "do" than steel. Take a look at a new Corvette and sight down the fender or bonnet. Those ripples are there and there is nothing; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg01975.html (7,024 bytes)
139. IOOF Board (score: 1): Author: Larry Dickstein <bugide@tfs.net>; Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 07:09:02 -0800; Yup - in days of yore id have been casting an assumed air of athleticism - just recently i didnt even NOTICE (until prompted by a lesser OF) that three ladies of exquisite proportion had entered the; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg02096.html (6,717 bytes)
140. Re: Use a Rover, NOT an Buick V-8 (score: 1): Author: Larry Dickstein <bugide@tfs.net>; Date: Mon, 02 Feb 1998 08:44:29 -0800; I cannabilized a TR8 for my Rover V8 engine for an MG B. Is that OK? Larry Dickstein Kansas City, MO; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00072.html (12,023 bytes)

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