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1. MGB pinging... (score: 1): Author: "Craig Wiper" <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 21:13:47 -0700; Hi. I've been off of the list for a couple of years now. I'm finally back I installed a rebuilt (Glenn Towery) engine in my B about a year and a half ago. I have been having a pinging problem ever si; /html/mgs/2002-09/msg00757.html (8,015 bytes)
2. Re: Fuel pump run-on and leak (score: 1): Author: "craig wiper" <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 08:54:19 -0700; up had of heck It;s a vapor collector. The petrol fumes rise into the collector and eventually make it to the charcoal canister. I found that if I didn't have a 'vented gas cap' that on very hot days; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg00725.html (10,565 bytes)
3. Re: MGB Leans to the Left (score: 1): Author: "craig wiper" <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 16:28:01 -0700; My early '74B has always had a slight left cant to it. I once measured from the ground to the top inside wheel well rims on both sides and found that it sat about an inch lower on the left side. Of c; /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00366.html (10,139 bytes)
4. Re: Charcoal cannisters? (score: 1): Author: "craig wiper" <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 20:09:08 -0700; I've done this. It was fairly simple, and saved having to find a Craig Wiper early '74B; /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00489.html (7,600 bytes)
5. Re: Good Exhaust? (score: 1): Author: "craig wiper" <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 16:58:00 -0700; I've got 2 Flowmaster, thin tubular mufflers on my B. They were there when I bought it 11 years ago and had just been put on at a local muffler shop. They have a GREAT sound; not too loud, but not qu; /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00680.html (7,433 bytes)
6. Re:The VickyBrit Attitude, etc... (score: 1): Author: "craig wiper" <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 17:03:45 -0700; I've hesitated over the years to buy from Victoria British. The only times I've used them has been when they've had a sale on an item I want and NO ONE else does; or they happen to have the item in s; /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00725.html (7,865 bytes)
7. Re: Engine Temp. (score: 1): Author: "craig wiper" <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 17:11:53 -0700; The summer thermostat is set at 160 deg. The normal thermostat's are around 180 to 190 deg. I assume that's well within the temp range for the engine. My early '74B was getting increasingly hotter ov; /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00726.html (7,498 bytes)
8. Re: Re:The VickyBrit Attitude, etc... (score: 1): Author: "craig wiper" <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 22:38:34 -0700; Oops, I forgot to mention The Roadster Factory. I've always gotten GREAT service from them too!! Craig and the times order and about knowledge aside, Auto; /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00735.html (9,724 bytes)
9. Re: The VickyBrit Attitude. (score: 1): Author: "craig wiper" <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 20:08:39 -0700; Hey, if you had the conversations I had with them on the phone, you'd probably think twice about calling them again too! Sorry if my preferences go against yours! But it's the way I feel about these; /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00770.html (8,221 bytes)
10. Re: Unleaded head in 1974? (score: 1): Author: "craig wiper" <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 21:23:32 -0700; I replaced the head on my early '74 B a few years ago with an 'unleaded' rebuilt head. It cost me around $350.00 if I remember correctly. I received the head in the post, stripped what I needed to of; /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00820.html (8,652 bytes)
11. Victoria British continued... (score: 1): Author: "craig wiper" <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 14:57:55 -0700; Hi. Just a note to the list about my Minilite order with Victoria British last week. I previously mentioned that I have hesitated to order from them, except in a pinch. Well, I needed new wheels and; /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00864.html (7,673 bytes)
12. Re: Victoria British continued... (score: 1): Author: "craig wiper" <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Sun, 20 Jun 1999 20:28:08 -0700; They fit great. I've had the original Rostyle wheels all of these years and the car had developed an unbalanced wheel-effect at speed on the freeway. I put new tires on and this made the situation wo; /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00881.html (7,816 bytes)
13. Re: Anorak Time..... (score: 1): Author: "craig wiper" <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Sun, 20 Jun 1999 22:22:51 -0700; According to 'The Illustrated MGB', page 40, the first prototype MGB was titled 'EX 214' in MG parlance or 'ADO 23' in BMC coding. Craig Wiper early '74 B craigw@sonic.net http://www.sonic.net/~craig; /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00884.html (7,521 bytes)
14. Re: Hardtops (score: 1): Author: "craig wiper" <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 16:48:44 -0700; I've got an original Works top. It doesn't fit snugly. My soft top fits better. When it rains, I get water in the cockpit with the hardtop, not with the soft. The hardtop is a 2-man affair usually al; /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00914.html (7,845 bytes)
15. Re: Update on $500 MGB (score: 1): Author: "craig wiper" <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 19:36:49 -0700; I've got a '71 GT in my backyard that I've been using as a parts car. Might you be interested? Check my homepage link and follow the link to the pix. I'm up in Santa Rosa, north of S.F. Craig Wiper c; /html/mgs/1999-06/msg01082.html (8,247 bytes)
16. Re: Clutch judder (score: 1): Author: "craig wiper" <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 18:51:08 -0700; Sounds like it's time for a clutch replacement... Craig Wiper early '74B craigw@sonic.net http://www.sonic.net/~craigw http://www.mp3.com/artists/26/tung_n_gruve.html; /html/mgs/1999-06/msg01125.html (7,129 bytes)
17. Re: spark plug gap (score: 1): Author: Craig Wiper <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Sat, 19 Sep 1998 15:07:47 -0700; I use .032 on my '74B. Craig Wiper craigw@sonic.net http://www.sonic.net/~craigw; /html/mgs/1998-09/msg01017.html (7,594 bytes)
18. Re: electronic ignition (score: 1): Author: Craig Wiper <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 21:24:09 -0800; I used the XR-700 on my B for a couple of years. After awhile, I would have ignition failures very randomly. I deduced that the problem was with the XR-700. I bought a new Eurospec Lucas distributor; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00682.html (9,489 bytes)
19. Re: MGB Seat Diaphragm... (score: 1): Author: Craig Wiper <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Tue, 03 Feb 1998 10:11:57 -0800; I replaced the diaphragms on my '74B' with the early style. Yes, they were taut, but that's what I wanted. The old criss-crossing straps just weren't doing the job. Upon replacing them, I found that; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00150.html (7,054 bytes)
20. Re: MGB Seat Diaphragm... (score: 1): Author: Craig Wiper <craigw@sonic.net>; Date: Tue, 03 Feb 1998 16:51:40 -0800; You know, that is exactly what I wanted at the time. I know that experimental aircraft builders use this technique to shape the foam cores they use on their planes, but I didn't look for one assuming; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00169.html (7,941 bytes)

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