- 301. Re: B Tranny mounts (score: 1)
- Author: "Dan Ray" <danray@bluegrass.net>
- Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 18:01:37 -0600
- Thanks all, especially you ED, for your definitive answer on why trying to replace mount rubber insitu is a mistake. The consensus seems to be that it is doable, but a PITA from both the 'wiggling th
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg01230.html (8,010 bytes)
- 302. Re: A Find! (score: 1)
- Author: "Dan Ray" <danray@bluegrass.net>
- Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 19:32:19 -0600
- Now you KNOW it's hard to feel the karma in cyberspace! ;) You gotta get underneath it. Or crawl...depends on what you're looking for, and how many parts are in place. Automatic $2k minimum, I figure
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg01236.html (8,936 bytes)
- 303. Re: MGB Tube shock conversion (score: 1)
- Author: "Dan Ray" <danray@bluegrass.net>
- Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 18:13:14 -0600
- I hear this a lot. The springs will settle after some miles, won't they? Tom: Did you use the 7 leaf springs as most suggest? In my case, the car is "squatting" pretty bad, so maybe I'll even it up a
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg01299.html (7,466 bytes)
- 304. Re: MG History (score: 1)
- Author: "Dan Ray" <danray@bluegrass.net>
- Date: Sun, 1 Nov 1998 13:44:24 -0600
- Try http://www.mgcars.org.uk/ Lots of info there and the BBS can help you fill in the gaps if you have specific questions. Dan MG
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg01457.html (6,817 bytes)
- 305. Oil, Oil Everywhere, and not a drop to...73 B (score: 1)
- Author: "Dan Ray" <danray@bluegrass.net>
- Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1998 14:55:38 -0500
- Went to change my oil today, and when finished, kablooey, new oil all over the place. I found the culprit at the valve cover. About 3 inches of gasket on the left side had squirmed inside the cover,
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00237.html (8,262 bytes)
- 306. Low-hanging ANSA exhuast on 73 B (score: 1)
- Author: "Dan Ray" <danray@bluegrass.net>
- Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1998 15:29:56 -0500
- No complaints after 1500 miles or so on my ANSA exhaust, except it's hangin' too low, and taking some abuse on the fun roads. Before I take a jack and try to bend it up towards the floor (with questi
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00238.html (7,112 bytes)
- 307. Re: Oil, Oil Everywhere, and not a drop to...73 B (score: 1)
- Author: "Dan Ray" <danray@bluegrass.net>
- Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1998 20:07:25 -0500
- Thanks for the excellent advice. I probably DID torque the cover down too hard! I've pulled the alternator and am going to have it tested tomorrow. Zero voltage coming from the old thing while the c
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00277.html (7,417 bytes)
- 308. Re: Prospective MGB purchase, need advice! (score: 1)
- Author: "Dan Ray" <danray@bluegrass.net>
- Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1998 20:16:38 -0500
- I think you are right on the price. At least start bargaining from $1K and if he won't go lower than about $1500 go find a better prospect. If it's been sitting that long it will take more $$$ than
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00278.html (7,919 bytes)
- 309. Re: Something Electrical (score: 1)
- Author: "Dan Ray" <danray@bluegrass.net>
- Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1998 20:39:31 -0500
- FIRST thing to check is the battery. If it doesn't have enough OOMPH, it may kick in for a couple of days and then be drained enough to give you that symptom. OR, It may have been the solenoid in the
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00279.html (7,433 bytes)
- 310. 73 B Valve Cover Gasket and Alternator (score: 1)
- Author: "Dan Ray" <danray@bluegrass.net>
- Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1998 11:24:53 -0500
- I'm going to get a sheet of good cork gasket material and make my own. I figure it's easier, quicker and more precise than mail ordering for $4.50 per gasket! In Question #2 I was asking if a valve
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00308.html (7,257 bytes)
- 311. Kentucky Registration was Re: Another convert to the fold (score: 1)
- Author: "Dan Ray" <danray@bluegrass.net>
- Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1998 16:08:41 -0500
- Welcome to the list! Mike Razor and Karyn Hascal are the only REAL residents of Kentucky here, I'm just a visitor, but maybe I can shed some light. I bought my 73 B in Tennessee. I walked into the D
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00318.html (7,478 bytes)
- 312. Re: Tyres for MGB: 185/70 a problem? (score: 1)
- Author: "Dan Ray" <danray@bluegrass.net>
- Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1998 18:07:23 -0500
- I just had a new set of 185/70's put on my stock '73 B. They fit and look No clearance problems at all. The added benefit is that this is a common size, and thus less expensive. As far as brand, I ca
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00437.html (8,563 bytes)
- 313. Re: MG land speed record attempt. (score: 1)
- Author: "Dan Ray" <danray@bluegrass.net>
- Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 18:43:29 -0500
- I saw a picture of the Z3 coupe...I was waiting for Mazda to produce a "GT" version of the M**ta. As a former member of BMWCCA, I'm glad BMW did it first. Oh boy, you've gotten me all riled up to rig
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00500.html (6,983 bytes)
- 314. Re: Evil Dr. Joesph Lucas now US citizen! (score: 1)
- Author: "Dan Ray" <danray@bluegrass.net>
- Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 19:24:28 -0500
- Now THAT explains why I really dig the sound of the horns (when they work) for their primevil simplicity!!! Faeries wear boots? Now I understand -- too many hours in the Lucas factory! Dan 73 B every
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00502.html (8,529 bytes)
- 315. Now Ozzy and the Evil Dr. Joesph Lucas (score: 1)
- Author: "Dan Ray" <danray@bluegrass.net>
- Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 18:16:33 -0500
- Ah, Larry, I KNEW that pony-tail was a give-away! haha! Seriously though, as a soldier, I always thought War Pigs was a poignant ballad -- and one of the first songs I learned on the guitar that was
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00579.html (8,519 bytes)
- 316. LONG Fw: RX-7 Mailing List Posting Form(NO MG) (score: 1)
- Author: "Dan Ray" <danray@bluegrass.net>
- Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 18:23:04 -0500
- Hey! We're not the only ones!...got this on the "just4laughs" joke list. I have niether the time nor inclination to insert the appropriate names/terms, but it IS quite fitting and funny.
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00580.html (19,174 bytes)
- 317. Re: more and more questions (score: 1)
- Author: "Dan Ray" <danray@bluegrass.net>
- Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 18:46:19 -0500
- One word for the chrome problem on the wheels -- SANDBLAST. Then repaint in a proper silver with a clear-coat. Much cheaper than new wheels, and they'll look fine. As far as the bumpers, the little
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00582.html (7,679 bytes)
- 318. MGF and roadster thoughts WAS Re: terrible joke - (score: 1)
- Author: "Dan Ray" <danray@bluegrass.net>
- Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 18:45:14 -0500
- I didn't mean this to be a thesis statement, but IMVHO: Reliability rumors would certainly KILL any hopes of MG getting over here to the states. Unfortunately, BMW would be loath to allow what I'm th
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00647.html (9,227 bytes)
- 319. Re: MGF and roadster thoughts "Flame" (score: 1)
- Author: "Dan Ray" <danray@bluegrass.net>
- Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 18:36:01 -0500
- That wasn't a flame! I expected more vehement protests, actually. I guess I mis-wrote about the GT design source. I know Maserati didn't design it, so I guess I was off there, I was referring to the
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00821.html (11,654 bytes)
- 320. Re: RPMs (score: 1)
- Author: "Dan Ray" <danray@bluegrass.net>
- Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 19:26:43 -0500
- Don't know if this helps, but those numbers seem high. My 73 B turns about 3800 at 65mph. My tach is electically motivated from the coil, if yours is, could your coil may be showing signs of wear? An
- /html/mgs/1998-09/msg00825.html (7,587 bytes)
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