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1. Moving East - bye for now. MGB parts for sale. (score: 1): Author: djd@aurora.arc.nasa.gov (Daniel J. Dasaro); Date: Tue, 8 Sep 92 10:33:48 -0700; Start spreadin' the news I'm leavin' today I'm gonna be a part of it New York, New York... Greetings fellow SOl-ers, Yes, after five years of smog, unaffordable housing, high taxes, earthquakes, fire; /html/british-cars/1992-09/msg00096.html (8,150 bytes)
2. Re: MGB noise (score: 1): Author: djd@aurora.arc.nasa.gov (Daniel J. Dasaro); Date: Wed, 15 Jul 92 14:14:13 -0700; Sure do! Actually my engine was diagnosed as having either valve or ring problems which caused it to burn oil. They said 4 or 5 hundred bucks should fix it. In reality, the rich-running carb. was was; /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00291.html (7,956 bytes)
3. UPDATE - I'm on the road in my MGB!! (score: 1): Author: djd@aurora.arc.nasa.gov (Daniel J. Dasaro); Date: Fri, 31 Jul 92 10:48:41 -0700; After all the problems I've reported, it's nice to provide a status report like this one... My '73 MGB is now running AND it looks good too! I got the car smogged and drove it around for about a week; /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00592.html (9,880 bytes)
4. Miata Maintenance (score: 1): Author: djd@aurora.arc.nasa.gov (Daniel J. Dasaro); Date: Fri, 31 Jul 92 17:46:31 -0700; Following up on the Miata thread, I may have a case where they exceeded the lbc philosophy. A friend of mine just brought his Miata in for the 30,000 mile checkup, the car has about 35k on it. He doe; /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00616.html (6,661 bytes)
5. Re: Move to Arizona (score: 1): Author: djd@aurora.arc.nasa.gov (Daniel J. Dasaro); Date: Tue, 16 Jun 92 15:39:32 PDT; Not that this is a real followup in that it has much relevance to your question but it reminds me of a friend who moved across country towing his Midget behind a BMW 735i. He used a tow bar (so all; /html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00346.html (7,540 bytes)
6. Re: CLANK XX- The Clankster St. (score: 1): Author: djd@aurora.arc.nasa.gov (Daniel J. Dasaro); Date: Wed, 17 Jun 92 11:56:33 -0700; Interesting, I have a cracked and leaking NEW steering rack boot too! It's a Moss part as well. Some of you around here can testify to the fact that I haven't put many miles on the car. -Dan; /html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00367.html (7,117 bytes)
7. Re: Overheating battery (MGB) RESOLVED (score: 1): Author: djd@aurora.arc.nasa.gov (Daniel J. Dasaro); Date: Wed, 1 Apr 92 13:21:30 -0800; I didn't want to leave you all hanging so here's the end result of my battery saga. The strap that runs from one battery to the other had worn through its insulation and was grounding against the dif; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00015.html (8,171 bytes)
8. SF MG club? (score: 1): Author: djd@aurora.arc.nasa.gov (Daniel J. Dasaro); Date: Thu, 9 Apr 92 15:25:22 -0800; Does anyone have any information on the San Francisco MG club? I heard something about them going up to Sears Point on Easter Sunday for a tour around the track (sounds like slow lap time on the tra; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00174.html (6,496 bytes)
9. Re: MGB tech questions (score: 1): Author: djd@aurora.arc.nasa.gov (Daniel J. Dasaro); Date: Mon, 13 Apr 92 12:09:50 -0800; Do you have an oiler cooler? That should help with the overheating problem also. It sounds like something is blocked or not working. How's your timing, I think if it's not right you may experience a; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00226.html (8,744 bytes)
10. Re: Painting (score: 1): Author: djd@aurora.arc.nasa.gov (Daniel J. Dasaro); Date: Tue, 21 Apr 92 12:38:53 -0800; I'm having my car done in a urethane base/clear, which I've heard is easier to spray than enamel. There's a brand called Nason that's very inexpensive, they were just bought by DuPont and maybe DuPon; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00465.html (7,715 bytes)
11. In praise of Castrol, latest from BPD (score: 1): Author: djd@aurora.arc.nasa.gov (Daniel J. Dasaro); Date: Mon, 2 Mar 92 14:16:36 -0800; Castrol motor oil: Well, this lesson seems to be one that I should have remembered when I put my new engine in. Bob from BPD just called. He's torn down my engine to find out why it's going through; /html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00026.html (8,576 bytes)
12. Re: How do you break in an engine? (was: In praise of Castrol) (score: 1): Author: djd@aurora.arc.nasa.gov (Daniel J. Dasaro); Date: Thu, 5 Mar 92 14:37:57 -0800; You write: I will provide an update when I can. For now, I have a brief update in that Bob has found that my carb is also responsible for my oil-fouling problem. A sort of vicious cycle occurred. We; /html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00110.html (8,311 bytes)
13. A Car is Born! (score: 1): Author: djd@aurora.arc.nasa.gov (Daniel J. Dasaro); Date: Tue, 17 Mar 92 17:51:45 -0800; After countless hours of frustration I now have a fully functional, smog legal, nearly rainproof, registered MGB roadster! And it passed the smog with flying colors, CO was 0.93% (max. allowable is 5; /html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00335.html (9,004 bytes)
14. Re: Cool it!, and other engine topics. (score: 1): Author: djd@aurora.arc.nasa.gov (Daniel J. Dasaro); Date: Wed, 18 Mar 92 09:59:48 -0800; Monetarily speaking, this is not a major investment. At least on my MGB engine, it was only another $36 to get hardened seats. So why not? As for oil and breakin, I think the bad seals on my carb had; /html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00345.html (7,571 bytes)
15. Re: Amador County Fairgrounds '92?? YES (score: 1): Author: djd@aurora.arc.nasa.gov (Daniel J. Dasaro); Date: Tue, 24 Mar 92 10:16:27 -0800; Well I just happen to have a flyer here in front of me. I'll type in some of the stuff. The Annual All British Swap Meet & Car Show Amador County Fairgrounds, Plymouth, CA 15 miles South of Placervil; /html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00438.html (7,701 bytes)
16. Overheating battery (MGB) (score: 1): Author: djd@aurora.arc.nasa.gov (Daniel J. Dasaro); Date: Fri, 27 Mar 92 10:28:17 -0800; Car: '73 MGB, 2 6 volt batteries The short form: What would cause a battery to get real hot and blurt water out of the vents in the caps? The long form: Last night as I was driving up El Camino Real; /html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00508.html (8,259 bytes)
17. Re: Overheating battery (MGB) (score: 1): Author: djd@aurora.arc.nasa.gov (Daniel J. Dasaro); Date: Fri, 27 Mar 92 11:50:41 -0800; I plan to do that sometime but I think I can get this battery replaced for nothing under warranty. I just have to get to San Fran. between 8 and 5 Mon-Fri. This means no driving this weekend! Aaargh!; /html/british-cars/1992-03/msg00513.html (7,286 bytes)
18. Re: MGB GT (score: 1): Author: djd@aurora.arc.nasa.gov (Daniel J. Dasaro); Date: Fri, 6 Dec 91 12:32:46 -0800; Scott's right about the '73 switch (for OD), it's on the windshield wiper stalk. Interestingly, my '73 has the OD-switch version of the stalk so if/when I install a new tranny the wiring should be th; /html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00190.html (6,889 bytes)
19. Re: Running-on or diseling. (score: 1): Author: djd@aurora.arc.nasa.gov (Daniel J. Dasaro); Date: Mon, 9 Dec 91 16:55:21 -0800; Scott tells me that "only the good ones run on" because they're still tight, which probably means the compression is still high. Supposedly, the '73 model had an anti run-on valve, but mine doesn't w; /html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00238.html (7,265 bytes)
20. SU HIF-4 runs too rich ('73 MGB) (score: 1): Author: djd@aurora.arc.nasa.gov (Daniel J. Dasaro); Date: Tue, 8 Oct 91 10:23:39 -0700; OK, I'm stumped and I'm hoping the collective wisdom of the net will help me solve this problem. I have a '73 MGB with a new engine. I rebuilt the carbs before installing the new engine, and Scott Fi; /html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00124.html (9,242 bytes)

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