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221. RE: Hardened Valve Seats (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 10:23:49 -0800; It's a good thing Lawrie posted before I did. His experience is worth listening to, my fatuous comment was going to be "I don't think you have to worry about valve recession if your engine stays on; /html/mgs/2004-01/msg00090.html (9,490 bytes)
222. RE: Hardened Valve Seats (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 10:50:23 -0800; The federal spec. heads for unleaded use had induction hardened seats that required a higher concentration of tin in the casting alloy. BL decided to go this way supposedly after nixing hardened sea; /html/mgs/2004-01/msg00092.html (8,793 bytes)
223. RE: Hardened Valve Seats (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 11:49:56 -0800; These would be engines fitted with catalytic converters. I can guarantee that a 1972 will have recession problems under normal daily use running straight unleaded fuel. It won't happen overnight, an; /html/mgs/2004-01/msg00094.html (9,121 bytes)
224. RE: Glove Box (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 09:33:39 -0800; Hang in there. Unfortunately I'm pretty sure there is on ly one manufacturer of this part. I'm sorry to not be much more help, I'm used the original one in my now dead 65B. I still havn't had a chan; /html/mgs/2004-01/msg00105.html (8,040 bytes)
225. RE: Hardened Valve Seats/now Dual Weber (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 10:03:35 -0800; Actually there would be some advantage, particularily during transition. Moss UK does have a twin Weber DCOE manifold for the B series, and I did own one for a number of years, but never used it. So; /html/mgs/2004-01/msg00140.html (9,539 bytes)
226. RE: Hardened Valve Seats (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 10:12:57 -0800; Longer than the MGB. The Derrington cross flow head was originally available for the MGA. The head design was not homologated for the MGA or MGB, so did not get very much racing use. Kelvin.; /html/mgs/2004-01/msg00141.html (8,312 bytes)
227. RE: Hardened Valve Seats/now Dual Weber (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 11:39:48 -0800; Bill referred to it correctly as a "Split Weber Manifold". The manifold has two short intake tracts, one barrel of each carburetor is gutted and passages plugged. The operating barrel has the benefi; /html/mgs/2004-01/msg00147.html (8,225 bytes)
228. RE: oil cooler leak (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 10:18:27 -0800; The oil cooler lines seal where the ball of the steel line meets the cup in the alloy oil cooler. Sealing the threads with tape is not the answer, as they are not the sealing area as they are in pip; /html/mgs/2004-01/msg00201.html (8,778 bytes)
229. RE: Hello again (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 16:07:40 -0800; Good to hear back from you again. I've just about got a workshop put together finally. Lots of MG projects to get on with, a daily driver Rover SD1 and maybe just maybe picking up a TR8 tomorrow. No; /html/mgs/2004-01/msg00280.html (7,956 bytes)
230. RE: Eclectic's sheet metal class (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 08:55:42 -0800; The class is excellent. I was able to attend the last one and learn't a tremendous amount. Kelvin.; /html/mgs/2004-01/msg00366.html (8,325 bytes)
231. RE: Three dumb questions (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 09:11:32 -0800; You may run into a minor, though aggravating problem if you try installing a drain cock on the engine. The passage from the water jacket to the existing plug location tends to fill with sediment whi; /html/mgs/2004-01/msg00367.html (8,382 bytes)
232. RE: Snowtocar (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 09:25:18 -0800; After much thought I have come to the conclusion that the video Snowtocar is an insideous plan by terrorists to slow down the internet. I find it much more plausible that the video was staged specifi; /html/mgs/2004-01/msg00438.html (7,234 bytes)
233. RE: funny auction for 80 'B LE (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 09:07:14 -0800; Obviously the factory had good paint days and bad paint days. The primer coat for the 18V engine is a lightish red and both the Moss Motors 1980 LE and my 1980 have very, very poor black paintjobs o; /html/mgs/2004-01/msg00457.html (9,231 bytes)
234. RE: MGA front frame extension (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 11:28:21 -0800; Check with Carl Heideman at Eclectic Motorworks 616-355-2850. He has made a jig to ensure the accuracy of the frame extension and also has the stamps to put the sway bar reliefs into an earlier styl; /html/mgs/2003-12/msg00141.html (7,488 bytes)
235. RE: Motor Preservation (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 09:54:34 -0800; If the engine is going to sit for any real length of time I would not recomend using it as is. To be safe it should be torn down, cleaned and new rings, bearings, tappets etc installed. Any part whi; /html/mgs/2003-12/msg00172.html (10,580 bytes)
236. RE: Motor Preservation (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 12:25:53 -0800; Most cars don't like sitting unused for any length of time which is why rotating the engine once in a while is always recomended. I had a couple of stored engines seize solid during storage and one; /html/mgs/2003-12/msg00178.html (8,848 bytes)
237. RE: Limited Edition Wheels (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 09:42:34 -0800; I'm sorry, I can't help with a paint code, but gloss black is pretty much gloss black. In this instance Clausager is incorrect if he states NAS LE wheel colour was grey. The wheels were definitely pa; /html/mgs/2003-12/msg00315.html (7,658 bytes)
238. RE: Limited Edition Wheels (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 12:06:22 -0800; You are vindicated. I grovel in obeisance. The Moss Motors LE also has the grey painted wheels, so you are quite correct. Now I am confused, as I could have sworn there were black wheels on the cars; /html/mgs/2003-12/msg00319.html (9,071 bytes)
239. RE: Front Cross Member Question (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 10:35:23 -0800; The whole cross member ride height issue is very interesting, and I've spent quite a bit of time researching it. Nobody is perfect and my wife can attest to the number of mistakes I make, but here g; /html/mgs/2003-11/msg00086.html (9,273 bytes)
240. RE: Headlight Question (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 16:42:00 -0800; The light output difference between the regular bulbs and 100w ones is not a lot. The difference in expected life is. The higher output bulbs have a lower life expectancy. When I was running pro-ral; /html/mgs/2003-11/msg00094.html (8,636 bytes)

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