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161. Re: All locked up!! (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 12:42:13 -0700 (PDT); Hi Randy Rees!! Hmmm, reminds me of why I used to carry a small open end wrench sized to fit the square end of my Austin A-40 starter... the ring gear is worn, and the starter jams on the worn teeth.; /html/mgs/1997-05/msg01703.html (8,224 bytes)
162. RE: All locked up!! (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 00:09:58 -0700 (PDT); Hi Randy Rees!! When you're trying to spin the engine over, you are reversing the power flow through the gears. This means that low gear is like an overdrive, while high gear is direct drive. You don; /html/mgs/1997-05/msg01752.html (7,794 bytes)
163. Re: plugs, sway bars... (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 00:13:32 -0700 (PDT); Hi ~Mike still learning!! Is there an Auto Zone in Washington state??? TTUL8r, Kirk Cowen (who thinks NAPA is a tad overpriced...); /html/mgs/1997-05/msg01753.html (6,530 bytes)
164. Re: MGA dwell (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 00:37:35 -0700 (PDT); Hi Scott Helms!! You'll have to set the points dead-nuts accurate, then measure your dwell, and write it down in your manual. My '72 manual calls out 60 degrees +/- 3 degrees for the 18G/GA/GB engine; /html/mgs/1997-05/msg01754.html (7,174 bytes)
165. Re: Crack-prone heads? (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 01:01:00 -0700 (PDT); Hi ~Mike!! They didn't have platinum plugs when these cars were made, so they aren't listed in the manuals. I use Bosch Platinum plugs in the '73 "B", and the '71 "GT". I gapped the '73 at 0.060", an; /html/mgs/1997-05/msg01755.html (7,109 bytes)
166. Re: MGB Reliability (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 01:21:14 -0700 (PDT); Hi ~Mike!! An old BMC mechanic once told me "the LAST thing you adjust on these cars are the carburetors". This holds true today. I've found the SU's to be extremely reliable. Our '73 "B" is a daily; /html/mgs/1997-05/msg01757.html (8,349 bytes)
167. Re: What's Plastigauge? (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 01:36:16 -0700 (PDT); Hi Eddie Sheffield!! In the old, pre plastigauge days, it was a piece of lead wire... Yup, that's it. The only thing to remember is that there are three sizes of plastigauge commonly used; red, green; /html/mgs/1997-05/msg01759.html (7,658 bytes)
168. Re: Smogging the B -Reply (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 02:10:53 -0800 (PST); Hi John McEwen!! Oh yes it is... The farmers in the Fraser Valley have commissioned a study by a prof at SFU to documant the effects of air pollution on the crop yields. The preliminary info shows ma; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00035.html (9,273 bytes)
169. Re: EVERYTHING UNDER SUN (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 02:34:15 -0800 (PST); Hi Robert!! One of my favourit drives has to be the North Cascades loop, or even just to Winthrop and back. Top down, of course When things warm up, let us know if you make that run. It would be inte; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00036.html (6,874 bytes)
170. Re: Mercury Capris vs. Miatas & LBCs (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 02:49:54 -0800 (PST); There was/is no excuse for designing a poor suspension. This thing must be a real dog.; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00037.html (6,525 bytes)
171. Re: Cantankerous old cars, British quality (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 02:58:11 -0800 (PST); Hi Bill Eastman!! Of course he is. He's been to a tax deductable training seminar on salesmanship. Looks like he paid attention... ]:-) Your tax dollars helped pay for the training, and now you get t; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00038.html (6,943 bytes)
172. Re: test message (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 03:02:44 -0800 (PST); MGA MGB MGC; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00039.html (6,475 bytes)
173. Re: @!#$*&% Weather -Reply (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 00:32:00 -0800 (PST); Hmmm, before we bought our rv van conversion for skiing, camping, etc we put the spare trunk (with the ski rack mounted on it) onto the B, switched to the snow (NOT all-season) tyres, and drove in th; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00084.html (7,910 bytes)
174. Re: Smogging the B -Reply (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 01:01:41 -0800 (PST); Yes, but time a take-off... and remember that noise controls prevent a full throttle climb out over populated areas until at least 5k ft. The big problem for crops, and C.O.P.D. patients is Nitrous; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00085.html (8,849 bytes)
175. Re: Whistles on Cars? Could it have been April 1? (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 01:20:21 -0800 (PST); I've got two on my B. The sound is ultrasonic. I don't know if the sound is irritating, but I know that the higher the pitch, the more directional the sound appears. That gives the deer a chance to t; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00086.html (8,957 bytes)
176. Re: Trunk junk (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 01:28:42 -0800 (PST); This is used by electricians, so try an electrical supply house if you can't find it in your local hardware store. It WON'T stick if there's dust, or dirt there, but if the surface is clean... it sti; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00087.html (7,405 bytes)
177. Re: Whistles on Cars? Could it have been April 1? (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 02:01:44 -0800 (PST); Oops, I forgot to mention that my TR4a DIDN'T have the whistles on it, as it was many years ago; before the advent of deer whistles TTUL8r, Kirk Cowen; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00088.html (7,591 bytes)
178. Re: Please, I need you!! (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 01:51:51 -0800 (PST); I'm not sure if I should really do this, but I'll admit to intimate knowledge of a 1/4 ton Thames panel truck, a Prefect, an Anglia, an Austin A-40 (all pre 1950's vintage), a '59 Minor, and a '59 VW; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00089.html (6,952 bytes)
179. RE: MGA -SWAP TO MGB ENGINE OR ENGINGE & TRANS (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 02:22:54 -0800 (PST); Teriffic response!! Good solid info presented. This response explains why we had so many problems that we gave up on our swap. We figured that rather than re-invent the wheel, we'd wait 'till someone; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00090.html (8,743 bytes)
180. Re: Alternator conversion (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 02:43:00 -0800 (PST); Hi Ulix Goettsch!! We've done a Datsun (early Nissan marque) conversion... flawless, and dirt cheap because we'd just junked a '74 Datsun (L 20 block). We tried to fit a Chevvy alternator, but it nee; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00091.html (8,211 bytes)

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