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221. Re: Brake Servo Installation (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 01:28:34 -0700 (PDT); Hi Todd Mullins!! Oh no, are you telling us that Lucas made brake systems as well?? Probably contracted out by Girling, or Lockheed to a bunch of temps doing 20 hrs a week/no benefits, etc. TTUL8r, K; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01000.html (6,834 bytes)
222. Re: Ignition light on at idle? (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 02:01:06 -0700 (PDT); Hi Scott Gardner!! On the previous '74 alternator, the light only came on if you stalled, but the battery would slowly run down 'til we had to put a charger on it, especially with the heater and wipe; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01001.html (7,318 bytes)
223. Re: oil drain plug on MGTD "stuck".. (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 10:56:35 -0700 (PDT); Hi Dan Masters!! One of the guys at work has bought a pair, and the jury's out right now. If it works as well as I think it will, I too will buy them. TTUL8r, Kirk Cowen; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01026.html (7,247 bytes)
224. Re: Clicking Fuel Pump (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 11:05:08 -0700 (PDT); Hi Todd Mullins!! Well now, not always... If your pump has internal leakage, your pump will "click" as it tries to keep pressure in the output line. All you need is for the INTAKE valve of the pump t; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01027.html (7,240 bytes)
225. Re: Now the bad news, tech questions (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 11:19:08 -0700 (PDT); Hi Bill Eastman!! Many years ago, our '62 midget exhibited the same symtoms. The recommended fix (by a BMC mechanic) was to replace the oil pump, and to replace the camshaft bearings. The pump on gen; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01028.html (7,656 bytes)
226. Re: Cruise Control (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 11:27:18 -0700 (PDT); Hi Aron Travis!! Yes please!! It sounds like what I'm interested in. Well now, that's because they're supposed to be on the fuel line so you can cruise at 50 mpg plus... ];-) TTUL8r, Kirk Cowen; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01029.html (7,976 bytes)
227. RE: Cruise Control (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 02:48:56 -0700 (PDT); Hi Doug Russell!! Hmmm, somewhere buried deep in the bottom of my fuzzy memories is this useless fact that pops to the surface (triggered by the "Rover 4x4"): In the old days, when one had a mechanic; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01165.html (8,555 bytes)
228. Re: overdrive (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 03:44:27 -0700 (PDT); Hi Thomas Mitchell!! Well, neither our '73, or our '74 have a vacuum switch. Both o/d's work just fine, although the '74 needed the filter cleaned before it would shift properly. TTUL8r, Kirk Cowen; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01166.html (7,268 bytes)
229. Re: I'm talking, r u listening? (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 04:12:00 -0700 (PDT); Hi Stefanie Davis!! When I started using my computer on the local bbs, the sysop gave me some sage advice: When you're participating in a "sig" (special interest group), try to keep the main subject; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01167.html (9,117 bytes)
230. Re: new tires (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 04:25:03 -0700 (PDT); Hi David Councill!! Yup, all things being equal, it takes longer to wear them out. THEORETICALLY, the larger ground contact patch will yield better control ("sticktion"); but you become more suseptib; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01168.html (7,990 bytes)
231. Re: opening spark plug gap? Eastman! (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 14:28:29 -0700 (PDT); Hi Jay Quinn and Kevin Sullivan!! Yup, that was me... using new Bosch PLATINUM plugs + STOCK points ign. Went from stock 0.025" gap up to 0.060" whereupon we experienced misfiring on a hill, at wot,; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01198.html (8,498 bytes)
232. Re: EVERYBODYS TALKING EXCEPT THE OLD FARTS (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 14:43:49 -0700 (PDT); Hi Clark Chilton!! I am living proof of why you should use hearing protection when in a high noise environment. Tinnitus, and a sharp dip in responce around 3 to 5 k... right where the average female; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01201.html (7,710 bytes)
233. Re: Old fart? (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Sat, 26 Apr 1997 01:38:56 -0700 (PDT); Hi Michael!! It starts when you can't read the fine print up close anymore, and discover to your horror, that EVERYTHING'S done in fine print... TTUL8r, Kirk Cowen; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01325.html (7,366 bytes)
234. Re: Rebuilding Hydraulics (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Sat, 26 Apr 1997 02:07:54 -0700 (PDT); Hi Phil Bates!! Well, I use a hydraulic assembly fluid made specifically to lubricate both your rubber parts, and the nicely cleaned, and honed cylinder bores just waiting to rust. We use this produc; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01326.html (7,245 bytes)
235. Re: Hard Top? (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Sat, 26 Apr 1997 02:22:19 -0700 (PDT); Hi Douglas Gaither!! 1. Yes 2. Has it got ALL the hardware 3. Second hand: $100-$200, new: ??? 4. We've only had the one brand, and I think they were factory options 5. Same as 4 6. On the '74, which; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01327.html (8,330 bytes)
236. Re: The Eternal Quest (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Sat, 26 Apr 1997 03:05:52 -0700 (PDT); Hi Bill Schleusner!! Well, you need two people to do it, and even then, you'll be reduced to uttering mindless, incoherent grunting noises on the installation. The glass is no big deal, the seal stri; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01328.html (7,437 bytes)
237. Re: Oil in Transmission-Midgets (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 11:06:28 -0700 (PDT); Hi Chris Eaton!! Well, your reccommendation is a little bit uninformed... Quoting from the "ESSO (Canadian EXXON) LUBRICATION GUIDE", "The SAE number designations for GEAR OIL grades were purposely c; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01477.html (8,653 bytes)
238. Re: Cruise control (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 11:17:06 -0700 (PDT); Hi Mark Moburg!! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ My old '59 with a '63 motor would do 67 wide open, windows CLOSED, and 65 windows OPEN, and could NEVER hold 50 uphill. I used to get passed by loaded loggi; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01478.html (7,965 bytes)
239. Re: 78 MGB Roadster Rear Brakes (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 11:39:35 -0700 (PDT); Hi D D B!! We've been using an anti-sieze compound called "NeverSieze" for years now, with great success. Do not use any type of mineral oil, it doesn't work due to the molecular (non polar attractio; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01479.html (6,707 bytes)
240. Re: Diodes??? (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 12:11:27 -0700 (PDT); Hi R. Johnson!! The basic pump has no polarity; it's the DIODE that has polarity. If installed one way, you have a positive polarity pump. Installed the other way, you have a negative polarity pump!!; /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01484.html (7,881 bytes)

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