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1. Stalling after high speed (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 08:46:37 -0400 (EDT); I don't quite have the HIF4 carbs perfectly adjusted on my 72 B, but close enough. It idles around 1000 and the plugs have the right grey-brown look to them. The problem is that it likes to stall aft; /html/mgs/1998-05/msg01035.html (6,662 bytes)
2. Differences between alt pulleys (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 22:04:01 -0500 (EST); I put a late style alternator (from a rubber-bumper car I think) on my 72 B and I notice that the pulley doesn't quite line up with the water pump and crankshaft pulleys. I bought a later pulley (Mos; /html/mgs/1998-04/msg00043.html (6,514 bytes)
3. Expansion tank for radiator (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 22:07:39 -0500 (EST); I'm tempted to by the $6.99 radiator fluid expansion tank from J.C. Whitney and put it on my 72, which didn't come with such a tank. Anyone out there have experience with retrofitting such a device?; /html/mgs/1998-04/msg00044.html (6,974 bytes)
4. Japanese engines for B's (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1998 08:25:04 -0400 (EDT); A friend has the notion he should drop some sort of Toyota engine into his MGB rather than repair what he's got. He's trying to recall what Japanese engine it is that makes this easy, economical swap; /html/mgs/1998-04/msg00359.html (6,544 bytes)
5. Wire Woes (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1998 18:11:55 -0500 (EST); On the 72 MGB I'm working on, I see some evidence of serious heat in the wiring that goes up the steering column. Probably some wires burned there in the past. I have replaced the turn signal switch.; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00112.html (7,280 bytes)
6. Wanted: used 70-72 seat vinyl (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 13:26:59 -0500 (EST); Has anybody out there with a 70-72 B reupholstered lately and been left with some useable seat vinyl they'd like to pass on cheap to a needy B? The driver's side is what I need, preferably in navy or; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00369.html (6,468 bytes)
7. Where does the top vent drain? (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 19:33:27 -0500 (EST); I have a leak in my 72 MGB that I'm trying to track down. I poured a cup of water into the air vent just in back of the hood. It didn't drip inside and it didn't end up underneath the car. Instead, I; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00740.html (6,727 bytes)
8. Brake failure switch (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 18:33:21 -0500 (EST); I have a 72 B with the brake pressure failure switch on the side of the engine bay. The connector that fits into the switch is missing and no one appears to sell replacements. Should I make do with s; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00235.html (6,492 bytes)
9. Wanted: steering column cowl (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 18:38:38 -0500 (EST); The cowl around my steering column is broken at the screw mounting points, but more than that, it doesn't seem to fit well at all. Do these things shrink after years in the sun? If not, would someone; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00236.html (6,501 bytes)
10. MGB fuse question (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1997 09:16:57 -0500 (EST); My 72 B had some electrical work done in the past that I'm still trying to figure out. Specifically, underneath the steering column cowl I find that a blue wire has had an in-line fuse installed. If; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00677.html (6,865 bytes)
11. Re: Rotary MG (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Wed, 1 Oct 1997 20:59:09 -0400 (EDT); The MGB mentioned below lives here in Chapel Hill, NC. If I recall correctly, it was raced some after its conversion. I think it has a really nice exhaust note. It's funny how little of the engine ba; /html/mgs/1997-10/msg00066.html (8,832 bytes)
12. Problem refitting engine (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Wed, 1 Oct 1997 21:15:15 -0400 (EDT); I put the engine back in the MGB today, but am a little concerned that it required so much effort to get the bellhosing to mate to the back of the engine. I had everything lined up but it wouldn't ju; /html/mgs/1997-10/msg00068.html (8,160 bytes)
13. Re: Problem refitting engine (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Sat, 4 Oct 1997 08:21:09 -0400 (EDT); And what would happen if I didn't soak that bushing? Are there any horror Assuming that it's fairly oily when I put it in, would the heat and friction of the engine cook it in much the same way that; /html/mgs/1997-10/msg00200.html (8,630 bytes)
14. 72 Distributor interchange (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Sat, 4 Oct 1997 08:28:57 -0400 (EDT); My 72 MGB distributor needs a new vacuum advance and a set of springs for the weights. The springs appear to be unavailable and the vacuum advance ridiculously expensive. Should I buy a new distribut; /html/mgs/1997-10/msg00202.html (6,652 bytes)
15. Pre-74 Engine mounts (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 08:02:59 -0400 (EDT); On my 72 MGB it looks like the LH engine mount support (the bracket underneath the pad that's welded to the body) is bent. Will some chrome bumper owner please look under their hood and tell me if th; /html/mgs/1997-10/msg00387.html (6,493 bytes)
16. Source for Ignitor ignition (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 11:24:17 -0400 (EDT); I installed a Pertronix Ignitor ignition in my Triumph and have been very happy with it. Now I want one for my 72 MGB. Who can offer me the best price on one of these units? John Middlesworth; /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01045.html (6,550 bytes)
17. Tachometer trouble shooting (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 23:04:09 -0400 (EDT); The tach on my 72 B has never worked in the few months I've owned it and I'm wondering if there's an easy way to tell if the unit itself is defective. It's electric, and I confess that even after stu; /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01386.html (6,487 bytes)
18. Need distributor springs (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 07:28:37 -0400 (EDT); I need a pair of springs for the weights in my 25D distributor (out of a 72 MGB). How did I stretch them? By trying to pull the cam upward without first disconnecting the springs. Read instructions a; /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01470.html (6,905 bytes)
19. 35 or 30 amp fuses? (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Wed, 29 Oct 1997 11:05:02 -0500 (EST); It seems that 35 amp fuses are not widely available, and yet that's what my fuse panel requires. Should I go with 30 amp fuses? Will the only problem be a tendency to blow earlier? Maybe it's safer,; /html/mgs/1997-10/msg02064.html (6,590 bytes)
20. Color of body part behind grille (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 09:06:52 -0400 (EDT); I think I know the answer to this, but just to be sure: is the vertical brace just behind the grille painted body color or black? It holds up the bonnet lock platform. My car is a 72 B. John Middlesw; /html/mgs/1997-09/msg00062.html (6,597 bytes)

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