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41. Re: Wouldn't a gremlin have been more sensible? (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Wed, 12 Oct 1994 21:00:10 -0700 (PDT); ** Believe it or not, ``that's a feature''. They could have put the carbs and exhaust on opposite sides; actually better performance that way; but it was deemed safer to have gasoline drip on the exh; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00911.html (7,482 bytes)
42. Re: Stop me before I kill...my Triumph! (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Wed, 12 Oct 1994 21:05:01 -0700 (PDT); ** I think you'd be better served by putting a Triumph tr2-4 engine in it. After all, that's what the factory did. And I think you'll find that in one of its later incarnations, the ``tractor engine'; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00912.html (8,493 bytes)
43. Re: MGB maintenance (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 19:26:03 -0700 (PDT); ** Do you just brush and spray the *outside* of the springs? Or do you have to take them apart? - Jerry Kaidor; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00969.html (6,998 bytes)
44. Re: Oiling springs to improve the quality of life. (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 20:33:19 -0700 (PDT); ** Why stop? It was just getting interesting... I can't visualize the ``tangent'', although I can understand that the forces become enormous as the spring approaches straightness. I bet that rust and; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01008.html (7,984 bytes)
45. Re: Oiling leaf springs (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Mon, 17 Oct 1994 04:58:12 -0700 (PDT); ** Luckily, there are a lot of motorcycle chains these days with rubber O-rings in them. Using a chain lube rated for ``O-Ring Chain'' should avoid any rubber deterioration. - Jerry Kaidor; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01042.html (7,152 bytes)
46. Re: Oiling leaf springs (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Mon, 17 Oct 1994 20:14:53 -0700 (PDT); ** Well, I suppose one could always lubricate them with Castrol green brake grease. The same problems extend to the rubber parts sold for britcar front ends. I would pay serious cash for a set of TR3; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01073.html (7,530 bytes)
47. Re: Torquing head... (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Sun, 23 Oct 1994 19:52:02 -0700 (PDT); ** There's a little more to it. First you have to back off just a stich on the _existing_ torque. Otherwise, your wrenches torque setting will be exceeded just in trying to break the nuts from their; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01278.html (7,040 bytes)
48. Re: The new TR-6 saves the day! (On it's *first* day...) (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Fri, 2 Sep 1994 05:24:35 -0700 (PDT); ** Some years ago, I went on vacation for a couple of weeks. On coming back, my VW bus was dead as a coffin nail; but the MGA and TR2 started right up. The superiority of Lucas electrics was proved a; /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00055.html (7,105 bytes)
49. Re: Palo Alto (CA) British Car Meet (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 18:06:17 -0700 (PDT); ** I should be there with my bright blue MGA. - Jerry Kaidor; /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00197.html (7,251 bytes)
50. MGA Cockpit Rail Bodge (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Sun, 18 Sep 1994 17:13:35 -0700 (PDT); Greetings fellow SOLs, I know its been a while since I posted anything... Well, at last, I have some britsh car stuff to write about! Today, after a long hiatus, I started working on my MGA restorati; /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00422.html (8,000 bytes)
51. Re: Titles & Plates (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Mon, 19 Sep 1994 18:46:29 -0700 (PDT); ** My TR2's VIN number doesn't match the car, either. I panicked when I saw it. Then I realized that the DMV number matched the original *engine*. Lucky I had the original block in storage. - Jerry K; /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00470.html (6,677 bytes)
52. Re: TVR Griffith Heat, R. Greenwood (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Wed, 21 Sep 1994 04:57:08 -0700 (PDT); ** My experience is the opposite. Both my cars make plenty of real heat. It radiates right through the firewall into the passenger compartment. Oh, did you mean, from the _heater_? - Jerry Kaidor ( `; /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00504.html (7,126 bytes)
53. Triumphest in San Diego (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 07:12:03 -0700 (PDT); Any SOLs going to Triumphest in San Diego this weekend? If so, I'd love to meet you. I'll be there sans car, unfortunately. Wimped out and decided to fly :-). - Jerry Kaidor; /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00707.html (6,446 bytes)
54. Re: TR Tyre Pressure (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 20:38:51 -0700 (PDT); ** Yes. Most recommendations I've seen tell you to run the fronts lower than the rears. Within reason, lower tire pressure = more rubber on the road = more stick. The idea is that when you push it to; /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00421.html (7,308 bytes)
55. Re: [FRIENDLY-MAILER-DAEMON: Returned mail: User unknown] (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 18:18:02 -0700 (PDT); ** I thought the riding-on-the-right was a technique pioneered by Napolean, to confuse lookouts about the direction of approaching troops. - Jerry Kaidor; /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00486.html (7,835 bytes)
56. Starting the Car in Storage (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 19:13:25 -0700 (PDT); ** On the other hand, it might not be a bad idea to turn the engine over with a wrench periodically. I did this with my MGA's engine, which sat on my garage floor for about two years. When I got it b; /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00573.html (6,846 bytes)
57. Re: teleportation of brit-car parts (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 18:37:14 -0700 (PDT); ** My most memorable ``gotching'' incident: I was replacing the valve springs on my TR2; the valves were being held up by compressed air. I was amazed at how little air it took to hold the valves up.; /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00671.html (7,179 bytes)
58. Re: Best Bodge Stories (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Sun, 28 Aug 1994 09:38:02 -0700 (PDT); ** Old-time SOLs will remember how the hand crank saved my bacon when I was trying to troubleshoot the Clankster, my TR2. The car was making a nasty clank,Clank,CLANK when starting from a stop. I cou; /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00712.html (7,801 bytes)
59. Re: Pull that trans! (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 06:52:22 -0700 (PDT); ** I would use Loktite. After the flywheel comes back from the machine shop, heat the whole thing gently with a propane torch. Then when its good and warm, run a bead of loktite around where the gear; /html/british-cars/1994-07/msg00605.html (7,059 bytes)
60. Auto Paint/Chemicals (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 05:40:45 -0700 (PDT); It's been a few years since I did any car painting, what with Home Improvement and all.... Am I going to encounter nasty surprises now if I go to the auto paint store? Things like, ``I'm sorry, we ca; /html/british-cars/1994-07/msg00676.html (6,532 bytes)

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