- 221. SB42 (score: 1)
- Author: Joseph Cianciotti <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Fri, 21 Nov 97 19:11:45 -0800
- In the latest issue of Moss Motoring, it was reported that SB42 exempts all vehicles, 73 and older from smog testing. If I understand it correctly, you'll still need a smog test when the vehicle chan
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01436.html (6,448 bytes)
- 222. Tire shop boobs, was wheel alignment (score: 1)
- Author: Joseph Cianciotti <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 26 Nov 97 10:29:12 -0800
- I can tell you what they probably did. I once dropped off a tire at a tire shop to be patched. When I went to pick it up, they offered to put it back on the car. At first, the tech didn't know where
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01707.html (6,903 bytes)
- 223. Convertible top question (score: 1)
- Author: Joseph Cianciotti <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 26 Nov 97 21:24:31 -0800
- Here's another odd question: My removable roof curves inward slightly where it meets the trailing edge of the driver's window. This usually results in a breeze on the back of my neck. At this time of
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01741.html (6,875 bytes)
- 224. Non-working horn (score: 1)
- Author: Joseph Cianciotti <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 26 Nov 97 21:24:37 -0800
- I have a strange electrical problem. (Is that redundant?) When I connect both horns, they work intermittently. I disconnect one and other works fine. I assume it's just a problem with the horn on the
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01742.html (6,710 bytes)
- 225. Switch removal/installation (score: 1)
- Author: Joseph Cianciotti <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 27 Nov 97 21:44:12 -0800
- How do you remove and install switches in metal dash MGBs without damaging the dash or the switch bezel? I ordered a tool from Eastwood's and it's not the right size. Moss doesn't have one. And I can
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01783.html (7,087 bytes)
- 226. Re: Convertible top question (score: 1)
- Author: Joseph Cianciotti <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 30 Nov 97 19:06:40 -0800
- So I now write back: I don't think so. There are no gaps at the top of the window, or at the top and bottoms of the window's trailing edge. It just seems to curve inward in the center. Could it be t
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01952.html (8,010 bytes)
- 227. What I did during my summer vacation (score: 1)
- Author: "Joseph M. Cianciotti" <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 26 Oct 97 18:48:04 -0800
- A lot has happened to my 67 Roadster since I left the list back in May. The carbs have been rebuilt. And the electrical system converted. Now I run negative earth (gasp!) with an alternator and elect
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01869.html (7,297 bytes)
- 228. Re: Leather Seats (score: 1)
- Author: joseph cianciotti <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 19:08:00 -0400
- On Sun, 9 Apr 2006 18:01:51 -0400, "RICHARD BOES" <csrb7007@msn.com> I've never done the job myself, but I'll pass along a piece of advice from a friend. Do the driver's seat first. That way you won'
- /html/mgs/2006-04/msg00102.html (7,177 bytes)
- 229. Ethanol, anyone (score: 1)
- Author: joseph cianciotti <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 11:51:36 -0400
- All this talk of ethanol in the news has me thinking: can my B run on the 85/15 formula they're touting? Right now, I have to use premium to keep my car (with an unleaded head) from pinging and runni
- /html/mgs/2006-05/msg00002.html (6,475 bytes)
- 230. Ethanol, anyone 2 (score: 1)
- Author: joseph cianciotti <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 11:55:55 -0400
- All this talk of ethanol in the news has me thinking: can my B run on the 85% ethanol, 15% gasoline formula they're tout? Right now, I have to use premium to keep my car (with an unleaded head) from
- /html/mgs/2006-05/msg00003.html (6,730 bytes)
- 231. Re:MGs to be built in USA (score: 1)
- Author: joseph cianciotti <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 07:42:02 -0400
- At first I was a bit excited about the thought of owning a new MG to complement my 39-year-old one. But the more I thought about it, the less excited I became. A Chinese company building "British" ca
- /html/mgs/2006-07/msg00196.html (8,274 bytes)
- 232. [MGS] MGA sighting - California Mille (score: 1)
- Author: joseph cianciotti <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 14:54:39 -0400
- I was on Mount Tamalpaias, in Marin County this past week as the California Mille was making its way northward. Along with the immaculate Ferraris, Alfas and Porsches, was a deep-blue MGA. Looked pre
- /html/mgs/2007-05/msg00006.html (6,535 bytes)
- 233. [MGS] MGB? on eBay (score: 1)
- Author: joseph cianciotti <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 19:23:39 -0400
- Found this Cross-Atlantic Hybrid on eBay the other day . Six people have already bid on it. Take a look. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevrolet-1965-pro-street-MGB-hot-rodblown-w-6-71- supercharger
- /html/mgs/2007-05/msg00114.html (6,622 bytes)
- 234. [Mgs] Starting up a stored car (score: 1)
- Author: joseph cianciotti <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:50:32 -0400
- I'm been a bad boy. My MG's been parked in the garage for about 18 months. I know I need to change the oil since I needed to do it before I parked it. But what else do I need to do before I can safel
- /html/mgs/2007-06/msg00283.html (6,683 bytes)
- 235. Re: [Mgs] The Laws for British Cars (score: 1)
- Author: joseph cianciotti <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 19:21:24 -0400
- I'm not sure if the Law of Non-Functional Attributes applies solely to British cars. I have a 1993 Volvo 240 whose front passenger window has worked off and on (mostly off) since we've owned it. Firs
- /html/mgs/2007-07/msg00004.html (6,869 bytes)
- 236. [Mgs] She's alive! Almost. (score: 1)
- Author: joseph cianciotti <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 15:45:44 -0400
- Well, I fired up the MGB after its unplanned 20-month nap. And believe it or not, it started on the 2nd crank. Took it out on a shake-down cruise and everything is working just as it was. The only fl
- /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00273.html (6,574 bytes)
- 237. Re: [Mgs] She's alive! Almost. (score: 1)
- Author: joseph cianciotti <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 21:00:13 -0400
- Thanks all, I jumped the wires and it's the switch (it's the kind that's connected to the hydraulics). I'll order a new one tomorrow. Drove the car today, sans brake lights, on mostly neighborhood ro
- /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00287.html (8,174 bytes)
- 238. Re: [Mgs] She's alive! Almost. (score: 1)
- Author: joseph cianciotti <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:40:25 -0400
- Placed the order earlier this morning. And thanks for the head's up, Paul. From the looks of it, the switch I'm replacing is the original. Do I just undo it? And will I lose brake fluid in the proces
- /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00300.html (7,799 bytes)
- 239. [Mgs] Compressor question (no LBC content) (score: 1)
- Author: joseph cianciotti <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 22:40:05 -0400
- Are those small Black & Decker compressors powerful enough to inflate a car tire? I have one for bike tires, pool floats and the like and was just wondering. Thanks, Joseph 67 MGB roadster __________
- /html/mgs/2007-08/msg00436.html (6,693 bytes)
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