- 81. where's the digest? (score: 1)
- Author: jmc <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 99 06:49:20 -0700
- Haven't received the digest in three days. Anyone else having this problem, or do I have to resubscribe? Thanks in advance. Joseph 67 MGB Roadster
- /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01664.html (6,177 bytes)
- 82. large touch up area (score: 1)
- Author: jmc <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 19 Jun 99 06:40:50 -0700
- I have an area I need to touch up that's about the size of a quarter. It's beneath the rear bumper on the side of the car, so it's not particularly visible. I was thinking of painting it with a brush
- /html/mgs/1999-06/msg00851.html (6,746 bytes)
- 83. RE: Seat cover kits vs. upholstery shop (score: 1)
- Author: jmc <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 8 Mar 99 07:07:41 -0800
- On Mon, 08 Mar 1999 00:12:19 -0500, "William M. Gilroy" <Snip> <Snip> Don't know about upholstery shop prices. But I got my copy of Moss Motoring the other day and they're having an upholstery sale.
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg00374.html (7,807 bytes)
- 84. tire size (score: 1)
- Author: jmc <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 14 Mar 99 17:09:43 -0800
- I've got Dayton 60-spoke wires and (the DPO's) **HUGE** 195/75's on my MGB that rub on the passenger side during hard cornering. I'd like to replace them with something a bit more normal. The origina
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg00795.html (7,182 bytes)
- 85. Re: Rust repair (score: 1)
- Author: jmc <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 15 Mar 99 06:55:09 -0800
- On Sun, 14 Mar 1999 16:19:43 -0600, Todd Tweedy <lulusam2@sparc.isl.net> I have been removing light surface rust on the floors of my C. After getting most of it up, there is some tucked in small divo
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg00822.html (6,933 bytes)
- 86. Vredestein Sprint (tires) (score: 1)
- Author: jmc <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 99 20:37:48 -0800
- My apologes for beating this very dead horse. But Vredestein Sprint is the only 165-14 tire that British Wire now offers. Never heard of them. Has anyone else? I'm a bit reluctant to mount an unknown
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg01379.html (6,738 bytes)
- 87. THE GREAT "GAS OUT" (score: 1)
- Author: jmc <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 31 Mar 99 07:00:19 -0800
- Got this in the mail. Thought I'd pass it on. Sorry if you've already seen it. Joseph 67 B Roadster THE GREAT "GAS OUT" It's time we did something about the price of gasoline in America! We are all s
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg01784.html (7,824 bytes)
- 88. Re: THE GREAT "GAS OUT" (score: 1)
- Author: jmc <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 31 Mar 99 19:32:30 -0800
- John makes a point I failed to mention and let me elaborate. Last year when California wrongly legislated that MTBE be added to gas to reduce pollutants (and raise cancer rates along with polluting
- /html/mgs/1999-03/msg01836.html (12,461 bytes)
- 89. Re: What type of paint (score: 1)
- Author: jmc <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 6 Feb 99 09:26:03 -0800
- On Fri, 5 Feb 1999 16:32:57 -0500 (EST), dresden@tiac.net asks: <SNIP> does anyone offer BL colors in a convenient spray can? <SNIP> Yup. Try Tower Paint, (800) 779-6520. Joseph 67 MGB Roadster
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg00267.html (7,080 bytes)
- 90. stupid oil change question (score: 1)
- Author: jmc <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 13 Feb 99 12:12:02 -0800
- This morning, while changing the oil, I forgot to fill the new (spin on) filter before I screwed it to the block. I didn't realize my error until after I filled the crankcase. So, as usual, I removed
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg00635.html (7,464 bytes)
- 91. Now a stupid alternator question (score: 1)
- Author: jmc <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 14 Feb 99 13:51:33 -0800
- Thanks for all the quick responses to my stupid oil change question. I double checked the oil level and it's just slightly over max and the bubbles have disappeared. So I assume there isn't a problem
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg00723.html (7,824 bytes)
- 92. Re: wires and tires (score: 1)
- Author: jmc <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 20 Feb 99 08:45:00 -0800
- <SNIP> 1967 MGB-GT ...<SNIP> with four almost new Michelin XZX mounted on almost new Dunlop 60 spoke wire wheels. Tires and wheels have approx. 1000 miles... <SNIP> $500 OBO The tires and wires alone
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg00987.html (7,635 bytes)
- 93. Re: Boot lid seal (score: 1)
- Author: jmc <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 23 Feb 99 20:16:28 -0800
- On Mon, 22 Feb 1999 22:49:07 -0600, Tyson Sherman <mts3@ra.msstate.edu> <SNIP> I had the same questions/problems when I replaced the seal on the boot lid of my 67B. I ended up installing in starting
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg01175.html (7,478 bytes)
- 94. Re: Boot lid seal (score: 1)
- Author: jmc <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 24 Feb 99 07:19:24 -0800
- <SNIP> I'd check with Martin J. MacGregor @ (905) 627-4006. He sells all sorts of rubber bits. He claims, and I've heard, that they're better than Moss. Next time I need seals, I'd probably order fro
- /html/mgs/1999-02/msg01198.html (7,126 bytes)
- 95. Three Odd questions - MGB (score: 1)
- Author: Joseph Cianciotti <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 98 07:19:30 -0800
- 1) How does one replace the bulb in a tachometer? I tried to remove the connector at the top rear of the gauge but it doesn't want to move and I don't want to force it. 2) I need a new speedo. I have
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg00917.html (7,480 bytes)
- 96. odd squeak/squeal (score: 1)
- Author: Joseph Cianciotti <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 98 21:01:38 -0800
- Now that it's freezing in the S.F. Bay Area, my car is making a strange noise as it warms up. It's almost like the squeal you'd get from a slipping belt, but it's not as high pitched. It sounds loude
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg01275.html (6,619 bytes)
- 97. Squeal, part II (score: 1)
- Author: Joseph Cianciotti <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 98 20:35:38 -0800
- Thanks for the heater/blower motor suggestions. But the fan is off. I've tried to listen a little more closely, moving around the interior and such and the squeak seems to be coming from the transmis
- /html/mgs/1998-12/msg01317.html (7,461 bytes)
- 98. Is white spirits mineral spirits? (score: 1)
- Author: Joseph Cianciotti <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 10 Oct 98 13:16:41 -0700
- Stupid question, I know. But Waxoyl recommends thining with white spirits. And I can't seem to find the translation in any of my books. I'd hate to use the wrong thing and damage the paint. Thanks in
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00515.html (7,112 bytes)
- 99. lubricating speedo cable (score: 1)
- Author: Joseph Cianciotti <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 13 Oct 98 21:58:45 -0700
- I've heard that the cure for the bouncing speedometer is to lubricate the cable or fittings. What exactly do I lubricate? How do I get to it? And what do I lubricate it with? Thanks in advance. Josep
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00650.html (6,737 bytes)
- 100. Re: Is white spirits mineral spirits? (score: 1)
- Author: Joseph Cianciotti <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 13 Oct 98 21:58:49 -0700
- You're right. As it turned out, I didn't need to thin the stuff with mineral (I mean, white) spirits. I poured a pot of boiling water into a bucket and put the can in it. That thinned it out plenty.
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00651.html (7,843 bytes)
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