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1. Machine Shop Recommendations: Tidewater, VA (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Fri, 6 Jan 1995 09:46:59 +0000; I know this is too narrow a topic for the list, but I am having trouble getting advice locally. Here's the situation: 1) 18V Engine in Chesapeake VA, in need of work (like boring, skimming, and turni; /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00153.html (8,783 bytes)
2. Re: Machine Shop Recommendations: Tidewater, VA (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Fri, 6 Jan 1995 12:42:04 +0000; Hee hee. It does say "in a box" above. The box is in the back of the RX7 and can be transported to either Chesapeake or wherever. Sheesh. <g> John M. Trindle | jtrindle@tsquare.com | Tidewater Sports; /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00163.html (7,865 bytes)
3. MGB Battery Tiedown (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Sat, 3 Dec 1994 10:30:55 +0000; I have a 73 B with a 12 volt.... once you get it in there it is WEDGED and unlikely to shift. However, for peace of mind, I have a tiedown band (don't know its real name. This is an 18" or so length; /html/british-cars/1994-12/msg00089.html (7,370 bytes)
4. Re: Oil pressure drop in corners (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Wed, 2 Nov 1994 14:50:23 +0000; I have the same kind of problem on my 73 B. Seven Enterprises (and others, I assume) sells a baffled oil pan to reduce this... the oil is pooling up on one side. The other factor could be a clogged; /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00064.html (6,981 bytes)
5. Chrome Bumpers on Rubber Bumper B (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Wed, 9 Nov 1994 13:39:49 +0000; One problem is the fenders... the parking/turn signals on a chrome bumper B are in the fender, the late model has them in the bumper. So, you'd have to cut out holes in the fenders. Don't forget to; /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00277.html (7,316 bytes)
6. Re: Chrome Bumpers on Rubber Bumper B (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Wed, 9 Nov 1994 21:18:57 +0000; Um... I was writing about the turn signal/parking lights... on the front of the car under the headlights. They moved from the fender to the bumper in 74 1/2. You're right about the side lights, but I; /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00299.html (7,813 bytes)
7. MGB Electrical Problems (ooh boy!) (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Tue, 15 Nov 1994 07:02:39 +0000; Well, I had an adventure or 6 this weekend... I had been working for weeks on the 73 B to get it ready for the first event in a series of 4 (autocross). 1) The mechanical advance froze up, causing na; /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00422.html (8,002 bytes)
8. Ready for Rubber Room ('73 MGB Saga Continues) (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Mon, 21 Nov 1994 09:56:54 +0000; Well, another weekend has passed. And, that means, I have another neato problem with the B. We fixed the alternator, BTW, it was a bad diode. NOW I have the following: Car was running GREAT (consider; /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00607.html (7,609 bytes)
9. "Misfire" at speed (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Thu, 6 Oct 1994 08:24:40 +0000; Will, I had the same problem with my single HIF6 (I know I keep switching the number back and forth, but we compared it with a known quantity and it >is< a 6 on an Austin Marina manifold). Anyway, my; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00720.html (7,958 bytes)
10. Re: float valves (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Fri, 7 Oct 1994 11:38:01 +0000; Did you check your fuel pump? Is it an SU or a 3rd party pump? (SUs are "supposed" to crap out every so often, usually they just need adjustment and inspection). The very first thing my mechanic frie; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00776.html (7,786 bytes)
11. Re: MGB Sudden Oil Pressure Loss (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 10:57:16 +0000; Oddly enough, I was serious about getting answers to my questions. I am strapped for cash at the moment and need to make repairs on both cars, but not at the same time. So, I need a running car whil; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00982.html (8,416 bytes)
12. Re: GT6+ Carb Overflow (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Sun, 16 Oct 1994 09:53:17 +0000; This is exactly what happened when my float sunk... I had gas streaming out the charcoal canister on the MGB (which is connected to the overflow port(s) on the carb(s) It could also be some crud kee; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01016.html (6,676 bytes)
13. Carb Upgrade, High Idle in Sprite (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Fri, 21 Oct 1994 10:23:51 +0000; (not an expert, just a hacker) Ray: A widly varying idle is usually an air leak problem. Make sure the intake manifold is torqued down to spec. On the MGB with a separate intake and exhaust manifold,; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01223.html (8,849 bytes)
14. Re: Wanted HS4 SUs and MGB Manifold (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Thu, 27 Oct 1994 09:29:01 +0000; Another alternative is the HIF6 and Austin Marina combined intake/exhaust manifold. If all you are looking for is a no-fiddle installation, this is the ticket. I of course went to dual HIF4s since 1; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01396.html (7,472 bytes)
15. Re: MGB GT Handling (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Thu, 27 Oct 1994 09:37:58 +0000; If you want to run Solo II in stock, I am pretty sure you can't replace the springs (except with stock springs). The front anti-sway bar is free, though, and a highly recommended upgrade. I haven't; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01397.html (7,543 bytes)
16. Re: HIF4's (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Fri, 28 Oct 1994 09:15:34 +0000; The only thing I might add to the "normal SU lore" is to emphasize the importance of needle change with exhaust back-pressure change. I found it IMPOSSIBLE to get my HIF4s adjusted with the ABD needl; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01438.html (9,618 bytes)
17. MGB Questions (Yep, me again). (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Thu, 1 Sep 1994 16:50:19 +0000; Well, I haven't babbled at y'all for a while... but after the hot part of summer I am working on the B again.... 1) B "overheats" in traffic. That is, the water temp goes up to just cooler (which was; /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00039.html (8,162 bytes)
18. Voltage Stabiliser (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Fri, 2 Sep 1994 12:42:42 +0000; On the Triumph the Voltage Stabiliser is mounted on the back of the speedometer... The silly thing is a bimetallic strip and a heating element. When the current flows through it, it heats the elemen; /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00066.html (7,166 bytes)
19. Weekend of 17th/Williamsburg, VA (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Fri, 9 Sep 1994 10:56:54 +0000; Anyone going to the Berkeley Plantation British Car Meet September 18th, 10:00 a.m. -> ?? I'll be there with a freshly painted (pick it up today!! <g>) '73 MGB and (I hope) a girlfriend with a '69 Sp; /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00220.html (8,462 bytes)
20. Re: Spitfire Neophyte (score: 1): Author: "John M. Trindle" <jtrindle@tsquare.com>; Date: Sat, 10 Sep 1994 08:34:13 +0000; Hey there! I work on a '69 Spit (I sold it to my girlfriend, who is still speaking to me... what she SAYS is another story... <g>). Anyway, the heat problem. If your '80 has the damn compressed cardb; /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00242.html (8,399 bytes)

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