- 1. Hood padding installation -- how to? (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith G." <k2@gernertzone.com>
- Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 11:42:36 -0400
- I finally bought some replacement felt padding for under the hood of my B, as the original has been missing since I got the car. My question is, how do I install it? What kind of adhesive should I us
- /html/mgs/2005-09/msg00325.html (6,933 bytes)
- 2. Whiny alternator (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith G." <k2@gernertzone.com>
- Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 10:03:47 -0400
- Last evening the alternator on my '79 B started whining. Is this an omen of impending failure? Should it be replaced before any further driving? I don't know off hand if it is the original one or not
- /html/mgs/2005-08/msg00100.html (6,655 bytes)
- 3. Tach pegs, stays there (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith G." <k2@gernertzone.com>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 09:36:43 -0400
- I've recently gotten my 79 B back on the road (thanks to Steve and Gordie), and found that the tachometer pegs when the key is turned on, and stays there. As I write this, I recall that I have a coup
- /html/mgs/2005-06/msg00215.html (7,016 bytes)
- 4. Still no spark (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith G." <k2@gernertzone.com>
- Date: Sat, 09 Oct 2004 14:20:45 -0400
- It appears my '79 B is still not getting any spark to the plugs. I replaced the coil and ignition module with new Pertronix II versions, and still no luck. What should I check next? Now, I have notic
- /html/mgs/2004-10/msg00151.html (6,843 bytes)
- 5. Re: Kid seat in MGB? (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith G." <k2@gernertzone.com>
- Date: Sat, 09 Oct 2004 15:38:52 -0400
- Reminds me of something I saw on the highway recently: A currentgeneration Viper, roof panel removed, a couple occupying the seats -- and a baby seat in the middle. I even saw the raised baby bottle,
- /html/mgs/2004-10/msg00152.html (7,034 bytes)
- 6. Ignition ballast -- where is it? (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith G." <k2@gernertzone.com>
- Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 07:40:56 -0400
- I've purchased a Pertronix Ignitor II for my '79 B and broke out the instructions last night. They recommend that the ignition ballast be bypassed. I'm pretty sure my ignition was ballasted from the
- /html/mgs/2004-09/msg00201.html (8,302 bytes)
- 7. ZS rebuild question (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith G." <k2@gernertzone.com>
- Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 00:35:39 -0400
- On the advice of respondants here, I've dived into rebuilding my ZS carb. I'm feeling like I'm in way over my head, but I'm slowly forging ahead. A question I have: After removing the spring part of
- /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00182.html (6,595 bytes)
- 8. Starting problems (79 B) (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith G." <k2@gernertzone.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 07:56:44 -0400
- So I finally get the carb rebuilt and back on the car, hook up the battery and turn the key, and -- nothing. In several attempts there was a sound something like a grinding (that's the closest term I
- /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00466.html (7,166 bytes)
- 9. Re: Starting problems (79 B) - solved! (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith G." <k2@gernertzone.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 08:23:50 -0400
- Solved! Thanks to those who responded. AI was assuming the battery was fine because it had recently worked well. That will teach me! A quick run to AutoZone to have it tested showed it was indeed the
- /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00499.html (7,165 bytes)
- 10. ZS carb rebuild -- how difficult? (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith G." <k2@gernertzone.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 23:01:06 -0400
- Looks like I'm faced with rebuilding my ZS carb, and I'm wondering how difficult a job it is. The exploded view diagram of the thousands of parts in the Moss catalog is rather intimidating. I bought
- /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00409.html (6,475 bytes)
- 11. Stubborn brake hoses (79 B) (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith G." <k2@gernertzone.com>
- Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 20:48:20 -0500
- Any tips on loosening a stubborn brake hose from the front caliper? I've sprayed PB Blaster on the thing 4 or 5 times, letting it sit for a while in between each. Locking pliers succeeded only in fur
- /html/mgs/2003-11/msg00455.html (7,806 bytes)
- 12. Re: Stubborn brake hoses (79 B) (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith G." <k2@gernertzone.com>
- Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 20:53:45 -0500
- Well, I just noticed a couple of messages from August recommending a "flare nut wrench". Pardon my ignorance, but what is that? I am sure I don't have one in my tool collection. If I go look for a "f
- /html/mgs/2003-11/msg00456.html (7,806 bytes)
- 13. Brake bleeding question -- what order? (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith G." <k2@gernertzone.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 07:54:56 -0500
- I'm a little confused by the Haynes manual's instructions on bleeding the brakes on my 79 B. The main set of instructions say to start with the wheel farthest from the master cylinder and work back t
- /html/mgs/2003-11/msg00487.html (6,799 bytes)
- 14. Auburn Hills, MI siting -- is it anybody here on the list? (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith G." <k2@gernertzone.com>
- Date: Fri, 03 May 2002 19:09:16 -0400
- Last evening (Thursday, 5/2) I spotted a white, chrome-bumpered MGB roadster on Auburn Road in Auburn Hills, Michigan. I was wondering if it was someone here on the list. -- Keith Gernert 79 MGB -- /
- /html/mgs/2002-05/msg00109.html (6,783 bytes)
- 15. Re: the passing of Bob Akin and Rob Walker (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith G." <k2@gernertzone.com>
- Date: Fri, 03 May 2002 19:19:17 -0400
- Quite sad. Being a long-time Road & Track subscriber, I've enjoyed Walker's race reports and general musings about F1 for a long time. I still miss his comprehensive F1 race reports that used to be a
- /html/mgs/2002-05/msg00110.html (7,542 bytes)
- 16. Dual carb conversion question -- correct fuel hookup? (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith G." <k2@gernertzone.com>
- Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 07:52:35 -0400
- I'm close to wrapping up my dual HIF carb conversion on my '79 B, and am now at the point of hooking up the fuel line. I'm a little confused as to how it all connects. two tubes protruding from the l
- /html/mgs/2006-07/msg00369.html (8,363 bytes)
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