- 21. RE: Baking paint or paint baking, whatever. . . (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 18:22:31 -0500
- Check the Eastwood catalog. They sell a line of powder coating supplies and talk about using an oven. They don't recommend using an oven used for food due to the (apparent) toxicity of the materials.
- /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00044.html (7,934 bytes)
- 22. RE: Petrol pricing (was Re: Something broke) (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 19:39:08 -0500
- Well not quite. Where I live (Minnesota) it amounts to 31% of the price at the pump. Cheers, Lew Palmer I would disagree with you there. I think the world would be a great place if it weren't for hum
- /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00144.html (8,750 bytes)
- 23. RE: MGA grommets (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Sun, 9 May 2004 16:01:31 -0500
- Todd Clarke (Clark Spares & Restorations) has a very nice diagram in his Technical Manual. A bit pricey at $25 but worth the price. http://www.clarkespares.com/ Cheers, Lew Palmer Hi, folks. I need y
- /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00162.html (7,141 bytes)
- 24. RE: Was - Spoke wheels vs. disk - Now driving on 3 wheels (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 20:08:21 -0500
- Does anyone remember one of the early demos of the Lotus active (computer controlled) suspension? Colin Chapman drove (?) one up the steps of St. Paul's Cathedral in London. By programming the suspen
- /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00226.html (8,556 bytes)
- 25. RE: MGTD Accessory Plug Socket Set (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 13:48:20 -0500
- It's hard to envision all of the parts, but I believe they go in the following order from front to rear of the dash: The barrel (the part with the red or black plug faces) The plastic ring (to insul
- /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00311.html (7,811 bytes)
- 26. RE: British DVDs (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 19:03:38 -0500
- Like someone else mentioned, the PAL compatibility only comes into effect when you hook it up to the TV. It's the broadcast signal that determines to necessary output format. The DVD disc itself is f
- /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00360.html (8,272 bytes)
- 27. RE: Brake MC Rebuild (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 19:03:38 -0500
- Most likely your leak isn't in the main bore. The seals in the pressure failure bore are prone to failure. The seals are sometimes included in a full rebuild kit, but the piston in that small bore ca
- /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00361.html (9,153 bytes)
- 28. RE: British DVDs (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 07:52:34 -0500
- There I go shooting off before I had the brain totally engaged. You all are correct. The content is in fact encoded per the video standard. I should know this as I do some playing around with video p
- /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00390.html (9,573 bytes)
- 29. RE: One cruddy plug... (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 18:10:36 -0500
- Wet with what? Wet with gas would indicate a bad plug or plug wire. Wet with oil would indicate a bad set of rings or a worn valve guide. A comprehensive compression test would indicate which. Cheers
- /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00449.html (8,094 bytes)
- 30. RE: Heater Installation (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 17:48:30 -0500
- Try four hands, five minutes, a few choice words, and a light coating of K-Y Jelly. No kidding, it makes short work of the job. Cheers, Lew Palmer --Original Message-- From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net
- /html/mgs/2004-04/msg00035.html (8,224 bytes)
- 31. RE: Rocker rebuild (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 09:45:01 -0500
- What kind of a car? What "grub" screw? Cheers, Lew Palmer I am rebuilding the rocker arm assembly and have come across a problem. When I tighten the grub screw tight it binds the rear rocker arm. Is
- /html/mgs/2004-04/msg00183.html (7,363 bytes)
- 32. RE: Clutch slave cylinder parts (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 19:25:26 -0500
- No one will ever know it's wrong or missing, but there are a couple of 1) Take a wrap of wire around the boot and twist the ends together. 2) Find an appropriately sized steel ring at a hardware stor
- /html/mgs/2004-04/msg00277.html (8,130 bytes)
- 33. RE: MGB at Auction for Charity (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 18:24:56 -0500
- I disagree. I have worked on two different 1975 MGBs recently, both of which had a silver and black octagonal plaque on the right side of the dash commemorating the 50th Anniversary of MGs 1925 - 19
- /html/mgs/2004-04/msg00304.html (7,748 bytes)
- 34. RE: Windshield Wiper Problem (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 17:57:22 -0500
- ... and is likely caused by a stiff wheelbox or rack... Lew Palmer Clicking sounds like the worm and gear are jumping out of mesh. The worm drive from the motor has a screw in the end with a set of s
- /html/mgs/2004-04/msg00450.html (7,917 bytes)
- 35. RE: light indicator help (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 21:55:22 -0500
- Snap the emergency flasher switch off and on several times. The turn indicators run through that switch, but if it is dirty or not making good contact the indicators can fail, even though the emergen
- /html/mgs/2004-04/msg00589.html (8,129 bytes)
- 36. RE: Heater Cable (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 18:56:13 -0600
- Agreed, there are easier jobs on an MGB, but I have a tip that has provided considerable savings of curse words: Remove the old cable completely from the car including the control and knob from the d
- /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00007.html (8,348 bytes)
- 37. RE: joining gear shift gaiter and boot (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 06:38:09 -0600
- Punch 4 holes in the leather to match the trim ring. Use the 4 screws to hold the chrome ring, the rubber, and the leather together while you insert the screws and tighten everything down. Cheers, Le
- /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00135.html (8,146 bytes)
- 38. RE: electrical problem (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 19:17:31 -0600
- I hate to be contrary, but I have found more often than not that the brass bits are simply riveted on to the fiber block. They work loose, start to corrode, and will lose contact between the male spa
- /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00552.html (9,347 bytes)
- 39. RE: Off topic: Domain name registration (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 20:56:08 -0600
- The fact of the matter is that all US domain name registrations are ultimately done by Network Solutions (subsidiary of VeriSign). They are the designated authority and hold the keys to the master da
- /html/mgs/2004-02/msg00242.html (8,624 bytes)
- 40. RE: Oil line to gauge (score: 1)
- Author: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 16:47:11 -0600
- Not to be a butt-inski again, but if the switch is normally closed and opens when there is oil pressure, that seems to me to be exactly what is needed. A light connected to the ground (warning light
- /html/mgs/2004-02/msg00526.html (8,541 bytes)
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