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181. Re: fouling plugs (was loading up) (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2000 13:30:22 -0700
Sounds like worn valve guides or valve seals are a possibility. High vacuum conditions such as idle will suck oil into the chambers and foul the plugs. -- Stuart MacMillan '84 Vanagon Westfalia '65 M
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg00153.html (6,955 bytes)

182. Re: Wire wheel conversion (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2000 10:40:43 -0700
One more comment on this thread, replace the seals when you get your used axle! You will need a puller, a special socket from Moss for $27.95 (or a large socket from Sears) and a press for separating
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg00222.html (8,876 bytes)

183. Re: New blood (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2000 08:23:07 -0700
As someone who has indoctrinated his kids with the fun and values of life with LBCs, I feel the need to comment on this thread! My wife and I got our first MGB in 1969, a '65--BRG with WW, and still
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg00268.html (9,112 bytes)

184. Re: Exhaust (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 08:28:19 -0700
After 31 years of tearing up or wearing out various exhaust systems on my '65 (stock, Ansa, custom, Abarth, and now the complete PECO system header, pipes and muffler) I recommend replacing the enti
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg00472.html (8,759 bytes)

185. Re: @#%@^%!!!! (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 08:43:35 -0700
This is entirely possible, machine shops do everything by measurement and typically don't test fit the crank, they don't even take the bearings out of the box. This would just increase the risk of da
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg00473.html (10,340 bytes)

186. Re: @#%@^%!!!! (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 08:20:54 -0700
Believe me Neil, I feel your pain! I've been at this for over 30 years and had my share of incorrect parts from folks who should know better. In fact, I was planning on finishing rebuilding the trann
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg00522.html (8,859 bytes)

187. Re: The importance of proof reading... (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 09:03:41 -0700
Kai, unfortunately most eighteen year olds today can neither write nor spell, you do both very well! -- Stuart MacMillan Seattle '84 Vanagon Westfalia '65 MGB (Driven since 1969) '74 MGB GT (Restorin
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg00523.html (6,760 bytes)

188. Re: Expenses (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 08:27:59 -0700
Good advice all on this one! In my case our '65 has cost us ridiculously little in the 31 years we have owned it, about $15,000 so far (Not counting insurance or gas), including the original purchase
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg00564.html (8,901 bytes)

189. Re: Why do Valves like Marvel Mystery Oil so much? (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 08:15:15 -0700
CR is right on here, never use anything but bronze guides in these heads, or any head as far as I am concerned. Try to get some $$$ back from this shop and find someone who can do this right. Regardi
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg00602.html (8,612 bytes)

190. Re: ahhhhg! (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 11:40:59 -0700
VB has an "electronic" version of the pump now that has no points, so theoretically will last longer. Might check your current VB catalog for this if you are going to replace it, as I recall it was n
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg00622.html (9,366 bytes)

191. Re: ahhhhg!--fuel pumps (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 16:28:33 -0700
I know no one is going to believe me on this, but I only replaced my original fuel pump on the '65 in 1998 after 33 years and over 200,000 miles because I figured I was pushing my luck! I still have
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg00646.html (6,874 bytes)

192. Re: engine installation. (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 17:56:45 -0700
Before you do anything get yourself a Haynes manual! http://shop.barnesandnoble.com/, search for MGB Haynes. You will also need an engine puller or hoist. No gasket is required between the engine an
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg00653.html (8,831 bytes)

193. Re: RPM=MPG? (Justifying OD) (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 09:56:44 -0700
You will get a slight increase in gas mileage, but just because the engine is spinning 18% slower does not mean you will get 18% better gas mileage. More like 2% or so, because the engine is still p
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg00706.html (8,733 bytes)

194. Re: RPM=MPG? (Justifying OD) (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 10:19:17 -0700
The later trannies are far more durable than the early ones, so chances are it is okay even without a rebuild. I suggest you have them pull the layshaft and replace it if it shows only slight or mode
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg00710.html (9,004 bytes)

195. Re: scratches on crank - oh no! (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 10:31:07 -0700
Doing it right requires a regrind. Your best bet is to take the whole mess to a competent machine shop and have them boil out the block and measure everything. You can then decide with their input h
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg00715.html (8,830 bytes)

196. Re: OD Lube (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 18:43:39 -0700
Poppycock!! You can't blame Red Line for a failed transmission, something else was wrong with that box, perhaps even its basic design. If you want a heavier oil use Red Line MT-90 for racing. High qu
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg00741.html (8,538 bytes)

197. Re: OD Lube (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 08:43:24 -0700
Do you engage the OD when racing? Not being a racer I wouldn't know, but that is definitely asking a lot of the unit, and your experience I'm sure is valid. I am only concerned with longevity for my
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg00761.html (8,149 bytes)

198. Re: OD Lube--Now we're at it! (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 08:47:53 -0700
Also poppycock! I just rebuilt my OD on the '65. It has 200,000 miles on it, the last 50,000 miles with MTL. The linings were perfect, as was operation of the unit over its entire life, and the OD i
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg00762.html (12,339 bytes)

199. Re: OD Lube (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 14:15:24 -0700
Interesting stuff, someday I am going to have to build up a racing MGB, what the heck it is only time and money! Thinking about how the OD works with the unidirectional clutch when disengaged, you m
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg00777.html (8,716 bytes)

200. Re: Clutch Stuck? (score: 1)
Author: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@home.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 14:53:56 -0700
It is more likely that the disc is rusted to the input shaft, in which case you are SOL. Be careful if you try the "drop" technique, you could cause some damage. Use fourth gear and don't go above 5
/html/mgs/2000-07/msg00816.html (7,985 bytes)

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