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21. Whoa! (score: 1)
Author: Marc Steinberg <marc@crl.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Aug 1996 05:45:23 -0700 (PDT)
Anybody else ever have the experience of not believing that your speedometer is accurate, driving 70MPH in a 25MPH zone, and later finding out that it reads just fine? MGs are incredible to drive! I
/html/mgs/1996-08/msg00278.html (6,601 bytes)

22. Re: MGB COOLING (score: 1)
Author: Marc Steinberg <marc@crl.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 04:34:51 -0700 (PDT)
Stay with the electric. I have a '63 B with the motor-driven variety which is fine at speed but _just_ not quite enough at idle during midsummer. I had a '76 with the dual electric fans and never had
/html/mgs/1996-08/msg00979.html (6,756 bytes)

23. How long can it take? (score: 1)
Author: Marc Steinberg <marc@crl.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 09:15:29 -0700 (PDT)
My '63 B, which has been ensconced in a body shop for seventeen months and seven days, has finally been painted! I daresay it was worth the wait -- this paint job looks 3D and the car is completely s
/html/mgs/1996-07/msg00579.html (7,533 bytes)

24. Car covers (score: 1)
Author: Marc Steinberg <marc@crl.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 07:52:15 -0700 (PDT)
Having recently purchased a house without a garage, I now find myself in the market for a car cover. My '63 B will be out of the shop "any day now," according to the foreman ("any day now" clearly me
/html/mgs/1996-07/msg00701.html (6,604 bytes)

25. Re: MG Security (score: 1)
Author: Marc Steinberg <marc@crl.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 05:15:24 -0700 (PDT)
I put in a $300 Alpine radar system. It has a blinking LED where the overdrive switch would have been if I had overdrive; it almost looks like it's _supposef_ to be there. And the radar doesn't go of
/html/mgs/1996-07/msg00968.html (7,330 bytes)

26. And the winner is... (score: 1)
Author: Marc Steinberg <marc@crl.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 05:31:53 -0700 (PDT)
...in regard to when I got my car back ("How long can it take?"), Chet (CMaster808@aol.com) was most nearly correct, with a guess of July 30. Actual date of return was July 26 (one year, six months,
/html/mgs/1996-07/msg00969.html (6,383 bytes)

27. Nagging little problems... (score: 1)
Author: Marc Steinberg <marc@crl.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 05:28:13 -0700 (PDT)
Okay, I finally got my '63 B back from the body shop last Friday and immediately began putting it back together. Amazingly, I've run into only two snags, but they are whoppers: 1) The headlights don'
/html/mgs/1996-07/msg00970.html (8,002 bytes)

28. Seat Belt Installation (score: 1)
Author: Marc Steinberg <marc@crl.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 08:54:54 -0700 (PDT)
As long as I'm on the subject of putting my car back together, I'll get everything out at once: where are the seatbelts supposed to go? This car never had them before. I can see blanking plugs on eit
/html/mgs/1996-07/msg00982.html (7,263 bytes)

29. Re: MG Security (score: 1)
Author: Marc Steinberg <marc@crl.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 08:57:56 -0700 (PDT)
On my brand-new Corolla, the airbags are most definitely NOT live when the ignition is off. The door locks, on the other hand, are ignition-independent. -- Marc
/html/mgs/1996-07/msg00983.html (8,224 bytes)

30. Re: Seat Belt Installation (score: 1)
Author: Marc Steinberg <marc@crl.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 10:29:41 -0700 (PDT)
I had considered the floor as an option for the outer bolt. The metal is brand new, but I was wondering if it is thick enough...?
/html/mgs/1996-07/msg00987.html (7,825 bytes)

31. More about headlights (score: 1)
Author: Marc Steinberg <marc@crl.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 05:31:31 -0700 (PDT)
Electrical fault lesson 101 -- "It's not the wire, it's a component or a True as usual. I've isolated yesterday's headlight problem to either the dash switch or the dipswitch. Next step is to clean t
/html/mgs/1996-07/msg01022.html (6,500 bytes)

32. Re: Seat Belt Installation (score: 1)
Author: Marc Steinberg <marc@crl.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 05:26:22 -0700 (PDT)
Yep, it's a '63 B...sorry to have omitted that little piece of info! According to my factory manual, seat belts were an option in '63. The blanking plugs suggest that my car was never fitted with the
/html/mgs/1996-07/msg01023.html (8,746 bytes)

33. Re: Anybody got MPG figures? (score: 1)
Author: Marc Steinberg <marc@crl.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 08:36:12 -0700 (PDT)
My '63 B gets (or got, before I parked it) just under 30 MPG pretty consistently. I use 93+ octane in it; the mileage goes down with the octane. The car is entirely stock. -- Marc
/html/mgs/1996-06/msg00176.html (7,541 bytes)

34. Re: MPG (score: 1)
Author: Marc Steinberg <marc@crl.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1996 04:44:30 -0700 (PDT)
This is gonna mark me as a geek for all time, but I noticed a 5 - 7 mpg increase when I started routinely obeying the speed limit and not trying to cut off the next guy every time (done for sanity an
/html/mgs/1996-06/msg00215.html (6,966 bytes)

35. The anticipation is killing me... (score: 1)
Author: Marc Steinberg <marc@crl.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 05:01:35 -0700 (PDT)
My '63 B, which has been in a body shop for over a year and a half, gets sprayed today!!! From here it should be just another week or two -- paint has to dry, get buffed, clearcoated, and I'll be dam
/html/mgs/1996-06/msg00338.html (7,700 bytes)

36. Re: Lights out!! (score: 1)
Author: Marc Steinberg <marc@crl.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 04:55:05 -0700 (PDT)
I, too, have the original Lucas lamps in my '63 B, which has, lessee here, something like 218,000 miles on it. Unfortunately, my run-in with a cement retaining wall has necessitated the replacement o
/html/mgs/1996-06/msg00339.html (7,833 bytes)

37. RE: The anticipation is killing me... (score: 1)
Author: Marc Steinberg <marc@crl.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 09:36:10 -0700 (PDT)
The initial plan was that they were just gonna replace the rockers and the radiator duct. That was supposed to take two weeks. When that two weeks was up, no work had been done, but they discovered t
/html/mgs/1996-06/msg00357.html (8,402 bytes)

38. RE: The anticipation is killing me... (score: 1)
Author: Marc Steinberg <marc@crl.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 10:55:46 -0700 (PDT)
This car isn't a show car; it's just a really really nice driver. I had rebuilt the engine just before the body shop got hold of it. I'd say it's in the 70-80 range, but what do I know? Total cost (i
/html/mgs/1996-06/msg00362.html (7,272 bytes)

39. Re: Roof Ripping (score: 1)
Author: Marc Steinberg <marc@crl.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1996 04:56:48 -0700 (PDT)
You and the rest of the GT-loving world would be much happier if you simply bought a roadster. For starters: Fenders & windshield: The roadster's windshield is part of the stiffening strength of the
/html/mgs/1996-06/msg00889.html (8,493 bytes)

40. Disappearing coolant (score: 1)
Author: Marc Steinberg <marc@crl.com>
Date: Tue, 14 May 1996 11:38:16 -0700 (PDT)
I'm just about to put my '63 B back on the road. When I parked it well over a year ago, it was losing coolant at a pretty steady rate, but I never figured out where it was going. I've already checked
/html/mgs/1996-05/msg00505.html (6,741 bytes)

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