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21. Re: Electrical Question (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 09:47:32 -0500; It seems to me that you could "jump" (bypass) the rheostat without any problems. Early TDs didn't have the rheostat anyway, and most of us drive with the rheostat in full bright position. If you don; /html/mg-t/2005-11/msg00002.html (8,690 bytes)
22. Re: Startup Problems (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 15:11:29 -0500; Hi Bill, I don't know that Colourtune is the tool for static setting of ignition. It might work, but the alternative is simple and it we know it does work. Just make up a test lamp with a 12v bulb an; /html/mg-t/2005-11/msg00069.html (9,080 bytes)
23. Re: Startup Problems (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 08:29:01 -0500; You believe the float bowls are full, but let's double-check that. Press the little pin on the bowl lid and see if the pump starts pumping again and that fuel runs down the copper overflow tube. If; /html/mg-t/2005-11/msg00079.html (10,375 bytes)
24. Re: Startup Problems NO MORE!!! (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 07:03:44 -0500; Thanks for sharing the good news. For the red ignition warning light, as spark (polarise) the dynamo as previously suggested. If that doesn't solve the problem, try cleaning the points in the contro; /html/mg-t/2005-11/msg00088.html (9,961 bytes)
25. Re: TD discovered - hints? (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 08:45:05 -0400; TD bodies are all, as far as I know, type-numbered 22381. Engine and car numbers should be found on a brass plate on the front of toolbox, left side of the car. Chassis number should be stamped on c; /html/mg-t/2005-10/msg00000.html (8,567 bytes)
26. Re: 3 point seat belts (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 12:44:35 -0400; There aren't any. When TDs were built, nobody installed them. Horst Schacht (sp?) book shows his ideas for mounting three-point belts. Bob /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.t; /html/mg-t/2005-10/msg00003.html (7,582 bytes)
27. Re: couours and tach drive and handbrake spring (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 09:05:44 -0400; 1. Moss might give you a couple of inches of piping if you asked. Original piping was the color of original paint. If you could not get a satisfactory match with the available green, you might get b; /html/mg-t/2005-10/msg00039.html (9,713 bytes)
28. Re: carbs (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 09:22:23 -0400; It does sound as though the carbs are rich--one usually needs to use the choke for starting from cold if air temp is not 75F or higher. Adjusting the mixture is simple enough, but it's a sequential; /html/mg-t/2005-10/msg00040.html (9,333 bytes)
29. Re: TD tonneau studs (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 08:07:45 -0400; There were only four studs that were installed at Abingdon. The others have been installed to fit full tonneau covers. The original cover fastened to two on the rear panel and two near the angle whe; /html/mg-t/2005-10/msg00059.html (7,782 bytes)
30. Re: TD tonneau studs (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 11:03:09 -0400; I've experienced Lfit the Dots that worked fine and others that were miserable. Most, though not all, of the baulky ones have had a stray thread trapped inside the cover so that the springs would no; /html/mg-t/2005-10/msg00060.html (7,881 bytes)
31. Re: Tire Pressure? (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 14:45:19 -0400; The 18 psi may have something to be said for it, but I have yet to find that. With 18 psi you will have the feeling that the rims are ready to scrape the asphalt. Tires do squeal nicely, though, and; /html/mg-t/2005-10/msg00066.html (7,448 bytes)
32. Re: O-ring Size (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 09:35:39 -0400; In the August 2005 issue of TSO, Pete Engel, #11805, wrote that 1/4" ID x 1/16" thick O-rings did the trick for him. As one of my carbs was leaking, I tried the O-ring. Leak was as copious as with t; /html/mg-t/2005-10/msg00073.html (7,374 bytes)
33. Re: Bob's Brake Saga - Brake Cylinder Orientation Update (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 14:10:10 -0400; Isn't it the other way round? Check the picture on page M.6., fig M.6 --that looks like left front to me, with front cylinder piston upward. But fig.M.8 looks like right rear to me. Seems like a rec; /html/mg-t/2005-09/msg00033.html (9,292 bytes)
34. Re: Fuse block orientation - 53 TD (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 14:39:56 -0400; My TD is wired as the workshop manual shows, A1 & A2 at the top. Its wiring is as it was built. Bob /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try /// http://www.team.net; /html/mg-t/2005-09/msg00034.html (7,994 bytes)
35. Re: Bob's Brake Saga - Brake Cylinder Orientation Update (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 15:12:07 -0400; Thanks for the clarification. Now I can check that mine are installed as intended. Bob /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try /// http://www.team.net/mailman/list; /html/mg-t/2005-09/msg00035.html (9,472 bytes)
36. Re: Broken axle, not! (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 09:35:03 -0400; Most of the pros install a new drum when a new half-shaft is installed. New-to-new parts should have less wear than new-to-old, since there is always a bit of relative movement between the shaft and; /html/mg-t/2005-09/msg00044.html (7,547 bytes)
37. Re: First Cranking in a While (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 08:27:56 -0400; One approach is to disassemble the engine, examine bearings, measure valve springs, replace gaskets, etc. I met a person once who said that he did that. Most, however, trust that their storage effor; /html/mg-t/2005-08/msg00054.html (8,894 bytes)
38. Re: TD Negative Ground Conversion (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 08:42:46 -0400; Pos to neg earth conversion is easy to do. I did it some time ago when I wanted to fit a CB radio. Aside from easy installation of radios and such, there is no advantage to doing it, but then there; /html/mg-t/2005-07/msg00013.html (9,166 bytes)
39. Re: Floor plywood (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 16:23:59 -0400; Best plywood is one that has no "voids", the spaces you see in regular building grade plywood, on the C side of A-C plywood. When plywood gets wet, if water gets into internal voids, it doesn't get; /html/mg-t/2005-07/msg00024.html (8,804 bytes)
40. Re: Phil Marino (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 14:50:12 -0400; Phil Marino, 16199 Hidden Cove Drive, Riverside CA 92503, 909-352-4419, is the information I have from his rebuilding of my TD water pump in 1999. He replaces the old bearing with a modern sealed be; /html/mg-t/2005-07/msg00032.html (7,358 bytes)

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