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301. Re: eBay alert! (Mini?) (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 15:41:24 -0500; It must have the small engine. I bought a New Mini, just today. At Walmart, they are in the toy section in a Kids Connection Power Racer box. #21001-1601 is the # on this box, which was in a larger b; /html/mgs/2002-12/msg00320.html (8,036 bytes)
302. Re: Wheeeeeeee.... (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 09:08:22 -0500; It certainly was a nice MG day in CT yesterday. As Gene noted, rains had washed the roads clear of salt. A group of us brought MGs to our 3rd Sunday of the month gathering in Deep River. TD, MGA, MGB; /html/mgs/2002-12/msg00361.html (8,122 bytes)
303. Re: Crack of Doom (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 10:15:30 -0500; In the metal skin of the door, where the vent-window's vertical channel for the roll-up window glass passes into the door, a crack frequently forms. This is the infamous "crack of doom". It's general; /html/mgs/2002-12/msg00377.html (8,879 bytes)
304. Re: Lazy Me.... (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 09:49:08 -0500; I tried it that way and kinked two cables in the process. Doing the job by myself, I was unable to watch the cable's progress and push the heater box down at the same time. The third cable was introd; /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00086.html (9,458 bytes)
305. Re: Lazy Me.... (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 09:30:20 -0500; I don't think of replacing windshield as being any more difficult than working with the heater, but the factor making windshield so unpleasant is the sweat-producing fear of hearing the CRAAAAAK. Bob; /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00087.html (8,042 bytes)
306. Re: Pertronix and Spark Questions (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 15:07:12 -0500; Those who use the NGK sparkplugs seem to be happy with them. The wrench size is smaller than standard on some NKGs. Check your sparkplug wrench set. Some have had success with static timing of the P; /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00243.html (8,143 bytes)
307. Re: Pertronix and Spark Questions (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 12:24:42 -0500; They may be those cheap Jap plugs....the NGKs I put into my TD did require a smaller wrench. Now you will be asking "what size", and I don't recall. It's larger than the size of the plugs for my cha; /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00259.html (8,960 bytes)
308. Re: The last good day? (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 10:54:32 -0500; I was driving around in my TD yesterday and didn't see you either. It really was nice to be out and about on a warm day. My home is in a valley. Air temp was about 38, though garage temp was colder,; /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00302.html (8,436 bytes)
309. Re: More on Pertronix and Spark Questions (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 11:29:58 -0500; I checked sparkplug wrench sizes.....it's 5/8 for the BR6ES NGKs in my TD and 3/4 for the Champions in my MGB. for /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.ne; /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00303.html (8,220 bytes)
310. Re: More on Pertronix and Spark Questions (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 15:14:49 -0500; Puzzles abound. You are right that the larger wrench size is not 3/4. I misread the beginning of the part # on the socket as 3/4 when it was 34...., and 13/16 is faintly marked on the socket. The on; /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00315.html (9,446 bytes)
311. Re: The last good day? (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 17:13:41 -0500; Thank you for the explanation. I've been aware of the condition ever since I spun a car at age 14, but not why it happens. There was a light wind blowing on Sunday with mist in the air. Another slip; /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00345.html (9,260 bytes)
312. Re: Radio Antenna (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 18:15:16 -0500; Radio antennae were installed in different places as, I believe, they were dealer-installed. Depending on location, they can be easy to replace or not so easy. If toward the back of the right front; /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00348.html (8,157 bytes)
313. Re: Heater Air Valve Inner Cable Replacement (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 18:05:49 -0500; I suggested that one can reach the flap/cable clamp through the hot air vents in the footwell. It's a tight fit and you might find that removing the rivets on the little air deflector is necessary f; /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00349.html (7,755 bytes)
314. Re: Lubricating window winder mechanism (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 19:29:16 -0500; I suppose you could oil the thing while it's in the door but suggest that you might as well remove the mechanism and do it right. Chances are that the stiff action of the winder is because the oil i; /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00456.html (8,017 bytes)
315. Re: First winter, no garage (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 11:07:52 -0500; The challenge is to keep water out of the car. Water gets in from leaks and from condensation, so even the best cover is not a complete solution. Whatever cover you use, do what you can to avoid moi; /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00520.html (8,768 bytes)
316. '76 MGB brake servo service (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 11:10:23 -0500; An MGB owner who is not a list member asked me if there were rebuilders for the brake servo for his 1976 US-spec MGB. He says that he had the MC replaced but that the shop told him new servos were n; /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00521.html (6,831 bytes)
317. Re: Fuel pump problems? (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 08:55:22 -0500; You can test the delivery at the carbs by disconnecting fuel line there and turning on ignition. In the worshop manual is a specification for delivery rate, but if the thing pumps regularly and quic; /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00572.html (10,267 bytes)
318. Re: Fuel pump problems? (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 10:45:42 -0500; Since you do not know the actual age of the pump, it would be prudent to buy a new one and to rebuild this one as a spare. You said its performance was sketch even though it passed the delivery test; /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00611.html (13,191 bytes)
319. Re: brake light switch (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 08:42:17 -0500; There is a way to bleed the brakes that is supposed to keep this switch problem from developing, but now that you have it, the book procedure may not sort it out. Inside the switch is a little shutt; /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00699.html (7,824 bytes)
320. Re: garage heater advice (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2002 19:49:30 -0500; This summer I was able to buy a used oil fired forced hot air furnace from my oil dealer. It had been taken from a house with two hot air furnaces that were being replaced by a single boiler, and he; /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00766.html (9,035 bytes)

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