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61. Re: What is with MGB jacks? (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 09:31:55 -0400; Yes, those are solid points at which to jack the car. The forward attachment point of the leaf spring works well. Some use a block of hard wood on the jack to reduce possibility of its slipping; oth; /html/mgs/2005-06/msg00127.html (7,533 bytes)
62. Re: Sun Visor Installation (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 08:23:05 -0400; I have not used the kit, but have replaced OEM sunvisors a couple of times because of rattling loose rivets. They are fastened with rivets. You may want to take measurements off another car. The vis; /html/mgs/2005-06/msg00242.html (8,339 bytes)
63. Re: Tach pegs, stays there (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 07:54:28 -0400; The pegs on earlier instruments had a rubber coating and those on later instruments had what seems to be a thick paint. The needle may be sticking to it. Scrape off the rubber/paint where the needle; /html/mgs/2005-06/msg00243.html (7,212 bytes)
64. Re: license plate brackets (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 16:28:13 -0400; That is how they are usually done, but if you made small wooden or plastic wedges to fit, the plate could be made secure as well as vertical. I made wood wedges that have held up well. The holes in m; /html/mgs/2005-06/msg00276.html (7,697 bytes)
65. Re: Best books for new MGB owner (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 08:17:08 -0400; Bentley manual is the first to purchase. It's the official MG book, published by Bentley. Haynes is a handy supplement, cheaper, smaller, and more easily fits into the car to take along, but its wiri; /html/mgs/2005-06/msg00325.html (7,887 bytes)
66. Re: was Starting problem, now distributors (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 10:37:32 -0400; Hi Stuart, I'm fortunate with this MGB that its distributor base is not too worn to clamp solidly into the plate. There isn't much life left in it, though, and I too have installed the Pertronix. The; /html/mgs/2005-05/msg00020.html (9,477 bytes)
67. Re: MGB - Engine weight (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 19:23:30 -0400; We hear different weights, 375-400 lbs being the most frequent numbers. Most any stand you can find will suffice for that. My experience has been that though a stand rated for the weight is strong en; /html/mgs/2005-05/msg00074.html (7,232 bytes)
68. Re: L(arge)BCs and security (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 15:00:05 -0400; This week's The Economist, cover date May 14-20th, www.economist.com has a three-page article on bio-fuels, maize ethanol, peanut oil, rapeseed oil, soya oil, sugar-cane ethanol, and various mixes f; /html/mgs/2005-05/msg00231.html (9,234 bytes)
69. Re: Brake Fluid Recommend Type (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 12:38:53 -0400; Having gone to the effort to use silicone fluid in my TD, I wouldn't do it again. While it's true that the stuff won't harm paint, a consideration with leaky MGB master cylinders that drip onto the m; /html/mgs/2005-05/msg00242.html (8,920 bytes)
70. Re: No silicone brake fluid for me either (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 08:24:04 -0400; You might drain a small amount of brake fluid from a rear wheel brake cylinder, into a clear glass jar. I would be very surprised if you did not find a bit of water at the bottom, with silicone flui; /html/mgs/2005-05/msg00287.html (7,389 bytes)
71. Re: Clutch Slave cylinder (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 08:41:49 -0400; It should be round, a close fit to the clevis pin. That is as it should be for all the clevis pins in the car, including brake and handbrake pins. You could replace the pushrod or fill and re-drill.; /html/mgs/2005-05/msg00298.html (7,354 bytes)
72. Re: Filling Gearbox (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 10:41:46 -0400; The MGB gearbox can have either a top-fill with dipstick or a side fill. The 1979 car would have been built with the sidefill, but as gearboxes are interchangeable, you could have the earlier type.; /html/mgs/2005-05/msg00320.html (9,369 bytes)
73. Re: Rear End/Axle (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 09:46:49 -0400; Some plugs, like yours, do need a special tool. Fortunately, it's one you can make yourself. Starting with a 1/2" drive extension, just grind a bit off the flats of the end, making a slight taper. Bo; /html/mgs/2005-05/msg00335.html (7,927 bytes)
74. Re: Tie Rod Lubrication (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 11:40:54 -0400; The rack prescription is for 90w oil, though it is not at all uncommon to find that grease is inside the boots. At one time MG fitted nipples to the racks. We assume that they were discontinued beca; /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00057.html (7,986 bytes)
75. Re: Fw: Tie Rod Lubrication (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 12:55:02 -0400; Oh, those boots.... multi-purpose grease is fine. Same stuff you use in the swivel pin fittings, drive shaft sliding joint, universals and hand-brake cable. , Some say the Ford specification grease i; /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00063.html (7,375 bytes)
76. Re: LH Type Overdrive Question (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 15:24:36 -0400; There is a high-pressure test you can do. My recollection is that the thread in the hole is a British thread, but I don't recall which it is. Are you _sure_ you reinstalled the pump piston correctly?; /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00112.html (8,065 bytes)
77. Re: Overdrive oil pump trick (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 16:48:03 -0400; Pump plunger, spring, body, ball, etc are all easily pushed into place from underneath the car. This is not difficult if the car is up high on your jackstands. Bob; /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00139.html (6,863 bytes)
78. Re: Sizing correct bottm end bearings.. (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 09:34:28 -0400; Bearings are marked on the back side if they are not STD (standard) size, as .010, .020, etc, and sometimes STD bearings are marked as well. Bob; /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00170.html (7,124 bytes)
79. Re: 52 TD Engine #14139 (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 09:56:15 -0400; Does your filter protrude from the oil pump itself, or is it the cannister that connects to oil pump with copper tube? Engine #14224 is the engine that first received the "later" filter-attached-hor; /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00194.html (7,864 bytes)
80. Re: My clutch woes (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 09:45:10 -0400; Level of oil in the transmission won't affect the way the clutch works, though it sure will affect the way the transmission works. With respect to the clutch question--do simple things first. Have s; /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00195.html (7,878 bytes)

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