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81. Re: 52 TD Engine #14139 (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 12:56:41 -0400; The engine # is on the octagonal brass plate, right front side of engine, but as plates may have been changed, the number might have been changed too, or the plate from another engine used on your e; /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00199.html (8,011 bytes)
82. Re: Grinding Gears (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 09:10:46 -0400; Tossing ideas at this question: These are not the fastest-shifting gearboxes ever made. Are you shifting in two deliberate moves - click pause click? How is oil level? Engine oil, not 90W? Is clutch; /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00290.html (7,229 bytes)
83. Re: Looking at buying a BGT - but it's got a rusty sill (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 09:06:37 -0400; I was happy to read that you bought the GT, and am hoping that you find it to be something you can mend yourself. A couple of listers noted that the parts you referred to were structural, and that i; /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00291.html (9,003 bytes)
84. Re: Taillights (Bulb Holders) (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 07:33:40 -0400; Check Napa and WalMart for these. Some "universal" holders will drop right in and are secured by flaring the tabs. Bob; /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00357.html (6,746 bytes)
85. Re: Midget - What kind of shock oil to use (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 07:55:46 -0400; Hydraulic jack oil works, and motorcycle fork oil is OK also. Fork oil is available in different viscosities. Sometimes they don't work and don't leak because they are leaked dry. If they are filled; /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00358.html (7,642 bytes)
86. Re: Starting problem (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 07:52:13 -0400; Keep in mind that the distributor is clamped with one bolt to the plate, and it is the plate that gets moved for adjustment. Its bolt holes are slotted to permit some movement. Once the distributor i; /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00359.html (8,175 bytes)
87. Re: What does a water control valve do? (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 07:31:29 -0400; Water control valve on the choke control, perhaps? I did not understand the question either. Bob; /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00360.html (7,260 bytes)
88. Re: Noisy differential (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 10:31:39 -0400; My guess is pinion-related also. You're sure the U-joints are good and that the sliding joint in the drive shaft is snug? Was there measurable wear on the pinion shaft? We just did three MGB thrust-; /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00363.html (7,304 bytes)
89. Re: Starting problem (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 19:02:22 -0400; The point of all this is that the distributor should be set into the clamp plate once, then adjustments made of the vernier or the plate itself, as this procedure minimises wear on the soft metal bas; /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00368.html (9,445 bytes)
90. Re: What does a water control valve do? (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 18:21:22 -0400; Letting the water circulate to the heater is a well-tested way to handle conditions when the radiator cannot dissipate all the heat from the engine. I will defer to Midget owners to say if the radiat; /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00369.html (7,463 bytes)
91. Re: overdrive (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 10:32:43 -0500; Yes. That's the bad news. But the good news is that there might be an OD installed that is not working. A couple of MGB owners in our club have been pleasantly surprised to find that they had OD. Sco; /html/mgs/2005-03/msg00176.html (6,801 bytes)
92. Re: MGB Fuel Mileage (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 12:51:05 -0500; Several times a year I drive my OD equipped '72 GT on 315 mile, each direction, trips. Door to door times are usually 315 minutes, so averaging 60 mph. This is all interstate 95, running at indicated; /html/mgs/2005-03/msg00236.html (8,229 bytes)
93. Re: MGB Fuel Mileage (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 08:36:16 -0500; Here is my three-year average for the car : 27.85 mpg. It is not driven in snow, but I do drive it around town in winter when the roads are not white with salt. As for using it as a daily driver, so; /html/mgs/2005-03/msg00245.html (8,967 bytes)
94. Re: Oil Leaking (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 09:27:31 -0400; Loosening the oil fill cap is a way to check for pressure building up in the engine. It was vented on early cars and not vented on the emission-controlled cars. If loosening the cap solves the oil-le; /html/mgs/2004-10/msg00066.html (8,721 bytes)
95. Re: Oil Leaking (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 10:10:21 -0400; It's good that you have the vacuum in the crankcase. Your removing the cap showed that the carbs are pulling the vacuum. If the charcoal cannister is clogged, air can't pass through it. The vacuum i; /html/mgs/2004-10/msg00089.html (8,521 bytes)
96. Re: Tie rod end removal problems (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 10:17:06 -0400; Is the tie-rod end stuck on the tie rod, or is it stuck in the steering arm? If stuck on the tie-rod, and you have used a torch, I wouldn't trust the metal any more. Might as well grind on it until; /html/mgs/2004-10/msg00090.html (8,285 bytes)
97. Re: Oil Leaking (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 13:22:17 -0400; Agreed that the charcoal cannister cannot cause the engine to be pressurised. Didn't intend to imply that it would. Charcoal cannister is the air intake for the system. Even if the cannister is comp; /html/mgs/2004-10/msg00100.html (9,768 bytes)
98. Re: Ds Smog Bolt Length (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 09:37:54 -0400; The 3/4 inch will work. Measure the depth of the hole, compare to the thread length of the air-rail bolts, then note the length of the bolt that you can turn into the hole. Some have found that sock; /html/mgs/2004-10/msg00190.html (7,593 bytes)
99. Re: Clutch problems... (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 13:35:59 -0400; The clutch slave cylinder must push the clutch operating rod at least 1/2 inch in order to separate the clutch. With a helper pumping, you can see if that movement is taking place. It seems that, wit; /html/mgs/2004-10/msg00253.html (8,353 bytes)
100. Re: Dash top repair (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 09:41:39 -0400; The repair cover works well. I have fitted them to two MGBs. Fit it dry a couple of times before you apply adhesive. Bob Check out the new British Cars Forum: http://www.team.net/the-local/tiki-view; /html/mgs/2004-10/msg00284.html (7,011 bytes)

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