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101. Re: MGB 65' v6 231 conversion alt/tach problem (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 13:34:04 -0800; I don't know for sure, but I rather doubt that the Smith tach would work at all with the V6. The pulse count would be off. Most aftermarket tachs have a 3-way switch for 4/6/8 cylinders. The Smith wa; /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00294.html (8,393 bytes)
102. Re: replacing clutch on "B" (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Sat, 01 Jan 2005 15:18:40 -0800; The reason for taking the carbs off is to avoid damaging them or the linkage with the chain you use for hoisting. Depending on how you sling it this may or may not be a problem. I usually prefer to p; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00007.html (7,692 bytes)
103. Re: replacing clutch on the MGB (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2005 20:43:57 -0800; I do not understand using the hand brake in this situation. Why not leave your foot on the service brake? If you "fainted" (good grief), the car would be unlikely to go anywhere unless you were on so; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00025.html (8,514 bytes)
104. Re: replacing clutch on the MGB (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2005 10:44:06 -0800; Right... It's obvious that British cars do not use the ridiculous T-handle or foot-operated "handbrakes" typical on American cars, or this policy would be disastrous, resulting in major delays due to; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00027.html (8,322 bytes)
105. Re: Roundabouts (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 14:46:47 -0800; The scariest "roundabout" I have ever experienced is the Place de la Concord in Paris. There must be four or five lanes, but don't count on the Parisians paying any attention to the striping... Cross; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00048.html (8,107 bytes)
106. Re: Master Cylinder (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 09:29:38 -0800; It doesn't sound as if you are in need of flushing (that sounds funny somehow), but the antifreeze really needs to be renewed more frequently than that if you live in a climate where sub-freezing tem; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00092.html (7,909 bytes)
107. Re: WIndscreen washer unit (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 10:51:11 -0800; Offhand, JC Whitney sells 'em. Don't RBBs have electric washers? Hard to believe they were still thumb-bangers at that point. -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA, it's the; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00145.html (7,504 bytes)
108. Re: Quote for car lovers (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 20:15:07 -0800; As usual, P. J. doesn't know what he's talking about -- 21st-century America IS designed for automobiles, to the exclusion of people. Hmmph. -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain Vie; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00165.html (7,743 bytes)
109. Re: Quote for car lovers (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 10:34:10 -0800; That's right -- European cities are more people-friendly, which is why so many American downtowns are dead or dying. In this country, designing for automobiles = malls and sprawl. Bad for people, and; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00166.html (8,020 bytes)
110. Re: You Can Never Find a Good Horsewhip When You Need One...... (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 09:30:04 -0800; Please tell me this is a hoax... I didn't think anyone was this dumb (even in Florida <g>). I like the part about "...without the 12-cylinder hassles" -- yeah, like resale value. -- Max Heim '66 MGB; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00179.html (8,062 bytes)
111. Sprite for sale [OT] (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 08:58:16 -0800; I was getting tires for my wife's car at the Firestone dealer, and in the showroom I was surprised to see a bugeye Sprite. Old English White, and it looked very straight and original on the outside a; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00193.html (6,604 bytes)
112. Totally OT venting... (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 16:37:38 -0800; I mentioned I put new tires on my wife's Geo. Well, today we dropped it off at the dealer because the engine check light had come on. Now they're telling me it needs a new computer -- the price of wh; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00199.html (8,144 bytes)
113. Re: MGB seats in a Midget? (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 09:51:34 -0800; Why, is the question... It's not like they're nicer seats, particularly. -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA, it's the primer red one with chrome wires; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00364.html (6,914 bytes)
114. Re: Metrification was: Why do (or did) the British drive on (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 23:26:45 -0800; Yeah, and the "70" is a ratio or percentage. I have to admit that that is one of the most cockeyed specifications ever adopted (I won't say "devised" because obviously nobody specifically designed it; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00385.html (7,303 bytes)
115. Re: Engine Colour (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 15:45:12 -0800; I don't know, I would take the (pre-68) metal dash, large instruments and a glovebox over the all-synchro trans any day. But I managed to get my cake and eat it too by retrofitting an all-synchro OD; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00447.html (7,326 bytes)
116. Re: Need some brake rebuilding (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 16:02:19 -0800; Hmm, that would seem to be based on a misapprehension. I can see how you might want a polished surface if the pistons were a sliding fit to the seals, but in fact there should be no relative movement; /html/mgs/2005-01/msg00449.html (7,438 bytes)
117. Re: Ignition Timing (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2004 08:51:12 -0800; No, it's way simpler than that. You just have the spark plugs wires shifted around on the distributor cap. For example, if you shift each plug wire one nipple clockwise, you could rotate the distribu; /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00009.html (8,511 bytes)
118. Re: 63 Spitfire (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2004 08:55:38 -0800; Bring your duct tape...<g> -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA, it's the primer red one with chrome wires; /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00010.html (6,998 bytes)
119. Re: Top Removable Frame (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 09:02:58 -0800; I don't know what that is in the photo, but it's not an early MGB stowable top frame. What did he mean by "centre sections removed for photo but are included"? There is no center section. The photo,; /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00044.html (9,220 bytes)
120. Re: Dementia or Addiction ?? (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 09:24:51 -0800; Hmm, this doesn't explain the Caprice (or the Corolla Wagon) ...<g> -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA, it's the primer red one with chrome wires; /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00046.html (7,098 bytes)

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