- 121. Re: MGC rear end (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 13:15:17 -0800
- Why? The rear axle is the same as the MGB, just with a different ratio. The propeller shaft is slightly beefed up to handle the torque, is all. -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain
- /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00060.html (7,007 bytes)
- 122. Re: MGB GT Springs on an MGC (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2004 12:55:41 -0800
- I really don' t know myself, but I would check this out before believing it. Thinking it through, while both are heavier than the B roadster, the difference between the two is that the extra weight o
- /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00076.html (7,885 bytes)
- 123. Re: MG dash LEDs (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 10:09:34 -0800
- I just replaced the very dim bulb in my tach with a new replacement, and the output was about 300% better. It makes the other instruments look dim, now. I suggest trying a new batch of original-style
- /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00110.html (7,395 bytes)
- 124. Re: New Radiator (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 08:54:15 -0800
- What exactly is wrong with the radiator? If it is the chronic problem of a leak in the front of the top tank opposite the filler tube, there is a solution. -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're ne
- /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00131.html (7,675 bytes)
- 125. Re: 2 liter piston ID (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 14:59:58 -0800
- No, the stroke is measured from the total up-and-down movement of the piston during one revolution of the crank. You can't tell anything about the stroke from a loose piston. At any rate, assume it h
- /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00140.html (8,662 bytes)
- 126. Re: Legislative Alert for Washingtonians (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2004 09:56:36 -0800
- Whoa! Don't panic. You are not correct about the practical details of California's current laws. California recently changed its smog inspection requirements from a "30-year rolling" limit to "1974-a
- /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00160.html (10,447 bytes)
- 127. Re: Dead Pedal for LHD MGB? (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 10:43:07 -0800
- I have often pondered this issue myself, but haven't been able to get past the problem that it would block the high beam switch. Not that that is insoluable, just more trouble than I was willing to d
- /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00188.html (7,590 bytes)
- 128. Re: How hard is it to replace the clutch slave valve (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 11:29:22 -0800
- Clutch slave and flex hose are very accessible from under the car. Since the beeding process is far less involved than with the brake system, I concur that you might as well try one component at a ti
- /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00192.html (7,982 bytes)
- 129. Re: Dead Pedal for LHD MGB? (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 13:52:41 -0800
- That's right. I just didn't want to get into extending the wiring harness, which has no slack at that point -- a remarkable number of wires go through the hi-beam switch. My legs are actually long en
- /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00193.html (8,595 bytes)
- 130. Re: (Good Enough) Front End Alignment (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 09:08:29 -0800
- Actually, a tape measure is perfectly adequate for this job. It will easily get you within 1/4", and you aren't going to wear out your tires in 10 miles. -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near
- /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00205.html (7,853 bytes)
- 131. Re: '92 XJ12 Project (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 13:43:55 -0800
- If it were up to me, I'd hold out for a Jag motor. Sure, it would run with a Chevy, but there goes the resale value of your "low miles, excellent" Jag. Not to mention the fun factor, bragging rights,
- /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00212.html (8,436 bytes)
- 132. Re: Stuck door (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 09:45:46 -0800
- I suppose as a last resort one would have to cut through the door panel, as that is a replaceable part. -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA, it's the primer red one with c
- /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00231.html (7,137 bytes)
- 133. Re: four questions (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 15:18:36 -0800
- Sounds like a decent find. Congrats. That would be a good start. It could also leak around the seal just because the trunklid alignment is not very good. But try that first. What do you mean the clut
- /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00244.html (9,904 bytes)
- 134. Re: Shortest day today ... (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 11:06:38 -0800
- It's pretty obvious you people have garages...<g>. While the local climate would allow top-down motoring year-round, I find parking the car outside requires having the hardtop in place for the rainy
- /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00354.html (8,826 bytes)
- 135. Re: radiator cover (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 11:24:42 -0800
- A trip to the hardware store would yield an appropriate-sized piece of 1/8" acrylic (Plexiglass) or 1/16" aluminum, either of which would be a non-self-destructing, permanent alternative, for very li
- /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00356.html (9,456 bytes)
- 136. Re: battery shut off (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 11:19:40 -0800
- Maybe removing the alarm would have been simpler, since it is obviously non-operational most of the time, anyway. -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA, it's the primer red
- /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00357.html (7,579 bytes)
- 137. Re: MGA parts, Northern Cal. (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 15:45:32 -0800
- NW of San Francisco? You mean the Farallon Islands? Not much west of SF until you get to Japan... NW would be the Point Reyes end of the GGNRA... -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountai
- /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00393.html (6,834 bytes)
- 138. Re: Electric Question (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 09:19:24 -0800
- If it is the horn, sometimes a sharp impact will cause it to "unstick". Remove it and set it on a block of wood, and strike it sharply with a wooden hammer or other non-metallic instrument (table leg
- /html/mgs/2004-11/msg00002.html (7,765 bytes)
- 139. Re: car cover dos and don'ts (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2004 16:51:22 -0800
- Considering that the non-LBCs you list are all Hyundais, I wouldn't worry about it. Not to disparage Hyundais in particular, but they are not any kind of specially valuable collectible vehicle, and w
- /html/mgs/2004-11/msg00046.html (9,187 bytes)
- 140. Re: car cover dos and don'ts (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Sun, 07 Nov 2004 11:01:10 -0800
- Sorry if I gave that impression, but my wife has a Geo Metro, and we bought the same kind of cover for it. I was just trying not to give you a false impression that ANY kind of car cover would keep a
- /html/mgs/2004-11/msg00054.html (8,718 bytes)
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