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221. Re: MGB trailer hitch (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 14:28:14 -0700; Let's see... newly-purchased MGB... a 75, the lowest-output year... 5000 mile cross-country trip... through the midwest and southwest... in mid-summer...half of it pulling a trailer...whew... is bein; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00282.html (9,152 bytes)
222. Billet shift knobs (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 16:10:23 -0700; I just saw the new "aluminum billet" shift knobs in the Moss summer sale flyer, and all I could think was, "Oh great, now I can burn my hand on the shifter just like on the steering wheel rim." LOL..; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00297.html (6,804 bytes)
223. Re: horn problems (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 15:44:13 -0700; He's right about horns seizing up. I freed mine by removing it from the car, setting it on a block of wood on the driveway, and giving it a few solid whacks with a 2x4. I didn't use a BFH because I w; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00360.html (8,777 bytes)
224. Re: Garage Find Bleeding Question (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 09:30:59 -0700; I have tried this method and I agree -- it is the best way I have found to get those last bubbles out of the system when working solo. -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA,; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00417.html (8,667 bytes)
225. Re: Billet shift knobs (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 09:27:53 -0700; Doh! How much sun hits it in a GT???? The situation to which I was facetiously referring in my original post was that of returning to a car that had been parked in the California sun for upwards of t; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00418.html (9,093 bytes)
226. Re: MGB tail light question (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 12:46:21 -0700; Good point -- the way they rattle I'm surprised I have never lost one on the road. I once was present when my buddy lost one on his 65B. -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, C; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00428.html (7,225 bytes)
227. Re: rear differential question - sorta car related - sorta not (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 16:54:37 -0700; No. One, it's way too heavy (it would be a huge chunk of your weight budget). Two, the gear ratio is completely wrong for a 1/2hp source turning at roughly 100rpm. Three, why do you even need a diffe; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00436.html (8,380 bytes)
228. Re: Glue for under hood insulation (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 15:34:19 -0700; On the subject of underhood insulation, I would have thought that the panels supplied by Moss would have been large enough to tuck up under the underhood framing, in order to hide the edges for a nea; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00474.html (9,049 bytes)
229. Re: Glue for under hood insulation (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 16:17:56 -0700; Well, I already have the Moss stuff, that's the point. -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA, it's the primer red one with chrome wires; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00489.html (9,175 bytes)
230. Re: Glue for under hood insulation (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 08:54:05 -0700; It's not so much sagging (if glued properly that shouldn't be an issue), it's the funky raggedy-looking edges that I was objecting to. -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA,; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00505.html (9,055 bytes)
231. Re: Oil for Overdrive Transmission (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 10:24:10 -0700; Hmmm, I wonder if you'll see much benefit at this point. I mean, depending on how many miles you have accumulated on dino oil, it's arguable that the wear and crud distribution has already occurred.; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00586.html (11,412 bytes)
232. Re: Clutch failure (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 11:22:15 -0700; I don't know, I would think the hydraulic system is by far the most likely suspect, until proven otherwise. It can fail to hold pressure internally without obvious leaking externally. The first thing; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00592.html (7,469 bytes)
233. Re: MGA Heater shut-off valve (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 11:56:46 -0700; I don't know that it would take much development -- I thought a plumbing-type shut-off valve was standard equipment on many LBCs. I know it was on TR3s, and I think on early Sprites. Why not just ado; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00594.html (8,902 bytes)
234. Re: Oil for Overdrive Transmission (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 11:53:14 -0700; I don't know if I'd call it "horrible"... Amateurish, certainly, and the femme fatale added a trashy element, but no worse than Tom Clancy, although rather less well-edited. The automotive developmen; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00595.html (10,494 bytes)
235. Re: Oil for Overdrive Transmission (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 11:55:04 -0700; A few more comments on oil in general, just to stir the pot: A lot of people seem to believe the marketing hype that 20w50 is the ultimate "heavy-duty" motor oil for street use. The fact is, multi-gr; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00622.html (11,652 bytes)
236. Re: Oil for Overdrive Transmission (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 09:44:36 -0700; Very interesting, though I don't really know how to evaluate this experience with a 2-stroke motor. -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA, it's the primer red one with chrom; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00641.html (10,529 bytes)
237. Re: Synthetic oil / pressure (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 09:41:07 -0700; 10w30 seems too light to me, especially for summer use. Did you read my screed on oils in general? -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA, it's the primer red one with chrome; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00642.html (8,231 bytes)
238. Re: Poor man's metal dash conversion (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 15:15:26 -0700; That's pretty cool, but you still don't have a glovebox... It occurs to me that if you adapted the crash rail from a Mk. 1, it might look a little more finished, too. -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 I; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00659.html (7,456 bytes)
239. Re: Multi grade Oil in high mileage engines/cars (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 15:09:51 -0700; So it's very likely that an in engine with worn valve guides, for instance, the low-viscosity base stock will be more likely to drip down the valve guides when the engine is cold or the car is parked; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00660.html (9,548 bytes)
240. Re: Hot weather overheating/ expansion tank (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 12:38:17 -0700; Most auto parts stores will have some kind of generic overflow bottle with bracket. Mine is rigged with the hose from the radiator overflow nipple going to the bottom of the tank, and an overflow hos; /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00031.html (8,195 bytes)

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