- 301. Re: MGB Slave cylinder - HELP. (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 08:59:13 -0700
- Vacuum hose should have a particularly thick wall in order not to collapse -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA, it's the primer red one with chrome wires
- /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00399.html (8,367 bytes)
- 302. Re: Rear Axle Breather Valve (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 14:14:51 -0700
- That's it. The base tube is threaded into the axle housing. The cap is separate and probably rotates freely, so you have to grab it by the base. It's plastic so don't bear down with the visegrips <g>
- /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00419.html (7,763 bytes)
- 303. Re: Relay Help (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 17:00:42 -0700
- Um, if you don't know what it does, how do you know it needs to be replaced? Inquiring minds want to know... -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA, it's the primer red one w
- /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00431.html (7,272 bytes)
- 304. Re: Relay Help (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 18:34:32 -0700
- OK, that was probably a reliable indication... <g> -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA, it's the primer red one with chrome wires
- /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00435.html (6,945 bytes)
- 305. Re: steering rack alignment (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 17:13:59 -0700
- Well, IIRC, the only alignment attribute that can be adjusted on an MGB is toe-in. So that doesn't leave a lot of latitude for auto-x tuning <g>. If you want negative camber I think you're looking at
- /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00474.html (8,456 bytes)
- 306. Re: steering rack alignment (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 16:53:32 -0700
- Yeah, I'm looking at a diagram of the front suspension, and it looks to me as if for "small", you could read "microscopic"... but it does seem that shimming would contribute to negative camber (no pr
- /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00514.html (8,662 bytes)
- 307. Re: engine on the radio (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 19:07:08 -0700
- I bought a suppressor-thingie at the auto store and it helped a lot. I had a different type on my other car which didn't work as well, so I guess they vary. -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're n
- /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00539.html (7,449 bytes)
- 308. Re: Plugged Gas tank (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 09:44:05 -0700
- You should probably remove the fuel pickup from the tank in order to clean the filter screen. It's not difficult, but you will probably need to siphon most of the gas out of the tank first. You might
- /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00584.html (7,905 bytes)
- 309. Re: Hot weather overheating (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 09:46:17 -0700
- Is it actually boiling the coolant and overflowing, or just reading high on the temperature gauge? on 5/27/04 7:07 PM, H. W. "Sandy" McCullough at hwmccullough@earthlink.net wrote: -- Max Heim '66 MG
- /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00585.html (9,157 bytes)
- 310. Re: Good '65-'67 Roadster bodyshell out there? No title needed. (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 10:36:41 -0700
- What DO you have? ID plate and a pair of seat frames? Puzzled... -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA, it's the primer red one with chrome wires (could be said to be a 66
- /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00587.html (7,589 bytes)
- 311. Re: Hot weather overheating (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 13:24:24 -0700
- Probably not. Many people have added expansion tanks out of concern for the environment, or their driveway, or just stinginess <g>, but I don't know if any CBs had them originally. If anyone really c
- /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00594.html (8,990 bytes)
- 312. Re: Hot weather overheating (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 13:19:16 -0700
- I haven't used it, though I have heard similar good things about it, mainly from racers. Many sanctioning bodies do not allow glycol-based coolant due to its slipperiness when expelled onto the track
- /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00595.html (9,398 bytes)
- 313. Re: Error in Classic Motorsports MG Article (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2004 15:19:08 -0800
- "You don't know what you're talking about!" "It's right here in black and white!" ...and so on. -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA, it's the primer red one with chrome wi
- /html/mgs/2004-04/msg00009.html (8,602 bytes)
- 314. Re: Error in Classic Motorsports MG Article (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2004 16:47:22 -0800
- Well, if you're going to count that, I now have a 4-synchro in my 66, but it has developed a hitch going from first to second -- if I just operate the clutch pedal by timing ("automatic pilot" mode)
- /html/mgs/2004-04/msg00013.html (8,377 bytes)
- 315. Re: Engine and tranny removal (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 09:05:16 -0700
- This is nearly always the case. They don't seem to hold up well to the constant drizzle of fluids from the engine/transmission. -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA, it's t
- /html/mgs/2004-04/msg00084.html (7,095 bytes)
- 316. Re: I've absolutely lost my mind (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 09:01:28 -0700
- -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA, it's the primer red one with chrome wires
- /html/mgs/2004-04/msg00085.html (7,253 bytes)
- 317. Re: MG Midget '74 running too rich (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 13:49:56 -0700
- So, what's the choke situation on a 74 Midget? Does it have a manual choke? -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA, it's the primer red one with chrome wires
- /html/mgs/2004-04/msg00093.html (8,436 bytes)
- 318. Re: MG Midget '74 running too rich (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 14:48:51 -0700
- And you can verify it is adjusted correctly; i.e. fully open when it is supposed to be fully open? As a wild stab, sometimes you can wind up tuning your carbs rich if you happened to have a vacuum le
- /html/mgs/2004-04/msg00096.html (7,374 bytes)
- 319. Re: Looking for contact info (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2004 10:35:11 -0700
- It should NEVER be engaged when backing up. The safety switch is supposed to turn it off anytime the lever is not in 3rd or 4th gear, but that is assuming the safety switch is functioning correctly.
- /html/mgs/2004-04/msg00112.html (9,045 bytes)
- 320. Re: Carb & Trans Oil Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2004 13:03:02 -0700
- Try not holding the shift lever against your ear <g> Somewhere I saw a suggestion to use 40wt to quiet a noisy gearbox. It seemed to have some effect on my old 3-synchro box. -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3
- /html/mgs/2004-04/msg00115.html (8,556 bytes)
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