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261. Re: MG Rover: OOPS!!! (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 14:23:29 +0100
Quite. It's the first I've heard that they sold the TF rights to SAIC. 25, 75 and K-series engine yes ... for 60 million quid that helped them limp on for another couple of weeks. But SAIC have said
/html/mgs/2005-06/msg00219.html (7,118 bytes)

262. Re: MGB Gauge Repair/Resto (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 14:27:12 +0100
The electric versions of these instruments are extremely simple, nothing like as complex as the tach or speedo, consisting of little more than a coil of wire wrapped round a bi-metallic strip connect
/html/mgs/2005-06/msg00220.html (7,442 bytes)

263. Re: Tach pegs, stays there (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 15:12:37 +0100
Shouldn't make any difference. The white/light-greens are to do with the coil boost circuit during cranking and should not affect the tach, especially when just turning on the ignition. Remove either
/html/mgs/2005-06/msg00223.html (7,599 bytes)

264. Re: Window Glass in Doors (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 15:07:03 +0100
I had enough difficulty getting mine out, then back in a couple of months later, let alone 2 years. That was now 15 years ago. As I recall you fold the scissors mechanism in half to get it in the doo
/html/mgs/2005-06/msg00224.html (7,096 bytes)

265. Re: Tach pegs, stays there (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 15:51:14 +0100
Usually a sticking needle which is a mechanical problem with the movement, although it could just be a bad connection inside the tach electronics. PaulH. -- Original Message --
/html/mgs/2005-06/msg00226.html (7,011 bytes)

266. Re: Road Pricing (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 13:58:09 +0100
Road pricing is variable charging based on the particular road and time of day it is used. Original thoughts were that every car would be fitted with a black box with GPS capability which would enabl
/html/mgs/2005-06/msg00244.html (9,190 bytes)

267. Re: license plate brackets (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 17:01:44 +0100
UK MG suppliers have angled brackets to connect a backing plate to the bumper, the number plate screws to that, with white or yellow plastic bolts according to whether they are for the front or the r
/html/mgs/2005-06/msg00254.html (6,757 bytes)

268. Re: Alternator trouble? (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 16:59:40 +0100
Measure the voltage on the brown at the alternator and the battery with another instrument as well as where ever the onboard meter is connected. A difference in voltage between instruments indicates
/html/mgs/2005-06/msg00255.html (7,386 bytes)

269. Re: Road Pricing (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 09:18:00 +0100
Gatso *does* use radar (Doppler effect) to judge speed and trigger the camera (two pictures) and hence can be 'sensed' by in-car detectors. There is currently an argument going on between Government
/html/mgs/2005-06/msg00288.html (8,901 bytes)

270. Re: MGB door panel question (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 13:58:50 +0100
Can't find any of the Moss trim panels in their online catalogue, but in the UK printed version 71 to 76 have two plastichrome strips, with the vinyl in black, autumn leaf, ochre and navy. There were
/html/mgs/2005-06/msg00301.html (7,635 bytes)

271. Re: Quiet Horn (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 10:09:04 +0100
Only 77 and later had grounds at the horns and 12v fed from the horn button, before that the horns were supplied with 12v from the purple fuse and the horn button put out the ground. With a voltmeter
/html/mgs/2005-06/msg00361.html (8,123 bytes)

272. Re: sputtering- dying (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:48:38 +0100
The fact the tach was jumping all over the place with the spluttering indicates it is an ignition LT problem. Usually this would be a bad connection, but in your case it could be water shorting thing
/html/mgs/2005-06/msg00362.html (8,141 bytes)

273. Re: chattering (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:59:01 +0100
Oil on the friction plate from a leaking rear oil seal? Look for oil dripping out of the drain hole in the bellhousing. OTOH after replacing the clutch because of a failed release bearing the new one
/html/mgs/2005-06/msg00363.html (7,125 bytes)

274. Re: Rust proofing (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 10:56:35 +0100
If you pour it in it will pour straight out again, unless you block up the drain holes, which is why a long cavity injector spray pipe is usually used. There is usually one hole by the A-post, and if
/html/mgs/2005-05/msg00039.html (7,191 bytes)

275. Re: Raising the Hood Question (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 10:00:16 +0100
Unfortunately it is probably excessive sun that has caused it to shrink in the first place, like tonneau covers. Doesn't seem to be a problem with either here in the UK. If the hood frame has the rea
/html/mgs/2005-05/msg00040.html (7,522 bytes)

276. Re: Choke Cable (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 09:53:45 +0100
If the only problem is with the inner just fit a new inner to the existing outer. I've replaced a complete cable and with the nut loose on the sheath the outer should pull forwards (on a UK tin dash
/html/mgs/2005-05/msg00041.html (7,381 bytes)

277. Re: Starting problem (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 10:06:15 +0100
Absolutely. The slots in the plate give quite a lot of movement relative to the block, more than enough for any timing adjustments if the clamping plate is positioned correctly on the distributor. It
/html/mgs/2005-05/msg00042.html (7,002 bytes)

278. Re: '63 B - Advice on shaping fuel lines (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 09:47:26 +0100
As long as it fits in one of the slots and not on top or across the other lines and cables at an angle (which could well put undue pressure on one or other of them when the strap is fitted), I would
/html/mgs/2005-05/msg00043.html (7,173 bytes)

279. Re: repairing MGB steering rack ? (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 10:03:35 +0100
I replaced this bush on a Mini many years ago, but removed (either chose to or had to, can't remember) the rack to do it. A horrible job for a tuppeny-happeny (in the UK at least!) bush, one of the w
/html/mgs/2005-05/msg00044.html (7,060 bytes)

280. Re: What does a water control valve do? (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 11:25:35 +0100
If it 'overheats' with it shut then unless the ambient temperatures are very high there is something wrong - either the engine is producing too much waste heat (e.g. over advanced or retarded timing)
/html/mgs/2005-05/msg00045.html (7,497 bytes)


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