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81. Re: Rover panels, Engine Storage (score: 1): Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier); Date: Tue, 17 May 1994 13:31:39 -0500 (CDT); Never heard of a dessicant giving off corrosive fumes, but anything is possible without me knowing about it. Why in the h__ Excuse me. I forgot my manners. Let me rephrase that. I would STRONGLY dis; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00452.html (7,610 bytes)
82. Re: MGB piston replacement options (score: 1): Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier); Date: Wed, 18 May 1994 09:07:57 -0500 (CDT); Don't use jackstands. Get four good drive-up ramps. Floor-jack up each end of the car in turn and put the ramps under the tires. You can pound little wedges behind each tire if you are truly paranoid; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00474.html (7,667 bytes)
83. Re: your mileage may vary (score: 1): Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier); Date: Thu, 19 May 1994 10:39:43 -0500 (CDT); Actually, Europeans don't use kilometer per litre, or at least the French didn't when my brother lived over there. Rather than the Yank mindset of "how far can I get on a gallon of gas?", the Euro m; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00521.html (7,186 bytes)
84. "Backbeat" Boycott by Jaguar (score: 1): Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier); Date: Fri, 20 May 1994 15:23:53 -0500 (CDT); This has some british-car content. Considering the laundry-list of newsgroups to which it was posted, I can't believe the author would mind that it appears here. -- From: lmccarth@cs.umass.edu (Lewis; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00565.html (8,023 bytes)
85. Re: Wayne's World Part 2 (score: 1): Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier); Date: Tue, 24 May 1994 11:49:24 -0500 (CDT); Yes. It is an ALFA. I have not seen the movie, but one of my autocross mates tells me the whole sequence is a straight rip from a much better film. Substitute a crucifix for the electric guitar at th; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00657.html (7,265 bytes)
86. Re: How to test turn signal flasher unit? (score: 1): Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier); Date: Wed, 25 May 1994 14:53:10 -0500 (CDT); Dirk de Boer asks > signal No, you test it using a 12 V power supply and a light bulb. Or better yet, two light bulbs. A multimeter is a convenience. First, how these little beggers work: The flasher; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00718.html (11,470 bytes)
87. Re: Congrats to Phil Ethier? (score: 1): Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier); Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 11:43:30 -0500 (CDT); Bob Lang writes on british-cars > (The envelope has been opened, the announcement made, and the statuette is clutched by a white-haired man as he stammers though the applause...) "I want to thank my; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00765.html (9,226 bytes)
88. Re: How to test turn signal flasher unit? (score: 1): Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier); Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 12:48:45 -0500 (CDT); I wrote > > Could be, see below. They may have done this so that if you burn out a rear bulb, you will know it, because the dash indicator for that side won't work. There are a couple of problems wit; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00768.html (10,575 bytes)
89. Re: 4 cyl vs 6 cyl tach issues... (score: 1): Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier); Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 16:02:24 -0500 (CDT); William Hartwell Woodruff is apparently trying to change a Smiths tachometer from a 4 banger so it works accurately with a six. There is a way to get a much better tach without losing the original lo; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00776.html (7,783 bytes)
90. Re: Congrats to Phil Ethier? NOT! (score: 1): Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier); Date: Fri, 27 May 1994 08:38:32 -0500 (CDT); Late last night I got my hands on my copy of Grassroots Motorsports. I looked up the Editor's Choice awards to see how THE RIGHT LINE was mentioned. What I expected: That there would be a winner and; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00798.html (7,550 bytes)
91. Re: TR6 spring removal & Spridgets (score: 1): Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier); Date: Fri, 27 May 1994 13:58:08 -0500 (CDT); IMHO, the best way to take the front coil spring out of a Midget is the way it says in the book. Support the front of the car on jackstands. Support the hub near normal ride height. Remove one at a t; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00805.html (7,905 bytes)
92. poison coolant (score: 1): Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier); Date: Mon, 30 May 1994 00:50:44 -0500 (CDT); A scandal that some journalists are stumbling on: In Europe, manufacturers are required to add something (mustard?) to glycol to make it taste so pad to animals and kids that they will not drink it.; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00824.html (6,626 bytes)
93. Re: The Car-nations (score: 1): Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier); Date: Mon, 30 May 1994 01:24:25 -0500 (CDT); I believe he sold the car some years back, but still has his collection of Underwood #5 typewriters.; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00825.html (6,900 bytes)
94. Re: Lurker Now Proud Parent of '70 midget (score: 1): Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier); Date: Tue, 31 May 1994 10:04:21 -0500 (CDT); The "Spridget" (not frogeye/bugeye) body style originally had a rear arch (in Yank-speak "wheelwell") which has a flat top. The opening is essentially rectangular, with the upper corners rounded off; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00835.html (8,595 bytes)
95. Re: Dreaded PO & fuel smell (score: 1): Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier); Date: Fri, 1 Apr 1994 09:38:15 -0600 (CST); My SAAB Sonett was terrible for gas smell in the car. My cousin, a self-educated Sonett expert, said, "Yeah, they do that." As I was removing the battery from the Europa last week (I needed it to sta; /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00003.html (7,241 bytes)
96. Re: Gas tank sealing (score: 1): Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier); Date: Mon, 4 Apr 1994 12:21:58 -0500 (CDT); Each time you slosh the tank, you have to blow into the outlet pipe to blow the sealer out of the pipe (and in your case, off of the filter mesh). You can never leave the tank unattended in the uprig; /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00046.html (7,351 bytes)
97. MGB WHEEL BEARINGS (score: 1): Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier); Date: Thu, 7 Apr 1994 11:53:22 -0500 (CDT); NOT TRUE! If you put original-spec BALL bearings in the car without a spacer and torqued the nut to spec, you have a huge preload on the bearings and they will likely fail soon. If you cannot find th; /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00152.html (7,231 bytes)
98. Re: Minis and USA regs (score: 1): Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier); Date: Fri, 8 Apr 1994 10:00:44 -0500 (CDT); Right. Any car sold in the USA had to be certified for sale here. This was true for any car manufactured on or after January 1, 1968. You have heave heard of "The Day The Music Died"? This is the day; /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00179.html (9,203 bytes)
99. Re: GT6+ out of hibernation! & dead K-car (score: 1): Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier); Date: Mon, 11 Apr 1994 09:14:13 -0500 (CDT); Mechanical fuel pump, right? The fool pump lost its prime over the storage time. Starter does not provide enough moxie to reprime it. I ran the Mighty K-wagon out of gas and pushed it into a gas stat; /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00218.html (7,593 bytes)
100. Re: Gas tank holes. (score: 1): Author: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier); Date: Tue, 19 Apr 1994 08:53:36 -0500 (CDT); Buy one of the epoxy preparations designed for repairing gas tanks. Even THINK about welding on the tank. Such an undertaking requires the services of an experienced certified welder, who will fill t; /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00449.html (8,033 bytes)

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