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201. Scotsman.com News - Latest News - Mg Rover Facing Chinese (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <ptroot@iaces.com>; Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 18:04:53 -0500; So, is this good news or bad news? <http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3394592> -- ______ Paul T. Root / _ \ 1977 MGB / /|| \\ \ ||__// \______/ Check out the new British Cars Forum: http://www.t; /html/mgs/2004-08/msg00289.html (7,541 bytes)
202. Re: tires (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <ptroot@iaces.com>; Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:44:31 -0500; Good to know. I've been driving my new tires from Tire Rack for a couple months now. The Sumitomo's were out of stock at the time, so I got Kumho 758 (I think) in 185/70HR14. I like them a lot too. O; /html/mgs/2004-08/msg00319.html (7,374 bytes)
203. Re: Starting Puzzler (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <ptroot@iaces.com>; Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 07:51:50 -0500; SU carbs have no accelerator pump. Pushing the pedal down does nothing when the engine isn't running. Other than lower the jet a bit (the choke doing it's thing), but if you let up, it's going to go; /html/mgs/2004-08/msg00435.html (8,310 bytes)
204. Re: Datsun B? (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <ptroot@iaces.com>; Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 10:04:58 -0500; The Fairlady was "inspired" by the MG. The first was a 1500 and had a side-ways jump seat in the back. My brother's first car was a 67 1/2 1600. I loved that car. I was 12 when he got it. It was a bu; /html/mgs/2004-08/msg00468.html (9,402 bytes)
205. Re: Datsun B? (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <ptroot@iaces.com>; Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 10:06:39 -0500; It continued for 1 year next to the 240Z, but the Z was so much more car, even if it wasn't a convertible... -- ______ Paul T. Root / _ \ 1977 MGB / /|| \\ \ ||__// \______/ Check out the new Britis; /html/mgs/2004-08/msg00469.html (8,036 bytes)
206. Re: Datsun 1600/2000 (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <ptroot@iaces.com>; Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 09:13:10 -0500; The L-16 was in the 510. My 510 actually had a transplanted L-18 from a 610 in it. Someone on this list (or maybe the Yahoo list) bought a MGC earlier this spring. And it had the Z (don't remember th; /html/mgs/2004-08/msg00496.html (10,325 bytes)
207. Re: Are my tyres too old? (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <ptroot@iaces.com>; Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 11:12:54 -0500; 10 years are pretty old and hard. I'd scrap them. The old Michelin's on my car were really hard, I was afraid they'd blow out. T rated are probably fine. Often, in these sizes, H aren't any more expe; /html/mgs/2004-08/msg00500.html (8,390 bytes)
208. Re: Datsun 1600/2000 (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <ptroot@iaces.com>; Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 18:30:54 -0500; Like I said, it was a guy that came on the list or the yahoo list, maybe in the spring. He'd never had an MG before, and actually thought he'd bought a B. A few email exchanges, we figured out that i; /html/mgs/2004-08/msg00505.html (8,557 bytes)
209. tire review (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <ptroot@iaces.com>; Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2004 15:20:42 -0500; I've had my new tires on for 3 days now. I haven't had a chance to do any hard driving. But I did get on a few fast clover leafs. I got Kumho 795 Touring A/S from TireRack. I like them a lot. The fee; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00003.html (7,001 bytes)
210. Re: Roadster vs. Tourer Academics (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <ptroot@iaces.com>; Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2004 07:26:15 -0500; I'd agree with this accessment, except to say, in the late 60's, Datsun made a convertable called the Fairlady in Japan. It's offical name in US was "Roadster". It came in 1500 first, then 1600 and 2; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00013.html (8,281 bytes)
211. Morgan parts (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <ptroot@iaces.com>; Date: Mon, 05 Jul 2004 21:05:15 -0500; I went down to Kansas City over the weekend, for a funeral of the Mother of a friend. Good trip bad reason. Anyway, I was talking to my friend's Dad. And somehow we got talking cars. He's an old car; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00063.html (7,053 bytes)
212. Re: Tire Balancing (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <ptroot@iaces.com>; Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2004 12:43:48 -0500; Dwight had no trouble balancing the wheels. He did mention that he had to put them on a different way than modern cars. But if here was a problem. I sure didn't see it. They all balanced up fine. Let; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00157.html (7,409 bytes)
213. Re: SU float bowls flooding (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <ptroot@iaces.com>; Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 14:03:31 -0500; Definately a place to avoid. That's not a hard job. It's just time. And if you replace all the parts, you wouldn't spend that much. I agree with you, you shouldn't have had to pay $750, since you did; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00212.html (9,602 bytes)
214. Re: New Axle (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <ptroot@iaces.com>; Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 14:04:58 -0500; I suggest *NOT* Paul M's shop. :-) Probably a hot rod type shop is the place that could do it. Paul.; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00213.html (6,845 bytes)
215. Re: Front spring compression tool (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <ptroot@iaces.com>; Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 07:28:42 -0500; Last year sometime, Moss (Kelvin) found that the specs had changed on the rear shocks they had in the kit. They had become way too hard. That has been solved, and the shocks are supposed to be better; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00248.html (9,443 bytes)
216. Re: Front suspension - Fulcrum pin removal (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <ptroot@iaces.com>; Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 08:18:20 -0500; One of the arms of the shock is removable. Take that off, then you can get a vice-grips on one end of the bolt and a torch on the other end. At least, that's what I had to do. Paul. -- ______ Paul T.; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00335.html (8,326 bytes)
217. Re: The Verdict: Has this Happened to Anyone? (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <ptroot@iaces.com>; Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 20:41:10 -0500; I replaced the clutch on mine 3 years ago this month, when I bought it. I'm pretty certain I used the Borg & Becker. I'd say my milage is around 3500-4000. No problems so far.; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00391.html (8,246 bytes)
218. alloy valve cover (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <ptroot@iaces.com>; Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 13:03:54 -0500; Periodically, I get a wild hair about putting a polished alloy valve cover on the 'Bs engine. But they don't have breathers for hooking it up to the carbon canister. Is it possible to put a breather; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00425.html (7,255 bytes)
219. Re: Tranny (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <ptroot@iaces.com>; Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 19:36:29 -0500; O/D's were never standard in the US. I believe the were in Europe somewhere in that time frame. Paul.; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00440.html (6,714 bytes)
220. Re: alloy valve cover (score: 1): Author: Paul Root <ptroot@iaces.com>; Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 07:29:21 -0500; Because the carbon canister is a good thing and I spent a couple of nights last month pulling out the clogged vapor line to the back, and I'm going to use it. :-) -- ______ Paul T. Root / _ \ 1977 MG; /html/mgs/2004-07/msg00449.html (7,446 bytes)

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