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41. RE: Dual carb conversion question -- correct fuel hookup? (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 14:10:53 +0100; If all your pipes are connected up correctly, fuel could spill out of the vent if the float in the float chamber is not closing the valve properly. Alternatively, if you've connected into the vent, I; /html/mgs/2006-07/msg00371.html (8,418 bytes)
42. RE: Engine trouble (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 10:12:33 +0100; If it's a good deal, go for it, there's plenty that will be useful. Pretty much all the mechanical parts are the same, the engine will of course be useful, the only significant differences are the i; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00025.html (9,103 bytes)
43. RE: Headlamps on 79 B Roadster..... (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 16:51:55 +0100; In the last 27 years it would be surprising if your headlamps HADN'T been replaced, likely more than once. I can't confirm what the originals would have been. Richard & Sammy ('73 Black Tulip BGT) __; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00043.html (7,140 bytes)
44. RE: Headlamps on 79 B Roadster..... (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 10:38:34 +0100; It's not just MGs, my Triumph Spitfire also had an unfused lighting circuit - or more specifically, in that case, the side/tail/gauge lights were fused, but the headlights were not. To do such a thin; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00052.html (9,056 bytes)
45. RE: OD-Transmission (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:07:18 +0100; An O/D light should be fairly straightforward to install, and could be useful if "less MG experienced" drivers are to use the car. I wouldn't say it's needed (otherwise MG would have put one in there; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00109.html (8,819 bytes)
46. RE: oil pressure (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 17:25:27 +0100; Do you know there's no oil pressure, or is that just what the gauge Richard & Sammy ('73 Black Tulip BGT) ________________________________________________________________________ This message (includ; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00120.html (7,461 bytes)
47. RE: Hood / Soft Top Installation Tips Needed (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:58:58 +0100; I used Copydex (do you have that brand in the US) last time I did a hood (on a Spitfire). It's quite forgiving since, if you are not happy, you can unstick and re-stick a few times without problems.; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00265.html (8,260 bytes)
48. RE: Introducing Shell V-Power (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 10:24:32 +0100; I exchanged a few e-mails with Shell a couple of years ago, regarding Optimax, eventually getting through to someone at least vaguely technical. Essentially, all the flash advertising (with pretty fi; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00284.html (9,436 bytes)
49. RE: Shell V-Power (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 09:34:22 +0100; The definition of octane levels is different in the UK to the US, but I'm not sure exactly what the difference is or which method gives the higher numbers. But our 98 or 99 octane may not be quite so; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00341.html (7,949 bytes)
50. RE: Mark Evans? (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 09:45:34 +0100; I rented it and enjoyed it as entertaining viewing for an MG enthusiast. It's not going to teach you how to restore an MGB, there simly isn't nearly enough time on a double-DVD to do that, but it doe; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00342.html (7,993 bytes)
51. RE: Best way to get out of overdrive on a '78 MGB? (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 15:24:03 +0100; Welcome to the MG's list!! You can turn the O/D off at any time you like, clutch down or clutch up, your choice. If you are in gear and got no throttle (engine braking) it can be a bit jerky, but if; /html/mgs/2006-09/msg00070.html (9,208 bytes)
52. RE: ProperMG? (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 13:21:15 +0100; Yeah, this has come up before, and it seems that Proper MG have gone out of business. Richard & Sammy ('73 Black Tulip BGT) ________________________________________________________________________ Th; /html/mgs/2006-09/msg00133.html (7,404 bytes)
53. RE: Engine stand (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 08:55:20 +0100; You can prevent the crank from turning while you do up bolts by removing a spark plug and feeding the end of a short stretch of rope into the compression chamber; the piston will push up against it p; /html/mgs/2006-09/msg00208.html (7,877 bytes)
54. RE: Odometer and charcoal canister (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 13:45:39 +0100; There should be a sort of (3 or 4 inch?) long thin thing coming down from the bottom of the speedometer, with a knurled knob on the bottom of it. Turn this knob and the trip odometer will rotate unti; /html/mgs/2006-09/msg00210.html (8,312 bytes)
55. RE: Antenna replacement on a B (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 09:08:07 +0100; What's with the aerial position on MGBs? Is there an original "factory" position? It seems that Howard's '79 roadster is on the front wing. I've had two '73 model BGTs, Sammy I (built in Dec '72) had; /html/mgs/2006-09/msg00268.html (8,405 bytes)
56. RE: LED lights (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 15:00:09 +0100; ..."Flashing with the standard flasher can be accomplished by connecting a suitable value resistor in *parallel* with each LED lamp to result in the same current as an incandescent lamp"... But why b; /html/mgs/2006-10/msg00016.html (8,357 bytes)
57. OT - How ABS works (was RE: Brake Trouble! UPDATE!) (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:30:31 +0100; I guess most of the time when we emergency brake the front and left wheels will be on surfaces with similar grip; if one wheel is on (say) an oil patch it will soon move off it and onto tarmac with s; /html/mgs/2006-10/msg00156.html (9,371 bytes)
58. RE: Electrical question (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:13:56 +0100; I would agree, a "click" from the solonoid but not movement is most likely a poor electrical connection. The starter sucks a vast amount of electricity, so the connection needs to be not just there,; /html/mgs/2006-10/msg00181.html (8,260 bytes)
59. RE: Electrical question (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:18:09 +0100; Good point from Paul on chattering vs. clunk. Sammy II (the current Sammy) suffered from chattering - solution, a new starter. Sammy I (the original) suffered the clunk - the solonoid was activating,; /html/mgs/2006-10/msg00188.html (8,344 bytes)
60. RE: Engine removal - front mounts (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 09:42:48 +0100; Ultimately both - while the engine is out, fit new engine mounts!! I had the two sides of one mount completely separate from each other, thanks just to the age of the rubber (and the fantastic torque; /html/mgs/2006-10/msg00197.html (7,914 bytes)

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