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181. Re: 16 miliamps drain (score: 1)
Author: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 15:44:15 -0600
Try disconnecting the alto and then check the drain again. I suspect it's a leaky diode in the alto. -Rock http://www.rocky-frisco.com -- Tulsa LIBERTYFEST, Dec. 21st, 2003: http://www.tulsalibertyfe
/html/mgs/2003-12/msg00228.html (8,012 bytes)

182. Re: MG's and Skis (score: 1)
Author: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 17:30:32 -0600
Nader was (is) a liar, plain and simple. Road and Track magazine documented it. He falsified the engineering drawings used in his books, "air-brushed" out the standard factory safety parts. The damne
/html/mgs/2003-12/msg00257.html (10,523 bytes)

183. Re: Unsafe at any speed (score: 1)
Author: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 15:19:58 -0600
Here's a reference for the Nader information: Author: De Toledano, Ralph Title: Hit & Run: The Rise-and Fall?- of Ralph Nader Publisher: Arlington House, 1975. (hardback) ISBN#: 0-87000-287-2. Lots o
/html/mgs/2003-12/msg00293.html (6,732 bytes)

184. Re: Wire wheels - Theft Prevention? (score: 1)
Author: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 17:47:02 -0600
Never considered this before, but here's an idea: First of all, next time you have the tire dismounted, write your name on the inside of the wheel with a scriber or vibratory marker. Second, what abo
/html/mgs/2003-12/msg00398.html (8,642 bytes)

185. Re: Headlight Question (score: 1)
Author: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 16:22:07 -0600
It's my opinion that careful aiming produces superior results with Halogens. I would not use anything less bright. -Rock -- JJ Cale Live CD and Video: http://www.rocky-frisco.com/calelive.htm Watch P
/html/mgs/2003-11/msg00135.html (9,408 bytes)

186. Re: Main Bearings Torque (score: 1)
Author: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 13:29:51 -0600
I have occasionally been called in to help with an engine build that sticks like this and won't turn freely. Often it's because some lubricating grease is behind the bearing shell, holding it out aga
/html/mgs/2003-11/msg00452.html (8,675 bytes)

187. Re: Torque Wrench (score: 1)
Author: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 17:47:22 -0600
Those damned click things have ruined many an engine, since sometimes they don't work right and you end up overtorquing. I won't use anything but a bend-beam torque wrench, since they can't go wrong
/html/mgs/2003-11/msg00477.html (8,324 bytes)

188. Re: stuck key (score: 1)
Author: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 13:59:04 -0600
A few things to try: 1. Get some dry graphite powder lube (hardware store) and see if you can get any in around the key in the lock. It comes in a little tube so you can squeeze the tube with the noz
/html/mgs/2003-11/msg00544.html (8,251 bytes)

189. Re: MGB gauge faces: A Moss opportunity? (score: 1)
Author: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 15:02:55 -0600
Here's a good way to do it if that's what ya want: Once the artwork is complete, take it to Fast Signs (franchises all over the country) and have them do the faces in adhesive-backed vinyl, four-colo
/html/mgs/2003-11/msg00572.html (8,943 bytes)

190. Re: MGB gauge faces: A Moss opportunity? (score: 1)
Author: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 17:07:53 -0600
Max, I wasn't referring to the cut-out graphics, but rather the four-color process photographic stickers, which have a fairly high resolution. -Rock -- Tulsa LIBERTYFEST, Dec. 21st, 2003: http://www.
/html/mgs/2003-11/msg00574.html (8,077 bytes)

191. Re: Head For 77 MGB (score: 1)
Author: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 01:16:00 -0600
The kind of head Bill wanted wasn't available in those shops. -Rock -- Tulsa LIBERTYFEST, Dec. 21st, 2003: http://www.tulsalibertyfest.com The Wednesday Night Science Project: http://www.wednitescipr
/html/mgs/2003-11/msg00596.html (7,184 bytes)

192. Re: HS6 (score: 1)
Author: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 02:00:15 -0600
I have a HIF6 (1.75") SU on the Cooper S. It's pretty souped up and the carb is just perfect for the application. As a guess, If I were setting up a B, I think I would want a pair of these. My own ex
/html/mgs/2003-11/msg00597.html (7,469 bytes)

193. Re: Fuel Pump (score: 1)
Author: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2003 19:41:44 -0500
The (MGB-based) Victor came with a FACET pump installed. It quit six months after I acquired the car. I mounted a new one and it was LOUD. I drill two holes on each side of a three inch long piece of
/html/mgs/2003-10/msg00032.html (7,709 bytes)

194. Re: Warped rotor (score: 1)
Author: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2003 14:54:21 -0500
Another aspect of that bad habit: I'm driving down the thoroughfare and somebody roars up to the stop sign on a cross-street. Not knowing if this idiot is going to stop, I slow down so I can miss him
/html/mgs/2003-10/msg00128.html (8,435 bytes)

195. Re: TD gear change (score: 1)
Author: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2003 20:27:16 -0500
Victor Car Company made the Victor TF-1 out of MGB running gear (but not floorpan) including brakes, suspension, drive train and all, fitted into a proprietary steel frame made to fit a fiberglass TF
/html/mgs/2003-09/msg00148.html (10,257 bytes)

196. Re: SU air filter: K&Ns and stub stacks (score: 1)
Author: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 13:06:00 -0500
My experience confirms this; I have a single HIF6 SU on a special manifold on my Cooper S. I experienced a noticeable performance increase when I added the K&N cone filter with the short stub stack i
/html/mgs/2003-09/msg00191.html (10,222 bytes)

197. WOO HOO!! (score: 1)
Author: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 13:59:31 -0500
Sorry for the outburst, but the Victor is ready for its new Iris Blue coat. Shane called from the racing garage and reported that the bodywork is all repaired and the bits of the car are now in prime
/html/mgs/2003-09/msg00304.html (6,954 bytes)

198. Re: How to best clean twin SU carbs? (score: 1)
Author: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 20:31:14 -0500
It sure sounds to me like intermittent fuel starvation, but I have had exactly those symptoms from an electrical fault. The wee ground wire in the Mini's distributor that grounds the rotating plate t
/html/mgs/2003-09/msg00399.html (12,065 bytes)

199. Re: last of the morning top down drives (score: 1)
Author: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 13:56:44 -0500
I'm inordinately proud to have used, as my principle transportation, the Victor/MG TF-1, last winter, ALL winter, without a top. And I'm 66. ;) http://www.theluggage.net/Victor.jpg -Rock http://www.r
/html/mgs/2003-09/msg00451.html (8,333 bytes)

200. Re: Identify NAMGAR GT-28 Pictures? (score: 1)
Author: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 00:36:47 -0500
Really neat! Thanks!! BTW, #8 is stereo-reversed from the others, so crossing the eyes doesn't work. -Rock http://www.rocky-frisco.com -- "JJ Cale Live" CD & Video: http://www.rocky-frisco.com/caleli
/html/mgs/2003-09/msg00470.html (8,127 bytes)


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