- 1. Re; oil consumption (score: 1)
- Author: "S. Allen" <sallen3663@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 13:10:07 -0400
- We had a guy in my T-club that this happened to. After pulling his hair out about it for a while he was finally talked into pulling the head, putting some oil in the cylinders and measuring how fast
- /html/mgs/2005-07/msg00052.html (6,761 bytes)
- 2. Re: Rostyle Painting now LE Painting (score: 1)
- Author: "S. Allen" <sallen3663@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 10:55:42 -0400
- Unfortunately in order to fix it right the clearcoat has to come off. There's only two ways to do this: abrasives or solvents. Abrasives will likely cause damage and solvents certainly will. Clearcoa
- /html/mgs/2005-07/msg00122.html (7,854 bytes)
- 3. Paint Question (score: 1)
- Author: "S. Allen" <sallen3663@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 17:34:22 -0400
- You need to use a commercial degreaser and an etching primer that will work on galvanized steel. Both should be available at auto paint supply store. In Virginia I use Matto's and they're also on the
- /html/mgs/2005-06/msg00379.html (6,474 bytes)
- 4. MGB on the local Craigslist (score: 1)
- Author: "S. Allen" <sallen3663@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 17:41:37 -0400
- No interest on my part, but thought someone on the list might be. The B is in Annadale, Virginia. The ad reads as follows: -- 1978 MGB MG - $1750 This car is in overall very nice condition however, I
- /html/mgs/2005-06/msg00380.html (6,951 bytes)
- 5. Re: wire wheels (score: 1)
- Author: "S. Allen" <sallen3663@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 17:03:41 -0400
- Ummm, am I missing something or am I the only person on the list that takes his wire wheels to a motorcycle shop to have work done on them? I learned it from my dad who had a '47 TC. He always iniste
- /html/mgs/2005-05/msg00072.html (8,135 bytes)
- 6. Fwd: wire wheels (score: 1)
- Author: "S. Allen" <sallen3663@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 12:44:27 -0400
- That's new school with computerized balancers. Old school shops put the wheel on hand spinners, no hardware required. The weights wrap around the spokes instead of attaching to the rims. Haven't had
- /html/mgs/2005-05/msg00341.html (8,729 bytes)
- 7. Question for DC MG'ers (score: 1)
- Author: "S. Allen" <sallen3663@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 17:51:22 -0400
- If you've been to British Car Day or the Hunt Country Classic you've probably seen the guy that has old Bentley's and Rolls that he rents out for special occasions. He usually shows one of them and
- /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00148.html (6,422 bytes)
- 8. Re: Carb Adjustment (score: 1)
- Author: "S. Allen" <sallen3663@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 16:53:22 -0700
- Back in my colortune days wiser heads than I reported that I had to set the mixture one flat on the adjustment nut towards the lean end after I got the color right. This worked for the TD, but on the
- /html/mgs/2005-04/msg00260.html (7,254 bytes)
- 9. Fan Needed (score: 1)
- Author: "S. Allen" <sallen3663@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 14:15:13 -0500
- Does anyone on the list have an old, seven-bladed plastic fan for a B that they'd be willing to part with? Thanks in advance, Scott Allen 74 1/2 BGT 52 TD
- /html/mgs/2005-03/msg00287.html (6,135 bytes)
- 10. Mods (score: 1)
- Author: "S. Allen" <sallen3663@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 09:19:14 -0500
- I'm generally for anything that makes a T-type more reliable or safe that doesn't subtract from originality. To that end I put a solid-state fuel pump and electric ignition in my TD. You can't tell t
- /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00306.html (7,935 bytes)
- 11. 3rd brake lights (score: 1)
- Author: "S. Allen" <sallen3663@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 13:06:25 -0500
- O.k., I've held off saying anything but I sorta started this by accidentally cross-posting my comments on a discussion over on the T-list here. I put Moss's 3rd light on my T, and there's been a HUGE
- /html/mgs/2004-12/msg00402.html (7,222 bytes)
- 12. re: Another weird electrical tale for the Lucas Electrical (score: 1)
- Author: "S. Allen" <sallen3663@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 09:59:09 -0500
- Wow. I'm going through the same thing, but different circumstances... The radio would switch off and then back on when I used the turn signals so I traced out the connections and found some corrosion
- /html/mgs/2004-11/msg00271.html (8,130 bytes)
- 13. Dead Alt (score: 1)
- Author: "S. Allen" <sallen3663@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 00:09:06 -0500
- Today when it came time to return from my parent's house the BGT wouldn't start. After jumping it and driving it home I checked the alt and it's putting out just shy of 12 volts so it's dead... Here
- /html/mgs/2004-11/msg00302.html (6,792 bytes)
- 14. Stud Question (score: 1)
- Author: "S. Allen" <sallen3663@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 16:34:32 -0400
- I snapped off one of the wheel studs on the rear of my 74 1/2 today, (Rostyle rims, not wire) and I was wondering how hard they are to replace as the manual and expoded drawings aren't too clear. Ca
- /html/mgs/2004-10/msg00255.html (7,348 bytes)
- 15. Timing Mark Question (score: 1)
- Author: "S. Allen" <sallen3663@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 22:08:28 -0400
- Quick question that I can't seem to get a straight answer to... I have a 74 1/2 BGT. What mark on the engine should be used to time it with the mark on the pulley and at what rpm? My current instuct
- /html/mgs/2004-10/msg00325.html (6,911 bytes)
- 16. Fender Needed (score: 1)
- Author: "S. Allen" <sallen3663@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 13:14:47 -0400
- Anyone on the list have a good driver's side fender for a rubber bumper B lying around gathering dust that they'd like to get rid of? E-mail me off list if you do or know of someone who does... Than
- /html/mgs/2004-08/msg00403.html (6,417 bytes)
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