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1. Re: TR4A fuel pump and other questions (score: 1): Author: sbender@dsd.ES.COM (Steve Bender); Date: Sat, 10 Sep 94 21:46:57 MDT; I typically use 91 Octane in my TR4A but can use 87 Octane with only the slightest pinging on acceleration during hot days. (I'm at roughly 5000' elevation so those Octane numbers are tweaked off ab; /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00246.html (7,965 bytes)
2. Re: synthetics and older seals (score: 1): Author: sbender@dsd.es.com (Steve Bender); Date: Mon, 1 Aug 94 08:54:44 MDT; My experience with synthetic oil would support this. I've been using Mobil 1 in my Oldsmobile for the past 140,000 miles... It now leaks as much, or more oil as my TR4... which is not bad, but does; /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00011.html (7,849 bytes)
3. Re: TR3 Suspension Part II (score: 1): Author: sbender@dsd.es.com (Steve Bender); Date: Mon, 1 Aug 94 17:11:19 MDT; Chuck, Thirty or fourty years tends to leave this bolt with the obvious result... It essentially becomes fused with the frame. I have heard of two solutions to this problem... neither of which you a; /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00032.html (8,540 bytes)
4. Re: AC(?) Mystery car (score: 1): Author: sbender@dsd.es.com (Steve Bender); Date: Wed, 10 Aug 94 08:03:27 MDT; I vote that it's an early Austin-Heally 100-4 that has been modified by someone who liked the look of the AC Ace. -S-; /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00237.html (6,663 bytes)
5. TR4 vapor-locking problem (score: 1): Author: sbender@dsd.es.com (Steve Bender); Date: Wed, 20 Jul 94 12:11:55 MDT; After some 15,000 miles of relatively trouble-free motoring, my TR4A has suddenly developed a nasty vapor-locking problem... or at least that's what I think it is. While it has been pretty warm this; /html/british-cars/1994-07/msg00483.html (7,058 bytes)
6. Re: clutch pins, rivet nuts, mice in your intake (score: 1): Author: sbender@dsd.es.com (Steve Bender); Date: Fri, 10 Jun 94 08:07:31 MDT; Yup! These bits are really prone to wear. I can already begin to see this on my TR4A which I rebuilt some 15k miles ago. On the upside, this is a fairly easy repair and you will instantly notice a d; /html/british-cars/1994-06/msg00390.html (7,427 bytes)
7. Re: how to install the chrome thingy (score: 1): Author: sbender@dsd.es.com (Steve Bender); Date: Thu, 16 Jun 94 15:23:47 MDT; This is the method I used on my TR4A... or I should say "we" since I had my wife help me with the task. After positioning the windscreen she stood on the inner-fenders astride the engine compartment; /html/british-cars/1994-06/msg00599.html (9,148 bytes)
8. Re: help (score: 1): Author: sbender@dsd.es.com; Date: Mon, 9 May 94 11:15:09 -0400; Presumably this is why we all subscribe to the British_Cars mailing list :-) -Steve; /html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00206.html (6,295 bytes)
9. Re: Torque wrenches & extensions. (score: 1): Author: sbender@dsd.es.com (Steve Bender); Date: Fri, 15 Apr 94 12:24:36 MDT; Perhaps you can best answer this one yourself with this following mental exercise: 1. Hang a 5lb weight from a hanging type scale... What does the scale read? 2. Now, place a spring between the scal; /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00365.html (8,506 bytes)
10. Re: MGB Head and Setting Valves (circa '65-67) (score: 1): Author: sbender@dsd.es.com (Steve Bender); Date: Fri, 22 Apr 94 13:54:10 MDT; I have heard of a "Cold-Stitching" process that is reputed to work well and can be applied suitably in the majority of head-crack situations. Does anyone know about this? Presumably, the process inv; /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00645.html (8,076 bytes)
11. Re: Is this a good deal??? (score: 1): Author: sbender@dsd.es.com (Steve Bender); Date: Tue, 26 Apr 94 07:20:12 MDT; If the car's not rusty, It's a good deal. -Steve; /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00693.html (6,433 bytes)
12. Re: 30's M.G.'s (score: 1): Author: sbender@dsd.es.com (Steve Bender); Date: Thu, 17 Feb 94 07:53:12 MST; What about gun bluing? Does the panel have the same appearance as that of a gun barrel? -Steve; /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00465.html (6,470 bytes)
13. Re: Bluing (score: 1): Author: sbender@dsd.es.com (Steve Bender); Date: Thu, 17 Feb 94 10:33:43 MST; I've used the stuff for ferrous metals... it's easy to apply and almost impossible to mess up. There is another magic substance that produces a similar result on brass bits of muzzle-loaders. -Steve; /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00473.html (6,755 bytes)
14. RE: What's in octane booster? (score: 1): Author: sbender@dsd.es.com (Steve Bender); Date: Wed, 12 Jan 94 11:18:42 MST; Tetra-ethyl-lead may still be permissible as an additive in some locations, but is banned in many. It is, however still permissible in marine applications and can be sold in small quantities for suc; /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00245.html (7,430 bytes)
15. '67 Sprite for sale (score: 1): Author: sbender@dsd.es.com (Steve Bender); Date: Mon, 29 Nov 93 09:42:33 MST; I bought a '74 Midget parts-car this weekend (in hopes of building a running Midget with a good rolling chassis I have sitting around). While there. the seller has a pretty decent '67 Sprite that he'; /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00528.html (7,134 bytes)
16. Re: GT6 tranny heat (score: 1): Author: sbender@dsd.es.com (Steve Bender); Date: Fri, 1 Oct 93 11:55:07 MDT; It seems that 80-wt gear oil is specified for the all-synchro TR gearboxes (TR4/250/6 & TR3B) but 30-wt engine oil is spec'd for the TR gearboxes with non-synchro first (TR2/3/3A). As I recall, the; /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00018.html (7,262 bytes)
17. Re: TR4 Carbs - cost??? (score: 1): Author: sbender@dsd.es.com (Steve Bender); Date: Wed, 13 Oct 93 10:53:32 MDT; Evidently a few TR4's were equipped with ZS 175CD's as opposed to the more usual SU H6. Most TR4A's I've seen were equipped with ZS 175CD's but some came with SU HS6's from the factory. I agree with; /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00233.html (8,620 bytes)
18. Re: TR7 info needed (score: 1): Author: sbender@dsd.es.com (Steve Bender); Date: Thu, 9 Sep 93 10:26:03 MDT; I have a TR7 engine with auto gearbox sitting in my warehouse. They are reputedly to be in good operating condition but that is all I know. If this is of any interest let me know. The unit is in Utah; /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00146.html (6,597 bytes)
19. Re: A few more for sale (score: 1): Author: sbender@dsd.es.com (Steve Bender); Date: Fri, 17 Sep 93 13:41:48 MDT; ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ That's not the issue Mark. Obviously, all interested parties simultaneously assumed that other SOL'ers snapped it up before they could reach the phone. -S-; /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00272.html (7,143 bytes)
20. Re: MGA Diff nedded. (score: 1): Author: sbender@dsd.es.com (Steve Bender); Date: Wed, 22 Sep 93 11:14:16 MDT; I have a '65 MGB parts car sitting in Draper. I don't know what the drive ratio is tho... it does have the banjo-type rear. -Steve; /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00339.html (6,555 bytes)

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