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61. Re: my new daily driver (score: 1): Author: "Simon Matthews" <simon.d.matthews@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 14:26:26 -0700; Well, flat-4s can be nice packages. In the AlfaSud was an excellent F-4. Smooth, revved well (well past the marked limit up to 8000rpm) and it fit well under the bonnet. WIth the engine placed longit; /html/mgs/2006-05/msg00022.html (8,025 bytes)
62. Re: my new daily driver (score: 1): Author: "Simon Matthews" <simon.d.matthews@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 16:07:25 -0700; Flat-4s give you better dynamic balance. Modern in-line 4s have extra moving parts just to improve dynamic balance (balance shafts) -- so there is added complexity in the inline-4. As I mentioned, th; /html/mgs/2006-05/msg00025.html (7,771 bytes)
63. Re: Not a solution to the oil problem (score: 1): Author: "Simon Matthews" <simon.d.matthews@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 23:34:38 -0700; And this has exactly WHAT to do with mgs? You may be upset at Fox, you may be upset at the last US presidential election, but please find an appropriate forum to vent your opinions. This is not an ap; /html/mgs/2006-05/msg00139.html (7,759 bytes)
64. Re: opening a dispute with paypal (score: 1): Author: "Simon Matthews" <simon.d.matthews@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 20:35:27 -0700; Try this: http://pages.ebay.com/help/tp/esppp-process.html And from PayPal's "Buyer Protection": "You can open a dispute in the Resolution Center within 45 calendar days of payment." Regards, Simon; /html/mgs/2006-05/msg00176.html (8,043 bytes)
65. Re: Old Speckled Hen (score: 1): Author: "Simon Matthews" <simon.d.matthews@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 10:35:50 -0700; Is it? Surely you should know that it is "Newcastle", not "New Castle" Regards, Simon; /html/mgs/2006-05/msg00281.html (7,601 bytes)
66. Re: can you tell me what this, part 2! (score: 1): Author: "Simon Matthews" <simon.d.matthews@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 19:50:48 -0700; Spark plug wrench?; /html/mgs/2006-05/msg00291.html (7,002 bytes)
67. Shadetree Motors still operating (score: 1): Author: "Simon Matthews" <simon.d.matthews@gmail.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 12:57:39 -0700; For those of you who noted that Skip Kelsey passed away recently, you might want to know that a team of volunteers is operating Shadetree Motors, using the same telephone numbers and email addresses.; /html/mgs/2006-07/msg00158.html (6,418 bytes)
68. Re: Why I like my rubber bumper MG ( was Re: MG Pricing) (score: 1): Author: "Simon Matthews" <simon.d.matthews@gmail.com>; Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 21:09:23 -0700; My '74 B never overheated. Even in Texas heat! In fact, the reverse: when I moved back to the UK, I had problems with the car never coming up to normal temperateure in winter. Now my MGA... that doe; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00079.html (7,583 bytes)
69. Re: Off topic - computer question (score: 1): Author: "Simon Matthews" <simon.d.matthews@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:48:50 -0700; Mike, Barrie and others. I have gone down the laser printer route -- good quality used HP printers are available on eBay and others. The older HP Laser printers are very reliable. Then, buy remanufac; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00134.html (7,773 bytes)
70. Re: Off topic - computer question (score: 1): Author: "Simon Matthews" <simon.d.matthews@gmail.com>; Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 20:24:04 -0700; Unfortunately, it is caused by people who shop for printers and do not evaluate the cost of ink in their purchases. Essentially, it is stupidity or laziness. Regards, Simon; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00198.html (7,335 bytes)
71. Re: wire wheel prep (score: 1): Author: "Simon Matthews" <simon.d.matthews@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:13:17 -0700; I have wondered about this for some time. Since the splines eventually wear out, one can assume that there is some movement between wheel and hub. Thus, some kind of grease that minimises the wear ef; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00220.html (7,444 bytes)
72. Re: Introducing Shell V-Power (score: 1): Author: "Simon Matthews" <simon.d.matthews@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 10:21:13 -0700; That seems interesting, and a little counter-intuitive that one could replace an advance system with a retard system. Can you explain more? Another interesting question is the amount of knock that y; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00294.html (7,832 bytes)
73. Loose tire on racetrack -- see where it lands! (score: 1): Author: "Simon Matthews" <simon.d.matthews@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:24:56 -0700; This video is very amusing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugPPvDQ4ln4 Regards, Simon; /html/mgs/2006-08/msg00351.html (6,495 bytes)
74. Re: MGA Temp Guage Problem (score: 1): Author: "Simon Matthews" <simon.d.matthews@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 13:57:04 -0700; I don't want to seem to be sarcastic here, but could it just be that your engine is hot? I have seen similar temperatures (and I think there is a picture of something similar on Barney's website). H; /html/mgs/2006-09/msg00009.html (7,640 bytes)
75. Re: Brake light replacements? Third brake light? (score: 1): Author: "Simon Matthews" <simon.d.matthews@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 12:41:32 -0700; Red lenses filter out everything *except* red. However, our perception of colours is very complex. There are compensating mechanisms that allow us to see even when the light is not white without noti; /html/mgs/2006-09/msg00188.html (9,083 bytes)
76. Re: Radiator cooling fan thermostat removal (score: 1): Author: "Simon Matthews" <simon.d.matthews@gmail.com>; Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 10:30:00 -0700; Could it be related more to temperature? Above the water level the temperature could be much higher.; /html/mgs/2006-09/msg00234.html (7,443 bytes)
77. Re: On sale in The Netherlands, MG X-Power (score: 1): Author: "Simon Matthews" <simon.d.matthews@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 20:37:46 -0700; It looks like a cross between an MGB and a Ford Mustang.; /html/mgs/2006-09/msg00250.html (7,799 bytes)
78. Re: Brake Trouble! UPDATE! (score: 1): Author: "Simon Matthews" <simon.d.matthews@gmail.com>; Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 15:04:39 -0700; I thought dual braking systems were split diagonally -- so one circuit operates front-left, plus rear-right, while the other circuit operates front-right and rear-left. This would make them equal in; /html/mgs/2006-10/msg00127.html (7,634 bytes)
79. Re: Brake Trouble! UPDATE! (score: 1): Author: "Simon Matthews" <simon.d.matthews@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 12:58:23 -0700; Well...... Some Citroens had steering geometry whereby the wheel turned around its own centre (or very close), so it would be unaffected by one brake not functioning. They used to advertise them show; /html/mgs/2006-10/msg00137.html (7,273 bytes)
80. Re: Brake Trouble! UPDATE! (score: 1): Author: "Simon Matthews" <simon.d.matthews@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:24:16 -0700; My BX never let me down. My GS, on the other hand -- suffered a leakage of the hydraualic fluid from a pipe located just in front of the front brake disks -- that's right, not only did it empty the; /html/mgs/2006-10/msg00164.html (8,010 bytes)

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