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101. New weber DGV, now hard starting when hot (score: 1): Author: "smarc" <smarc@abs.net>; Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 16:17:01 -0400; I'm trying to figure out what to do about this problem. Installed my new DGEV (electric choke), now have a hard time starting when the engine is hot. If I hold the choke closed when someone cranks th; /html/mgs/2002-07/msg00024.html (7,475 bytes)
102. Re: Acck, Electrical problem, dead short!!!! MGB-GT 1970 (score: 1): Author: Marc <smarc@abs.net>; Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 23:29:29 -0400; I recently had a similar problem. Had done some electrical work on my mgb (replaced radio). I finished the job, cleaned up, put my tools back in the toolbox in the boot, and prepared for a test drive; /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00092.html (9,352 bytes)
103. RE: Steering Wheel Play (score: 1): Author: "smarc" <smarc@abs.net>; Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 13:20:16 -0400; I would be careful pulling on that steering wheel. I have heard of people yanking a steering wheel off and breaking their nose... Talk about adding insult to injury! -- -- Marc Siegel, Charm Net, LLC; /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00109.html (7,918 bytes)
104. Exhaust system too hot? (score: 1): Author: Marc <smarc@abs.net>; Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 00:20:28 -0400; Hello All - I just got myself another MGB a few days ago, a 1980 MGB LE (with overdrive!). This car has apparently been sitting unused in a garage for quite some time, based upon it's immaculate cond; /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00409.html (8,658 bytes)
105. Re: Exhaust system too hot. (score: 1): Author: Marc <smarc@abs.net>; Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 23:37:45 -0400; First off, thanks to all who replied. I'm trying to think through the various senarios to resolve the problem. As far as I can tell, this car is pretty much 100% stock. It's all there, unchanged, in; /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00459.html (8,814 bytes)
106. RE: Audio questions (score: 1): Author: "smarc" <smarc@abs.net>; Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 08:27:40 -0400; Also look at http://www.custom-autosound.com/ for current technology in a vintage looking package. -- -- Marc Siegel, Charm Net, LLC. eMail: smarc@abs.net Baltimore, MD http://www.charm.net voice: 4; /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00518.html (8,078 bytes)
107. cap coming off su carb (score: 1): Author: Marc <smarc@abs.net>; Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2002 13:26:56 -0400; The other day, I was driving my 73 B, and it started popping. Felt like a little balloon popping under the accellerator. Got worse & worse, till it was happening 6-8 times in a row. Pulled over and; /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00698.html (7,541 bytes)
108. Some rear brake questions (MGB) (score: 1): Author: "smarc" <smarc@abs.net>; Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 16:01:46 -0400; Hello all - Just roasted my new rear brakes ;-( Had some packages in the car yesterday, didn't notice that one of the boxes on the front seat had managed to keep the handbrake lever up just enough th; /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00797.html (8,468 bytes)
109. RE: Some rear brake questions (MGB) (score: 1): Author: "smarc" <smarc@abs.net>; Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 09:02:42 -0400; Thanks to all who replied, on the list and privately. I know there are many of you who are extremely well versed in the mechanics of cars, and I appreciate you taking the time to reply. I have severa; /html/mgs/2002-06/msg00801.html (7,718 bytes)
110. drooping rear (of car!) (score: 1): Author: Marc <smarc@abs.net>; Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 17:57:03 -0400; Not sure quite what to think about this problem. My 73 mgb was drooping badly (several inches) lower on the LR when I first got it several months ago. The right side is fine. I rebuilt the front end; /html/mgs/2002-05/msg00235.html (7,819 bytes)
111. British Car Week-Baltimore MD (score: 1): Author: "smarc" <smarc@abs.net>; Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 10:28:40 -0400; I've driven my B every single day this week. Really lucked out on the weather here. I've not seen any LBC's at all. Kind of a bummer, I had high hopes of seeing at least a few! I've seen plenty of cu; /html/mgs/2002-05/msg01157.html (6,791 bytes)
112. RE: British Car Week Report (score: 1): Author: "smarc" <smarc@abs.net>; Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 11:44:30 -0400; Isn't it at Smokey Glen Farm? http://www.smokeyglenfarm.com/ -- -- Marc Siegel, ABSnet Internet Services eMail: smarc@abs.net Baltimore, MD http://www.abs.net voice: 410/361-8160 /// or try http://ww; /html/mgs/2002-05/msg01164.html (8,205 bytes)
113. Fixing Problems with MGB switches (score: 1): Author: "smarc" <smarc@abs.net>; Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 12:14:01 -0500; Like most people, the switches in my MGB didn't work so well. There are a couple related reasons for this. First off, the switches are, well, just old! Oxidation, dirt, heat, and pitting (from arcing; /html/mgs/2002-04/msg00056.html (10,234 bytes)
114. RE: Old switches (score: 1): Author: "smarc" <smarc@abs.net>; Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 11:49:32 -0500; Well, you may be right, my memory is a bit fuzzy on the equations these days, but I knew what I meant, and I suppose you did as well. In any event, I'm glad you were able to set the record straight a; /html/mgs/2002-04/msg00072.html (12,478 bytes)
115. need advice on fixing a partially de-smogged engine (score: 1): Author: Marc <smarc@abs.net>; Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 02:03:58 -0500; I have a 73 B. It's missing the air pump, and the rest of the emissions system is a shambles. When the car is running, there is a strong smell that is very crankcase like. I do not believe it to be e; /html/mgs/2002-04/msg00076.html (7,960 bytes)
116. problem w/ 25D distributor (score: 1): Author: Marc <smarc@abs.net>; Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 09:32:30 -0400; Good Morning - I was a bit suspicious about that rusty looking dashpot on the side of my disty, and thought I ought to have more pick up than I do. I pulled the cap off to see if the vacuum advance m; /html/mgs/2002-04/msg00100.html (7,739 bytes)
117. Re: problem w/ 25D distributor (score: 1): Author: Marc <smarc@abs.net>; Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 10:28:26 -0400; Hmmm, based upon what I can see after researching this a bit, it appears to be an advance mechanism, not a retard. I'm no expect, that's for sure - but I'm pretty sure it's an advance. You have no co; /html/mgs/2002-04/msg00103.html (7,766 bytes)
118. Clutch "judder" (score: 1): Author: "smarc" <smarc@abs.net>; Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 10:53:16 -0400; Just recently finished a lot of work to put my 73 mgb back on the road. I had noticed that the floor under the car where it had been parked for many weeks was clean. Going on the theory that "if it a; /html/mgs/2002-04/msg00247.html (8,417 bytes)
119. gas tanks and exhausts (score: 1): Author: Marc <smarc@abs.net>; Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 07:39:24 -0400; Well, looks like both of my problems turned out for the worst: The gas smell is a rusted top of the tank near the filler. The exhaust smell I thought was a loose pipe where it connected to the header; /html/mgs/2002-04/msg00379.html (7,964 bytes)
120. mgb ride height/lopsidedness (score: 1): Author: Marc <smarc@abs.net>; Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 01:45:36 -0400; I just spent 14 hours straight in my garage; replaced a rusty gas tank, and my very worn out leaf springs and tossed in rebuilt shocks and new shock links. Previously, the driver side rear sat so low; /html/mgs/2002-04/msg00554.html (8,266 bytes)

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