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1. RE: Abingdon spares (score: 1): Author: "John Swanland" <swanland@cato.wesley.vic.edu.au>; Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 09:23:30 +1000; http://www.abingdonsparesltd.com/; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg02008.html (6,687 bytes)
2. TC Adventures (score: 1): Author: "John Swanland" <swanland@cato.wesley.vic.edu.au>; Date: Sun, 15 Feb 1998 16:55:39 +1100; 1. I had the need to remove the fuel sending unit after over a year of sealing it "permanently" with a Loctite 2 part putty and no gasket. It has been leak free all that time. After a few taps with a; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00887.html (7,487 bytes)
3. RE: TC Adventures (score: 1): Author: "John Swanland" <swanland@cato.wesley.vic.edu.au>; Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 08:04:02 +1100; The novelty is wearing off very quickly, as my arm gets sorer and sorer. Starting with the crank is do-able as long as the motor catches quickly. I've set the idle very high with the slow running co; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00911.html (7,367 bytes)
4. RE: TC Adventures (score: 1): Author: "John Swanland" <swanland@cato.wesley.vic.edu.au>; Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 17:19:25 +1100; My TD crank is also purely ornmental but would love to know the proper sequence/method to starting a T-series with the crank. I'll try! Part of the trick is to get the dog nut on the end of the crank; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00925.html (7,468 bytes)
5. RE: Hand-Starting a TC/TD (score: 1): Author: "John Swanland" <swanland@cato.wesley.vic.edu.au>; Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 14:01:06 +1100; for starting the car. What's all this about "the dog on the Yes...there is a special bolt into which the head of the crank fits. They are probably available from the usual sources. John Swanland Melb; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg01342.html (7,121 bytes)
6. Re: TC Adventures (score: 1): Author: John Swanland <swanland@cato.wesley.vic.edu.au>; Date: Fri, 02 Jan 1998 22:54:06 +1100; hello again Jim I was cleaning out the garage today and found a set of the exact same rope seals in a sump gasket set for a sidevalve Morris Minor (I have one of those as well!) so they may be avail; /html/mgs/1998-01/msg00034.html (7,035 bytes)
7. Re: TC Adventures (score: 1): Author: John Swanland <swanland@cato.wesley.vic.edu.au>; Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 12:52:16 +1100; These cars were The leaded petrol here in Australia is 96 Octane, I recently checked. That would tend to make a bit of a difference. I have advanced the timing by 4 degrees from TDC using the microme; /html/mgs/1998-01/msg01094.html (7,226 bytes)
8. MG dining experience (score: 1): Author: "John Swanland" <swanland@cato.wesley.vic.edu.au>; Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 17:31:54 +1100; fellow listers I was visiting Sydney Australia last week and had lunch at the MG Garages Restaurant. We actually dined on the showroom floor of the Sydney MG dealer surrounded by MGF's and assorted m; /html/mgs/1998-01/msg01928.html (6,743 bytes)
9. RE:Origin of Triumph Engine??? (score: 1): Author: John Swanland <swanland@cato.wesley.vic.edu.au>; Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 21:16:02 +1100; I know my MG TC (45-49) shares many ignition parts (distributor cap etc) with that model of tractor! John Swanland; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg02039.html (6,799 bytes)
10. TC Adventures (score: 1): Author: John Swanland <swanland@cato.wesley.vic.edu.au>; Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 21:43:25 +1100; It's summer in Australia of course. The last couple of years I have toyed with installing an electric fan on the TC for summer. Finally did it, and made up some easily removed bolt-on brackets with n; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg02040.html (8,505 bytes)
11. Re: TC Adventures (score: 1): Author: John Swanland <swanland@cato.wesley.vic.edu.au>; Date: Thu, 01 Jan 1998 14:02:55 +1100; Don't know. Mine has always seemed to run hot. Had the radiator professionally cleaned earlier this year, and the block has recently been boiled out. All is stock, except the head has had a fair bit; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg02082.html (8,182 bytes)
12. Re: TC Adventures (score: 1): Author: John Swanland <swanland@cato.wesley.vic.edu.au>; Date: Thu, 01 Jan 1998 14:07:41 +1100; Sounds like my TC (hopefully before the electic fan!) That's the one I have also bought. At the moment it's in a friend's house in the USA until I figure out how to get it to Australia withough brea; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg02083.html (8,032 bytes)
13. Re: TC Adventures (score: 1): Author: John Swanland <swanland@cato.wesley.vic.edu.au>; Date: Thu, 01 Jan 1998 14:12:58 +1100; I got about a metre of it from a bearing shop.. Plumbing shops also seem to know what I'm taking about. It does come in different thickenesses. Keep in mind, I'm in Australia but I described it as "c; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg02084.html (7,930 bytes)
14. Re: TC Adventures (score: 1): Author: John Swanland <swanland@cato.wesley.vic.edu.au>; Date: Thu, 01 Jan 1998 14:19:50 +1100; and run the distributor Skip, you might have something there. My TC is timed by the book at TDC. Advancing it would tend to cool it, wouldn't it? regards John Swanland Melbourne Australia; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg02085.html (7,647 bytes)
15. Re: SU? (score: 1): Author: "John Swanland" <swanland@cato.wesley.vic.edu.au>; Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1997 16:04:00 +1100; "Skinner's Union, I think" The Skinners were the first owners of what was then a leather bellows carburettor. John Swanland Melbourne Australia; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg00659.html (7,025 bytes)
16. Re: Prices of cars in the old days (score: 1): Author: "John Swanland" <swanland@cato.wesley.vic.edu.au>; Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 09:13:34 +1100; What stories do the old How about a TC for US$2,000 in 1973. Shipping from England to Portland, Oregon was included in the price. I drove it from the docks to Spokane, Washington. Still have the car; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01417.html (8,221 bytes)
17. Re: Prices of cars in the old days (score: 1): Author: "John Swanland" <swanland@cato.wesley.vic.edu.au>; Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 12:19:09 +1100; Wonder if it's the TC I now have. I paid $2000. I think I bought mine through an ad in Cars & Parts from a dealer in England called RJB Duce. He used to advertise in those magazines. John Swanland M; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01430.html (8,385 bytes)
18. Re: Brooklands Steering Wheel (score: 1): Author: "John Swanland" <swanland@cato.wesley.vic.edu.au>; Date: Sun, 23 Nov 1997 15:15:48 +1100; I think you're right about the colour. Does you wheel have a Bleumel's badge on it (on one of the 4 drilled blocks that separate the wires?) I have never seen one with 4 large screws. The ones I hav; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01479.html (7,212 bytes)
19. Re: Chroming TD Radiator Shell Question (score: 1): Author: "John Swanland" <swanland@cato.wesley.vic.edu.au>; Date: Sun, 23 Nov 1997 17:18:28 +1100; Horrors, they're soldered on. How will this affect the Just went through this with my TC shell--not a problem at all. I didn't have to remove the studs. I noticed the plating shop covered each stud w; /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01484.html (6,858 bytes)
20. Re: LBC Safety (score: 1): Author: "John Swanland" <swanland@cato.wesley.vic.edu.au>; Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 10:12:54 +1000; I would like to put belts in my TC as well so I'm following this thread with interest. At the moment, I have nothing, as the TC is one of the very few cars exempt from Australia's compulsory seat be; /html/mgs/1997-09/msg00687.html (8,608 bytes)

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