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1. Car dies - Help! (score: 1): Author: taylor!randy; Date: Wed Sep 2 19:27:10 1992; First guess would be a bad ignition amplifier. Fuel problems typically stutter and stumble before they die totally, and don't restart right off after fixing themselves (gotta fill the carb back up).; /html/british-cars/1992-09/msg00057.html (7,166 bytes)
2. Does anyone live near Suffolk? (score: 1): Author: taylor!randy; Date: Sat Sep 12 21:48:39 1992; I'm in Norfolk, about 20-80 miles from Suffolk. (Suffolk is a large county that for reasons of inane Va law, re-incorporated as a city). I can find some time to go look at this car, though I would pr; /html/british-cars/1992-09/msg00179.html (6,735 bytes)
3. I've had allz I can stanz..... (score: 1): Author: taylor!randy; Date: Sun Aug 2 18:26:43 1992; Ric Golen crys out for help with his 1500 clutch: If your sure that the clutch has been bled to the point of absolutely no air, then stop looking there. Clutch hydraulics are fairly simple and straig; /html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00005.html (8,172 bytes)
4. Re: Help! mystery B problems (score: 1): Author: taylor!randy; Date: Wed Aug 5 18:46:52 1992; My first reaction was a solid "bad condenser". Then I read that you swapped out the distributor. After much thought, I *still* think it's an ignition problem. Replace the condenser, and points (and; /html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00103.html (6,978 bytes)
5. Re: MGB = Multi Gauge Breakdown (score: 1): Author: taylor!randy; Date: Wed Aug 12 18:50:34 1992; -5 right off the bat. Lucas has nothing to do with Smiths gauges or MGB wiring. Mostly likely cause is a P.O. that left off the fues box lid. and Scott Fisher replies: Bingo! Exactly! Correct answer!; /html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00264.html (10,581 bytes)
6. Re: Dead MGB (score: 1): Author: taylor!randy; Date: Wed Aug 12 23:41:06 1992; Bruce Carter scribes: Sounds to me like the alternator output *and* the battery became disconnected from the rest of the cars electrical system. his is normally a trouble free area, and so I do not h; /html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00273.html (7,678 bytes)
7. How to be a PO (was alternator swapping) (score: 1): Author: taylor!randy; Date: Wed Aug 12 23:43:28 1992; Good answer!!!! All self regulating alternators (what we're dealing with here) take a minimum of three electrical paths to operate. Ground, usually through the frame. Field, D+, a small wire normall; /html/british-cars/1992-08/msg00274.html (10,034 bytes)
8. too much pressure... (score: 1): Author: taylor!randy; Date: Tue Jul 21 20:08:03 1992; I hate it when this happens. Assuming that the person that rebuilt the SU's had any idea of what they were doing, it should have been fairly obvious that the problem was *not* the carbs. One reuild; /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00406.html (9,181 bytes)
9. A weeks worth of unread mail (score: 1): Author: taylor!randy; Date: Wed May 13 00:49:19 1992; Geez, go away for a little bit, and you guys really filled my mailbox. Oh well, time for another digest of assorted ramblings. Checking cam timing without the right tools is really hard, and not very; /html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00257.html (11,713 bytes)
10. More ramblings (score: 1): Author: taylor!randy; Date: Thu May 14 01:19:17 1992; I'm having a problem. Every time I post to the list here, I don't receive the next digest. Consider this a test, and please forgive me if it appears that I don't respond to follow up posts. I'm not s; /html/british-cars/1992-05/msg00283.html (11,097 bytes)
11. Starter goes click (score: 1): Author: taylor!randy; Date: Tue Apr 7 00:17:17 1992; Yep, hammer on the starter. Taking your charge light idication, it's either a bod contact in the solinoid, or bad starter brushes. BTW, good eye on picking up on the light. Not many people would catc; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00116.html (7,125 bytes)
12. New fuel pump (score: 1): Author: taylor!randy; Date: Tue Apr 7 00:14:41 1992; Re: Facet fuel pump and jack hammer combo Better watch those pumps. They've been known to rattle every bolt out of the car. Seriously, I have seen the sheetmetal bulkhead stress cracked from the vibr; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00117.html (6,904 bytes)
13. running too rich (score: 1): Author: taylor!randy; Date: Tue Apr 7 00:19:01 1992; Possible, taken in context, not likely, but it is a common problem. Not likely. I've personally never seen a Stromberg float fail. Check the sump for gas, It's very possible the new pump washed out t; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00118.html (7,769 bytes)
14. Mucho TR6 (score: 1): Author: taylor!randy; Date: Tue Apr 7 00:20:11 1992; Sound like you ate a wheel bearing all right. Your manuals aren't fibbing, either. Without the special puller for the hub flange, you'll most likely bend it. It takes many tons of force to remove thi; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00119.html (6,905 bytes)
15. Help with carb troubles (score: 1): Author: taylor!randy; Date: Tue Apr 7 00:22:24 1992; First thing to look for is a vacuum leak, a BIG one. Check the gulp valve, brake booster and plumbing, and the manifold gasket. Also make sure the manifold hasn't warped do to serious overheating. Wh; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00120.html (6,958 bytes)
16. Weber and Oil Cooler, MGB (score: 1): Author: taylor!randy; Date: Tue Apr 7 00:39:56 1992; The oil pressure gauge pickup is down stream of the cooler. If the cooler was restricted, it would show less pressure. I agree, if you call stuck "bad". It can be a very serious problem. High pressu; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00121.html (8,283 bytes)
17. Re: MGB tech questions (score: 1): Author: taylor!randy; Date: Tue Apr 14 01:18:31 1992; I've done this pretty much by feel several times. Turned out fine in each case, but your milage may differ. I've never seen or heard of a vacuum switch on a (4 cyl) MGB. Big Healeys and such had them; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00245.html (11,261 bytes)
18. spitfire overdrive question (corrected) (score: 1): Author: taylor!randy; Date: Tue Apr 14 23:24:18 1992; On fitting a Mk4 trans into a 1500. First off, let me say that I do not know if it will work or not. I've never had reason to try such a swap. So, I'm just gonna ramble a bit about the *possible* pit; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00303.html (8,231 bytes)
19. Re: Wasting LBCs (score: 1): Author: taylor!randy; Date: Tue Apr 14 23:26:31 1992; Well, the car might have survived that landing. That footage was shot many years ago as a Leyland commerical. The car did land okay, they hopped in it and drove off. But this was the second attempt.; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00304.html (7,124 bytes)
20. Re: MGB Tech questions (score: 1): Author: taylor!randy; Date: Thu Apr 16 01:54:23 1992; Various people have been musing over Teriann's question about an overdrive vacuum switch. In an earlier post I noted that there was no such thing on an MGB, but big Healey's (and others) had them to; /html/british-cars/1992-04/msg00345.html (8,324 bytes)

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