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1. LBC News (score: 1)
Author: timfboston@aol.com
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 14:41:48 -0500
As if owning a LBC wasn't already interesting enough: February 2, 2006 WELLINGTON, New Zealand --Organizers of a vintage car rally have hired karate experts to protect vehicles from marauding native
/html/mgs/2006-02/msg00019.html (7,518 bytes)

2. Dash question (score: 1)
Author: timfboston@aol.com
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 11:35:49 -0500
I removed the dash on my 71B this weekend and stripped it to bare metal to be painted. I was just wondering if anything needs to be connected to drive the car without the instruments/switches connect
/html/mgs/2005-11/msg00007.html (6,658 bytes)

3. Re: Dash question (score: 1)
Author: timfboston@aol.com
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 14:41:00 -0500
--Original Message-- From: Paul T. Root <ptroot@iaces.com> To: Councill, David <dcouncill@msubillings.edu> Cc: timfboston@aol.com; mgs@autox.team.net Sent: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 13:23:54 -0600 Subject: R
/html/mgs/2005-11/msg00010.html (8,492 bytes)

4. Spot Welder (score: 1)
Author: timfboston@aol.com
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 08:36:42 -0400
I am thinking about tackling my withering sills and floors on my 71' B. I do not have any welding experience, but I am planning on taking a class. I was wondering if it would be better/faster/easier
/html/mgs/2005-09/msg00109.html (6,611 bytes)

5. Spot Weld Cutters (score: 1)
Author: timfboston@aol.com
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 14:44:37 -0400
I am getting ready to attack my floors and sills and was wondering about spot weld cutters. What kind to get? How many will I need? What store would have the best price? TIA, Tim 1971 MGB MG's are tr
/html/mgs/2005-09/msg00204.html (6,246 bytes)

6. Quiet Horn (score: 1)
Author: timfboston@aol.com
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 13:43:44 -0400
The horn on my 71 MGB works intermittently. Sometimes it works fine and other times it sounds like someone turned the volume down to the lowest level. Barely audible. It does not usually bother me, b
/html/mgs/2005-06/msg00347.html (6,593 bytes)

7. Exhaust Gasket (score: 1)
Author: timfboston@aol.com
Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 22:04:38 -0400
Which end is up for the gaskets between the exhaust pipes and the exhaust manifold? The metal side or the sooty material side? Thanks Tim 1971 MGB
/html/mgs/2005-05/msg00187.html (6,545 bytes)

8. Re: Exhaust Gasket (score: 1)
Author: timfboston@aol.com
Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 00:07:24 -0400
Many thanks! --Original Message-- From: Councill, David <dcouncill@msubillings.edu> To: timfboston@aol.com; mgs@autox.team.net Sent: Sat, 14 May 2005 21:05:39 -0600 Subject: RE: Exhaust Gasket Anothe
/html/mgs/2005-05/msg00190.html (7,527 bytes)

9. Gunson Colour Tune (score: 1)
Author: Timfboston@aol.com
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 11:35:22 -0400
I have used my colour tune spark plug for tune ups for years with great results. I tried it yesterday and when I tried to start my '71 MGB with it yesterday, it was as if the battery was drained and
/html/mgs/2005-04/msg00234.html (6,533 bytes)

10. Re: Gunson Colour Tune (score: 1)
Author: Timfboston@aol.com
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 16:26:58 -0400
Thanks. I just tried it again and it worked fine. (3rd times the charm). Still can't figure out what I knocked loose to begin with. Thanks again Tim
/html/mgs/2005-04/msg00242.html (6,389 bytes)

11. Carb Adjustment (score: 1)
Author: timfboston@aol.com
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 17:20:09 -0400
I set the mixture on my carbs (SU HS4) using the colortune. The engine revs fine in neutral, but when I try to drive it hesitates with no power from 2000-3500 RPM. If the choke is pulled out (with th
/html/mgs/2005-04/msg00257.html (6,725 bytes)

12. Re: Carb Adjustment (score: 1)
Author: Timfboston@aol.com
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 15:37:12 -0400
I finally have the MG running like a Ferrari - (well, at least in relation to how it was running before) I went over all the settings again and drove the car again without the airfilters attached. Ra
/html/mgs/2005-04/msg00265.html (6,887 bytes)

13. Cracked Cylinder Head (score: 1)
Author: Timfboston@aol.com
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 10:01:42 -0500
The machine shop just called to let me know that my cyl. head is cracked from the valve seat to the exhaust port. My options: 1.send it out to California to get Lock-N-Stitch 2.find a used head (any
/html/mgs/2004-12/msg00026.html (6,717 bytes)

14. Re: (MGB Casting #) Cracked Cylinder Head (score: 1)
Author: Timfboston@aol.com
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 13:28:28 -0500
I found a guy that has a cylinder head that he says is from an MGB (I have not seen it), but the casting # is 11G21G. This does not match with what I have found for MGB casting #'s. Would I be able t
/html/mgs/2004-12/msg00028.html (6,649 bytes)

15. Engine Rebuild? (score: 1)
Author: Timfboston@aol.com
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 17:33:59 EST
My 1971 MGB has oil on the #2 spark plug. Does this mean I am in for a complete engine rebuild? I have put over 100K on the car in the 8 years I have owned it and god only knows what it had on it bef
/html/mgs/2004-11/msg00129.html (7,424 bytes)

16. Re: Engine Rebuild? (score: 1)
Author: Timfboston@aol.com
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 12:43:33 EST
Yes the plug fires (when clean). Starts without any problems. Drives OK but obviously gets rougher and looses power the more it fouls. Compression is around 120 on all cyl except the one was 100 the
/html/mgs/2004-11/msg00146.html (7,470 bytes)

17. Re: Engine Rebuild? (score: 1)
Author: Timfboston@aol.com
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 13:48:00 -0500
That's what I was afraid of. Although, I can't complain. She served me well. I don't have a place to work on it yet. And I need to ask around for a good machine shop in the Boston area. I drove it ou
/html/mgs/2004-11/msg00151.html (7,491 bytes)

18. Re: Engine Rebuild? (score: 1)
Author: Timfboston@aol.com
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 16:38:22 EST
Once I take the valve cover off, how do I make sure the valve stem seals? Do I need to blow air through the spark plug hole? I have Boch Platinum plugs in right now. I put a clean one in just now and
/html/mgs/2004-11/msg00153.html (7,808 bytes)

19. Re: Engine Rebuild? (score: 1)
Author: Timfboston@aol.com
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 21:45:44 -0500
OK, I did a compression test tonight after work. (Didn't pull the airfilters and tie open the throttle butterfly as advised in the directions, but) The results: Cylinder 1 Cylinder 2 Cylinder 3 Cylin
/html/mgs/2004-11/msg00199.html (7,532 bytes)

20. Re: Engine Rebuild? (score: 1)
Author: Timfboston@aol.com
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 21:05:34 -0500
Thanks for all the advice so far. I took off the cylinder head today. The exhaust valve on the #2 was missing 1/8 of the face and the rest of the valves were bad. If I had a digital camera I would ta
/html/mgs/2004-11/msg00313.html (8,291 bytes)


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