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241. Re: MGA moments -Reply -Reply (score: 1): Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 08:04:54 -0500; Excuses excuses. The best one is the sun is in my eyes! ...Art :) btw you know what excuses are like don't you?>>> Yes, I know. I always tell my girls that making excuses and placing blame are two a; /html/mgs/1997-09/msg00887.html (8,251 bytes)
242. Compression, MGA stuff, non-MG fluff (score: 1): Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 11:41:05 -0500; To add some heat to the compression test issue: When your piston compresses the air in your cylinder, the pressure is raised by two mechanisms. First there is the obvious effect of fitting the same a; /html/mgs/1997-09/msg01094.html (8,528 bytes)
243. Tight Crank (score: 1): Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Wed, 06 Aug 1997 08:58:39 -0500; I had the same problem when rebuilding a Buick V6 from a Jeep. (Talk about a kluge. I swear that Jeep's engineering budget in the sixties was spent entirely on aluminum adapters. This car had a Buick; /html/mgs/1997-08/msg00324.html (7,475 bytes)
244. Copper Head Gaskets (score: 1): Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Wed, 06 Aug 1997 11:43:02 -0500; I also have had poor exprerience with copper head gaskets. Personally, I believe that this is another example of nostalgia clouding reality. Years ago copper head gaskets were probably the best avail; /html/mgs/1997-08/msg00332.html (7,397 bytes)
245. New MG (score: 1): Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Mon, 18 Aug 1997 12:39:25 -0500; Great to have you on the list. I find your insight fascinating. I think that the present F would make a decent Midget. A Z3 type car but better looking would make a good B replacement. Future Midget; /html/mgs/1997-08/msg01009.html (8,596 bytes)
246. Fast MG females (score: 1): Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 13:15:48 -0500; I was taking my 12 year daughter over to a friends house last night. She didn't have her hair contained so I told her that I would drive slowly to save her the trouble of removing snarls. She gathere; /html/mgs/1997-08/msg01870.html (6,672 bytes)
247. Classic Motorbooks Wheels and Wings (score: 1): Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 08:16:48 -0500; Anyone else planning on going to the above event next Saturday, 6 September? With luck the MGA will be making the trek and it has invited me along as kind of a courtesy / pity thing. For those who ha; /html/mgs/1997-08/msg01874.html (7,520 bytes)
248. Fast MG's (score: 1): Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 17:10:28 -0500; Lindsay's remark about driving MG's fast got me thinking. I seldom drive the MG that fast but the sensation of speed is definitely there. I think that this is one of the endearing features of these o; /html/mgs/1997-08/msg01900.html (8,511 bytes)
249. Won't run over 3500 (score: 1): Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 12:46:06 -0500; Back in the old days, my 70 B would could be adjusted to idle or to run under load but you couldn't get it to do both at the same time. Lean the carbs to get a good idle and it had no power and would; /html/mgs/1997-08/msg02002.html (7,297 bytes)
250. Thanks, Advance, tire changes, jacks (score: 1): Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Tue, 01 Jul 1997 09:07:03 -0500; Thanks to everyone who responded about the tranny oil. I haven't done anything yet because it works well enough but someday, the A will get new tranny oil. MG's can use more advance for a couple of r; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00012.html (8,614 bytes)
251. Waxoyl, quiet MGA people, Elva? (score: 1): Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Wed, 02 Jul 1997 16:50:56 -0500; I have a gallon of Waxoyl and a 61 MGA in my garage- anyone want to tell me what to do with them? In particular, any tricks to treating the rockers including the surface next to the frame since that; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00099.html (7,667 bytes)
252. RE: Performance -Reply (score: 1): Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Thu, 03 Jul 1997 14:51:16 -0500; Larry, as you can see: HP Liter HP/Liter % change hp/liter 68 1.489 45.7 80 1.588 50.4 10.3 93 1.622 57.3 13.7 94 1.789 52.5 -8.4 (yuck!) HP / liter has increased both times although, as you say, the; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00154.html (9,425 bytes)
253. Performance- CR vs airflow (score: 1): Author: William Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Sun, 06 Jul 1997 11:38:31 -0500; Never one to let threads die gracefully, I will add one comment to this. When you change the compression ratio, you do improve the power by some amount, but you also increase pumping and frictional l; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00349.html (8,016 bytes)
254. MGA and Waxoyl (score: 1): Author: William Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Sun, 06 Jul 1997 19:16:36 -0500; youshould take the Waxhol and place it in the boot of the 'A'. Whamo!Doubled the resale value!<<< Bob, Bob, Bob, I would flame you for such delusional ranting but for one small detail- Its FUNNY! For; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00350.html (7,680 bytes)
255. Area under the curve (score: 1): Author: William Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Sun, 06 Jul 1997 19:57:47 -0500; rpm,the 1622 at 4000 rpm, and the 1798 at 3000 rpm ... so, do the 1489/1588/1622engines have a greater "area under the torque curve" than the 1798? ... ;^)<<< A good measure of "area under the torque; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00351.html (7,102 bytes)
256. Waxoyl application (score: 1): Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Mon, 07 Jul 1997 09:07:04 -0500; Having just lived through an application this weekend, I feel qualified to give some pointers. First, you have to heat the stuff to get it to flow. I let mine sit in the utility sink full of hot wate; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00388.html (8,873 bytes)
257. Re: Waxoyl, quiet MGA people, Elva? -Reply (score: 1): Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Tue, 08 Jul 1997 14:58:45 -0500; it took them so long to drive out of sight!<<< Bob, you must be talking about the last time you tried to keep up with one on a winding road in that TR-6 ;-) I always though that the back of TR-6 look; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00533.html (7,086 bytes)
258. Musings (score: 1): Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 11:13:48 -0500; Nancy and I went for a nice long drive Friday night in honor of our fallen comrade. Wonderful drive for a reason we would all rather avoid but I guess we can't live in a bubble. The A is still runnin; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00918.html (8,216 bytes)
259. Lots o' stuff (score: 1): Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 13:20:48 -0500; <<<When you reach that occasional pentacle of maintenance when both the mechanicals and bodywork have attained relative perfection, and if your mate queries as to what else might be needed, you never; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01240.html (8,216 bytes)
260. Hot and retarded, trouble lights (score: 1): Author: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>; Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 14:20:05 -0500; Help! I've fallen behind and I can't catch up! I took a four day weekend last week and I have been trying to catch up on my reading ever since. Most should be greatful for this because it gives me mo; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01899.html (8,291 bytes)

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