- 321. Car update, net pictures (score: 1)
- Author: William Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 08:41:18 -0600
- Well, it was 55 F here yesterday and will be over 60 F today and my car still sits two wheels short of a full load. I got the top felt bearing into the steering column. I sanded the felt to about 2/3
- /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01389.html (8,870 bytes)
- 322. Gas consumption (score: 1)
- Author: William Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 11:44:25 -0600
- ... One safety point here. Don't use you mouth to draw on the unit/tube. the reason being is that in some cases, for various reasons, raw gasoline will settle in the vacuum side of the diaphragm and
- /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01398.html (6,873 bytes)
- 323. Generator, other questions (score: 1)
- Author: William Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Mar 1997 13:19:26 -0600
- My poor, poor car! I spent last night fixing mistakes and other miscellaneous stuff. I have the front suspension together and correct now that I have reversed the upper trunnions. All I have to do is
- /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01452.html (8,165 bytes)
- 324. MGA still on jackstands (score: 1)
- Author: William Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 09:35:46 -0600
- My suspension parts did not show on Friday so the plan was to leave the car alone and enjoy some quality family time this weekend. However, and MGA on jackstands is a powerful force and I found mysel
- /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01559.html (8,990 bytes)
- 325. Re: Autocross (score: 1)
- Author: William Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 14:23:11 -0600
- Barney and others, If you are bored and in the Minneapolis area, Minnesota Autosports Club (MAC for short) sanctions an autocross series. an event schedule can be found at: http://www.visi.com/mac/ev
- /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01568.html (16,092 bytes)
- 326. Steering bushes, Pedals, electric cars (score: 1)
- Author: William Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Tue, 04 Feb 1997 14:07:44 -0600
- First things first- LBC technical content: My MGA steering wheel moves around so I believe the felt bushings are hosed (is this the proper technical term?). I would like to replace these bushings but
- /html/mgs/1997-02/msg00155.html (9,793 bytes)
- 327. Thanks for Bushing info, 4.5 inch rims, stuff (score: 1)
- Author: William Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Fri, 07 Feb 1997 16:44:24 -0600
- Thank you ever so much for the info on bushing replacement. The warning that they are too thick will pay for itself in saved knuckle skin and children's tender ears, I am sure. Barney, Thanks for th
- /html/mgs/1997-02/msg00333.html (7,666 bytes)
- 328. Starting after storage. (score: 1)
- Author: William Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 12:46:50 -0600
- I hope that I am not retreading something that you real time listers have put to be already (sorry, but I have bee writing strategy documents today so I am on a buzzword high). If a motor that has b
- /html/mgs/1997-02/msg00985.html (8,338 bytes)
- 329. MGB hubs on MGA, Ring and Pinion setup. (score: 1)
- Author: William Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 13:01:59 -0600
- A recent MGA! tech session addressed just the issue you ask concerning putting an MGB front suspension under an MGA. NAMGAR has a website and I believe you can search for technical articles and order
- /html/mgs/1997-02/msg01312.html (8,700 bytes)
- 330. Thanks, Barney (score: 1)
- Author: William Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Thu, 02 Jan 1997 10:46:41 -0600
- Thank you for your thorough, well written reply to my crank questions. Your knowledge will save me hours of indecision and worry this winter. In the past, I have done most of my "mind expansion" by
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg00068.html (7,203 bytes)
- 331. PC vs Macs (score: 1)
- Author: William Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Thu, 02 Jan 1997 14:40:55 -0600
- As an engineer and LBC lover, I prefer PC's. I used a Mac for 2 years and got along OK. My opinion is that if you want to do something a Mac can do, then there is no easier way to do it. If you want
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg00087.html (6,864 bytes)
- 332. Sealed beams (score: 1)
- Author: William Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Thu, 02 Jan 1997 15:13:15 -0600
- I am sure that this is highly innacurate nonetheless I will throw in my 2 I believe that sealed beam headlights became the law in the early Fifities in an attempt to standardize lighting systems in t
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg00097.html (8,158 bytes)
- 333. European lighting, Nurburgring, 62 MGA Mk 1's (score: 1)
- Author: William Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Fri, 03 Jan 1997 09:44:48 -0600
- I was in Europe this fall and rented an Opel Vectra. It had a feature that I had never seen before. On the dash was a dial that would adjust the headlight aim. I don't know why noone has offered this
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg00146.html (9,550 bytes)
- 334. Jacobs ignition systems- my opinion (score: 1)
- Author: William Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Fri, 03 Jan 1997 10:20:10 -0600
- I have always been skeptical of the claims that Jacobs make in their advertising. I personally put a lot of it in the same catagory as Slick 50 and the Fuel Cat. They may have some effect but they ar
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg00150.html (9,658 bytes)
- 335. New thread? worst transportation device ever? (score: 1)
- Author: William Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Fri, 03 Jan 1997 13:02:24 -0600
- This week has been great. The topics on the list have been informative and entertaining. I know more about the '70 MGB now than when when I owned it 15 years ago! Deciding what the best car that I ha
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg00159.html (14,016 bytes)
- 336. Who's a Jerk? (score: 1)
- Author: William Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Fri, 03 Jan 1997 16:43:44 -0600
- All this talk about who's a jerk and who's not reminds me of why this list is better than a frat party. When I was in college, I lived in a fraternity and, as such, was obliged to attend the occasion
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg00175.html (7,379 bytes)
- 337. Re: Mighty Vac- bleeding without getting bloody (score: 1)
- Author: William Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Wed, 08 Jan 1997 11:14:39 -0600
- I bought a Mighty Vac last year to trouble shoot the vacuum system on my C**v*tte. These are neat little devices and I have used it for many things since then. They are especially handy if you own a
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg00476.html (9,994 bytes)
- 338. MG's vs Triumph (score: 1)
- Author: William Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Thu, 09 Jan 1997 14:43:45 -0600
- My limited experience here (2 MG's, one Tr*umph, plus lots of looking) allows me to make the following observations. In general, brand T stuck to more traditional English features longer such as sepa
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg00534.html (8,676 bytes)
- 339. Peter Egan, broken old cars. (score: 1)
- Author: William Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Thu, 09 Jan 1997 18:07:37 -0600
- Anybody read Peter Egan this month in Road and Track? I enjoy his view on life. If I remember correctly, though the MGB he bought a few years back (and sold to finance his race car) didn't crap out o
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg00541.html (7,866 bytes)
- 340. I'm not dead yet! (score: 1)
- Author: William Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 14:42:48 -0600
- No real topic. I'm just dropping a line to show that I am still around. Due to a couple of posts here and further investigation at my company, I have decided to change over to the digest. Unfortunat
- /html/mgs/1997-01/msg01394.html (7,517 bytes)
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