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141. Re: MGs in movies (score: 1)
Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 10:47:44 +0000
Hi Ben, In Doug's list of movies on his web site I can't believe he forgot "Faster Pussycat, Kill Kill" or whatever it's called. It's an, um, interesting movie with an early B prominently displayed.
/html/mgs/1998-12/msg01696.html (7,861 bytes)

142. Re: Lowering. (score: 1)
Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 16:42:53 +0000
When I worked on these cars when they were still being made, the recommended replacement interval for the A-arm bushings was one year, but they were shot in three months. It was embarassing to have t
/html/mgs/1998-12/msg01717.html (7,837 bytes)

143. Starter wiring question (score: 1)
Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1998 13:18:53 +0000
Hi all, Next question: (and I know people have done this) I'm putting a late OD tranny, engine backing plate, and starter on a '67 B. It originally had the remote starter solenoid. Still does, actual
/html/mgs/1998-11/msg00069.html (7,036 bytes)

144. Re: Steel Wheels vs. Wires (score: 1)
Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1998 11:37:52 +0000
Fred Pixley asked: type? Here's an example that could only happen with a wire wheel. My third '67 B, now in Norway, was a fixer upper that had belonged to bozos. When rebuilding the suspension, I dis
/html/mgs/1998-11/msg00105.html (8,463 bytes)

145. Re: New MGB GT Owner questions (score: 1)
Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1998 22:06:14 +0000
Mark Jones asked: When coils have died in my cars, they die a slow, lingering death that makes the car drive like a slug. However, this reminds me of a phenomenon I've experienced many times and I'd
/html/mgs/1998-11/msg00471.html (8,185 bytes)

146. Re: Defending the MGA (score: 1)
Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 22:36:55 +0000
Ohmygod, I had one of those. Ugliest car I ever saw. It looked like an angry catfish. But then I've always thought the MGA looked like a child's drawing of a Jaguar. But everyone must agree that the
/html/mgs/1998-11/msg00740.html (8,324 bytes)

147. Re: Defending the MG 1100 (score: 1)
Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1998 19:31:32 +0000
Michael Carnell asked: Actually, there are quite a few of us. I frequently get phone calls from collection agencies for one in San Diego who defaulted on her student loan from a cosmetology school. L
/html/mgs/1998-11/msg00779.html (7,373 bytes)

148. Re: Babe Magnets (score: 1)
Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 00:23:30 +0000
Chris Kotting wondered: Am I the only woman on the list these days? If so, what did you guys do to the rest of them to chase them away? Anyway, in answer to your question, I guarantee that my experie
/html/mgs/1998-11/msg00973.html (9,761 bytes)

149. Re: Babe Magnets (score: 1)
Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 10:42:50 +0000
Allen Hefner took me to task: A lot of generalizations are made on this list, for instance, what kind of people drive MG's, who waves and who doesn't, how SUV owners drive, what's wrong with men who
/html/mgs/1998-11/msg01039.html (9,892 bytes)

150. late OD in '67 B (score: 1)
Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 11:37:44 +0000
Hi all! Okay! The engine and post-74 OD tranny are in the '67 B project car. But I've got a little problem. With the shift linkage cover off of the tunnel, the shift arm on the tranny extends behind
/html/mgs/1998-11/msg01097.html (7,512 bytes)

151. Re: late OD in '67 B (score: 1)
Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 13:24:59 +0000
Kelvin Dodd answered my question: Oh good, now I can pretend that I _meant_ to put the tranny in first. ;-) Sounds good, but since I don't weld, I think I need the replacement. Anyone know where they
/html/mgs/1998-11/msg01109.html (8,151 bytes)

152. Part numbers and pricing, was: Re: MGA: Optional Headlamp Flasher Relay (score: 1)
Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 13:09:57 +0000
Me neither (not having seen different Lucas part numbers) but I know that Volkswagon of America, the importer of Porsches, Audis, and Volkswagons in the US, did something like that. When I was workin
/html/mgs/1998-11/msg01291.html (8,029 bytes)

153. Re: Part numbers and pricing, was: Re: MGA: Optional Headlamp Fla (score: 1)
Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 16:38:38 +0000
Sorry, I confused the issue by responding to your original post with a different idea. I wasn't talking about finding different replacement parts that will work, I was saying that there are multiple
/html/mgs/1998-11/msg01308.html (9,994 bytes)

154. Update-late OD in '67 B (score: 1)
Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 17:08:13 +0000
Hello again, Well, I've weighed all of the options for starter/oil filter combinations and for now I'm going with the '68 B starter and upside-down canister filter. Mainly because I've already got th
/html/mgs/1998-11/msg01313.html (7,642 bytes)

155. Re: Update-late OD in '67 B (score: 1)
Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 19:21:38 +0000
Skye Poier asked: Yes and no--I'm trying to keep the car as original looking as possible while still having the benefit of later improvements. But in the case of the oil filter, it's the challenge. I
/html/mgs/1998-11/msg01326.html (7,633 bytes)

156. Re: Supercharging an MGB (score: 1)
Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 23:10:47 +0000
1/4 of a horsepower from what I was told by another MG mechanic when these things were new. 5-9 HP is more the range for an air conditioning compressor. Denise Thorpe
/html/mgs/1998-11/msg01409.html (8,700 bytes)

157. Help for the electrically challenged (score: 1)
Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 20:54:41 +0000
Hi again, Okay, now that I know which starter I'm using, I need to know how to wire it. To recap, this is a '68 starter going into a '67 B. Aside from the battery cable, there are two wires that go t
/html/mgs/1998-11/msg01459.html (6,992 bytes)

158. Re: some car mechanic help (score: 1)
Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 12:48:01 +0000
Bill Saidel asked: This is a piece of "emissions crap" that keeps the air pump from messing up your carburetion. The air pump injects fresh air behind the exhaust valve causing the unburned gases to
/html/mgs/1998-11/msg01567.html (10,811 bytes)

159. a request (score: 1)
Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 13:19:45 +0000
Hi again, Gee, I got so involved in imparting the wisdom of the ages, I forgot to ask my question. In the continuing saga of the late OD tranny in the '67 B, I have discovered that I'm missing the br
/html/mgs/1998-11/msg01568.html (6,812 bytes)

160. Re: a request (score: 1)
Author: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 22:36:43 +0000
Howard asked: The early trannies had a bar that attached to the tranny at a (how can I describe this?) outcropping of metal with a round hole in it at the bottom of the tranny at about the middle of
/html/mgs/1998-11/msg01595.html (7,447 bytes)


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