- 1. De-Smog or Re- Smog ? (score: 1)
- Author: "Eugene Balinski" <eugeneb@nni.com>
- Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 13:02:13 -0400
- I have been driving my 80 B for a while now with a frozen air pump. The pump drive belt was removed a while ago by the PO when it froze. The queston is, should I just go ahead and buy a replacement
- /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00238.html (7,842 bytes)
- 2. Re: De-Smog or Re- Smog ? (score: 1)
- Author: "Steven Devine" <stevedevine@rcn.com>
- Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 10:42:37 -0700
- Hey Gene, If It were my car I would throw away the zenith carb intake and exhaust. Get a piar of rebuildeable twin su carb and correct header to make the conversion. Throw away your distributor and g
- /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00239.html (8,722 bytes)
- 3. Re: De-Smog or Re- Smog ? (score: 1)
- Author: "Don Vierling" <Don.Vierling@stago-us.com>
- Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 13:51:16 -0400
- I was under the impression the air-pump made the catalytic converter work (better?) by pumping extra air into the exhaust to help burn any unburned combustion byproducts. Of course, the service inte
- /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00240.html (9,159 bytes)
- 4. Re: De-Smog or Re- Smog ? (score: 1)
- Author: "Rick Lindsay" <rick@stoolhead.com>
- Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 14:41:59 -0500
- I'll weigh in. I believe that de-smogging is dependent upon more than a few criteria. First: If smog gear is required on your car or if you are scared by removing it, you may be best advised to not r
- /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00242.html (10,237 bytes)
- 5. Re: De-Smog or Re- Smog ? (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 12:52:53 -0700 (PDT)
- Unless you have some compelling reason not to (i.e. concern over inspections or concours points), I would de-smog it. I de-smogged my 1971 MGB, and despite the fact that I was expecting to feel NO ta
- /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00244.html (9,066 bytes)
- 6. Re: De-Smog or Re- Smog ? (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 13:18:58 -0700
- Actually, it's more like the other way around -- your one little MG makes as much pollution as a million Honda Accords. That's a slight exaggeration, but not much more than that. Several new Hondas q
- /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00245.html (9,011 bytes)
- 7. Re: De-Smog or Re- Smog ? (score: 1)
- Author: RW <prndl@pacbell.net>
- Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 14:09:47 -0700
- A few years back, here in California, they temporarily changed the smog laws to bring older cars back into the smog compliance regulations. For about a year and a half there were lots and lots of ca
- /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00247.html (8,075 bytes)
- 8. Re: De-Smog or Re- Smog ? (score: 1)
- Author: "mgamgb" <mgamgb@ihug.co.nz>
- Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 09:53:11 +1200
- , I will consider moving. A friend of mine just immigrated to New Zealand to We have stupid laws here too...but nothing too severe regarding older cars. Our new design rules will (or do) require all
- /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00248.html (8,419 bytes)
- 9. Re: De-Smog or Re- Smog ? (score: 1)
- Author: "Rick Lindsay" <rick@stoolhead.com>
- Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 19:49:50 -0500
- I'm not opposed to doing things right. I'm opposed to every Tom, Dick and Harry trying to APPEAR that they care just for political gain. Perhaps I just hate election years. I certainly hate big gover
- /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00252.html (8,567 bytes)
- 10. RE: De-Smog or Re- Smog ? (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Miller" <millerb@intergate.com>
- Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 21:07:27 -0500
- Hey Steve, What size (thread and length) are those correct allen head screws?? I need to put them in my new head.... -Bill --Original Message-- <SNIP> Oh yeah throw the pump and smog rail away I have
- /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00253.html (7,745 bytes)
- 11. RE: De-Smog or Re- Smog ? (score: 1)
- Author: "Thomas James Pokrefke" <pokrefke1@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 21:35:49 -0500
- 7/16 x 20 Hey Steve, What size (thread and length) are those correct allen head screws?? I need to put them in my new head.... -Bill Oh yeah throw the pump and smog rail away I have the correct alan
- /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00255.html (7,628 bytes)
- 12. Re: De-Smog or Re- Smog ? (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Saidel <saidel@camden.rutgers.edu>
- Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 20:56:50 -0400 (EDT)
- A quick rsvp. I have a 1976 B. I removed the smog stuff like Steven described. I replaced the Z-S carb with 2 HIF's. And a colleague described the change as going from a 4-wheel motorcycle to a 4-whe
- /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00266.html (9,304 bytes)
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