- 1. PM (score: 1)
- Author: Rene van Maanen <renevm@support.neth.hp.com>
- Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1998 22:22:35 +0200
- I ended up doing some PM on my MG today. swapped the plugs, checked the valve clearance and changed oil/filter. That was OK. What I would have thought of to go easy, took me most of the day. That was
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00291.html (7,665 bytes)
- 2. RE: PM (score: 1)
- Author: Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl>
- Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1998 13:51:45 +0200
- Why did you want to open the sump in the first place? Doing PM just needs to drain the worn oil and is one bold. Cheers, Hans Duinhoven MGB GT '71 since '90
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00327.html (8,458 bytes)
- 3. Re: PM (score: 1)
- Author: Rene van Maanen <renevm@support.neth.hp.com>
- Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 15:38:51 +0200
- Hi Hans, Glad you ask. I have owned the GT for 7 months now. The PO has owned it for 1 1/2 year. I know of experience (motorcycles) that oil deposit builds up after years if you do NOT frequently cha
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00332.html (9,493 bytes)
- 4. RE: PM (score: 1)
- Author: Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl>
- Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1998 15:48:32 +0200
- Hi again Rene, Did you do this with the engine insitu? I might opt for the same job, as my car is near end of its restoration. Any hints and kinks in this? Cheers, Hans '71 GT
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00337.html (10,572 bytes)
- 5. Re: PM (score: 1)
- Author: Rene van Maanen <renevm@support.neth.hp.com>
- Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 18:04:11 +0200
- Yes, I did. It is a hell of a job to get the front 5 bolds out and in. If you have not to thick fingers all will go fine. You can phone me if you like: daytime: try mobile 06 53 647 076 evening: 055
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00345.html (7,838 bytes)
- 6. Re: PM (score: 1)
- Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
- Date: Fri, 09 Oct 1998 01:45:45 -0400
- The sump is held on by about 20 bolts. 15 of them will come out easily, the front 5 will make you swear in languages you don't even know how to speak. In a nutshell, you have to open the front two en
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00400.html (8,503 bytes)
- 7. Re: PM (score: 1)
- Author: "Harlan Jillson" <hjillson@argolink.net>
- Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1998 03:41:11 -0500
- --Original Message-- From: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca> To: Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl> Cc: 'renevm@support.neth.hp.com' <renevm@support.neth.hp.com>; mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00404.html (9,568 bytes)
- 8. Re: PM (score: 1)
- Author: Vemarootoo@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1998 09:49:07 EDT
- You did loosen the mounts and jack the engine up about 3 inches,yes?
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00419.html (6,911 bytes)
- 9. Re: PM (score: 1)
- Author: Kevin Sullivan <kevins@khoral.com>
- Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1998 08:38:47 -0600 (MDT)
- That would be cheating! This is a great fun job with a tiny ignition spanner, _half_ a flat at a time. On your back in pain for what seems like an eternity. Some people would pay a lot of money for t
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00423.html (7,451 bytes)
- 10. Re: PM (score: 1)
- Author: Rene van Maanen <renevm@support.neth.hp.com>
- Date: Fri, 09 Oct 1998 19:13:59 +0200
- No. After the last messages I thought that lifting the engine would have been better. But I did not lift the engine somehow. BTW I thought of jacking would be more risky that hoisting. I have around
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00439.html (7,652 bytes)
- 11. Re: PM (score: 1)
- Author: Vemarootoo@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1998 08:57:23 EDT
- Ok just asking. The one time I did this ( pan off in sitio) I spent the 45 minutes elevating the pan and felt it paid back in spades. Vic
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00497.html (6,970 bytes)
This search system is powered by
Namazu