Author: "Anne and Richard Spurling" <hobbes@senet.com.au>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 18:38:29 +0930
Hi Kids, You may remember me posting a message a day or so ago about my 76 B which had given itself an oil bath. To recap, a week ago, I had twin SUs fitted to replace the single down draft Weber a P
Hi Richard <snip tales of woe> Sorry to hear about your problems with the car. Can't offer much technical advice here, I'm afraid, but what I would say is that you should seriously consider taking th
Hmmm, so I guess I can forget inviting you up to our next SuperSprint on August 12th and a few weeks later our Six Hour (both a Mallala)? Maybe you should come anyway, get to (re-)introduce yourself
<SNIP> 135 today, as out until <SNIP> Just a thought. Has a wet compression test been tried? I know it's not likely at such a low figure, but if #2 comes up with oil in it, you could have a hung or b
<< I'm pissed off. I'm disappointed. I'm taking it out on you kind souls on the MG list (thanks for reading guys). Sheesh. When I started looking at cars, my wife told me I had to get the car checked
Hey Richard, a couple of points to consider before you hang it up until the funds come in (belieeeeeeeve me, I know where you're coming from): Ignoring other symptoms for now, venting to atmosphere
Not that it is any consolation to you, but one explanation that occurs to me is that there was a ridge around the top of the cylinder wall due to wear (as is typical), worn in through long periods of
Author: "Anne and Richard Spurling" <hobbes@senet.com.au>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 09:47:32 +0930
G'day Jon Fortunately, I do have a source of funds, provided I can sell the motor bike (int the middle of the coldest, wettest winter we've had in decades - Hah!). The bike sale money was supposed to
Author: "Anne and Richard Spurling" <hobbes@senet.com.au>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 09:58:32 +0930
I would say you are spot on Max. Add to that the new SU's feeding a stronger charge into the cylinder, just to push the rings a little harder. How many listers have rebuilt motors then blown a gearbo
Hi Richard, Buy a manual and some basic tools and pull it apart. You can do it a lot cheaper than paying to have it done and you'll know what you have when it's over. Being a competent mechanic is no
Author: James Nazarian Jr <James.Nazarian@Colorado.EDU>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 09:39:43 -0600 (MDT)
I think that there are many on this list that can attest to the fact that our cars will start running poorly if driven slow and easy, only to come back to life when revved a little. I would say, with
Well, Richard, you got me to stop denying the inevitable. I asked my guru (Bazz) and basically got the answer I knew was coming. No, there is not much more 'patching up' I can do for my motor (after