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1. Special tools? (score: 1): Author: Sean Bartnik <sbart7kb@www.mwc.edu>; Date: Tue, 27 Jan 98 20:19:52 EST; Hey all, If I acquire an MGB, am I going to have to buy a bunch of new tools? Specifically I am thinking of Whitworth sockets and those almost-but-not-quite-Phillips head screwdrivers. Is there a spe; /html/mgs/1998-01/msg02073.html (7,547 bytes)
2. Re: Special tools? (score: 1): Author: miker15@juno.com (michael j robson); Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 21:02:56 EST; On Tue, 27 Jan 98 20:19:52 EST Sean Bartnik <sbart7kb@www.mwc.edu> the sockets are desirable but not essential - you'll cope with metric or imperial Get a couple of posidrive scredrivers though - phi; /html/mgs/1998-01/msg02081.html (8,335 bytes)
3. Re: Special tools? (score: 1): Author: Nory@webtv.net (Nory); Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 00:58:08 -0500; B's are whitworth? I didn't know that. Everything on my Midget is good ol' standard inches and fractions thereof. I always thought the whitworth sockets were only needed for the much older stuff. -NO; /html/mgs/1998-01/msg02110.html (7,658 bytes)
4. Re: Special tools? (score: 1): Author: mgb.roadster@juno.com (Larry A Hoy); Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 22:13:36 -0700; On Tue, 27 Jan 98 20:19:52 EST Sean Bartnik <sbart7kb@www.mwc.edu> Nope. Yep. It happend way before the B. You may encounter a few odd sizes but not enough to worry about. Larry Hoy (MGB.Roadster@jun; /html/mgs/1998-01/msg02113.html (8,003 bytes)
5. Re: Special tools? (score: 1): Author: Ross MacPherson <arm@bc.sympatico.ca>; Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 06:43:04 -0800 (PST); Nope. Whitworth bowed out in 1956 with the introduction of the A. Just to make matters more interesting, the XPAG engines use Whitworth heads on french (NOT SI) metric threads and some of the screws; /html/mgs/1998-01/msg02127.html (7,895 bytes)
6. RE: Special Tools? (score: 1): Author: Paul.Kile@Aerojet.com (KILE, PAUL D); Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 06:56:41 -0800; All MGBs used Pozidriv screws, particularly in the engine bay and on various hinges. I invested in a complete set (#1 through #4) in both handled and square drive bit styles, and they are the best f; /html/mgs/1998-01/msg02130.html (7,926 bytes)
7. RE: Special Tools? (score: 1): Author: Paul.Kile@Aerojet.com (KILE, PAUL D); Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 07:28:36 -0800; I got mine from Snap-On, but Moss may carry them also. Cheers, PK; /html/mgs/1998-01/msg02136.html (8,301 bytes)
8. Re: Special tools? (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 07:24:12 -0800; The last MG to use mostly Whitworth and BSF was the TF; MGAs started the use of SAE. To the best of my knowledge, the only remaining Whitworth fitting on a B is the plug on the side of the block, imm; /html/mgs/1998-01/msg02137.html (8,482 bytes)
9. Re: Special tools? (score: 1): Author: "John J. Peloquin" <peloquin@mamba.bio.uci.edu>; Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 08:09:55 -0800 (PST); Dear Nory, =%OB's are whitworth? Who told you that? Almost all the fittings on my B are British Standard Fine thread, and this is equivalent to American Standard Fine. The SUs "might" be Whitworth, a; /html/mgs/1998-01/msg02138.html (8,354 bytes)
10. Re: Special tools? (score: 1): Author: Skip Kelsey <kelsey@value.net>; Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 08:37:23 -0800; MGBs are not Whitworth. With some exceptions, such as the SU carbs. The last true " Whitworth" car was the 1955 MG-TF. Cheers:; /html/mgs/1998-01/msg02142.html (8,100 bytes)
11. Re: Special tools? (score: 1): Author: gofastmg@juno.com (Rick Morrison); Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 17:07:54 EST; Yeah, me too, So far I've only found a couple of Whitworth fasterners on my BGT. One is the shock fillers on the front and another is the oil pressure line connection at the block. There may be other; /html/mgs/1998-01/msg02164.html (8,642 bytes)

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