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1. Stump the experts: MG not level (score: 1): Author: Dennis Vaders <vaders@wilkes.net>; Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 20:27:05 -0400; OK, first, thanks to those that helped with my weber carb problem. The car is at least drivable until the HIFs are rebuilt :^) Now here's a mind bender problem... My 73B sits about 3/4" to 1" lower o; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01199.html (9,436 bytes)
2. Re: Stump the experts: MG not level (score: 1): Author: "Lisa \"Ann\" Perry" <Lisa.Perry4@gte.net>; Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 19:36:40 -0700; Somewhere I read that it has to do with the amount of torque the engine puts out and the rotation of the drive shaft. Of course you could still get out your shovel and dig for that gold<G> Lisa Ann -; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01204.html (10,351 bytes)
3. Re: Stump the experts: MG not level (score: 1): Author: Ericsmgs@aol.com; Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 23:08:03 EDT; Ahhhh, if only you could be so lucky as to find the Leprachans that left the gold bars hidden in your car. If you are so lucky, send them my way! I ran across this same phenomenom a few years back o; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01206.html (8,054 bytes)
4. Re: Stump the experts: MG not level (score: 1): Author: dresden@tiac.net; Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 23:19:01 -0400 (EDT); Maybe it's unrealistic to think that one new spring will have the same amount of flex as the other side, new or used, as they were probably made by different people using different steel with perhaps; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01210.html (11,089 bytes)
5. Re: Stump the experts: MG not level (score: 1): Author: dwilkins@wcta.net (Don Wilkins); Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 12:05:17 GMT; Back the car into the garage and repeat the above balancing act. If the car now tilts passenger side down then get the backhoe in. If it still stands there driver side down then either look for a hea; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01217.html (10,366 bytes)
6. RE: Stump the experts: MG not level (score: 1): Author: Matt.DeBoer@ejgallo.com; Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 09:33:52 -0700; There has been much discussion about this very subject... and I'm fighting it too! Time has not allowed me to complete my quest, but this is what I've gathered from the discussions. The problem with; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01253.html (8,712 bytes)
7. Re: Stump the experts: MG not level (score: 1): Author: Matt Pringle <pringlmm@mcmaster.ca>; Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 13:15:53 -0400; This sounds dangerous as hell doesn't it? I mean talk about an asymectric suspension setup. Matt; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01255.html (9,277 bytes)
8. Re: Stump the experts: MG not level (score: 1): Author: John Walker <john@rmartin.net>; Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 10:27:21 -0700; As a matter of fact, I have the same problem on my '74 B. :( What I have been told is that the condition is basically caused by the fact that MG's are often driven driver only (no passenger) for yea; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01256.html (9,213 bytes)
9. RE: Stump the experts: MG not level (score: 1): Author: "Jason Dutt" <jason@markerman.com>; Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 13:37:25 -0400; I too started a few threads a while ago regarding this problem. I've been consulting with Doug at British Automotive (www.mgbmga.com), and have found him to be a great asset. I found that a big part; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01257.html (9,319 bytes)
10. Re: Stump the experts: MG not level (score: 1): Author: James Nazarian Jr <James.Nazarian@Colorado.EDU>; Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 11:36:10 -0600 (MDT); This is a shot in the dark, as mone of my cars have ever done this, but if a car is driven driver only for 20 years it is possible that the sway bar(s) have been bent to accomodate this. I have seen; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01259.html (10,343 bytes)
11. Re: Stump the experts: MG not level (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 18:06:41 -0700; First of all, how are you determining that the car is not level? Where are you measuring? Have you applied a level to the garage floor to determine that the floor is indeed level? Have you measured t; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01281.html (8,725 bytes)
12. Re: Stump the experts: MG not level (score: 1): Author: Lec089@aol.com; Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 21:06:21 EDT; I still say check the fluid in the shocks. Harry; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01284.html (8,170 bytes)
13. Re: Stump the experts: MG not level (score: 1): Author: Dennis Vaders <vaders@WILKES.NET>; Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 21:32:57 -0400; Good try, but I didn't notice anything unusual when I replaced the a-arm bushings. The pivot shaft looked nice and straight on both sides. (haven't found the hidden gold bars yet) Thanks, Dennis Vade; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01285.html (9,095 bytes)
14. Re: Stump the experts: MG not level (score: 1): Author: Dennis Vaders <vaders@WILKES.NET>; Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 23:32:53 -0400; Wow. I hadn't considered the sway bar. I'll have to check this out. Dennis Vaders "There can be no great ingenuity without an admixture of dementedness"... Seneca or somebody --Original Message-- Fro; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01287.html (10,963 bytes)
15. Re: Stump the experts: MG not level (score: 1): Author: Dennis Vaders <vaders@WILKES.NET>; Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 23:46:56 -0400; You can look at it and see it sag I measure from the wheel arch to the floor and from the frame to the floor yup nope, cause the floor is level my bathroom scale broke when I drove onto it ;^) (don't; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01288.html (9,246 bytes)
16. Re: Stump the experts: MG not level (score: 1): Author: Lec089@aol.com; Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 23:56:47 EDT; << The dampers should only exert a force in response to a movement. When sitting still there should be no force from them to the axle. When I installed the new rear springs I didn't notice any bindin; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01290.html (8,304 bytes)
17. Re: Stump the experts: MG not level (score: 1): Author: REwald9535@aol.com; Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 00:19:15 EDT; Let me toss in my $.02 here. During the years I worked in dealerships I had a number of people come in and complain that their new car did not sit level. All of these complaints were resolved with th; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01292.html (8,846 bytes)

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