Brings back "fond" memories of moving from Austin, TX to Tampa. 27'Uhaul
with car intow. Decided to make a short detour to New Orleans since we
had never been there. Made the mistake of trying to drive through the
French Quarter 3 nights before Mardi Gras. 90 degree turn that
truck/trailer couldn't make. About 30 guys picked up the trailer and car
as we made the turn...
Congrats on the job, the move, and the great LBC weather.
RE TAPPETS: I would replace all. You are in there anyway and I would
hate to think that something that might go wrong later could have been
fixed now for a <$10 part.
You realize that you are going to have to "speed up" the rebuild don't
you? It gets mighty hot there in the summer.
TR3-TS25264L (Off to the paint shop tomorrow... The end is in sight.)
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On Tue, 12 Mar 1996, Kevin Sullivan wrote:
>
> Hi kind SOLs!
>
> You might remember last hearing from me in a frenzy when I got the job
> offer and was given only three weeks to move from Florida to Albuquerque
> NM USA. I happened to be in the process of rebuilding the engine of my
> cherished MGA. Well, we made it to Albuquerque, 1500 miles in four days,
> with the MGA on a trailer behind Ryder's biggest rental truck with the
> MGA's engine and gearbox in the back with nearly all of our other
> possessions, and three cats in the cab, a total of about 13 tons. My wife
> drove her minivan containing her two miniature Dachshunds and computer and
> all of my guitars and basses. And a 55 gallon aquarium. Fortunately no
> major damage was incurred. I had the tonneau on the MGA covering
> everything that was packed inside and the wind lifted the lift-the-dot
> studs from the front of the cover and proceded to use them to beat the
> shit out of small areas of the scuttle. Grrrrr. Oh well, it could have
> been worse. At least I managed to stay awake and keep everything pretty
> much between the lines. After four days on the road and another five in a
> motel with all the animals it was good to find a nice rental house with a
> two car garage and get moved in. Soon the rebuild can continue.
>
> On to the MG question. For some reason, I forgot to check the tappets
> when disassembling the engine. Three are pitted. The machine shop
> checked the camshaft and said it was fine. It's OK to use new tappets
> with an old cam but not the other way around, right? So I should order
> all new tappets, right? Or just replace the ones that look bad? I'd
> think do them all.
>
> Loving Albuquerque. Great LBC weather. A coworker drives a 59 MGA. This
> place is _so_ cool.
>
> Kevin Sullivan -- 1960 MGA
> Khoral Research Inc.
> Albuquerque NM USA
>
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