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Re: Towing a B - Any suggestions?

To: Paul Johnson <pauljohnson@cinci.rr.com>
Subject: Re: Towing a B - Any suggestions?
From: Steve West-Fisher <steve@coastaldatasystems.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 07:58:17 -0400
Paul Johnson wrote:

>Greetings all!
>
>I've been lurking around here for a while, trying to catch up.  Not easy, you
>guys are prolific!!  But very informative stuff.
>I'm new to the MGB arena, but I've jumped in with both feet.  A month or so
>ago I picked up a 77 in South Dakota that's going to need a LOT of work, and
>this weekend I purchased another 77 that is supposed to run, except that it
>fouls out plugs in about 15 minutes.  Either real rich, or burning oil would
>be my guess, but that's not the problem at hand.
>I need to tow this car about 1,200 miles from it's current home in souther
>Florida to balmy, backwards Cincinnati, OH.  I have access to a tow dolly that
>would support the front wheels, and am planning to remove the drive shaft from
>the car.
>
>Do any of you good people know of anything to watch out for in doing this?
>The tires are good, and I will check the differential, and back off the rear
>brakes.  Anything else I should know about or watch for?
>
>Thanks for any help you can provide, and I'm looking forward to joing the
>ranks of the driveable MG's!
>  
>
Back them on the dolly, leave the drive shaft in place. Well, if you 
don't have wires :-)

Steve West-Fisher

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