[Nobbc] Plans for next one?

[Mark Darley]

I will appreciate any instruction I can get!
58 MGA
Mill Valley

Mark Darley
markdarley at mac.com
Mobile Phone 415 310 5252



On Feb 16, 2010, at 2:11 PM, Randy Myers wrote:

> Mike,
>
> I, too, would be interested in attending a tech session involving  
> tune up
> info. My mga probably needs to have its valves adjusted and I'm a  
> little
> rusty about the procedure.   Also, I have had a pertronics system  
> in my mga
> for 6 years and it has performed flawlessly during that time.
>
> Randy Myers
> '59 Mga
> Santa Rosa, CA
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 11:21 AM, Mike Gianandrea  
> <mvg1 at verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> Here Here,
>>
>> If you want to go over tune ups, please do. My TR4 runs OK from  
>> when I
>> brought her to life last year, but she's not quite right. I was
>> contemplating taking her to a shop down the street from me very  
>> soon., but I
>> might reconsider if we did a tech session on tune ups. I've also been
>> thinking of installing the Pertronics replacement points, but I've  
>> heard too
>> many negative comments, a tune up session might help to quall  
>> these fears as
>> well.
>>
>> Michael
>> 64 TR4
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "andy preston" <
>> andypreston at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: "'North Bay British Car Club'" <nobbc at autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 10:47 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Nobbc] Plans for next one?
>>
>>
>>  Greg, I think that tech sessions are great and a wonderful way to  
>> get
>>> people
>>> together.  You can count me in; I've rebuilt a couple of MG  
>>> gearboxes
>>> myself
>>> and have a couple of spare ones that I practice on.
>>>
>>> Another good tech session would be a tune up on a car.  Replace/ 
>>> adjust the
>>> points, rotor, condenser.  Check the plug wires.  Set the static  
>>> timing
>>> and
>>> then the dynamic timing.  Adjust the carbs, etc.
>>>
>>> Andy
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nobbc-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:nobbc- 
>>> bounces at autox.team.net]
>>> On
>>> Behalf Of Greg Tatarian
>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 7:39 AM
>>> To: North Bay British Car Club
>>> Subject: [Nobbc] Plans for next one?
>>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> Sounds like we all enjoyed ourselves last Sunday. Now would be a  
>>> great
>>> time for another member to put together our next great drive -  
>>> anyone
>>> want to give some thought to routes and destinations over the  
>>> next few
>>> months?
>>>
>>> I'm willing to put on another tech session, and am currently  
>>> working on
>>> an Alfa Romeo gearbox and have another Lotus/Ford gearbox that  
>>> I'll be
>>> stripping open to inspect and rebuild. We had several members  
>>> show up
>>> for my first gearbox tech session - are there any members who  
>>> would like
>>> a refresher, or new members who would like to attend? Though these
>>> aren't MG, Triumph or Jag 'boxes, the principles are similar, and  
>>> I know
>>> many of us may have worked on motors but not gearboxes, so  
>>> perhaps you
>>> will find this of interest. As an added kick, if someone would  
>>> like to
>>> present some useful technical information/training on another aspect
>>> during the same day, we could present these concurrently to  
>>> appeal to a
>>> wider cross-section of members. Robin - feel like doing some rolling
>>> troubleshooting?
>>>
>>> This would be held at our house in Santa Rosa, using our garage and
>>> driveway (sorry - we don't have a country estate like John  
>>> Kenner) and
>>> we could combine it with a BBQ lunch if that sounds good. I'm  
>>> thinking
>>> of sometime in April, and will firm up a date when/if I hear of  
>>> enough
>>> interest.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Greg Tatarian
>>> 1974 TR6
>>> 1971 Lotus Elan S4 DHC
>>> 1974 Alfa Romeo GTV2000
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