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101. Re: Speedometer (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Wed, 3 Apr 1996 11:27:05 -0500; No, not all B's had the service interval counter. I think it's only the late model ones...maybe the last few chrome bumpered, and definitely all the rubber-bumpered. Whether or not the right angle d; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00061.html (7,266 bytes)
102. Re: vacuum lines, etc. (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Thu, 4 Apr 1996 00:17:44 -0500; In re this thread, I've got a 75B with a 79 motor (slightly modified). No emissions controls to speak of left on it. I never did have this transmission advance dohicky on there. I remember reading s; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00086.html (7,059 bytes)
103. Re: British Motors Heritgage Trust (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Tue, 9 Apr 1996 13:00:32 -0400; Don't know the address, but you can ring them at (from US): 44 (1) 865 383 443 Hain't tried this from the States myself, so I don't know if the '1' there is necessary. Corey 75 MGB 'Rags'; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00214.html (6,993 bytes)
104. Re: Fuel pump / line...? (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Thu, 11 Apr 1996 12:25:18 -0400; I'm with Jay on this one. You've got a fire side problem, not a fuel side one, I think. Ignition relay is a real good bet. As a backup, I'd have a look at your condensor unit (if you have points ins; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00296.html (8,650 bytes)
105. Re: Fuel pump / line...? (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 11:04:52 -0400; That sort of nails it for me. Definitely not a fuel problem. Kevin is right ... until you put the clutch in, momentum & the drivetrain will still carry the crank around; thus your grinding starter &; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00336.html (8,665 bytes)
106. Re: MG 1100 advert (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 11:20:50 -0400; I think there ARE going to be 1100's there. Seems to me the AMGBA and NAMGBR both support that model. I'd be surprised if at least one lonely 1100 owner didn't show up ... Corey 75 MGB 'Rags'; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00339.html (6,297 bytes)
107. Re: fuel pump / electrical (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 11:35:31 -0400; I seem to recall that the tach, fuel guage, and flasher unit use a common ground and/or a common relay under the dash on the late model B's. Sounds like that's the source of your problem. Look for a; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00340.html (6,607 bytes)
108. Re: CECIL KIMBER (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 11:37:33 -0400; Here's a pint to you, Cecil. Without you, we'd all be driving Fords and would think that octagons were only used for stopsigns. Thanks for the reminder. Corey 75 MGB 'Rags'; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00341.html (6,451 bytes)
109. Re: fuel line/spark (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 11:43:11 -0400; I'd strongly suspect your brainbox, and check the connexions on the rest of the electrical system. As we've seen, it only takes one dodgy wire to make the whole thing fall apart. Double-check the gro; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00342.html (6,825 bytes)
110. Re: MGB Cooling Problems (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 11:50:27 -0400; 1) Have you replaced or checked the temperature sending unit recently? 2) Have you visually/manually checked the thermostat? 3) I wouldn't replace the pulley fan with the electric ones, were it me.; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00343.html (7,097 bytes)
111. Re: Electrical Problem (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 12:06:08 -0400; Denise is absolutely correct; this sounds like a typical ground fault. Let me hazard a guess: Your left and right indicator lamps (front) and marker lamps (front) work just fine, right? I had to tra; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00344.html (7,581 bytes)
112. Re: mgb body shell (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Tue, 9 Apr 1996 13:06:43 -0400; Hain't done one that far myself, but Lindsay Porter's book, 'MGB Guide to Purchase & DIY Restoration' is an excellent source for just this sort of thing. First edition (if you can get your hands on; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00361.html (6,646 bytes)
113. Re: MGs of Hollywood (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1996 11:10:40 -0400; Yes. Our shop has one. Sort of a light blue, and overall in good shape. Corey; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00374.html (6,612 bytes)
114. Re: Starter Solenoid...click,click,click (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 12:43:55 -0400; Just to save time later, try the old trick of putting the car in 4th gear, rolling backwards and forwards a few times to turn the engine, and then try a restart. Every so often, the starter will get; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00407.html (7,722 bytes)
115. Re: Bumper Height, ABS, Air Bags, and Pseudo-Safety (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 12:00:31 -0400; I agree with you re: ABS. Can't stand them ... and I've never had to steer and fully brake at the same time, either. I have seen what happens when an airbag deploys; my other half got run over by a; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00470.html (10,427 bytes)
116. Re: Help! (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Fri, 19 Apr 1996 09:54:33 -0400; Re the 52 you bought: If it's really a 52, it's almost certainly a MG TD. The lettered T series were more-or-less sequential, yearly, and didn't overlap much (if atall). Look on the door post for an; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00542.html (6,524 bytes)
117. Mail (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Fri, 19 Apr 1996 09:57:45 -0400; It seems to me lately, from following some of the follow-up posts I've seen, that I'm getting half or less of the mail on this net. Given the lack of response to some of the more outrageous things I'; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00543.html (6,655 bytes)
118. Re: Chrome/Rubber Bumber MGB Transition/Was: MGBs (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Sun, 21 Apr 1996 10:33:20 -0400; A little more information, just to mix things up: Late 74's and early 75's (the first rubber-bumpered) had no catalytic converters in their exhaust systems. That particular innovation didn't come unt; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00629.html (7,213 bytes)
119. Re: New MGB (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Sun, 21 Apr 1996 10:42:48 -0400; Well, if anyone is interested, I'll cheerfully sell 'Rags'. Asking price is $100,000 US (make your conversions), no personal cheques, please, and I'll need to see a driver's licence before I turn ove; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00630.html (6,862 bytes)
120. Re: Clunker Laws (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Sun, 21 Apr 1996 10:57:02 -0400; Or, we could become Auto Outlaws. Catch me if you can, Federales. There's a lovely little song by Rush, 'Red Barchetta', that does the theme of an overly-enthusiastic government regulation of autos v; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00631.html (6,949 bytes)

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