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141. Re: To heat or not (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Sun, 10 Mar 1996 13:40:07 -0500; To upgrade from a one speed to a two speed fan, you need the following: 1) About three feet of wire 2) A two-speed switch from a later (79-80) MG 3) The fan motor from a later (79-80) MG A two speed; /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00308.html (7,734 bytes)
142. Re: Tires for B's (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Tue, 12 Mar 1996 11:46:17 -0500; Standard 170SR14 or 175SR14 tyres work just fine on a B, better if you don't have wire wheels. A company called Fulda (German tyre manufacturer) makes the original 165SR14 tyres, and it's a good tyr; /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00383.html (8,149 bytes)
143. Re: TooOldForThisAgain? LONG! (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Tue, 12 Mar 1996 13:09:03 -0500; Never say never again, eh? Age, I feel very strongly, is a state of mind, not a state of body. Everyone ages; not everyone has to get OLD. I think that now, for the first time in my life, I have not; /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00392.html (6,773 bytes)
144. Re: Info wanted Datsun 1600 (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Tue, 12 Mar 1996 13:19:22 -0500; Don't know of a list offhand to support Datsuns, but I owned several for years before owning lbc's. I had a 240Z and, for a brief period, had a 1600 'Fairlady' convertible. Reminds me a lot of a B,; /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00393.html (7,122 bytes)
145. Fwd: Re: Don't try this at home. (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 20:42:40 -0500; On the subject of 'B' safety... I've combed salvage yards for years in search of vagrant B parts, and, over time, I've had the chance to see a lot of wrecked B's. Though I don't know the owners of th; /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00422.html (7,686 bytes)
146. re: too old for this? (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 20:49:37 -0500; Matter of perspective, I guess. My 14-year old daughter thinks of me as impossibly ancient; my da still thinks I need my diapers changed occasionally. ::shrug:: How does 'too old to rock & roll, too; /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00423.html (6,435 bytes)
147. Re: Fuel Stabilizer Part3 (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1996 12:40:11 -0500; Denise et al: I'll go in for $10. Hell, I'll go in for $20 just out of curiosity. Someone organise this and tell me where to send the cheque. Corey; /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00452.html (7,214 bytes)
148. Re: Tires for B's (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1996 12:37:15 -0500; jsluis (John, is it?): I found the same thing with the 165's I have on the B ... they corner and run MUCH better than the wider tyres, but don't work nearly as well in heavy rainstorms or snow. The c; /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00453.html (8,246 bytes)
149. Re: Laws that cannot be broken (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 11:52:19 -0500; in re: Brit is about as insulting as Yank. I think it's the spirit of it. Limey is another matter; it comes from the 18th century British navy, where common sailors were often referred to as limeys; /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00495.html (7,953 bytes)
150. Re: Stored MGBs - The pros and cons (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 12:29:02 -0500; When I purchased Rags, she'd been in a metal storage shed for over 3 years, with the engine turned over every so often, just as yours was. Here's what I found had perished in the interval: 1) Very n; /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00499.html (8,214 bytes)
151. Re: Laws that cannot be broken (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 12:13:36 -0500; in re Tea Bags is a new one on me. Is that an American epithet? I've been here 20 years, and I've never heard it. Well, and I'm not English, either...maybe that's why. ;) ckr; /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00557.html (6,816 bytes)
152. Re: Tires for B's (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 12:39:13 -0500; Actually, the narrow tyres work just fine in the rain, even better than the old ones; we get some (WARNING: Southern Language Usage Imminent) real gullywashers here in Spring, and I think the larger; /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00558.html (7,641 bytes)
153. Re: : MGB Speedometer Problem (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 12:46:59 -0500; As someone mentioned earlier, a simple turn of the speedo from behind the fascia will release it. Remember to rotate the trim ring and glass off first, though, before trying to pull it through. Comm; /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00559.html (7,190 bytes)
154. Re: One Headlight Brighter than the Other (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 12:16:25 -0500; You may wish to make sure that both of your headlamps are the same type of headlamps. Quite often, DPO's or indifferent mechanics replace a headlamp with a mismatched type. Essentially, the two type; /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00616.html (7,256 bytes)
155. Re: MGB-starter?relay? (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Wed, 20 Mar 1996 10:55:21 -0500; Testing the starter relay is easy; run a jumper wire around it and see if the starter turns. Jay's right, though: it's not really even worth the time to test. It's a cheap, easy replacement. To stat; /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00650.html (7,650 bytes)
156. Re: Some Questions (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 11:42:13 -0500; in re: hasn't given me a good answer but they're sending me a second >one-piece bushing so I don't care. Probably, but I'm not sure. in re: outside, but I can't reach inside and I'm not sure that a; /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00673.html (8,160 bytes)
157. Re: Voltage Stabiliser - Where is it? (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 12:04:21 -0500; The voltage stabiliser is located inside the alternator. If you've a good manual, it should have a picture of one. Not too difficult to replace; an hour? Perhaps an hour and a half. Voltage regulato; /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00675.html (6,952 bytes)
158. Re: Voltage Stabiliser - Where is it? (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Fri, 22 Mar 1996 11:39:00 -0500; Teach me to answer posts while I'm still on the first cuppa in the morning, won't it? :) Yes...stabiliser is under the dash. Silvery sort of box with a tongue on the back of it extending over both s; /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00703.html (7,011 bytes)
159. Re: Brits/Limeys etc (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Sat, 23 Mar 1996 13:25:18 -0500; Um, I hate to disabuse you, but tonic doesn't prevent malaria. Neither does lime juice. This is sort of an old wives' tale. What really deals with malaria is quinine; years ago, during the days of t; /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00726.html (7,478 bytes)
160. Re: Smog test/Timing question (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 11:20:52 -0500; Get yourself a nice stroboscopic timing light, and set the timing back to 15dbtdc. Set it back to 10 in two years when this nightmare comes round again. To set the mixture on a Z-S, you need a littl; /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00762.html (7,326 bytes)

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