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21. Re: Fiat Bashing/accident prone (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 15:45:25 -0400; Fellow Fiends: Let me start out by disclaiming any overt yank-bashing; this is not intended as a flame, and I've been in the States for a long time, so anything here probably applies to me, as well.; /html/mgs/1996-08/msg00471.html (11,468 bytes)
22. Re: Fiat Bashing/accident prone (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Thu, 15 Aug 1996 00:15:01 -0400; Now, there's a suggestion! Hear him! Hear him! If everyone had to assemble their own car, this might, in fact, reduce the number of American accidents. As a modest proposal, this one gets my vote. Co; /html/mgs/1996-08/msg00506.html (8,100 bytes)
23. Re: front end clunk (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Thu, 15 Aug 1996 00:41:33 -0400; I'm glad you asked that one. I've been having a little of the same problem with Rags since I rebuilt the front end, and can't trace it down. It doesn't seem to affect the braking, steering or handlin; /html/mgs/1996-08/msg00509.html (6,923 bytes)
24. Re: Front End Clunking (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Thu, 15 Aug 1996 10:37:12 -0400; No, probably not the kingpins. I just replaced those, along with the entire front end. The clunking didn't start until after the rebuild, actually. I'm very confident about that rebuild. The clunking; /html/mgs/1996-08/msg00524.html (7,267 bytes)
25. Re: [MG] Re: unwanted help? (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 11:43:21 -0400; Spot on, Tim. Dick, by all means, please continue. I've never had the pleasure of doing business with you, but I'm certain I will in the future. I've heard nothing but praise from list members about; /html/mgs/1996-08/msg00610.html (7,791 bytes)
26. Re: front end clunk (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 12:08:28 -0400; Well, net wisdom on this one seems to be 'wheel splines'. Thanks to all of you with suggestions ... a lot of them are things I -just- replaced, so I'm very confident about them. I will have to look i; /html/mgs/1996-08/msg00612.html (7,190 bytes)
27. Re: Car Insurance (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Sat, 17 Aug 1996 16:52:30 -0400; If I were you, I'd put it in tip-top shape, nicely cleaned and primed for a show, and have it appraised by a certified auto appraiser. That way, you've got a solid third-party estimate of the car's; /html/mgs/1996-08/msg00648.html (6,849 bytes)
28. Re: Fiat Bashing/accident prone (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Sat, 17 Aug 1996 17:07:42 -0400; Hokay, hokay. Let's get down and dirty here. ;) 1) Although technically an immigrant (that's 'furriner' here in Virginia), I have been here since I was 12 ... which means, of course, that I LEARNED; /html/mgs/1996-08/msg00649.html (9,273 bytes)
29. Re: Starter turns, now another question? (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Sat, 17 Aug 1996 17:13:35 -0400; Not precisely with the starter motor alone, but along those lines, yes. When starting a freshly-rebuilt engine, I commonly pull the plug wires for the first few turns of the engine, and pour the las; /html/mgs/1996-08/msg00650.html (7,378 bytes)
30. Re: backfiring (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 10:51:09 -0400; Does your car have an air pump? If so, frequent backfiring when changing gears is often a sign of an air pump going/gone bad, particularly if the backfires are through the exhaust rather than the ca; /html/mgs/1996-08/msg00789.html (6,779 bytes)
31. Re: stupid timing question (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 11:18:31 -0400; I'll second those who say that each car has its own sweet spot as far as timing goes. In the UK, and many US drivers do it as well, there's a 'road timing' method that works quite well. It involves; /html/mgs/1996-08/msg00791.html (8,032 bytes)
32. Re: Proper perspective (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 11:28:44 -0400; Ah, not so, Mark ... not all of us :) I refused to get rid of the toys ('mom' and I had a few discussions about that, very low crockery breakage there) and now, 15 years later, I have the following s; /html/mgs/1996-08/msg00882.html (7,350 bytes)
33. Re: Hez- me, too on the "backfiring" (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 10:58:44 -0400; My guess would be that, if you only have the problem when the engine is cold, it's likely your choke (manual now) is set wrong at idle for use with an airpump. There may be nothing else wrong, or th; /html/mgs/1996-08/msg00942.html (6,833 bytes)
34. Re: DREADED SMOG NOTICE (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Tue, 9 Jul 1996 12:25:29 -0400; I suspect they'll be running up the swastika along with the bear flag ere long. I've heard it said (and seen the phenomenon myself) that California tends to set trends for the States; what's new in; /html/mgs/1996-07/msg00346.html (6,909 bytes)
35. Re: goofy guages, weber tuning and Saab stories (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 08:58:36 -0400; Sorry to hear about your Saab :( Defensive driving courses here often talk about keeping your eye on the other driver, since their actions may be unpredictable, and to try to see things from their p; /html/mgs/1996-07/msg00385.html (7,173 bytes)
36. Re: LBC abuse (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 13:23:43 -0400; Scott: I've had similar experiences with Herself & Rags. She is, actually, very supportive of my hobby, in her way, and very sympathetic as long as it doesn't interfere too awfully in the Grand Plan; /html/mgs/1996-07/msg00446.html (8,490 bytes)
37. Re: How long can it take? (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 20:06:06 -0400; No specific answer for you, but you have my sympathies. My 75B has been in limbo for 12 months now, due to the laziness and/or incompetence of one numbnuts body guy or another. I've rebuilt a fair p; /html/mgs/1996-07/msg00600.html (7,929 bytes)
38. Re: Parking MGBs on Sunny Days (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 14:05:32 -0400; Robert: (et al): I used to have a TR4 when I lived in Boston. Being a fairly poor college student at the time, I rarely used garages and parked on the street most of the time. I had a policy similar; /html/mgs/1996-07/msg00654.html (8,234 bytes)
39. Re: Mystery Black Box (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 12:05:31 -0400; I've got a 75B ... and I don't have one of these that I know of. What colour are the wires leading to the box? That might help in running this item down. Behind the radio console on my B, all I have; /html/mgs/1996-07/msg00750.html (7,908 bytes)
40. Re: When to dip your dipstick? (score: 1): Author: Ragthyme@aol.com; Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 11:33:07 -0400; Your oil dipstick is a pretty simple creature. It runs from midway down the block and just sort of pokes into the sump. What it's measuring is the oil level in the sump; from this it should be clear; /html/mgs/1996-07/msg00751.html (7,394 bytes)

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