- 81. Re: Help on Various Items (score: 1)
- Author: Ragthyme@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 13 May 1996 12:35:47 -0400
- 1) Timing first. Then carbs, then fine-tune both. 2) The 67 should be timed static, not dynamic. The timing marks are a real pain to find on those B's. If you've got a good shop manual handy (and yo
- /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00472.html (8,011 bytes)
- 82. Richmond Show - Rags Restoration (score: 1)
- Author: Ragthyme@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 14 May 1996 12:16:02 -0400
- For those of you that I've said I'd meet at the RTR show coming up next week: I lied. I won't be there after all, and I'll miss it. I'll have to catch up with you at the Berkley Plantation show in t
- /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00500.html (7,883 bytes)
- 83. Re: car runs on one cylinder (score: 1)
- Author: Ragthyme@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 11:55:33 -0400
- Allan: Have you called Guinness yet? If not, do so immediately. This is the only instance of a 4-cyl car running on one cyl I have *ever* heard of. You should by all means take full-colour video and
- /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00558.html (8,887 bytes)
- 84. Re: lawyers who drive MG's (score: 1)
- Author: Ragthyme@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 12:02:32 -0400
- Good joke. For you attorneys, my hat's off to you. But if you really want the public to show you some disrespect, try telling them you're a real estate agent. Watch as they scurry to hide their valu
- /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00560.html (6,789 bytes)
- 85. Re: my obscene tube & the right thing to do (A) (score: 1)
- Author: Ragthyme@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 12:08:17 -0400
- Well, if we're talking about emissions control equipment, Z-S carburettors, or early Lucas electronic ignition modules, I think the answer is obvious. :) Corey 75 MGB 'Rags'
- /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00561.html (6,855 bytes)
- 86. Re: car runs on one cylinder (score: 1)
- Author: Ragthyme@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 10:55:08 -0400
- Now, I've seen hit and miss engines. Wonderful little machines, indeed lots of fun. Great for running a mill saw, a small belt-driven harvester, or a grinding stone. I have yet to see one power a ca
- /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00668.html (8,106 bytes)
- 87. Re: MGF - why not MGD or MGE ? (score: 1)
- Author: Ragthyme@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 11:15:49 -0400
- Seems to me I heard that they had a prototype 'next MG' on the books when the shop closed up in Abingdon in 80, and that one was dubbed the MGD. Then, there was the short-lived Rover MGRV8 which the
- /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00671.html (6,620 bytes)
- 88. Re: head bolt (score: 1)
- Author: Ragthyme@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 11:25:35 -0400
- Depends on whether it's the bolt itself (hopefully) or the bolthole which is stripped. If the bolt, just take it out and buy a new one. If the hole has become a bit oversized because of the strippin
- /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00673.html (7,248 bytes)
- 89. Re: my obscene tube & the right thing to do (score: 1)
- Author: Ragthyme@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 20 May 1996 11:16:02 -0400
- Or, you could get one of the things I got last winter (for those seasons when you really, really don't want fresh air in your face atall): a grille-shaped refrigerator magnet with the MG logo on it t
- /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00735.html (8,219 bytes)
- 90. Re: Do you read me? (score: 1)
- Author: Ragthyme@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 11:31:11 -0400
- What was that, Tim? I didn't quite catch that last bit... Corey 75 MGB 'Rags'
- /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00767.html (6,439 bytes)
- 91. Re: Weber Parts Sources? (score: 1)
- Author: Ragthyme@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 11:38:41 -0400
- Webers are supplied through authorised distributors, as far as I know, and those distributors usually carry the parts. The closest one to you is: CARTECH 11212 Goodnight Ln. Dallas, TX 93117 214/620
- /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00768.html (6,509 bytes)
- 92. Re: Random long-winded babblings on the Richmond show (score: 1)
- Author: Ragthyme@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 11:52:52 -0400
- Wish I coulda been there. I always enjoy the RTR show in the spring. It's smaller than the Berkley show later in the year, but it's a nice crowd and I like the Stoney Point School location. Also, th
- /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00770.html (6,918 bytes)
- 93. Re: Ignition light dies (score: 1)
- Author: Ragthyme@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 12:33:25 -0400
- Voltage regulator, no question. Same thing happened to me about a year and a half ago. Trust me, at this point you're running on battery alone, and it's just a matter of time until you're parked on
- /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00806.html (6,601 bytes)
- 94. Re: Electrical question (score: 1)
- Author: Ragthyme@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 12:37:12 -0400
- Most likely a bad ground someplace. B's use a sort of unusual grounding system for the lights (headlamps and taillamps use the same ground, for instance, on some models). Try getting a good ground co
- /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00808.html (7,593 bytes)
- 95. Re: SOL Roadside assistance programme (was Road Trip You Say? ) (score: 1)
- Author: Ragthyme@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 13:24:59 -0400
- An SOL Roadside assistance list? If you ever break down in the vicinity of Fredericksburg, Virginia (that's on US 1 & I-95 about halfway between DC and Richmond), call away. 30 miles or so either way
- /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00891.html (7,266 bytes)
- 96. Re: Road Trip To INDY 95 (score: 1)
- Author: Ragthyme@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 11:38:51 -0400
- I'll likely be going from Virginia, providing I actually finish putting the wheels on Rags before then. If so, p'raps we can meet up somewhere along the route. What sort of route are you taking? Core
- /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00999.html (6,624 bytes)
- 97. Re: testing my mettle, or: irksome rant (score: 1)
- Author: Ragthyme@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 12:36:23 -0400
- Give this a shot. Rent a car for a few days. Get some nice, air-conditioned shock-absorbed insulated Toyota or something ... something with an auto tranny and a radio. Drive it to work for a few day
- /html/mgs/1996-05/msg01062.html (9,659 bytes)
- 98. Re: MGs in the sun (score: 1)
- Author: Ragthyme@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 11:31:27 -0400
- Seems to me as though Moss and Vicky B both sell those sorts of things in their specialty catalogues. Or p'raps it's just Moss. Personally, I use the 'portable sunvisor and flying object deflection u
- /html/mgs/1996-05/msg01095.html (8,249 bytes)
- 99. Re: brothers-in-law (score: 1)
- Author: Ragthyme@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 1 Apr 1996 10:52:20 -0500
- By all means, bonk him in the head. I should think just the threat of a good headbonking would send him into a fair fit of fear. Corey A Fan of Bonking
- /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00007.html (6,653 bytes)
- 100. Re: brothers-in-law (score: 1)
- Author: Ragthyme@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 10:53:05 -0500
- Both kinds. 'Bonking' also means 'to hit, bash'. There's also a variant of it, 'boinking', which has no meaning involving hittin whatsoever. Corey A fan of both kinds of bonking
- /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00034.html (6,389 bytes)
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