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21. Re: Cooliong question and thanks (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2002 21:25:12 -0500; No. This is like the 5 ton rock in the middle of gramdpa's field. Nothing will ever change it. It has been repainted a few times, but otherwise to the best of my knowledge it has never been apart and; /html/mgs/2002-09/msg00093.html (7,854 bytes)
22. Re: Frequently Asked Air Compressor Question (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2002 04:36:47 -0500; Yup. Retailers and manufacturers lie a lot about motor power ratings these days. Motors that are obviously no no more than 2 HP by the electrical power consmption are often advertised with 5 to 6 HP; /html/mgs/2002-09/msg00242.html (11,974 bytes)
23. Re: Pertronix install.....zap (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 13:21:20 -0500; Yeah, it's fried. They don't seem to hold up well to reverse polarity. I was recently called to the aid of an ailing MGA that had a new battery momentarily installed backwards. After correcting the b; /html/mgs/2002-09/msg00454.html (8,765 bytes)
24. Re: Clutch shudder (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 13:05:26 -0500; Could any of a number of things. If you happen to live a good life, and you get really REALLY lucky, maybe it's just bad engine mounts. But I doubt it. My first suspect would be a worn spigot bushing; /html/mgs/2002-09/msg00455.html (9,383 bytes)
25. Fwd: MGA (or MGB) 5 Speed Box (with stock parts?) (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2002 20:13:56 -0500; The MGB gang may be more interested in this than the MGA gang. I know nothing other than what it says here, so if you have questions, please remit to the original author. /// or try http://www.team.n; /html/mgs/2002-09/msg00622.html (7,447 bytes)
26. Re: Low Speed Suspension Problem (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 10:53:19 -0500; Uh, maybe something loose in the exhaust system? Give it a good thump with your fist on the side of the exhaust pipe and see if something rattles. Barney Gaylord 1958 MGA with an attitude (and a ratt; /html/mgs/2002-09/msg00642.html (7,615 bytes)
27. Fwd: More on MGB 5 Speed Box (with stock parts) (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 17:11:55 -0500; I still dunno nuttin but what it says here. Please reply to original author. /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive; /html/mgs/2002-09/msg00755.html (7,663 bytes)
28. Re: Loss of Oil Pressure over 4000 RPM's (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 19:23:08 -0500; Nope, not normal. Lemme guess. Late model MGB with electric gauges, and maybe a bad pressure sender unit, or loose wire at the sender. Barney Gaylord 1958 MGA with an attitude http://www.ntsource.com; /html/mgs/2002-09/msg00799.html (8,003 bytes)
29. Re: Loss of Oil Pressure over 4000 RPM's (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 19:11:36 -0500; Aw hell, sometimes it's just the simple stuff, at it pays to check first. Some of this experience comes from the school of hard knocks (a very expensive school, but not very exclusive). Cheers, Barne; /html/mgs/2002-09/msg00837.html (7,906 bytes)
30. Re: Adjusting valves without a feeler guage (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 10:20:28 -0500; Uh, not that close. The screw is 24 threads per inch. The rocker arm ratio is 1.42:1, so that amplifies the motion of the screw. As the calculation goes, 0.015/1.42 x 24 = 0.25 turns. Easier than you; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00017.html (7,399 bytes)
31. Re: vroom (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2002 04:29:40 -0500; You ran it with no oil in the tranny? That's a worse no-no than towing with the driveshaft connected [which incidentally is no problem at all if there's oil in the gearbox]. With the engine running a; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00073.html (7,631 bytes)
32. Re: MGB spinon filter adapters (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2002 11:35:15 -0500; Yes. The starter motor is longer for the 1968 and later cars, and the straight hanging filter doesn't clear the end of the starter motor. Barney Gaylord 1958 MGA with an attitude http://www.ntsource.; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00236.html (8,750 bytes)
33. Re: break in question (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2002 12:40:42 -0500; Break in time for the crankshaft bearings is about twice as long as it takes to bring up the oil pressure (zilch). Reason is that ideally the bearings never touch the crankshaft, always ride on a thi; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00243.html (11,645 bytes)
34. Re: Oil Pressure questions (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 00:26:42 -0500; That would never be true with an MG That might be true if the pump output was sensitive to pressure. The oil pump in an MG is a positive displacement pump which will put out a fixed or constant flow; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00406.html (14,085 bytes)
35. Re: Abingdon, IL this weekend? (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 00:21:42 -0500; Hey, Monte! You're gonna meet me half way this time huh? We have a group from the Chicagoland MG Club caravaning out that way on Friday, expecting arival mid-afternoon. Can't wait for the Old Speckle; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00424.html (7,571 bytes)
36. Abingdon Summer Party - schedule update (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 17:51:31 -0500; Just received the latest update on the schedule for Abingdon Summer Party at Abingdon and Galesburg, Illinois. The Abingdon Trials Double Twelve Rally participants may be ariving on Wednesday, as the; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00527.html (9,087 bytes)
37. Re: Abingdon Summer Party - schedule update (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 06:37:07 -0500; Correct on all fronts. This is indeed THE Peter Thornley, son of THE John Thornley, long term GM of MG. This will be a very interresting evening, and I'm sure the floor will be open for questions. I; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00537.html (8,159 bytes)
38. Re: the key to the highway (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 11:36:31 -0500; Yup, sure enough. The keys in the crankshaft are Woodruff 605 (6/32" thick and 5/8" diameter), and the one in the front of the camshaft is Woodruff 505 (5/32" thick and 5/8" diameter). Any local hard; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00543.html (7,560 bytes)
39. Re: Abingdon, IL show (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 13:28:00 -0500; Well I did have a few other advantages, like driving a car almost 30 years newer with an engine nearly twice the displacement (and ditto for the tire width). Gawd I felt like Superman having the big; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00655.html (13,632 bytes)
40. Re: Calling MGA Experts! (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 16:54:29 -0500; MGA Coupes were about 15% of production (when the coupes were in production). Today both supply and demand are about the same 15%, so the Coupe still has about the same value as the Roadster, not dra; /html/mgs/2002-08/msg00862.html (8,110 bytes)

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