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21. FS: top for 65-66 Midget (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 22:18:24 -0400 (EDT); I have a black NOS Robbins top for sale for a 65-66 Midget. I got it at a going-out-of-business sale thinking it was for an MGB. I believe it was manufactured in 1986. It looks brand new. Unfortunate; /html/mgs/1997-09/msg00778.html (6,444 bytes)
22. Article on installing top (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 09:21:25 -0400 (EDT); I recall a nice article with photos in some publication that showed the installation of an MGB top. Was it an old "Moss Motoring" or "British Car"? Any leads will help. Maybe there's a web site with; /html/mgs/1997-09/msg01083.html (7,520 bytes)
23. Easy way to prime rebuilt engine (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 09:10:55 -0400 (EDT); I have an idea about how to prime my freshly rebuilt engine and I thought I'd see if anyone else has done it and if there are any drawbacks. I want to avoid scuffing up my new camshaft so I plan to g; /html/mgs/1997-09/msg01790.html (7,960 bytes)
24. Re: Bloody door locks (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 10:21:56 -0400 (EDT); "Use a small geared hose clamp placed flush with the inside of the door. Draw it tight with a nut driver, and a tap on the door lock will pop it out with no damage to the paint!" John Middlesworth 7; /html/mgs/1997-09/msg02039.html (7,019 bytes)
25. Re: British Car Magazine (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 11:37:07 -0400 (EDT); The editor is Gary Anderson. The mag's email address is John Middlesworth 72 MGB; /html/mgs/1997-09/msg02397.html (7,059 bytes)
26. Oil for engine break-in (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Mon, 4 Aug 1997 23:13:59 -0400 (EDT); A machine shop guy once told me to use 30W non-detergent oil during the break-in period on a rebuilt engine. Supposed to help the rings seat. The only stuff I can find doesn't appear to be very high; /html/mgs/1997-08/msg00246.html (6,541 bytes)
27. Locktite on con rod nuts? (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Sat, 23 Aug 1997 13:21:27 -0400 (EDT); On my 72 MGB engine, what exactly is the principle behind the self-locking nuts that hold the connecting rods to the crankshaft? Should I use Locktite to help ensure that they hold? John Middlesworth; /html/mgs/1997-08/msg01443.html (6,630 bytes)
28. Installing seal under windshield (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 19:27:13 -0400 (EDT); After three very frustrating hours trying to install the seal under the windshield in my MGB I turn to the group for help. I put a new windshield in the frame and was prepared for that to be the real; /html/mgs/1997-08/msg01799.html (7,281 bytes)
29. Re: Installing seal under windshield (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 08:09:21 -0400 (EDT); Just out of curiousity, what function does foaming window cleaner have in this operation? John Middlesworth; /html/mgs/1997-08/msg01964.html (8,911 bytes)
30. Need to identify electrical part (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Fri, 4 Jul 1997 08:41:21 -0400 (EDT); On the 72 MGB I'm working on there is a small box that looks like a relay on the inner right side of the engine compartment (around where the washer bottle would be except this car doesn't have one).; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00224.html (6,783 bytes)
31. Best tire size for MGB (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 09:15:10 -0400 (EDT); I hate to throw this out to the whole list, but I couldn't find a good answer at any of the web sites I tried. Simplest question: what tire should I choose for a 72 MGB driver? A few places still car; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00712.html (7,599 bytes)
32. attaching choke cable (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 08:49:05 -0400 (EDT); I'm trying to replace the choke cable on a 1972 MGB and I don't know for certain how it attaches at the engine end. It goes into a small metal cylinder and is held there by what? I'm supposing it's a; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg00968.html (6,562 bytes)
33. Special lubricants in engine block? (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 23:05:30 -0400 (EDT); I'm reassembling an MGB engine block and want to make sure the only lubicant I need is oil (plus some cam lube on the camshaft). I'm particularly concerned about lubrication around the end of the dis; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01293.html (6,775 bytes)
34. Main bearing problem (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 08:58:39 -0400 (EDT); I tried putting the crankshaft into my 18v engine last night. The crank was in good shape according to the shop and only had to be polished. I laid in all the main bearing halves, oiled them, set the; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01858.html (7,518 bytes)
35. Re: Main bearing problem (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 10:48:18 -0400 (EDT); I should add to my previous post that the bearings themselves are marked "std" so it's not a question of them being in the wrong box. Also, I cleaned off the surface where the bearings sit pretty wel; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01869.html (7,198 bytes)
36. What is the "Crack of Doom"? (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Sun, 1 Jun 1997 08:30:48 -0400 (EDT); I had the impression that the MGB "crack of doom" was a crack that revealed the unibody was falling apart. Recently though, I've heard it described as the crack that might run from the outside rear-v; /html/mgs/1997-06/msg00001.html (7,079 bytes)
37. Re: Scarborough Faire Hell & Vent (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 22:03:07 -0400 (EDT); I'm not doubting that you had a very bad experience (I had just as bad a time with a connecting rod coming loose), but how did the tappet failure ruin "every bearing in the engine"? John Middlesworth; /html/mgs/1997-06/msg00811.html (8,328 bytes)
38. Scarborough Faire and NOS Locators (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 22:14:15 -0400 (EDT); It looks to me as if NOS Locators is associated with Scarborough Faire, if not two wings of the same business (they're both in Pawtucket RI). The Hemmings ads that NOS runs would appear to offer the; /html/mgs/1997-06/msg00812.html (7,081 bytes)
39. Removing flywheel bolts (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 22:24:52 -0400 (EDT); I'm trying to get the flywheel off the back of my 18V engine and I haven't been able to move any of the bolts that hold it to the crank. They're so short that I don't own a socket that can get a good; /html/mgs/1997-06/msg00814.html (6,874 bytes)
40. Need distributor mount (score: 1): Author: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>; Date: Sun, 22 Jun 1997 07:52:42 -0400 (EDT); I broke my distributor mounting housing while trying to remove it from my 1972 18V engine. I'm not the first one in history to have done this, I believe. What I should have done was twist it and pull; /html/mgs/1997-06/msg01061.html (6,426 bytes)

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