- 81. Re: MGC & Crank Pulley: Greater Specifidity (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 09:01:54 -0500 (CDT)
- I don't know nuttin' 'bout no 'Cs, but what are you doing UNDER the car?!? With torques that large, I'm gonna be topside, fershur. Besides, that's what they make daily drivers for. You just swing the
- /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00422.html (8,542 bytes)
- 82. Re: MGC & Crank Pulley: Greater Specifidity (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 09:28:28 -0500 (CDT)
- It's my understanding that the main difficulty with RCH is the temperament. The manufacturing process for RCH uses very stringent tolerances, such that the slightest miscalculation during production
- /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00424.html (8,387 bytes)
- 83. Re: dead battery (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 13:45:28 -0500 (CDT)
- My very favorite diagnostic procedure for this little problem comes from the fine folks at Motorhead, VA: -- Todd "Mousetrap, anyone?" Mullins Todd.Mullins@nrlssc.navy.mil On the lovely Mississippi (
- /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00679.html (7,222 bytes)
- 84. Re: Road trip Seattle to Little Rock (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 09:14:36 -0500 (CDT)
- Wow! That's a LOT of birthdays, especially in such a short span of time! yuk yuk (You see, I'm delirious. I've been operating on four hours of sleep a night for the last three, but I've got a driveab
- /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00760.html (6,872 bytes)
- 85. Re: Tuning Woes (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 10:29:14 -0500 (CDT)
- I must disagree. Within a certain usable range, the CD nature of SU carbs automatically compensates for changes in flow. Right? -- Todd Mullins Todd.Mullins@nrlssc.navy.mil On the lovely Mississippi
- /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00761.html (8,040 bytes)
- 86. Re: Pump conversion: how many fuel filters? (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 13:52:34 -0500 (CDT)
- Of course it's "recommended", in much the same way that brushing your teeth every hour is "recommended". Huh? Never heard that one before. Please note that the vast majority of 'Bs (and, by inductanc
- /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00772.html (7,789 bytes)
- 87. Re: FW: '74 MGB (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 10:20:51 -0500 (CDT)
- Steve Dillen <SDILLEN@ismbc.com> writes, regarding his "new" '74 'B: MGBs didn't come from the factory with valve seat inserts; they were simply machined into the face of the head. Some people strong
- /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00823.html (8,904 bytes)
- 88. Re: Bleeding Hydraulics (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 09:32:45 -0500 (CDT)
- Those of you concerned with such things might enjoy viewing http://www.speedbleeder.com/index.html -- Todd Mullins Todd.Mullins@nrlssc.navy.mil On the lovely Mississippi (USA) Coast '74 MGB Tourer wi
- /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00957.html (6,815 bytes)
- 89. Re: Brake Servo Installation (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 12:35:29 -0500 (CDT)
- Make every effort to use the dual-circuit system, for safety reasons. If one circuit goes out, you'll still have half of your brakes. When it comes to brakes, the safer the better. And don't think "I
- /html/mgs/1997-04/msg00964.html (8,233 bytes)
- 90. Re: Clicking Fuel Pump (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 09:40:45 -0500 (CDT)
- Although I'm an S.U. man myself, I'm told that some aftermarket fuel pumps do this, even under normal circumstances. If an S.U. does this, it means you're out of gas. -- Todd Mullins Todd.Mullins@nrl
- /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01014.html (7,114 bytes)
- 91. Re: Lost Smoke (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 13:19:45 -0500 (CDT)
- One more thing, before you rush off to the battery store: Check the electrolyte level in the batteries. -- Todd Mullins Todd.Mullins@nrlssc.navy.mil On the lovely Mississippi (USA) Coast '74 MGB Tour
- /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01096.html (7,305 bytes)
- 92. Re: Fuel Pump Question (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Fri, 25 Apr 1997 13:52:48 -0500 (CDT)
- Robert Allen writes, after lots of good information regarding fuel pumps, and the safety issues of changing one: "Don't fret" my butt. I, as they say, have been there, I have done that, and I have th
- /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01282.html (8,518 bytes)
- 93. Re: questions: MGB front suspension (a little long) (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Fri, 25 Apr 1997 14:07:21 -0500 (CDT)
- You got my sympathy, buddy. All I can suggest is lots of penetrating oil (the folks at my local NAPA say that the little plastic bottle with the telescoping tube is the best) alternated with sharp ha
- /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01284.html (10,201 bytes)
- 94. Re: MG BGT engine number (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Fri, 25 Apr 1997 15:41:02 -0500 (CDT)
- Yes. What your eyes interpreted as "18CK" was probably "18GK", which puts it sometime around '70-'71 I think. "H" means high compression, which is right for an 18Gx engine. I don't remember what "WE"
- /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01297.html (8,064 bytes)
- 95. Re: Prepping a B for Hell. (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 13:52:20 -0500 (CDT)
- Robert Allen writes a bunch of interesting stuff about running a car Note that the air rail will be chock full of exhaust gasses, with only the check valve to prevent them from backing up to the pump
- /html/mgs/1997-04/msg01480.html (8,998 bytes)
- 96. Re: Seals/Suppliers (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 09:55:33 -0600 (CST)
- Nearly every rubber piece I've bought from Moss has dried up and cracked within a year. I now buy all of my rubber pieces from TRF; they seem to be MUCH better. In general, of the Big Three (VB, Moss
- /html/mgs/1997-03/msg00074.html (7,562 bytes)
- 97. Re: midget to mgb spare (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Tue, 4 Mar 1997 13:18:24 -0600 (CST)
- Nope. Not for any distance. This is exactly what I was referring to in my previous message. Differing tire diameters on the driven axle overworks the differential, sometimes with disastrous results.
- /html/mgs/1997-03/msg00133.html (7,510 bytes)
- 98. Re: Thrust washers et al (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 08:41:37 -0600 (CST)
- Now, I'm no Midge guy, but it's my understanding that the 1296 Midge engine is the BMC A Series, while the switch to the 1500 powerplant was actually a switch to the Triumph Spitfire motor (when was
- /html/mgs/1997-03/msg00254.html (7,958 bytes)
- 99. Re: "69 Reflector Position (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 08:59:28 -0600 (CST)
- Bear in mind the old story about cars being titled in the year SOLD. Many so-called '69 models could actually fall into the '68 production year. To be sure, check the build date on the plate. If it w
- /html/mgs/1997-03/msg00255.html (7,991 bytes)
- 100. Re: MGB oil pressure limits (score: 1)
- Author: todd@nutria.nrlssc.navy.mil (Todd Mullins)
- Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 08:54:05 -0600 (CST)
- Ask Barney Gaylord to explain about oil pump cavitation, possibly caused by a dented oil pan. -- Todd Mullins Todd.Mullins@nrlssc.navy.mil On the lovely Mississippi (USA) Coast '74 MGB Tourer in piec
- /html/mgs/1997-03/msg00384.html (7,358 bytes)
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