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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #725 on: November 09, 2013, 05:54:18 PM »
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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #726 on: November 09, 2013, 06:52:09 PM »
http://jacksonville.craigslist.org/cto/4166690569.html

Oh dear.

Ok, I don't use this word lightly, but WHAT THE ****??? 

TELL me you sent that to Hooniverse!!

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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #727 on: November 09, 2013, 07:14:30 PM »
Ok, I don't use this word lightly, but WHAT THE ****??? 

TELL me you sent that to Hooniverse!!


Yeah, the WTF?!? was definitely appropriate.
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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #728 on: November 09, 2013, 07:23:18 PM »
Ok, I don't use this word lightly, but WHAT THE ****??? 

TELL me you sent that to Hooniverse!!
I didn't, but they've probably already seen it.
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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #729 on: December 02, 2013, 10:01:57 PM »
:II:
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-bXj0aYTQg[/youtube]

My B needs a new set of wheel bearings.  I think I ****ed them up after taking the hubs apart.  I've got some bad wheel shake above 55 mph.
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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #730 on: December 03, 2013, 12:16:46 AM »
:II:
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-bXj0aYTQg[/youtube]

My B needs a new set of wheel bearings.  I think I ****ed them up after taking the hubs apart.  I've got some bad wheel shake above 55 mph.


Does it go away at 90+?   :-)

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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #731 on: December 15, 2013, 01:27:29 PM »
I haven't had the B out of the garage for almost a month.  The battery was pretty flat, and I have it on a charger.  The battery was a freebie that I got off of someone else last year, and it was only 3 months old at the time.  This is why I don't buy Walmart batteries for myself.

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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #732 on: December 21, 2013, 02:34:56 PM »
Merry Christmas from my B to yours. 



I think it looks sort of like a demented green nightmare of a reindeer with the red nose of a drunk.  At least people can see me when I'm beside them now- or at least my antlers.

That's also ice you see.  At least it didn't stick to the roads.
 

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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #733 on: December 21, 2013, 05:21:05 PM »
That would make an interesting Christmas card.  Just the right amount of funk.

Merry Christmas. :)
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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #734 on: December 21, 2013, 05:59:00 PM »
Merry Christmas from my B to yours. 



I think it looks sort of like a demented green nightmare of a reindeer with the red nose of a drunk.  At least people can see me when I'm beside them now- or at least my antlers.

That's also ice you see.  At least it didn't stick to the roads.
 

I've seen the antlers and nose on a couple of cars around here this year.

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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #735 on: December 21, 2013, 06:12:03 PM »
I've seen the antlers and nose on a couple of cars around here this year.

So have I.  Makes me wish I'd seen them in the woods about six weeks ago . . . :killemall:
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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #736 on: December 22, 2013, 02:52:07 PM »
Just found this.

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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #737 on: December 22, 2013, 03:14:08 PM »
Just found this.


My wife thought they would look good on the B, and so she got them for me.  I don't think they look right on new cars, but I had seen them on a couple of old cars and so I went with her request. 

The clips that hold the antlers on look like they would be brutal on door and window seals.  The B doesn't have window seals, which becomes quiet evident when you are driving around in the winter.  Even if the clips could somehow damage the convertible top, I need a new one anyways, so it's just another excuse to bump it up higher on the priority list.

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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #738 on: January 12, 2014, 11:16:14 PM »
I pulled the cable tonight.  I left the outer sheath in place, and undid both ends.  I forgot how bad access was behind the dash to undo the speedometer end.  I didn't see any spots where it appeared to be binding, and it seemed to still have a nice coating of grease from when I did the job a few years back, but I'm going to clean it up again, and maybe squirt some lube into the angle drive, and see what happens.

If that doesn't work, I'm going to use that link on dismantling the speedometer housing, and put some lube on the spots that need it, and see if that helps. 


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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #739 on: January 31, 2014, 04:37:47 PM »
This is awesome. :rofl:

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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #740 on: January 31, 2014, 10:22:01 PM »
LOL he could have used the CORRECT tool like a dial bore gauge with an extended tip and mag base.
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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #741 on: January 31, 2014, 10:46:23 PM »
LOL he could have used the CORRECT tool like a dial bore gauge with an extended tip and mag base.
A who and a what?

I'm still trying to find the correct TDC on my Ford that has no timing marks. :p
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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #742 on: February 01, 2014, 11:55:43 AM »
LOL he could have used the CORRECT tool like a dial bore gauge with an extended tip and mag base.

Are you suggesting that Mr. Twist futz around with a metal object in an area located directly behind the alternator?!?

You're just begging to let all of the smoke out of the electrical system!!  :hammer: :-)

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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #743 on: February 01, 2014, 01:05:01 PM »
A dial bore gauge would be applicable if the head were removed.
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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #744 on: February 01, 2014, 02:44:07 PM »
How do I find TDC?  I just pop the engine out and measure it with the Zeiss CMM at work.   :popcorn:

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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #745 on: February 03, 2014, 09:21:41 PM »
A dial bore gauge would be applicable if the head were removed.

With a mag base you can use an extended tip on the Dial bore gauge with the head on if you don't have wedge heads. I don't think the mg has a wedge chamber. I have used them before on several engines. I will be using one on the VW next time I have to time the fuel pump. The flywheel that I replaced when I redid the clutch was bigger ( I put a larger flywheel/clutch off a different vehicle ). all I will have to do is remove the injector, oh and its behind the alt as well. O-)
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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #746 on: February 04, 2014, 08:09:58 PM »
Y'all suck. :)

I found instructions for a DIY manometer.  We'll see if it works or if it just dumps all the oil into the cylinder.
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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #747 on: February 05, 2014, 10:02:52 AM »
This is awesome. :rofl:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Aw7IdW4Qxcc[/youtube]

I'm going to ask a stupid question.

Is TDC considered the same, whether the piston is at the compression stroke or the exhaust stroke? If it's not the same, how do you tell the difference? Seems to me if you can't tell the difference, you could be 180 deg. off....

But, WTF do I know? I'm an f'n horn honker....  :-)
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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #748 on: February 05, 2014, 02:12:57 PM »
TDC on the exhaust stroke is 180 degrees off from the compression stroke.  Your engine would never start.
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Re: 1973 MG B
« Reply #749 on: February 05, 2014, 02:42:47 PM »
I keep seeing a blocked plug in on Chris's post.
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