Had to do similar (not the motor mount part) to change a fog light bulb
on my '06 Element recently.
Allan
Randy Bennell via Mercedes writes:
> Friend just told me he had to remove the whole front bumper cover
> assembly and loosen a motor mount and jack up the engine in order to
> change a
Wrong! An MGB is very easy to work on.
On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 3:54 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
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> Back when I was in High School and toying with the idea of getting an
> MGB, a friend told me you had to remove the driver's side fender to
> change the oil filter.
In my 1973 280 the reverse light was out. Turns out the fix involved
replacing the neutral safety switch, which required jacking up the
transmission. Major job!
On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 5:12 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
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> Had to do similar (not the motor mount
The shifter is loose and the reverse lockout is gone. The mechanic doesn’t
want to take the shifter apart because it will make the car unmovable unless
you push it. I’d like to get a shifter and rebuild it and then switch them.
The problem is now finding a shifter.
John I.
> On Jun 4, 2021,
https://dayton.craigslist.org/cto/d/dayton-78-mercedes-benz-450sl/7331649010.html
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I don't remember the MGC being too bad - it was tighter at the firewall,
byt I don't have any bad memories from working on them. I was working at a
"foreign car garage" putting myself through college in the late 60's, early
'70's, and saw a lot of MGs, Triumphs, Jags, VWs, Fiats, Simcas, and the
2005 Mazda 6 has a 1.5 hour flat rate time for changing the left front
headlight bulb. I tried to do it and gave up, it was so convoluted.
-D
> On Jun 4, 2021, at 4:56 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Friend just told me he had to remove the whole front bumper cover assembly
>
Back when I was in High School and toying with the idea of getting an
MGB, a friend told me you had to remove the driver's side fender to
change the oil filter. Not sure if that was right, but seems believable.
Allan
OK Don via Mercedes writes:
> Looks like you'd have to be under the dash to
The post office employee handling your package has stopped off in the
mens' room on his way to the annex and your package is now in that location.
On 04/06/2021 2:26 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:
It has now departed the INDIANAPOLIS IN DISTRIBUTION CENTER and has
arrived at the
Looks like you'd have to be under the dash to change spark plugs --- worse
than a Sunbeam Tiger!
On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 11:51 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes <
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> On 2021-06-04 12:33, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
> > My mechanic brother in law, once worked at a shop
Friend just told me he had to remove the whole front bumper cover
assembly and loosen a motor mount and jack up the engine in order to
change a headlight bulb in a 2006 VW Passat.
On 04/06/2021 3:53 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:
Back when I was in High School and toying with the idea
It has now departed the INDIANAPOLIS IN DISTRIBUTION CENTER and has
arrived at the INDIANAPOLIS IN DISTRIBUTION CENTER ANNEX.
Max Dillon via Mercedes writes:
> I'd visit my local post office with that print out and ask what's up.
>
> Max Dillon
> Charleston SC
I very much doubt that as the little 4 banger has
plenty of room around it. I don't know about how
that would work with an MGC with the bigger 6
cylinder it has. I have never looked under the
hood of one of those though I did get a chance to
drive one once a long time ago. Quite a nice
Ordered a part for my Karmann Ghia last week from a seller in NC. Here
is the tracking history.
NC -> Cincinnati -> St. Louis -> Memphis -> Cincinnati -> Indianapolis.
Yes it transited through Cincinnati twice but not before touring two
other states. The efficiency does not seem optimal. It is
It actually looks pretty cool
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/963074671131830
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Maybe not a bad deal
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/508052480632010
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On 2021-06-03 14:02, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:
I should have him watch the Top Gear episode where the guys put three
different British Leyland cars through their trials.
Or at least make him read this discussion, especially the post I linked:
That is a surprisingly attractive conversion.
On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 11:17 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
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> It actually looks pretty cool
>
> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/963074671131830
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Not sure what that's about Jumped timing? timing belt/chain? Crank sensor?
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/124190909785129
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Friends had, for a while, a 16 foot jet boat with a 265HP 2 stroke
Mercury engine.
Thankfully, there were handholds literally everywhere.
Randy
On 03/06/2021 9:22 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:
I remember two things about that ride.
1. At the moment the new owner launched [it was truly a
This looks nice
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/4138723422885618
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On 2021-06-03 23:43, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:
What is funny, now, every time I happen across a derelict MGA, I think
"You know, I should do another one" The balls are still brass
just
worn down over time... one was enough.
Things I've thought of doing but have not:
Restore/repaint
Very attractive. Driving "up to Alabama" from where?
On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 11:40 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
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> This looks nice
>
> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/4138723422885618
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On 2021-06-04 12:33, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
My mechanic brother in law, once worked at a shop where they built a
bomb for fun.
They had a derelict Hyundai Pony and installed a 455 Pontiac engine in
it. The engine sat about where the firewall once was and the front
seats had been
My mechanic brother in law, once worked at a shop where they built a
bomb for fun.
They had a derelict Hyundai Pony and installed a 455 Pontiac engine in
it. The engine sat about where the firewall once was and the front seats
had been removed and the driver sat in the back seat.
Randy
On
I did not try to fix the 4-speed shifter, the local mbz mechanic fixed one of
the rod ends and thinks it’s OK. I would like to find a 4 speed shifter to
replace the worn out one in the car. Does anyone know where I can find one?
83 240D 4-speed 123 chassis.
Thank you,
John Ingram
83 240D
How worn-out? There are replaceable bushings inside the shifter, IIRC.
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I'd visit my local post office with that print out and ask what's up.
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
Jun 4, 2021 3:49:42 AM Allan Streib via Mercedes :
> Ordered a part for my Karmann Ghia last week from a seller in NC. Here
> is the tracking history.
>
> NC -> Cincinnati -> St. Louis -> Memphis ->
My local PO can’t find my house half the time. It is really bad.
--FT
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> On Jun 4, 2021, at 2:50 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I'd visit my local post office with that print out and ask what's up.
>
> Max Dillon
> Charleston SC
>
>
> Jun 4, 2021 3:49:42 AM
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