 |
Skye NottMembership Status: Webmaster  Member Since: 1998-03-01 Home Site: The MG Experience Location: Vancouver, Canada  Email: [Sign in to view] Website: http://www.autoshrine.com Last Login: 2010-08-31 09:08:14 |
See all Member Services or Learn More about Advertising on the AutoShrine Network.
5 Vehicles -- Total mileage: 449,176 mi (722,879 km) -- Average age: 1978
There are 92 total entries in this Journal.
Showing summary of the most recent Journal entries:
Posted on: Thursday May 27, 2010
Living downtown, it's not easy to do any work on my car & bike projects, so I finally took the plunge and ordered a 600 sq ft steel building to go on the family "back 40" up near Merritt. It's about a 3 hour drive from home, and it won't have any utilities for a while, but it's a start. Right now there's just an old shack with no running water up there, but at least it has electricity. At least I can get the boxes of MGB parts on the right side of the border this year, and maybe pick up my ...
Posted on: Wednesday May 26, 2010
Some users are reporting problems uploading photos, so this is just a test post to see if I've fixed the issue. Update: seems to work fine. The original image below was 7.7MB and I've updated the upload limit to 10MB (which gets resized down based on your membership level) :D
Posted on: Wednesday May 14, 2008
Got the car back from the garage today, my guess was right - the injector o-rings were shot and must have been leaking like hell. The car feels like twice as fast. I need to get it out on the highway to see if it fixed the overrun problem too. Feeling a lot more confident for the trip to Oregon in a couple weeks. Finally got some nice weather so I picked up some 1/8 vac tee fittings and plumbed the boost gauge into a fresh 10cm x 3.5mm FPR line, reading 15 inHg vac at idle and about 5 psi ...
Posted on: Tuesday May 13, 2008
Finally getting around to a lot of stuff I've been meaning to do. Taking it into the shop for new injector o-rings tomorrow, hopefully that will fix the overrun problem. Either that or a bad vac line somewhere? Started on the boost gauge install and carbon canister delete. Need to tee into the FPR hose to get a proper reading, just got to find my hose supplies box around here... Finished upgrading wiper springs to some generic cot springs. Will report if they finally fix the "crappy ...
... and 88 more posts.
| Date | Site | Title | Category | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-04-02 | all | Make a Spark Tester | Service:Engine and Tuning | |
| 2006-04-02 | all | Mounting Tires | Service:Basic Servicing | 2 |
| 2006-08-29 | corrado | Chipping the ECU | Service:Electrical and Instruments | |
| 2006-09-09 | corrado | Replacing Cracked Fogs | Service:Electrical and Instruments | |
| 2007-03-28 | corrado | VW Tech Talk: Servicing the G Charger | Service:Engine and Tuning | |
| 2006-04-02 | mgb | Building V8 Brakes | Service:Brakes and Clutch | 1 |
| 2006-04-02 | mgb | Buying Your First MGB | Buying a Used Vehicle | 13 |
| 2010-01-20 | mgb | Decoding the MGB VIN | Frequently Asked Questions | 1 |
| 2006-04-02 | mgb | Lights Warning Buzzer | Service:Electrical and Instruments | 1 |
| 2006-04-02 | mgb | Maintenance Schedule | Service:Basic Servicing | 3 |
| 2006-04-02 | mgb | MGB FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions | 14 |
| 2006-04-02 | mgb | MGB Performance Data | Reference | |
| 2006-04-02 | mgb | MGB Seat Belt Recall | Contemporary Publications | 1 |
| 2006-04-02 | mgb | MGB Specification | Reference | |
| 2006-04-02 | mgb | MGB Tire Sizes | Service:Suspension and Wheels | 7 |
| 2006-04-02 | mgb | Oil Filters List | Service:Engine and Tuning | 10 |
| 2006-04-02 | mgb | Original MGB Paint Colors, Codes and Names | Reference | 2 |
| 2006-04-02 | mgb | Passing AirCare (Emissions) | Service:Carburetors and Fuel | |
| 2006-04-02 | mgb | Power, Torque and Consumption Curves | Reference | |
| 2006-04-02 | mgb | Rear Shock Conversion | Service:Suspension and Wheels | 5 |
| 2006-04-02 | mgb | Soft Top Replacement | Service:Tops and Windows | |
| 2006-04-02 | mgb | Speedometers Reference | Service:Electrical and Instruments | |
| 2006-04-02 | mgb | SU HS4 Carburetor Assembly | Service:Carburetors and Fuel | |
| 2006-04-02 | mgb | Weber 32/36 DGV Setup | Service:Carburetors and Fuel | |
| 2006-04-02 | mgb | Weber 45 DCOE Setup | Service:Carburetors and Fuel | |
| 2006-04-02 | mgb | Wheels Cross-Reference | Service:Suspension and Wheels | 5 |
| 2010-08-18 | mgb|mini | BMC Crash Test Video 1960s | Streaming Video | |
| 2006-04-02 | mgb|triumph | US-British Technical Terms | Humour and Miscellaneous | 2 |
| 2010-08-15 | miata | Torque Settings (NA) | Reference | |
| 2010-08-11 | triumph | Tuning Standard Triumphs | Service:Basic Servicing |
Our library can always use your knowledge and expertise!
