Re: TF seating / 1939 MG TA/ Spark Plugs

[Roger Muir]

Sally try Holden's here in the UK. www.holden.co.uk on the web. They do "Splitfire Plugs" (a twin contact plug that may help keep oil fowling down. You may be getting plus oiling up due to worn valve guides and seals. Ok big problem is you can't tell until you take the cylinder head off. Holdens have a wide range available acould well advise you on the best to suit. Moss do a Contactless Elctronic Ignition conversion for 'T'Types . (at least the conversion is a straight fit on the XPAG engine but I was lead to believe that it would fit the 'dizzy' on the MPJG engine . I did however manage to convert the distributor base so that it would work. Starting now is first class. Incidentally Moss's conversion is supplied to them by Crane Cams a US based company. www.cranecams.com (I Think) you may well get it direct from them but make sure you get the correct earth (GROUND) version. ................................................ TF Seating................... I'm 6ft 4ins too. When I finished off my TA I had no seats or floor boards. I was thus in a position to make and drill floorboards to suit and put the seats back as far as possible. Also us big blokes have big plates of 'meat' (FEET) so put your slippers on or better still take shoes oof completely when driving..........There is so much more room round the pedals. Shoes on my clutch leg kills me , shoes off I get stretch my leg right out!! ................................................. 1939 MG TA .................... Now I was only 43 when I got my 1937 TA, We celebrated the cars 60th Birthday at the paint spray shop on Nov 2nd 1997!!!!!!!!!!. I'm not retired ( and this in no way is meant to be a dig) I found it difficult to keep going with the restoration, trying to juggle Work, my wife (who wanted to see the car finished just as much as me), kids, schools, university entrance, holidays family commitments etc. I do think you we have all reached a time somewhere during a restoration where we feel it will never end!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! However set myself a target date, for me it was the Millenium. I wanted to take the car out on its first run on Jan 1st 2000. We did it. Only just!! We all need a target. I believe you should set yourself one, a realistic one of course and go for it. It doesn't matter if the car isn't quite perfect . GO DRIVE IT!!!!!!!!! Best Wishes to everbody on the list and to these peeking in!! Roger Muir Bromsgrove UK

[Ray McCrary]

Guys, The Splitfire plugs are an advertising dupe. On the dyno, they made no more power compared with regular plugs. If you are having fouling of the plugs, shorten the top grounding electrode until the end is even with the center of the electrode down in the plug, file the upper one sharp-square, and screw it into the engine. I am assuming that you have the proper hear range of plug.......... Best, Ray McCrary "Speed is Life; of course Luck and Altitude are helpful, too."

----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Muir" rogermuir@compuserve.com> To: "MG Groups" mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 2:56 AM Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] TF seating / 1939 MG TA/ Spark Plugs > > > Sally try Holden's here in the UK. www.holden.co.uk on the web. > > They do "Splitfire Plugs" (a twin contact plug that may help keep oil > fowling down. You may be getting plus oiling up due to worn valve guides > and seals. Ok big problem is you can't tell until you take the cylinder > head off. Holdens have a wide range available acould well advise you on > the best to suit. Moss do a Contactless Elctronic Ignition conversion for > 'T'Types . (at least the conversion is a straight fit on the XPAG engine > but I was lead to believe that it would fit the 'dizzy' on the MPJG engine > . I did however manage to convert the distributor base so that it would > work. Starting now is first class. > > Incidentally Moss's conversion is supplied to them by > Crane Cams a US based company. www.cranecams.com (I Think) you may well > get it direct from them but make sure you get the correct earth (GROUND) > version. > > > > ................................................ > > TF Seating................... I'm 6ft 4ins too. When I finished off my TA > I had no seats or floor boards. I was thus in a position to make and drill > floorboards to suit and put the seats back as far as possible. Also us > big blokes have big plates of 'meat' (FEET) so put your slippers on or > better still take shoes oof completely when driving..........There is so > much more room round the pedals. Shoes on my clutch leg kills me , shoes > off I get stretch my leg right out!! > > > > > > ................................................. > > > 1939 MG TA .................... > > > Now I was only 43 when I got my 1937 TA, We celebrated the cars 60th > Birthday at the paint spray shop on Nov 2nd 1997!!!!!!!!!!. I'm not > retired ( and this in no way is meant to be a dig) I found it difficult to > keep going with the restoration, trying to juggle Work, my wife (who wanted > to see the car finished just as much as me), kids, schools, university > entrance, holidays family commitments etc. I do think you we have all > reached a time somewhere during a restoration where we feel it will never > end!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > However set myself a target date, for me it was the Millenium. I wanted to > take the car out on its first run on Jan 1st 2000. We did it. Only just!! > > > We all need a target. I believe you should set yourself one, a realistic > one of course and go for it. It doesn't matter if the car isn't quite > perfect . GO DRIVE IT!!!!!!!!! > > > > Best Wishes to everbody on the list and to these peeking in!! > > > Roger Muir Bromsgrove UK > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >