Re: [mg-tabc] re:
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2000 5:48 pm
Faint hart and all that stuff...go for it BADGER!
Regards Geoff
Regards Geoff
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_______Thank you,________Badger__________________> messages are not what you are interested in, then skip/delete them, and let
> it go. .....
>
> OK, the last one was amusing. However, I would like to write about the
> previous notes that you have sent to the T-ABC list. I do not want to waste
> your time if what you feel that your mission in life is to disrupt the T-ABC
> list (a pretty good one in my opinion). If that is the case, then stop
> reading right here. On the other hand, if you want to hear one guy's opinion
> on what he thinks about all this, and how one could deal with it, then read
> on.
>
> Based on your comments, I assume that you are quite knowledgeable about MGs,
> and it is obvious that you have your ideas how these car should be treated.
> My question/suggestion is: If you are really so knowledgeable, why don't you
> pass your knowledge on to the others? I would think that that would be more
> productive and more fun then provoking the list members to these silly
> discussions. I would hope that these discussions would be just waste of your
> time, and consequently, waste of time of the of the list members' as well.
>
> As you are well aware, not all list members agree with your approach to these
> cars (I am one of them), but there are others that do. Both groups (and
> those in between) may want to hear your view/solution on a given
> problem/issue. Contribute!!! That is what this list is about.
>
> I wish I could contribute to the list. I can't, I am a novice in the MG
> arena. I was once a pretty good mechanic (no bragging), but I was not doing
> that type of work for many years. I am retiring in a couple of weeks, and I
> think that I still have what it takes to restore this car that I always
> dreamed about (TC/8333). But that is not why I am writing this.
>
> I am sure that you are aware that there are as many views on the same issue,
> just about as many as there are people. Some views are more interesting then
> others. So what? Yes, we are different!!
>
> I cannot really tell you what to do and what not to do, but if some T-ABC
> messages are not what you are interested in, then skip/delete them, and let
> it go. However, if you are really interested in these cars, I guarantee you
> that if you read these messages long enough, you will find something of
> interest to you as well.
>
> I hope that you will at least think about this. Live and let the list live,
> read what you like and delete the rest, and write in only technical
> contribution
>
> Regards, Jan Cadik (straggling with a completely disassembled TC/8333 which I
> would like to restore it to as close to the original as I can afford. Why?
> Because I think it would be great to have a car in a condition that it rolled
> off the Abingdon's assembly line 51 years ago. Go figure/argue ...).
>
> Hello Jan,
> If you read my notes very carefully, you will indeed, find some sage
> advice, buried within, from one who has owned hundreds of old cars and
> has driven many thousands of miles in them. That advice is:
> Lighten up.
> Enjoy your life, it's over too soon.
> Laugh a little.
> Enjoy your car for what it is, don't try to make it into something it
> isn't.
> Don't take your car too seriously.
> And, above all, use it. It's the personal experiences that you collect
> that make it all worth while.
> I could entertain you (or bore you) by telling you what it's like to do
> a clutch job on a busy city street - while feeding coins to the parking
> meter. Or what it's like to change a half-shaft surrounded by hundreds
> of miles of wilderness, on a remote Newfoundland dirt road near Labrador
> with my tent slung over the back of the car because it's absolutely
> pissing with rain and with only a small handful of basic tools and a
> failing flashlight. Or what it's like to do engine jobs on the street,
> one in particular involved replacing a broken crankshaft in a snowstorm.
> Or what it's like to drive a TC hundreds of miles in the snow with NO
> brakes whatever. I could give you detailed instructions on how to do
> "IT" in an MG-TC, yes it IS possible, difficult, but possible. Wanna
> know how to change a flat tire if you don't have a jack? Easy, put a
> rock under the axle, dig a hole under the tire, change the wheel and
> reverse the process. I could write a whole book about rocks, rocks are
> nature's perfect tool but you've got to know how to pick exactly the
> right sized rock, pebble, or boulder for the job at hand. If your TC
> conks out far from home and you coast to the side of the road, your
> approach to solving the issue should be this:
> 1). Locate the component causing the problem.
> 2). Hit it with a rock.
> Now, to the inexperienced, that may seem like a very neanderthal
> approach, however, I can personally assure you that this approach will
> work very well on a whole plethora of common roadside ailments, for
> example, loose battery terminals, sticky fuel pumps, sticky regulator
> points, carb float needles, carb pistons, starter contacts, just to name
> a few, this method is guaranteed to get you going again in the shortest
> amount of time. But, my point is that it's simply no good telling you
> how to do this and how to do that, I have no patience for armchair
> soldiers, get out on the road and if you have a problem, don't reach for
> your cell phone and call a tow truck, use your noodle and figure it out.
> There is no substitute for experience and you can't gain experience by
> reading, you can only gain it by doing. I hold very little hope for
> someone who can't figure out how to adjust his headlight bulbs without a
> book of instructions.
> And finally, Jan, for anyone who absolutely has no sense of humor
> whatever and simply cannot appreciate my tongue-firmly-planted-in-cheek
> style, may I refer you to your own piece of advice which is reproduced
> below;
>
> ......but if some T-ABC
> > messages are not what you are interested in, then skip/delete them, and let
> > it go. .....
> >
> _______Thank you,________Badger__________________
>
> JanCadik@aol.com wrote:
> > OK, the last one was amusing. However, I would like to write about the
> > previous notes that you have sent to the T-ABC list. I do not want to waste
> > your time if what you feel that your mission in life is to disrupt the T-ABC
> > list (a pretty good one in my opinion). If that is the case, then stop
> > reading right here. On the other hand, if you want to hear one guy's opinion
> > on what he thinks about all this, and how one could deal with it, then read
> > on.
> >
> > Based on your comments, I assume that you are quite knowledgeable about MGs,
> > and it is obvious that you have your ideas how these car should be treated.
> > My question/suggestion is: If you are really so knowledgeable, why don't you
> > pass your knowledge on to the others? I would think that that would be more
> > productive and more fun then provoking the list members to these silly
> > discussions. I would hope that these discussions would be just waste of your
> > time, and consequently, waste of time of the of the list members' as well.
> >
> > As you are well aware, not all list members agree with your approach to these
> > cars (I am one of them), but there are others that do. Both groups (and
> > those in between) may want to hear your view/solution on a given
> > problem/issue. Contribute!!! That is what this list is about.
> >
> > I wish I could contribute to the list. I can't, I am a novice in the MG
> > arena. I was once a pretty good mechanic (no bragging), but I was not doing
> > that type of work for many years. I am retiring in a couple of weeks, and I
> > think that I still have what it takes to restore this car that I always
> > dreamed about (TC/8333). But that is not why I am writing this.
> >
> > I am sure that you are aware that there are as many views on the same issue,
> > just about as many as there are people. Some views are more interesting then
> > others. So what? Yes, we are different!!
> >
> > I cannot really tell you what to do and what not to do, but if some T-ABC
> > messages are not what you are interested in, then skip/delete them, and let
> > it go. However, if you are really interested in these cars, I guarantee you
> > that if you read these messages long enough, you will find something of
> > interest to you as well.
> >
> > I hope that you will at least think about this. Live and let the list live,
> > read what you like and delete the rest, and write in only technical
> > contribution
> >
> > Regards, Jan Cadik (straggling with a completely disassembled TC/8333 which I
> > would like to restore it to as close to the original as I can afford. Why?
> > Because I think it would be great to have a car in a condition that it rolled
> > off the Abingdon's assembly line 51 years ago. Go figure/argue ...).
----- Original Message -----
From: mrbadger
To: MG-TABC
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 10:06 PM
Subject: [mg-tabc] RE:
> Mrbadger would like to point out that he sells very many items on the
> ebay auction site including many items of interest to "T" owners but
> mrbadger does not feel compelled to post a notice in this space every
> time he may offer a new old stock distributor cap, engine, or trim part.
> Mrbadger felt that the Borrani knockoff caps which he is currently
> offering needed to be mentioned as they were consistent with the
> "thread" under discussion.
>
>
>
>
> Can someone please explain what 'ebay' is and how it works ?
> I have 'mountains' of TC and prewar bits that are surplus to my needs...
> and I need the room.
> Please help me.
>
> Thanks Harry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: mrbadger
> To: MG-TABC
> Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 10:06 PM
> Subject: [mg-tabc] RE:
>
> > Mrbadger would like to point out that he sells very many items on the
> > ebay auction site including many items of interest to "T" owners but
> > mrbadger does not feel compelled to post a notice in this space every
> > time he may offer a new old stock distributor cap, engine, or trim part.
> > Mrbadger felt that the Borrani knockoff caps which he is currently
> > offering needed to be mentioned as they were consistent with the
> > "thread" under discussion.
> >
> >
> >
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harry Pyle"
To: "MG-TABC" ; "mrbadger"
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 12:25 PM
Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] RE:
> Can someone please explain what 'ebay' is and how it works ?
> I have 'mountains' of TC and prewar bits that are surplus to my needs...
> and I need the room.
> Please help me.
>
> Thanks Harry
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: mrbadger
> To: MG-TABC
> Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 10:06 PM
> Subject: [mg-tabc] RE:
>
>
> > Mrbadger would like to point out that he sells very many items on the
> > ebay auction site including many items of interest to "T" owners but
> > mrbadger does not feel compelled to post a notice in this space every
> > time he may offer a new old stock distributor cap, engine, or trim part.
> > Mrbadger felt that the Borrani knockoff caps which he is currently
> > offering needed to be mentioned as they were consistent with the
> > "thread" under discussion.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>