Re: Update from Jim

[DougPulver@aol.com]

Jim,

I am especially pleased to see that my friend Bill Davis has joined our
ranks. If you would be interested in a short story about our trip to England, you
may visit:

www.sandiegomgclub.org

Click on the link to read about "A Visit to Abingdon".

Doug Pulver
TC 5850 (now with brakes and soon to be test driven)


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[FDShade@aol.com]

Welcome to our 544th member:

Lee, Mike --------mike_lee_mgtd@yahoo.com-------Darlington, West Australia
1947 TC 2676 XPAG 3299

who wrote:

"I am the proud new owner of TC 2676. It is described as a basket case with
most bits present. It is a mixture of TC, with a full set of TA guards,a TA
fuel tank , 4 sets of doors and a TB head."

(It sounds like Mike has a little work to do.)

===and - I hope you read about Doug Pulver and Bill Davis trip to

http://www.sandiegomgclub.org/MagicMidget/Magic%20Midget%20Pub.htm">Abingdon

http://www.sandiegomgclub.org/MagicMidget/Magic%20Midget%20Pub.htm

===and - The intructions for fabricating a center console is now posted on

http://mg-tabc.org/techn-up/tc_consule.htm">my Gallery page

http://mg-tabc.org/techn-up/tc_consule.htm">[url=http://mg-tabc.org/techn-up/tc_consule.htm

[FDShade@aol.com]

Welcome to our 547th member:

Rickard, Jack -- jack.rickard@starband.net -- Cape Girardeau, MO, USA
1946 TC 0879 eng # unk
1948 TC 6205 XPAG 6853

who wrote:

I have two TC's, a TD, a PA, an MGA and an MGB at this point and I'm still
obsessing.

===and - if you suddenly stop receiving T-ABC email, please let me know

The problem may be Yahoo !! If for some reason Yahoo is unable to relay a
message to you through your ISP (Internet Service Provider) they put you on an
inactive roster - If that happens, let me know and I will ask them to send you
a "reinstatement" message. You must receive that message and RESPOND to it
in order to be placed back on their active roster.

===and - for those who have not yet heard

T-ABC member Mike Goodman (oldmgdoc@sbcglobal.net) is selling off his 50 year

collection of MG parts. (Los Angeles California)

===and - Phil Marino who also lives in the Los Angeles area

has a hydraulic engine lift for sale for $100
(phone 909 352-4419)

===and - also in the area

I hope to see some of you at the Long Beach GOF
I will be in the VMG Hospitality Room Monday the 21st at noon
and to connect with T-ABCers just ask the host for any "T-ABC
messages"
and/or leave a "T-ABC message" of your own.

===and - that's it from

Jim Shade West Covina CA


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[FDShade@aol.com]

Welcome to our 547th member:

Kolson, George ------ tracyk@cobweb.net ------McMurray, PA, USA
1948 TC 5376 XPAG

===and if you want to see a nice TC take a look at the one owned by

our recently subscribed member http://mg-tabc.org/m_johnson.htm">Martin Johnson (MJohnson@cfworks.com)

===and that's it from

Jim Shade West Covina CA


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[FDShade@aol.com]

Welcome to our 549th member:

Vermillion, Michael------------MLVCA@aol.com----------Sacramento, CA, USA
1949 TC 8637EXU XPAG 9376

NOTE: I emailed Michael after he had made an unsucessful bid on a car on
eBay. I told him about several other TCs for sale including one owned by
ex-T-ABC member David Whorf (dwhorf@msn.com) who lives in Carmel, CA, USA. Michael
drove to Carmel , then emailed me the following:

Well Jim the weekend could not have been more perfect. We met the car on
Fri. eve and it officially became mine on Saturday. After closing the deal we
spent the day motoring around 17 mile drive and lunched at the pebble beach club
house. This car felt right at home, as did I at the wheel- a wonderful
expierence. I do have a couple of questions though regarding the car.1.) All MG
cars leak oil, but how much is normal and from where does it come? 2.) How do
you go about tightening the latch that snugs the door to the body? 3.) What
kind of an oil filter is inside the metal canister, and where do you get
them? Any info you could share would be very appreciated. Michael

===and - according to my count

The following T-ABC'ers attended the http://vintagemg.com/gof_west_2003.htm">GOF West on the Queen Mary (now a
hotel) in Long Beach recently:

> Alley, Bob,
> Bailey, Graham
> Bollendonk, Bill
> Cederstrand, Carl
> Edgar, David & Joyce
> Felper, Jerry
> Francks, Mike
> Harkins, Bill
> Johnson, Martin
> Hendricksen, Lloyd and Carolyn
> Kahler, Jack
> Kaplan, Sherman
> Keeffe, Mike
> Keiser, Steve
> Kelsey, Skip
> Kurzet, Stan
> Long, Larry
> Ludwick, Art
> McKenna, Arthur
> Metcalf, Tom
> Moote, Alan
> Moreland, Terry
> Moss, E. Alan
> Parker, Sherwood
> Pullen, Rick
> Rick, Bill
> Roth, Gene
> Sanders, Terry
> Saperstein, Syd
> Seim, John
> Shade, Jim
> Stankov, Oscar
> Sullivan, Jim & Jan
> Tantau, Bill
> Taras, Roland
> Thelander, Pete & Fran
> Wescott, Gene
> Williams, Willie
> Zwart, Bob
> (apolgies to any that I might have missed)

We tried to get together for a group http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/mg-tabc/vwp?.dir=/&.src=gr&.dnm=TABC+at+GOF+West+Long+Beach+Ca.jpg&.view=t&.done=http%3a//photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/mg-tabc/lst%3f%26.dir=/%26.src=gr%26.view=t">photo

I was able to attend only three days of the week-long affair.
Hopefully
some of the above will write up a story for our T-ABC website.

===and - that's it for now from:

Jim Shade West Covina CA




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[Ray]

I do have a couple of questions though regarding the car.
1.) All MG cars leak oil, but how much is normal and from where does it come?
Answer: Everywhere. If it stops leaking, add some oil right away!!
2.) How do you go about tightening the latch that snugs the door to the body?
Answer: A bungy cord usually works pretty well if you are alone. Passengers sometimes object, though.
3.) What kind of an oil filter is inside the metal canister, and where do you get
them?
Answer: Brillo Pads; you can get them anywhere. Poking them into the cannister is challenging, though.

Welcome, Mike!!

Best,
Ray


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[Peter Roberts]

Hi Mike!

As you can see, you are in with a bad group. Your first lesson is to ignore
everything they say....it's all lies intended to destroy your car. Trust
only me and I shall lead you astray.

1. Myth that MGs require oil. It would simply all leak out anyway. Heavy
grease is just the trick.
2. That door latch is purely for decorative purposes. Have you noticed how
cozy the seating is? That's so your best squeeze can reach across and hold
your door closed. Clever what?
3. Oil filter? See #1 above. What you actually found is the on-board
security system. Don't mess with that canister, we've lost several members
that way.

Cheers and Welcome!


_Peter
TC0604

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray"
To: ;
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 3:48 PM
Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Update from Jim


> I do have a couple of questions though regarding the car.
> 1.) All MG cars leak oil, but how much is normal and from where does it
come?
> Answer: Everywhere. If it stops leaking, add some oil right away!!
> 2.) How do you go about tightening the latch that snugs the door to the
body?
> Answer: A bungy cord usually works pretty well if you are alone.
Passengers sometimes object, though.
> 3.) What kind of an oil filter is inside the metal canister, and where do
you get
> them?
> Answer: Brillo Pads; you can get them anywhere. Poking them into the
cannister is challenging, though.
>
> Welcome, Mike!!
>
> Best,
> Ray
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>
>

[David & Joyce Edgar]

>Hopefully some of the above will write up a story for our T-ABC website.

I have posted some GoF West 2003 pictures on the TC Motoring Guild's
web site. While it features TCMG members and their cars it does give
you a hint of what the event was like. I believe I counted 28 TC's
in addition to TDs, TFs, Arnolt, moderns, several N and P types, an
L, M, and other prewars. Was a most enjoyable event hosted by the
Vintage MG Club of Southern California at the Queen Mary in Long
Beach.

http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/gof2003.htm

David Edgar, TC 5108
El Cajon, California

[tonygoodall]

Hello Mike

"2.) How do you go about tightening the latch that snugs the door to the
body?"

Depends where you need to tighten it, on the door or on the body.

There should be a metal plate behind the wood which is tapped to receive 2
machine screws. Its
it's loose, for adjustment, and if it's not there then you will need to fit
one since you will not get solid fixings through the timber alone and unless
the timber has been replaced it will have oversize holes in all likelihood.

You will probably have to take trim panels off to identify this. Do the body
first unless only the door is loose ( unlikely, the striker plate goes
first)

If you can't find the plate in the groove at the back then get one and the
screws to go with it and fix the plate ( here's a tip - fix it to a bit of
card so you can waggle it up and down otherwise it's difficult to move it)
You may need packings behind the striker plate.

There is also back and forth adjustment on the striker plate via the nut at
the back - use washers.

If you need to adjust the door - same process but easier.

Be prepared for a long session(s). When you have finished you will be ready
to read and understand 'Zen and the Art of MG Door Lock Adjustment' which I
am tempted to write!

I hope this helps, but as usual, you need to find out for yourself - that's
what these things are all about in my view.

Cheers

Tony TC 9825

[ROSS TAYLOR]

Hi
In OZ they used to use a pad bolt to solve the problem
Wombat

>From: tonygoodall
>To: mgtabc
>Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Update from Jim
>Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2003 10:32:23 +0100
>
>
>Hello Mike
>
> "2.) How do you go about tightening the latch that snugs the door to the
> body?"
>
>Depends where you need to tighten it, on the door or on the body.
>
>There should be a metal plate behind the wood which is tapped to receive 2
>machine screws. Its
>it's loose, for adjustment, and if it's not there then you will need to fit
>one since you will not get solid fixings through the timber alone and
>unless
>the timber has been replaced it will have oversize holes in all likelihood.
>
>You will probably have to take trim panels off to identify this. Do the
>body
>first unless only the door is loose ( unlikely, the striker plate goes
>first)
>
>If you can't find the plate in the groove at the back then get one and the
>screws to go with it and fix the plate ( here's a tip - fix it to a bit of
>card so you can waggle it up and down otherwise it's difficult to move it)
>You may need packings behind the striker plate.
>
>There is also back and forth adjustment on the striker plate via the nut at
>the back - use washers.
>
>If you need to adjust the door - same process but easier.
>
>Be prepared for a long session(s). When you have finished you will be ready
>to read and understand 'Zen and the Art of MG Door Lock Adjustment' which I
>am tempted to write!
>
>I hope this helps, but as usual, you need to find out for yourself - that's
>what these things are all about in my view.
>
>Cheers
>
>Tony TC 9825
>
>
>
>
>Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>

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