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Aug 19 2024

OMGC – CBC Podcast About Electric Vehicles: Would you buy an affordable EV made in China?

Published by Len Fortin under Miscellaneous,Tech Talk

OMGC – CBC Podcast About Electric Vehicles: Would you buy an affordable EV made in China?

Club member Martin Handforth did participate in the CBC Cross Country Checkup radio show with Ian Hanomansing [ Sunday, August 18th, 2024 ], where this question was the topic:
Would you buy an affordable EV made in China?

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Nov 11 2020

Some Information About Motor Oil With ZDDP Lead Additive

Published by Len Fortin under Engine Talk,Miscellaneous

Some Information About Motor Oil With ZDDP Lead Additive
[ including feedback from club member Don Barr ]

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Nov 01 2020

Lucas Wiring in Colour

Published by Len Fortin under Miscellaneous

Lucas used colours in their wiring to tell us a story. Plain solid colours like red, white, brown, black, purple, green and blue tell you which circuit they belong to:

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Sep 17 2020

The Tim Dietrich Brake Light Problems On His MGB Story

Published by Len Fortin under Miscellaneous,Tech Talk

Tim Dietrich Has A Problem With The Brake Lights On His MGB

Tim went through 4 brake light switches from Moss Motors, all were faulty, and successfully ended up using a DELCO brake light switch. Let some thanks go out to the folks at Don Fournier Garage for their persistence.

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Aug 24 2020

Partial List Of Suppliers Of LED Bulbs For Vintage & Modern Applications.

Published by Len Fortin under Miscellaneous,Tech Talk

Partial list of suppliers of LED bulbs for vintage & modern applications:

http://www.dynamoregulatorconversions.com/
https://www.bettercarlighting.co.uk/
https://www.superbrightleds.com/
https://vintagecarleds.com/
https://www.classiccarleds.co.uk/collections/12-volt-collection
http://www.vintagebulbs.com/

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Sep 25 2019

Lessons_Learned_From_MGB_Clutch_Replacement_Tech_Session

Published by Len Fortin under Miscellaneous,Tech Talk

Lessons_Learned_From_MGB_Clutch_Replacement_Tech_Session

Click here to read about the Technical Session work, and the lessons learned from it, on Michael Cooke's '73 B

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Apr 30 2019

Notes From A Technical Session on MGB Seat Restoration

Published by Len Fortin under Miscellaneous,Tech Talk

Tech Session by Michael Cooke

Tutorial Structure:
a. Autopsy @ dissection table
b. Anatomy with real subjects
c. Resurrection of a dying seat

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Apr 23 2019

Winter Storage For Your MGs

Published by Len Fortin under Miscellaneous,Tech Talk

Here is a bit of a summary of the information gathered (in no particular sequence) about Winter Storage:
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Location: 4065 Prince of Wales Drive South......White Domed Building
The contact is Jack Jordon at 799-5000.
See the registration form for prices.
Does not open and prepare the warehouse until the first part of October.
It is a warehouse - no heating, no lighting but it is weather tight.
Click the link below to view the registration form and storage rates:
Jordan_Management_storage_registration

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Oct 18 2018

Voltmeters From Discussions at the Electrical Mysteries of the MG – A Technical Session

Published by Len Fortin under Miscellaneous,Tech Talk

Voltmeters From Discussions at the Electrical Mysteries of the MG - A Technical Session

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Jul 17 2018

MG Tune-Up Guide Sheets From John Twist

Published by Len Fortin under Miscellaneous,Tech Talk

Here are 4 MG Tune-Up Guide Lists from John Twist; sourced by club member Phil Carney at the 2018 British Motoring Festival in Windsor, Nova Scotia, where John Twist was a guest and conducted a variety of Tech Sessions in his usual Rolling Tech Session style.
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