delbene@homxa.UUCP (K.DELBENE) (07/15/85)
Thanks for all who responded to my question about my MGB's clutch problem (although the suggestions to sell the car were NOT appreciated). I pulled the engine and found the seals were holding, but the clutch was down to the rivets - and after only 23k miles!) So now the engine sits in a million pieces awaiting a great fit of enthusiasm to put it back together. One question: I tried responding to each message posted on the net with the "r" command, only to have them sent back with a nasty response from MAILER DAEMON. Am I missing something? Does anyone have any golden rules on how to respond and decide on return paths to distant machines (I'm on homxa at Bell Labs-Holmdel). Finally, another tech. question: What are the causes of dry starts (the phenomenon where you get valve train noise for the first 2-5 seconds after start up until you oil pressure has built up. I've noticed this problem on my MGB and my '65 Mustang, and my heart sinks every time I hear the noise. (I've checked the oil pump and the wear is within specs. And the valve train (with the exception of the cam, which I haven't checked ) is in good shape.) It seems to me it must cause excessive wear to parts. I've heard suggestions of oil additives or synthetic oil to cure the problem. Anyone have any ideas on the problem? I presently run Castrol GTX 20-50 and change my oil every 2K miles. Kurt D. Del Bene ...!ihnp4!homxa!delbene