On Feb 11, 3:46pm, Robert Jones wrote:
} What is the proper way to fold the top on an MGB?
Unbolt it, roll it up, wrap it in a sheet, and find a good storage place
in your garage. Tonneaus are a lot easier to deal with. Oh, you mean
on the car? Sorry.
} The Bentley manual
} says to fold it foward over the top frame, but yesterday I tried this, but
} I couldn't get it to work right
It is hard to do with cold vinyl (But not as hard as re-errecting the bloody
things!) You fold the side lights in, and then practice. Try to be very good
to the windows- they usually die before the rest of the bonnet. The
manual has the right idea, it just isn't easy. If you can get it to fit in
cleanly, and snap into place, you're doing something right.
On Feb 11, 12:07pm, Joe Augenbraun wrote:
} Subject: Re: Steering
}
} To center the steering wheel wrt the rack take
} the steering wheel, and turn it all the way to the right, then count the
} number of turns that it takes to turn it all the way to the left, then turn
} it to the right half that number of turns. If the steering wheel is
} centered, then your steering rack already is centered wrt the steering
} wheel, but usually in british cars you will find that it is miles off.
} You then remove the steering wheel and place it in the center.
} Now when you adjust your tie rods so the car goes straight when the
You may then have to go back under and adjust the rod ends a tad to get
it *just right*
} steering wheel is pointed straight ahead, everything is centered. (If you
} don't bother to center the steering wheel wrt the rack it results in a
} different size turning circle for right and left turns, that's all).
On some cars, if the rack isn't centered, the steering linkage may bump
together on one side, but not the other, or one wheel may have a tendancy
to rub against the inside bodywork because it's travelling too far.
On Feb 11, 6:19pm, JEAN H wrote:
} one! I thought it was down by the emergency flasher switch, or stuck
} up on the firewall somewhere, but it's not. Anybody got a clue for me?
They moved them around a bit. Earlier cars were up under the dash on
the passenger side, they were moved to the drivers side later.
There may be just a dangling connector.
} I also had to replace my ancient SU fuel pump this weekend. It had
} become unreliable
They are rebuildable- kits are available. (New points, diaphrams, seals)
} notice was an all plastic generic model from New Zealand, brand name
} Ecco or somesuch. It fit just fine, but the pressure seems a bit high
} for my 4 year old floats and needle valves.
There are 3 basic pump pressure ranges- SU's want to see 2-4 psi, while
most american pumps provide 5-8, which will blow past your float needles
and cause flooding/overflow. You can rebuild your old pump, get another
low pressure one, or get a pressure regulator (a regulator may cost as
much as a pump). There are also higher pressure pumps for fuel injected
systems.
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