Dave Ambrose writes:
>>Underneath the transmission, at the rear, is a longitudinal metal rod. The
>>front end is attached to a pivot which fits into a protrusion beneath the
>>transmission. The tail-end is threaded, and fits into the rear crossmember.
>>This end is held to the rear crossmember by rubber isolators between metal
>>washers, all of which is pinched between nuts.
>>
> You just jogged my memory. . . .
>
> I don't have my catalogues in front of me, but I believe there are
>two types of water pumps for the MGB's. The later model pump has a slightly
>longer shaft for the plastic fan. Installing this on an older car, like
>I did, produces an interesting noise on deaccelleration. ;^)
More years ago than is comfortable for me to think about, I had just
replaced the engine in my MGB (a temporary insanity on my part, the B
that is :-) When I put it in, I *thought* the fan looked a little
close to the radiator, but heck, there was clearance there. My
girlfriend and I decided to take the car out for a test run. We ended
up south of the airport on a pretty empty road (this was Labor Day
weekend, as well). For reasons I can't recall, I had to stop pretty
quickly whereupon we heard that interesting noise Dave refers to.
Nice neat round hole in the radiator (now that's a *quick* way to drain
the cooling system). We hiked a mile or so back down the road to find
a phone and, after exhausting all other possibilities, I ended up
calling my father to come out and rescue us. While waiting for him to
show up, I proposed and she accepted. At least she had some idea of
what she was getting into :-)
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