Not being a real MG officianado (even though I REALLY like the Midget styling),
I can't verify the engine. It did, however, have a single carburetor that
looked sort-of like a single SU, but with a flat top and single piston/dome.
He couldn't get parts from Moss for the plunger that ended-up leaking fuel
after the third rebuild anyway. He did also replace the distributor
($600/Mallory Electronic) and a new coil. That helped, but it led him to the
Weber to kill tha last remnants of the source of it running the way it did.
Oh, it started, but didn't do too well after that.
Perry
Marc&Heidi <mtyler@hctc.net> wrote:
There's no real reason a midget should run like cr*p, unless it's
cursed with one of the Triumph 1500 engines that Leyland stuck in them
for awhile. The BMC "A" motor is a robust little unit, very tuneable
with a ton of go-fast parts available. Did this thing have a single
carb that wasn't a Weber? You'd expect to see a pair of bouncing baby
SUs i think. Maybe some had single SUs.
-Marc
On Aug 29, 2005, at 12:33 PM, Perry Smith wrote:
> Oh yeah! My next-door neighbot just - and I mean just last week,
> finished restoring a MG Midget for this father-in-law. What a
> beautiful car! BUT, a MG nonetheless. It runs like cr**, leaks
> aniti-freeze and he has decided to replace the carburetor already -
> after three rebuilds! (he's going to put a Weber on it). Speaking or
> air-bubbles, the thermostat is well above the siphon for the overflow
> tank/radiator cap(yes, there's a recall from 1970 for it), but it
> still leaks and there's always an air bubble he has to get out before
> it cools right. He's going to tap the thermostat housing and do
> something there - bleeder or overflow tube.
>
> All-in-all, a very cute car but not designed very well - AT ALL!
>
> Perry
> '68 2000 (A keeper!)
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