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Jim: what he said...
The damper rod and piston might still be down there in the damper oil! If
not, someone likely had the backfire problem, the rod came out through the
plastic and they removed it.
I'm not familiar with the clearance between the engine and bonnet on that
car, but you might look at the underside of the bonnet for a mark that
would confirm the theory.
Either way, it looks like you need to get a damper for them.
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On Tue, Dec 24, 2024, 10:22=E2=80=AFAM richard mayor <boyracer466@gmail.com=
> wrote:
> On occasion I have seen dampers with plastic caps that have the steel ro=
d
> protruding through the top of the cap. This is caused when the engine ha=
s
> backfired through the carburetors and the piston and damper are driven
> upwards. This drives the damper rod through the plastic cap. You will
> never see this with the dampers with brass caps.
>
> I suspect this is what started the issue with your damper before the
> previous owner made it even worse.
>
> Richard Mayor
> boyracer466@gmail.com
>
>
>
> On Dec 24, 2024, at 9:02=E2=80=AFAM, healeymanjim via Healeys <
> healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> ran into something have not seen before. cleaning the carbs on an MGTC
> and discovered there is no damper. there is a plastic cap and a 3/16 hol=
e
> approx 1/4 inch deep in top of piston rod. Moss shows a damper and so do=
es
> the workshop manual. any ideas what i have here?
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<div dir=3D"auto"><div>Jim: what he said...</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></di=
v><div dir=3D"auto">The damper rod and piston might still be down there in =
the damper oil! If not, someone likely had the backfire problem, the rod ca=
me out through the plastic and they removed it.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br>=
</div><div dir=3D"auto">I'm not familiar with the clearance between the=
engine and bonnet on that car, but you might look at the underside of the =
bonnet for a mark that would confirm the theory.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br=
></div><div dir=3D"auto">Either way, it looks like you need to get a damper=
for them.</div><div><br></div><div data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature">____=
____________<br>Sent from my phone <br>Best Regards,<br>Al Fuller</div></di=
v><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" cla=
ss=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Dec 24, 2024, 10:22=E2=80=AFAM richard mayor <=
<a href=3D"mailto:boyracer466@gmail.com";>boyracer466@gmail.com</a>> wrot=
e:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bo=
rder-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"line-break:after-w=
hite-space">On occasion I have seen dampers =C2=A0with plastic caps that ha=
ve the steel rod protruding through the top of the cap.=C2=A0 This is cause=
d when the engine has backfired through the carburetors and the piston and =
damper are driven upwards. This drives the damper rod through the plastic c=
ap.=C2=A0 You will never see this with the dampers with brass caps.=C2=A0<d=
iv><br></div><div>I suspect this is what started the issue with your damper=
before the previous owner made it even worse.</div><div>=C2=A0=C2=A0<br id=
=3D"m_-4813415241512280822lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div>
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t=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">boyracer466@gmail.com</a></div><div><br></d=
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rget=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</d=
iv><br><div><div>ran into something have not seen before. =C2=A0cleaning th=
e carbs on an MGTC and discovered there is no damper. =C2=A0there is a plas=
tic cap and a 3/16 hole approx 1/4 inch deep in top of piston rod.=C2=A0 Mo=
ss shows a damper and so does the workshop manual. =C2=A0any ideas what i h=
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