Welllllll..... Congratulations. Can't wait to see her. Get yourself on
the spitfire list. You are now the proud owner of a Spitfire engine.
I have a stalk at home for the wipers. Yours if you want it for....
shipping (or free if you want to come to Greenwich and get it). Consider it
a car warming present.
As to the mirror. What part is broken? Glass is fixable. Little mounting
tab on car is available. Mirror frame itself.... Not sure.
Now let me introduce you to Lord Lucas. Lord Lucas: Tom; Tom: Lord Lucas.
Now for the sacrifice. Get three live chickens and a goat..... ;)
Seriously, the problem with the hazzards is most likely at the switch.
Take the center console off and pull the switch. Once it's out, it's
pretty simple to take apart and reassemble. Clean the contacts, and put
some anti corrosion gel to prevent the contacts from getting bad again. If
that does't work, trace the wires on both sides and clean EVERY connection
you find. And don't stop at the one that fixes the problem. Clean them all
b/c they'll all need it eventually. Anti corrosion gel works well here too.
Lots of luck. I'll be waiting for the cigar.
Michael
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-----Original Message-----
From: Tomsjetta@aol.com [mailto:Tomsjetta@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, August 09, 1999 11:14 PM
To: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: I bought my first MG!
Listers-
To start, I want to thank all of you who gave me such great insight and
advice during my "Shopping experience." Although in early June I set out to
buy an MGB, I fell in love with a Midget instead, and tonight, I bought her.
I pick it up tomarrow.
She's a british racing green '78 with black top & interior and Rostyle
wheels. Car is rust-free, interior is immaculate, paint in original, but
overall excellent shape. Only 69k miles, engine bay clean, but did not
appear
to have been cleaned per se. Car has Weber carbs, but everything else
appears
to be bone stock; even the original radio works.
The car sat for over three months on a car showroom floor. Battery was dead,
but after a jump she started on the first turn with nothing more dramatic
than a small poof of smoke, then nothing. Car idled very steadily, and drove
well. No shaking, sputtering, hesitating, nothing. Shifted very easily too.
The brakes were Ok, not great, but they stopped the car. I'm still not used
to no power brakes.
The driver's mirror had been knocked off-will some Crazy Glue fix this? I'm
guessing I should have the mirror replaced-I'll do it myself since the base
is fine, if possible. The car needs to be inspected, so I need the following
fixed right off the bat:
Hazard lights do not work.
Windshield wipers don't work, and the stalk is broken.
That's it, but I may want some new tires, just so we start out fresh. I'm
also thinking about a new battery. Jury is still out on that one. Oh yes,
the
map/interior light doesn't work.
I paid $3,000, which I think is a good deal. A Midget of the same vintage
and
same shape is selling for double the price a few towns away. But, beyond
that, I am really very happy about my purchase, and cannot wait to start
driving her.
Thanks again for your help!
Tom
'78 Midget
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