My 71 has that piece as well, I never knew why it was there though.
James Nazarian
'71 B roadster
'74 BGT bastardization with big aluminum heart :)
'63 Buick 215 cubic inch 'heart'
On Wed, 11 Aug 1999, wizardz wrote:
> For any MG that doesn't have a stay rod... check your front mounts
> Some have an extra L shaped plate in the stack that stops the motor from
>moving too
> far farward. At least both of my 73 GT's do.
>
> Paul Tegler
> 1973 BGT - Daily Driver
> 1975 Spitfire -in Cherry Shape 1980 Spitfire w/ O/D - in re-hab
> GT6 MKIII - in the works
> email: wizardz@toad.net http://www.teglerizer.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: walter menge <walter.menge@gte.net>
> To: mgs (list) <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 7:19 AM
> Subject: [mgs] stay rod
>
>
> Hi. I have seen some Bs without the stay rod only after some one removed
>them. I wish to go on record as
> believing all, evon back to the As had something to keep the engine from
>moving forward. Every thing may
> seem safe, but will shorten the life of the front engine mounts. I believe
>this is one place where the part is very
> important. I believe the MGC had this feature built into the front mounts.
>The A had the round pc extending
> down from the casting. Any way I have used parts to replace the parts should
>any one desire them.
> Some were questioning the free movement of the points plate. It should move
>freely and return to rest without
> binding. Often the vac. advance is the problem and some times the plate binds
>from lack of movement. I stock
> the plates and springs for the distributor. I feel that timing is very
>important to good starting and running. It can
> stop some of the running on after the key is removed. I think it is better
>for the engine to stop the car in gear and
> let the clutch out with the brake on than let it continue running. Thanks.
>Walter.Menge@gte.net Foreign Cars
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