Hi patton,
Good luck! As the King of darkness is a good friend of me - my advise is to
have all electrical connections checked - cleaned and replaced whenever
there is any doubt.
Cheers,
Hans
'71 BGT (Netherlands)
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark and kathy LaPierre [mailto:mgtrcars@galaxyinternet.net]
Sent: Monday, December 24, 2001 6:54 PM
To: Patton Dickson; mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Just bought a new car, so I'm back!
Hi Patton,
Welcome back. It has been recommended on the list to switch over
to a group 26 or 24-- 12volt(much cheaper too) and use only one of your
battery boxes and the other one for a plastic storage liner( spare oil
bottles) Watch the polarity, you may be positive ground.
Also it is doubtful that your gas tank is going to be any good.
The first time you try to get gas up to your carbs all the residue
accumulated in the tank will be sucked into the fuel and eventually clog it.
Maybe not right away but it could happen when your miles away from home and
then you've got the job of figuring where the problem is. My advise
through experience is to take the tank out now, have a radiator company
clean it up for you, test the lines inside , and after that you can decide
if etching it and sealing the inside is worth it or should you just buy a
new one. Look for the yearly sales, $150.00 can buy you a new one and you
can rest easy.
I have drained and siphone more gas from clogged tanks than I care to think
about(not a good buzz or very healthy)
Happy Holidays, Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: Patton Dickson <kpdii@softhome.net>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, December 24, 2001 9:59 AM
Subject: Just bought a new car, so I'm back!
> Hey everyone,
>
> Very few of you would remember me, but I was a member of this list until
> the Spridget list was formed three or four years ago. I headed over there
> as the list traffic was too much for me to keep up with on both
> lists. Well a after couple of years, and moves later, I found myself
> without an LBC for the first time in 17 years. Not that I was ever
> anything more than a novice, but I had my 67 Sprite from High School till
> February 2001, when we sold the car when moving to the Houston area.
>
> Anyhow, the bug bit me badly this week, and as unfortunate timing would
> have it, a very good deal on a 67 MGB fell in my lap. This afternoon I
> brought it home. It needs a lot, but it still pretty solid, no major
rust,
> the doors don't sag, and it's mostly all there.
>
> Well, I am building a game plan for the resurrection of the car. Over the
> next couple of weeks, I am going to clean everything I can, as the car was
> filthy. This way I can feel what I have gotten myself into. It is
missing
> the top bows and top, the interior will need replacing, and the door
> windows are missing, but beside that everything seems to be there. All of
> the glass was removed at some point and I will need all of the seals and
> fuzzies also. BTW Does anyone have a no-headrest tonneau that they would
> like to trade for one that does?
>
> I do need some hints on the best way to go about a couple of things.
>
> How do I charge the 6 volt batteries, just like a regular battery (with
the
> charger set to 6 Volts of course) but twice, or do I have to disconnect
> them first? I am going to try and charge them, but I am almost sure they
> will be bad, are they typically available locally?
>
> The PO had the car run for him the day he bought it and never tried to
> start it again. Then they rigged a small tank for the gas as the gas was
> old. That gas is still in there, even older. What is the best way to get
> that gas out of there, and flush the tank?
>
> Which manuals and suppliers are the best? I will get the Bentley manual,
> but are Haynes and others worth owning. I liked Motorhead for my Sprite
as
> they seem to carry more quality parts. George Merryweather also has
gotten
> a bit of my money in the past when I needed Moss stuff.
>
> Thanks, I look forward to hearing from you folks, picture of the car are
on
> my homepage (link below). I will say that a good bit that looks like rust
> is just dirt.
>
> Patton
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