Harley:
Welcome aboard and congratulations on diagnosing and repairing the
problem.
Your energy is impressive. When faced with a similar problem (actually
a cracked head spraying antifreeze on the distributor) I resorted to
driving the car with a shoe box over the distributor for a couple of
years.
It did raise some eyebrows at car shows, but kept the daily driver car
on the road at no cost.
You do what you have to do to keep em running.
All the best
Kelvin.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of harley.muse@hklaw.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 1:34 PM
To: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: New List Member
Hello,
My name is Harley Muse and I purchased a '77 MGB just over a year ago.
I found this list by virtue of a member of another list I belong to
which caters to vintage Airstream trailer owners. I just wanted to
introduce myself and to let you know that I'll be listening in and may
have a question from time to time. My primary problem since purchasing
my car has been the fact that I can be driving along and suddenly the
engine just dies in mid-stride. I've had it to several non-MG-related
garages trying to locate the problem without much success. I did,
however, notice that the heater control valve was leaking and dripping
water directly onto the distributor cap and thought perhaps that might
be the problem. Therefore, I recently changed the heater control valve
and at the same time replaced the thermostat as it was running hot. I
gathered enough courage this morning to drive it 37 miles from my home
to my commuter lot in the dark and didn't have the first problem with
it. I didn't notice the tell-tale light dimming of a battery dropping
in voltage output, nor did the temperature gauge rise above mid-point.
Now, hopefully when I return to the parking lot in a few hours she'll be
sitting there waiting for her run back home.
Thanks for being there in advance.
Harley
Harley C. Muse
'77 MGB
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