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No, the English are not mad at the Yanks about losing the Rev war
because it was the French who did it. The blokes in the US were still
British and remained so even after the final debacle - for a while.
On 2/8/2020 12:50 PM, S.Carr via Mgs wrote:
>
> A friend who runs a small shop is working on a 1980 MGBâ??the first
> rubber-bumper B heâ??s encountered. Neither he nor anyone else who
> looks at the car can understand why the cooling system was designed
> with no opening (cap) at the highest point to let fluid in orâ??more
> importantlyâ??to let air out of the system, and with no tap at the
> bottom to drain the coolant.
>
> Anyone experienced in dealing with this cooling system have any
> suggestions? Heâ??s thinking of inserting a piece of tubing with a
> filler cap into the upper radiator hose to speed up system refill and
> get the air out of the headâ??he suspects this is why the owner had
> overheating problems.
>
> My â??71 B/GT is in the shop next to this â??80, and we wonder why the
> later car had the radiator/oil cooler positions reversed and a dual
> electric fan fitted. The previous layout would seem to offer better
> cooling, and my car never had any overheating problems.
>
> I wouldnâ??t dare repeat his comments on the job of bleeding the clutch
> system. Heâ??s an old-time racing mechanic and believes that parts
> ought to be ACCESSIBLE. We are convinced that British car designers
> were getting revenge for Englandâ??s having lost the Revolutionary Warâ?¦.
>
> Thank in advance,
>
> Sarah Carr
>
> â??71 B/GT in PA
>
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<font size="-1"><font face="Arial">No, the English are not mad at
the Yanks about losing the Rev war because it was the French who
did it. The blokes in the US were still British and remained so
even after the final debacle - for a while. <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/8/2020 12:50 PM, S.Carr via Mgs
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A
friend who runs a small shop is working on a 1980 MGBâ??the
first rubber-bumper B heâ??s encountered. Neither he nor
anyone else who looks at the car can understand why the
cooling system was designed with no opening (cap) at the
highest point to let fluid in orâ??more importantlyâ??to let air
out of the system, and with no tap at the bottom to drain
the coolant.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Anyone
experienced in dealing with this cooling system have any
suggestions? Heâ??s thinking of inserting a piece of tubing
with a filler cap into the upper radiator hose to speed up
system refill and get the air out of the headâ??he suspects
this is why the owner had overheating
problems.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">My
â??71 B/GT is in the shop next to this â??80, and we wonder why
the later car had the radiator/oil cooler positions reversed
and a dual electric fan fitted. The previous layout would
seem to offer better cooling, and my car never had any
overheating problems.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I
wouldnâ??t dare repeat his comments on the job of bleeding the
clutch system. Heâ??s an old-time racing mechanic and
believes that parts ought to be ACCESSIBLE. We are
convinced that British car designers were getting revenge
for Englandâ??s having lost the Revolutionary
Warâ?¦.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank
in advance,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sarah
Carr<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">â??71
B/GT in PA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
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