I've seen this before. In fact Tiny Tim (my latest Mk1 acquisition) has
it on its timing cover. I have to believe it was factory installed to
muffle timing chain noise.
Joe
Michael Graziano wrote:
>
> SOmeone on the SPridget/MGS list asked this question. It was posted as
> something BL did on it's spits. ANyone have any input on this?
>
> Mike
>
> Ajhsys@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > As I was poking around under the bonnet, I saw another example of the DPO.
> >
> > First, let me say once again that the DPO is not the person I bought the car
> > from. My literal PO owns a beautiful RB MGB. He bought the car from the
>DPO
> > who is responsible for all the fun I'm having. (Thanks, Scott!)
> >
> > I was looking down the front of the engine and I noticed a large amount of
>GOO
> > on the timing chain cover. It looked oily and dirty, so I picked a bit off
>to
> > see how hard it was. As I did this, almost the whole chuck came off in one
> > piece, leaving the relatively clean (slight surface rust) cover exposed.
> >
> > Inspection showed that it was actually Bondo that was smeared on the cover
>and
> > left there to dry! About 1/2" thick. Does anyone want to speculate on why
> > anyone would do this? Was the cover rattling and the Bondo used as a
>damper?
> > I saw no oil leaks from the cover, but I can't imagine anyone would use
>Bondo
> > to plug a leak.
> >
> > That's my fun discovery for today.
> >
> > Allen Hefner
> > '77 Midget
> > '92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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