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1. Cooling Problem (score: 1): Author: Mark Purtell <purtell@students.uiuc.edu>; Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 08:07:34 -0500 (CDT); I just bought my first MGB-its a 1977, and I believe that it is 100% stock. The car overheats after driving it for 20-30 minutes, and then it will stay in overheat for a 1-3 minutes and then return t; /html/shop-talk/2000-07/msg00065.html (7,267 bytes)
2. Re: Cooling Problem (score: 1): Author: Mike Sloane <msloane@att.net>; Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 09:50:19 -0400; As a first guess, I would say that it is time for a cooling system cleaning. You can try using a radiator flush, but you might have to have it done professionally - removing the radiator and "boiling; /html/shop-talk/2000-07/msg00066.html (8,304 bytes)
3. Re: Cooling Problem (score: 1): Author: Randall Young <randallyoung@earthlink.net>; Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 06:54:37 -0700; Replace the radiator cap. If that doesn't help (at least to build pressure), then have the system pressure tested at a radiator shop. The overheat is because the pump is becoming air locked. Other po; /html/shop-talk/2000-07/msg00067.html (7,632 bytes)
4. Re: Cooling Problem (score: 1): Author: "Rex Burkheimer" <rex@txol.net>; Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 09:09:44 -0700; Does it go through this cycle while you are driving down the road at a steady rate? Can you tell what prompts it to cool down? First suggestion is to change the cap. If it is not already a closed sys; /html/shop-talk/2000-07/msg00068.html (8,164 bytes)
5. RE: Cooling Problem (score: 1): Author: "Gerald J. Brazil" <gerrybraz@voyager.net>; Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 20:59:34 -0400; Any chance you had this in storage with the radiator disconnected from the block? If so, you might find the mice have been in either or both the engine and radiator. This happened to a friend of mine; /html/shop-talk/2000-07/msg00069.html (6,949 bytes)
6. Re: Cooling Problem (score: 1): Author: "Lawrence R Zink" <zink@pdq.net>; Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 01:17:33 -0500; Your thermostat is a little on the high side, I htink I would try a 180 or 185 unit, and have your radiator rodded out by a good radiator shop. A lot of crud can build up in a radiator over 23 years; /html/shop-talk/2000-07/msg00072.html (8,002 bytes)

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