Re: [Mgs] Mgs Digest, Vol 221, Issue 1

[Max Heim <mvheim@sonic.net>]

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I might add that the thin aluminum shell of the cooler does not seem =
like it would be practical to =E2=80=9Ctap and thread=E2=80=9D, and you =
have no access to the inside for a nut. It seems likely it would just =
create a permanent leak.

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Max Heim
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> On Jan 21, 2026, at 1:41=E2=80=AFPM, Max Heim <mvheim@sonic.net> =
wrote:
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> You would also have to drill a hole in the front apron, for the tap to =
go through. And it would have to be large enough for the whole tap unit =
and handle if you want to be able to move the cooler without removing =
the tap and draining it.
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> IMO, it is something that has not been a problem for the last 50-60 =
years, so I wouldn=E2=80=99t waste any time trying to solve it. The oil =
will get =E2=80=9Cdirty looking=E2=80=9D soon enough, anyway.
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> --
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB
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>> On Jan 21, 2026, at 1:23=E2=80=AFPM, Joel Martin =
<jmartiniii@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> Thanks for the reply.  It is just that the nice clean oil mixed with =
the old oil left in the oil cooler is no longer nice and clean.  Where =
the transmission oil still looks like it just came out of the bottle .  =
Tap the oil cooler on the bottom looks like best bet.  Wonder why they =
are not made that way.
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>>   1. Fw: 1973 MGB Oil Changes (Joel Martin)
>>   2. Re: Fw: 1973 MGB Oil Changes (Paul Hunt)
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>> ----- Forwarded Message -----
>> From: Joel Martin <jmartiniii@yahoo.com>
>> To: MG Digest <mgs-request@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2026, 11:35:00 AM EST
>> Subject: 1973 MGB Oil Changes
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>> I have a 1973 MGB.  Other than drill and tapping the oil cooler with =
a drain plug, how can you easily drain out the quart or so of old oil =
from the oil cooler during a oil change?
>>=20
>> Thanks
>>=20
>> Joel Martin
>> Don't bother.  It's only a small amount and what is in there has been =
circulating through your engine all the time it has been running =
presumably not doing any harm.  With fresh oil in the crankcase you =
won't know it is there. =20
>>=20
>> The only exception might be if the oil has been contaminated in which =
case the best thing would be to remove it and the hoses and flush them.  =
You would have to do that with the engine anyway.
>>=20
>> PaulH.
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>> On 21/01/2026 00:01, Joel Martin wrote:
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>>> ----- Forwarded Message -----
>>> From: Joel Martin <jmartiniii@yahoo.com> =
>>> To: MG Digest <mgs-request@autox.team.net> =
>>> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2026, 11:35:00 AM EST
>>> Subject: 1973 MGB Oil Changes
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>>> I have a 1973 MGB.  Other than drill and tapping the oil cooler with =
a drain plug, how can you easily drain out the quart or so of old oil =
from the oil cooler during a oil change?
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>>> Thanks
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>>> Joel Martin
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charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">I might add =
that the thin aluminum shell of the cooler does not seem like it would =
be practical to =E2=80=9Ctap and thread=E2=80=9D, and you have no access =
to the inside for a nut. It seems likely it would just create a =
permanent leak.<div><br></div><div><div>
--<br>Max Heim<br>'66 MGB

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<div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>On Jan 21, 2026, at 1:41=E2=80=AFP=
M, Max Heim &lt;mvheim@sonic.net&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type"=
 content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"><div style=3D"overflow-wrap: =
break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: =
after-white-space;">You would also have to drill a hole in the front =
apron, for the tap to go through. And it would have to be large enough =
for the whole tap unit and handle if you want to be able to move the =
cooler without removing the tap and draining it.<div><br></div><div>IMO, =
it is something that has not been a problem for the last 50-60 years, so =
I wouldn=E2=80=99t waste any time trying to solve it. The oil will get =
=E2=80=9Cdirty looking=E2=80=9D soon enough, anyway.</div><div><br =
id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div>
--<br>Max Heim<br>'66 MGB

</div>

<div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>On Jan 21, 2026, at 1:23=E2=80=AFP=
M, Joel Martin &lt;jmartiniii@yahoo.com&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div>Thanks for the reply.&nbsp; It =
is just that the nice clean oil mixed with the old oil left in the oil =
cooler is no longer nice and clean.&nbsp; Where the transmission oil =
still looks like it just came out of the bottle .&nbsp; Tap the oil =
cooler on the bottom looks like best bet.&nbsp; Wonder why they are not =
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                <div>----- Forwarded Message -----</div>
                <div><b>From:</b> Joel Martin =
&lt;jmartiniii@yahoo.com&gt;</div><div><b>To:</b> MG Digest =
&lt;mgs-request@autox.team.net&gt;</div><div><b>Sent:</b> Friday, =
January 16, 2026, 11:35:00 AM EST</div><div><b>Subject:</b> 1973 MGB Oil =
Changes</div><div><br></div>
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                <div><div id=3D"yiv7101588745"><div><div =
style=3D"font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;" =
class=3D"yiv7101588745yahoo-style-wrap"><div dir=3D"ltr">I have a 1973 =
MGB.&nbsp; Other than drill and tapping the oil cooler with a drain =
plug, how can you easily drain out the quart or so of old oil from the =
oil cooler during a oil change?</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div =
dir=3D"ltr">Thanks</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Joel =
Martin</div></div></div></div></div>
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        </div></div></div></div></div><div id=3D"ymsg05241" =
class=3D"ymsg9715298712" =
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  <div><p>Don't bother.&nbsp; It's only a small amount and what is in =
there has
      been circulating through your engine all the time it has been
      running presumably not doing any harm.&nbsp; With fresh oil in the
      crankcase you won't know it is there.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>The only =
exception might be if the oil has been contaminated in
      which case the best thing would be to remove it and the hoses and
      flush them.&nbsp; You would have to do that with the engine =
anyway.</p><p>PaulH.<br>
    </p>
    <div class=3D"yiv7101588745moz-cite-prefix">On 21/01/2026 00:01, =
Joel Martin wrote:<br>
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            <div>----- Forwarded Message -----</div>
            <div><b>From:</b> Joel Martin <a rel=3D"nofollow noopener =
noreferrer" ymailto=3D"mailto:jmartiniii@yahoo.com"; target=3D"_blank" =
href=3D"mailto:jmartiniii@yahoo.com"; =
class=3D"yiv7101588745moz-txt-link-rfc2396E">&lt;jmartiniii@yahoo.com&gt;<=
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            <div><b>To:</b> MG Digest <a rel=3D"nofollow noopener =
noreferrer" ymailto=3D"mailto:mgs-request@autox.team.net"; =
target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:mgs-request@autox.team.net"; =
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            <div><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 16, 2026, 11:35:00 AM =
EST</div>
            <div><b>Subject:</b> 1973 MGB Oil Changes</div>
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                  <div style=3D"font-family:garamond, new york, times, =
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                    <div dir=3D"ltr">I have a 1973 MGB.&nbsp; Other than =
drill
                      and tapping the oil cooler with a drain plug, how
                      can you easily drain out the quart or so of old
                      oil from the oil cooler during a oil change?</div>
                    <div dir=3D"ltr"><br>
                    </div>
                    <div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks</div>
                    <div dir=3D"ltr"><br>
                    </div>
                    <div dir=3D"ltr">Joel Martin</div>
                  </div>
                </div>
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