<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">On occasion I have seen dampers with plastic caps that have the steel rod protruding through the top of the cap. This is caused when the engine has backfired through the carburetors and the piston and damper are driven upwards. This drives the damper rod through the plastic cap. You will never see this with the dampers with brass caps. <div><br></div><div>I suspect this is what started the issue with your damper before the previous owner made it even worse.</div><div> <br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div>
<div>Richard Mayor</div><div>boyracer466@gmail.com</div><div><br></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Dec 24, 2024, at 9:02 AM, healeymanjim via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div>ran into something have not seen before. cleaning the carbs on an MGTC and discovered there is no damper. there is a plastic cap and a 3/16 hole approx 1/4 inch deep in top of piston rod. Moss shows a damper and so does the workshop manual. any ideas what i have here?<br>_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html<br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys<br><br>Healeys@autox.team.net<br>http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys<br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/boyracer466@gmail.com<br><br></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>