[Mg-t] The MG TD arrives in Texas

[John Crawley]

Nice find Rick . . .May I suggest that as well as this list you join the
T-series group at  http://www2.mgcars.org.ukthey are a great bunch of guys and
the knowledge base is second to none. Ask any T question and you will most
likely have an answer within the hour. The archives are immense and you can
include a picture with each post. Godspeed in Safety FastJc




> Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 19:42:23 -0500
> From: richardolindsay at gmail.com
> To: mgs at autox.team.net; mg-t at autox.team.net; rui.gigante at gmail.com
> Subject: [Mg-t] The MG TD arrives in Texas
>
> Hello Friends,
>
> The MG TD I bought from Mr. Bill Schooler has arrived here in Texas.
> Enclosed Vehicle Transport delivered the car to my garage (Yes, they
> helped push it up the drive and into the garage.) and here I am with
> the car.  May I proudly say, the car is everything Bill said it would
> be, and perhaps even better than he described.
>
> http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/MG_TD_in_garage.JPG
>
> Following below are a number of pictures I took today as work began.
> First of all, here's the car.
>
> http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/HPIM1029.JPG
>
> Yea, it looks really rough - and it is - but its complete and
> ultimately restorable.
>
> Bill couldn't get the car started before loading on the transporter so
> I decided to examine the fuel pump - the rumored defective link.  If I
> could get it running I could do a hot compression test.  Here's how it
> looked.
>
> http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/HPIM1030.JPG
>
> Here are a couple more pictures taken to aid in reassembly.
>
> http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/HPIM1035.JPG
>
> http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/HPIM1036.JPG
>
> Upon removal of the filter I discovered a LOT of debris in the filter.
>  Further examination showed that diaphragm to be damaged.  And in
> reality, the engine will get completely rebuild so the intended
> compression test was just to satisfy my curiosity.  It will have to
> wait.
>
> http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/HPIM1037.JPG
>
> I haven't yet decided whether to rebuild this pump or to just replace
> it with an aftermarket one from Moss.  A betting man might benefit
> from choosing the rebuild option.
>
> Next step was to rebuild the high-tone horn.  It was not working so a
> full rebuild was indicated.  First of all, I took pictures of the
> mounting and wiring, again to aid in correct reassembly.
>
> http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/HPIM1038.JPG
>
> Inside, the horn was just fine but with heavily corroded contacts.
>
> http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/HPIM1039.JPG
>
> Back on the workbench, the contacts were cleaned and refaced, just as
> one would do with ignition points.  I then stripped all the paint and
> sanded away the rust.  The horn was then reassembled with a little
> lubricant on the moving bits (but not the points, of course) and
> tested on the bench power supply.  Voila!  It worked great!
>
> http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/HPIM1040.JPG
>
> Once reassembled, a coat of engine primer followed by a coat of gloss
> black engine paint put it ready for re-installation.  Of course, that
> will have to wait for MONTHS but, when reassembly time comes, this
> part, like the rest, will be ready for a nice clean rebuild.
>
> http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/20130330_165733.jpg
>
> I moved on the the other horn but got no further than disassembly.
> This horn does work but it too will receive the full process.
>
> And with that, the day's work ended.  Its a tiny bit of progress but
> it IS progress.  Simple and clean.
>
> -rick
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