[Mgs] Back to Earth....

Max Heim max_heim at sbcglobal.net
Sun Aug 24 16:55:30 MDT 2008


I forget, does the 76 have a brake booster? You might have a vacuum leak
there.



on 8/24/08 3:09 PM, Dan DiBiase at d_dibiase at yahoo.com wrote:

> Well, didn't meet my goal of driving the car around the block today.
> 
> I bled the brakes without issue, although it took me a couple of wacks are
> each corner to get the air out. The driver's side
> rear brake isn't real strong, so I will have to see what's up with that. But I
> figured I had enough braking power for a spin
> around the block.
> 
> Took the tires out to fill them up, then put 'em on and lowered the car. One
> last check of oil, coolant, dashpot oil, and then
> my sons, wife, daughter and several of my son's friend's came out to watch the
> big event! Of course, the car wouldn't start!
> It would  crank then make a loud 'clicking' sound and stop. Only thing I could
> figure was that the fan belt was a bit loose
> so the alternator was slipping. So I tightened the belt, and sure enough, it
> started right up! So we unhooked the jumper cables,
> but when I stepped on the brake, the idle dropped to almost nothing. When I
> released the brakes, it jumped up again but
> eventually the car stalled. When we tried to jump it again, we again got that
> half-crank then loud clicking.
> 
> At that point, I decided to call it a day. I am going to get the battery
> charged tomorrow, and also change the battery clamp
> (which has a crack in it so it is a bit loose) and then, once I know the
> charging system is good, going to try it again.
> 
>  Dan D
> Central NJ USA
> '76 MGB Tourer
> '65 MGB Tourer (Project)
> NAMGBR #5-2328 
> http://dans65b.blogspot.com/
> http://dans76b.blogspot.com/
> http://dansautoblog.blogspot.com/
> http://mywebpages.comcast.net/dibiase/Working_MG_Gallery.html

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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires


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