[Mgs] MGA overheating

[Richard Ewald]

While I have never seen an impeller rust off back in the early 80s there were
MG pumps with plastic impellers that would either fall off or melt off causing
over heating.

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On Aug 17, 2010, at 9:29, Mike Eldred <redscirocco at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I have never heard of a water pump impeller rusting away to nothing as Bob
> says, but I'm not doubting him.  You never know what kind of junk is out
> there, I guess.  I still wouldn't buy a new one without examining the pump
you
> have first.  If the water is not circulating, I would suspect there's a
> blockage somewhere before I'd suspect a missing impeller.
>
> Without hearing it, I would guess the knocking explains the low oil pressure
-
> worn rod bearings.  The valve train might "clack" due to the a lack of oil
> pressure, but I wouldn't describe the sound as a "knock."
>
> -Mike Eldred
> Wilmington, VT
> '54 MG TF
> '73 Midget
>
>> From: thgun at comporium.net
>> To: mgs at autox.team.net
>> Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:11:02 -0400
>> Subject: [Mgs] MGA overheating
>>
>> I took the car out for another test drive. Drove about 4 miles and the
temp
> went up on the dash gauge to over 230 deg. f. I had a IF thermometer and
the
> temp at the sensor on the side of the engine read 210 deg. f. The dash
gauge
> seemed to be 30 or more deg. higher than the dash gauge.
>> When I got home I let the car idle a while. I noticed that when I revved
the
> engine I could hear a knocking. I plan to take the valve cover off and
check
> valve rockers. The oil was about 20 pounds at 3000 rpm, road speed.
>> Tom
>> 1957,1500 MGA rst
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