[Mgs] periodic miss

[Max Heim]

Just an hypothesis. The V8 has a completely different distributor, of
course.

on 3/9/12 9:38 AM, Paul Hunt at paul.hunt1 at blueyonder.co.uk wrote:

> The V8 has been kept outside for about 10 of the 15 years, currently outside
> pending freeing-up of garage space after house move (to a house with an
> octagonal paved area ...).
> 
> PaulH.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Max Heim" <mvheim at sonic.net>
> To: "MG List" <mgs at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 4:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [Mgs] periodic miss
> 
> 
>> 1. the quality of these parts may have been much better 22 years ago.
>> 
>> 2. is your car stored outside? Mine has never been garaged.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> on 3/9/12 12:50 AM, Paul Hunt at paul.hunt1 at blueyonder.co.uk wrote:
>> 
>>> Something wrong there then.  I've only changed the cap and rotor on the
>>> roadster once in 22 years and 50k miles and that was for the hell of it,
>>> and
>>> once on the V8 in 15 years and 90k miles.  The rotor on that *did* go
>>> bad,
>>> but I cracked the cap.
>>> 
>>> PaulH.
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> I will say, from experience, that my B wants a new rotor and cap every
>>>> spring, regardless of number of miles or apparent condition.
>>> 
>> 
>> --
>> 
>> Max Heim
>> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
>> If you're near Menlo Park, CA,
>> it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Menlo Park, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires