[Mgs] Silly error. P.S.

i erbs eyera3000 at gmail.com
Fri Jun 14 09:49:09 MDT 2019


not necessarily in BH. He is a re seller and car scan be from all over the
place. I would be careful buying from these guys without having someone
inspect the car first
Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
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          BT7 engine and disk brakes


1967 MGB  [image: MG]

A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
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On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 12:21 AM Hans Duinhoven via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> Talking about a TF:
>
> I was offered a nice looking TF yesterday, but it’s in Beverly Hills,
> which is quite far from The Netherlands…
>
> https://www.beverlyhillscarclub.com/1955-mg-tf-right-hand-drive-c-9316.htm
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Hans
>
> 71 BGT NRG
>
>
>
> *Van:* Robert's New iPad [mailto:mgbobh at gmail.com]
> *Verzonden:* vrijdag 14 juni 2019 0:21
> *Aan:* Richard Lindsay
> *CC:* Hans Duinhoven; mgs at autox.team.net List
> *Onderwerp:* Re: [Mgs] Silly error.
>
>
>
>    Sunday afternoon is our project day. I want to remove the tops of float
> chambers again, the covers and pistons, and to try a bit of compressed air
> on the jet to see if that will dislodge anything in the passage.  If not,
> we can drop the jets out, but that is awkward on a TF, with its side panels
> diabolically placed to make any carb work difficult.
>
>    It was this same friend who talked me into a Pertronix for my MGB,
> after he had installed them in this TF and his MGA.   I did, and it
> improved the inaccurate timing quite a bit. A couple of years later, I sent
> the distributor to Advanced Distributors. Jeff wanted to know about the
> engine, its compression, camshaft, porting, polishing, etc, then curved the
> distributor to fit.  This engine runs very well now. Though he is not 100%
> sold on the Pertronix, I keep it because setting dwell of the MGB is not as
> easy as in TD.
>
>   Fuel, air, spark—we are working to get them all in proper proportion.
>
> Bob
>
>
> On Jun 13, 2019, at 4:12 PM, Richard Lindsay <richardolindsay at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Keep cleaning Bob. :-)
>
>
>
> My TD and TR3b both had idle instability problems AND the higher speed
> issues. I ended up putting Pertronix distributors in both cars and they ran
> fantastic! The slow idle was perfect.
>
>
>
> So check the timing with a timing light to see if it is stable.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 13, 2019, 1:51 PM Robert's New iPad <mgbobh at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   Good on both of you.
>
>   Yesterday was an interesting day for me. Went out as passenger with a
> friend in his TF, stored a year or so.  It ran out of go at 2500 rpm,
> sputtering, bucking, etc, but would smooth out at 2000.
>
>   Back at the garage, found the strangest stuff in the float chambers. One
> had a teaspoon of large chunks of solid material. The other had some of
> that, plus a goo that looked like frog-egg liquid.
>
>   The goo was easy enough to figure out, but as the chunks are far larger
> than would pass through the SU carb banjo filters, the SU pump filter, the
> additional filter he has in line, and the original screen filter in the
> tank, it was a puzzle.  We could check banjo, pump and additional
> filter-none had any grit or sediment.
>
>   Pump delivers the pint/minute quantity that workshop manual says.
>
>   Engine runs better, but not much. I suspect that some of the sediment is
> in the passage from float chamber to the jet, but we ran out of day
> yesterday.
>
> Bob
>
>
>
>
> On Jun 13, 2019, at 1:49 PM, Richard Lindsay via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
>    Good work Hans! I too had a successful day at the shop. I replaced in
> two bolts in the waterpump housing and the leak is gone! We brought the
> engine up to temperature with (up to) 13# coolant pressure, and no leaks.
>
>    I also found a small fuel leak at the intake of the fuel pump. A couple
> of spannet twists put that right and dry. With that, we made a few laps
> around the shop and all was still well.
>
>
>
> Rick
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 13, 2019, 9:58 AM Hans Duinhoven <h.duinhoven at planet.nl>
> wrote:
>
> Funny – I solved coolant issues earlier and yesterday.
>
> Had to replace the thermostat housing gasket and yesterday I had to
> replace the hose connecting the bottom radiator pipe to the waterpump.
>
> A horrible job to do, as there is almost no space to work at the bottom of
> the radiator pipe.
>
> Nut with a dry result!
>
>
>
> Fully cleaned a clogged charcoal filter and renewed the charcoal particles.
>
> Replaced the oil filler cap and will renew the brake fluid tomorrow.
>
> Then the GT should be roadworthy again.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Hans
>
> 71 BGT NRG -
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *Van:* Mgs [mailto:mgs-bounces at autox.team.net] *Namens *Richard Lindsay
> via Mgs
> *Verzonden:* woensdag 12 juni 2019 18:51
> *Aan:* mgs at autox.team.net List
> *Onderwerp:* [Mgs] Silly error.
>
>
>
> Hi Friends,
>
>    My TR6 rebuilt engine leaks coolant. Okay, its not an MG but the issue
> is universal. Here's the short story.
>
>    When reassembling the waterpump I made a newbie error. I got in a hurry
> and left out two bolts, some of the bolts that hold the pump body to the
> head. The coolant leak is through one of those bolt holes. The threaded
> hole drilling entered the head's water jacket and of course, leaks.
>
>    I now have new bolts and I will apply sealant to the threads and place
> fiber sealing washers under the bolt heads. Doing so hopefully completes
> the engine rebuild. I can then get back to replacing the top on my MG TD.
>
>
>
> Rick
>
>
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