<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473246655105_57495">Tom, I did replace the filter element last year (OEM style)... The old one actually had been attacked by something as it was a bit torn up....! <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473246655105_57521"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473246655105_57520"><a id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473246655105_57595" href="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c30/ddibiase/A0E15D80-7C50-4411-830C-B0F84D14D367_zpskalzqxpz.jpg">http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c30/ddibiase/A0E15D80-7C50-4411-830C-B0F84D14D367_zpskalzqxpz.jpg</a></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473246655105_57539" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473246655105_57540" dir="ltr">Thx, Dan<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473246655105_56805"><span></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473246655105_57519" class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div style="display: block;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473246655105_57571" class="yahoo_quoted"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473246655105_57570" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473246655105_57569" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473246655105_57568" dir="ltr"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473246655105_57594" size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Tom McCay - Classic-Car-World Ltd via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> MG Group <mgs@autox.team.net> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, September 7, 2016 3:48 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Mgs] [MG-MGB] Rough Running<br> </font> </div> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473246655105_57579" class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv3955902582"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473246655105_57578" dir="ltr">
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473246655105_57575" class="yiv3955902582MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND:white;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473246655105_57574" style=""><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473246655105_57573" face="Helvetica"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473246655105_57572" style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;">Dan, try removing your air filters
and see what happens. I had an issue on an old mini a few months which would not
run right at all. It had a high flow K&N air filter on it which was
basically blocked. The engine was effectively running too rich due to the lack
of air.</font></font></span></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473246655105_57596" class="yiv3955902582MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND:white;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=""><font size="2" face="Helvetica"></font></span> </div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473246655105_57581" class="yiv3955902582MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND:white;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473246655105_57580" style=""><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473246655105_57582" size="2" face="Helvetica">The owner of the mini then confessed that he had never
cleaned the filter in the time he had the car. Some 15 years
perhaps.</font></span></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473246655105_57583" class="yiv3955902582MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND:white;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=""><font size="2" face="Helvetica"></font></span> </div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473246655105_57585" class="yiv3955902582MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND:white;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473246655105_57584" style=""><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473246655105_57597" size="2" face="Helvetica">When you removed the vacuum pipe and the engine ran better
you would have leaned out the mixture by introducing air at the
manifold.</font></span></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473246655105_57586" class="yiv3955902582MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND:white;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=""><font size="2" face="Helvetica"></font></span> </div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473246655105_57587" class="yiv3955902582MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND:white;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=""><font size="2" face="Helvetica">Regards</font></span></div>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473246655105_57589" class="yiv3955902582MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND:white;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=""><font size="2" face="Helvetica">Tom</font></span></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473246655105_57590" class="yiv3955902582MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND:white;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=""><font size="2" face="Helvetica">AH 3000 BJ8</font></span></div>
<div class="yiv3955902582MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND:white;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=""><font size="2" face="Helvetica">MG MGA 1600 MKI</font></span></div>
<div class="yiv3955902582MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND:white;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=""><font size="2" face="Helvetica">Mini Park Lane</font></span></div>
<div class="yiv3955902582yqt8334230177" id="yiv3955902582yqt48942"><div class="yiv3955902582MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND:white;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=""><font size="2" face="Helvetica"></font></span> </div>
<div class="yiv3955902582MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND:white;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=""><font face="Helvetica"><font style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;">Ok, tried removing the brake
booster vacuum hose with no change.....</font></font></span></div>
<div class="yiv3955902582MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND:white;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=""><font face="Helvetica"><font style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;"></font></font></span> </div>
<div class="yiv3955902582MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND:white;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=""><font face="Helvetica"><font style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;">I removed it at the manifold end as
it was a lot easier to get to - plugged the port there. Car ran the same when
started, however revs increased noticeably when I removed
the</font></font></span></div>
<div class="yiv3955902582MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND:white;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=""><font face="Helvetica"><font style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;">plug while the car was running.
Still ran roughly but not quite as badly and with increased vigor, it seemed to
me. And the hose was completely dry as far up as I could reach
with</font></font></span></div>
<div class="yiv3955902582MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND:white;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=""><font face="Helvetica"><font style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;">a swab. I then hooked it up, ran
the car again, and then checked inside the hose again - still
dry.....</font></font></span></div>
<div class="yiv3955902582MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND:white;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=""><font face="Helvetica"><font style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;"></font></font></span> </div>
<div class="yiv3955902582MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND:white;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=""><font face="Helvetica"><font style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;">I'll worry about the brake fluid
loss once I get the car up and running again.... Didn't seem like the reservoir
was any lower today after running the car a bit
yesterday....</font></font></span></div>
<div class="yiv3955902582MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND:white;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=""><font face="Helvetica"><font style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;"></font></font></span> </div>
<div class="yiv3955902582MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND:white;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=""><font face="Helvetica"><font style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;">Any thoughts on what to check
next?</font></font></span></div>
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<div class="yiv3955902582MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND:white;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=""><font face="Helvetica"><font style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;">Thx, Dan</font></font></span></div>
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<div class="yiv3955902582MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND:white;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style=""><font face="Arial"><font style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;">From:</font></font></span></b><span style=""><font style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;"><font face="Arial"> PaulHunt73 via Mgs <</font><a href="" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style=""><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">mgs@autox.team.net</font></a><font face="Arial">><br clear="none"><b>To:</b>
</font><a href="" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style=""><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">MG-MGB@yahoogroups.com</font></a><font face="Arial"> <br clear="none"><b>Cc:</b> MG
List <</font><a href="" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style=""><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">mgs@autox.team.net</font></a></font><font face="Arial"><font style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;">><br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 6, 2016 8:17
AM<br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Mgs] [MG-MGB] Rough Running</font></font></span><span style=""></span></div>
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<div class="yiv3955902582MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND:white;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=""><font face="Helvetica"><font style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;">Yes. It would only be wet if
it is sucking brake fluid past a faulty seal in the
servo.</font></font></span><span style=""></span></div>
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<div class="yiv3955902582MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND:white;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=""><font face="Helvetica"><font style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;">PaulH.</font></font></span><span style=""></span></div>
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<div class="yiv3955902582MsoNormal" style="BACKGROUND:white;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=""><font face="Helvetica">Ok, thanks, guys, will check this tonight. I assume that this is
simply providing vacuum to the booster and should be dry
normally...?</font></span></div>
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