<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr"> Good idea! I had forgotten that I have a set of the smaller sizes, from HF, purveyors of fine tools, and a couple of smaller ones that I use for cleaning hummingbird feeders. It will be the HF ones used on this project. Thanks for the reminder.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Jun 13, 2019, at 6:26 PM, Richard Lindsay <<a href="mailto:richardolindsay@gmail.com">richardolindsay@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto">Hi Bob. With the covers off and the air dams out, you can clean the jets with tiny plastic brushes, or even pipe cleaners wetted with spray carb cleaner. Here's what I use (carefully).<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Brushes-Drinking-Glasses-Keyboards-Cleaning/dp/B073ZCYFY2/ref=sr_1_21_sspa?keywords=Small+plastic+brushes&qid=1560464677&s=gateway&sr=8-21-spons&psc=1">https://www.amazon.com/Brushes-Drinking-Glasses-Keyboards-Cleaning/dp/B073ZCYFY2/ref=sr_1_21_sspa?keywords=Small+plastic+brushes&qid=1560464677&s=gateway&sr=8-21-spons&psc=1</a><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Rick</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jun 13, 2019, 5:20 PM Robert's New iPad <<a href="mailto:mgbobh@gmail.com">mgbobh@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr"> 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.</div><div dir="ltr"> 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. </div><div dir="ltr"> Fuel, air, spark—we are working to get them all in proper proportion.</div><div dir="ltr">Bob</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Jun 13, 2019, at 4:12 PM, Richard Lindsay <<a href="mailto:richardolindsay@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">richardolindsay@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto">Keep cleaning Bob. :-)<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">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. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">So check the timing with a timing light to see if it is stable. </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jun 13, 2019, 1:51 PM Robert's New iPad <<a href="mailto:mgbobh@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">mgbobh@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr"> Good on both of you.</div><div dir="ltr"> 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. </div><div dir="ltr"> 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. </div><div dir="ltr"> 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. </div><div dir="ltr"> Pump delivers the pint/minute quantity that workshop manual says.</div><div dir="ltr"> 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.</div><div dir="ltr">Bob</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Jun 13, 2019, at 1:49 PM, Richard Lindsay via Mgs <<a href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto"><div> 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.</div><div dir="auto"> 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.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Rick</div><div dir="auto"><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jun 13, 2019, 9:58 AM Hans Duinhoven <<a href="mailto:h.duinhoven@planet.nl" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">h.duinhoven@planet.nl</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="NL" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_4813474141780684756m_-737199480811640730m_-2666518911097195659WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Funny – I solved coolant issues earlier and yesterday.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Had to replace the thermostat housing gasket and yesterday I had to replace the hose connecting the bottom radiator pipe to the waterpump.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">A horrible job to do, as there is almost no space to work at the bottom of the radiator pipe.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Nut with a dry result!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Fully cleaned a clogged charcoal filter and renewed the charcoal particles.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Replaced the oil filler cap and will renew the brake fluid tomorrow.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Then the GT should be roadworthy again.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Cheers,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Hans<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">71 BGT NRG - <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Van:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Mgs [mailto:<a href="mailto:mgs-bounces@autox.team.net" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">mgs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>Namens </b>Richard Lindsay via Mgs<br><b>Verzonden:</b> woensdag 12 juni 2019 18:51<br><b>Aan:</b> <a href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">mgs@autox.team.net</a> List<br><b>Onderwerp:</b> [Mgs] Silly error.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hi Friends,<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"> My TR6 rebuilt engine leaks coolant. Okay, its not an MG but the issue is universal. Here's the short story.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> 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.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> 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.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Rick<u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div><div id="m_4813474141780684756m_-737199480811640730m_-2666518911097195659DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br> <table style="border-top:1px solid #d3d4de">
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