What I do is : I drive the vehicle to work (or wherever) and use pure distilled water , every time it turns cloudy , I dump it , fluch with the...
Water Pump Adapter Plate Interesting Andy ; I've never seen one of these in person . You could use copper washers under the bolt heads in...
Vacation Pix WAY cool Andy ! keep on this road my freind . As far as your adapter plate , bear in mind I'm not there to see it but , I'd say...
Actually , The MGB chassis was designed with a V-ate in mind so it's pretty sturdy . The primary fault is : they don't handle for spit ~ my...
Just Remember : There are NO ' stupid questions ' ! . Only stupid people and most of them are in managment and so easy to spot a mile...
WHEW ! I've seen a few MGB's with the aluminum V-ate engine , they were blisteringly fast . I'd think you're making serious overkill but it'll...
" Rambling Diatribe "........ ...Is certainly an apt. description ! . When flushing the thing to remember is : you have a 50 - odd year old...
Yep , never more than 40 % coolant (unless you're in Minnesota !) and ALWAYS read and follow the instructions on the tube of Silver Seal.... ;)
Rear Main Seal Replacement Yes you can change the seal in situ , the typ of seal dictates the tool needed , I'm betting it's a rope seal and so...
Flame War ! Of all possible threads , oil is the very worst in creating arguments . My take is this : You have essentially a 1940's tech...
Warning ! DO NOT leave a fuse or circuit breaker in the primary circuit wire when driving! (the always live one) as it'll blow under a normal...
If you put power to the gauge and ground the sender post , it'll go to the empty position , that'll show you were it lies ~ prolly not on the " E...
Oops Sorry about that Jon , I was up @ midnight . Anyway , IIRC the new HS-4 carbys are made by Borlen (?) and the price varies all over the...
Eric ; The coolant is clear and not muddy nor cloudy , right ? if not , flush it untill it's clear then add a tube of " Silver Seal " ~ it...
Actually I got a solid 4 hours of sleep last night :p . I rarely sleep more than 20 ~ 40 minutes so that was good , we'll see if it was enough...
What Tranny ? 3 speed side loader or romping stomping SM420 Muncie ? . :confused: In either case I'd say it's time to find a spare used tranny...
WHY is this great stuff always so far away ? . Yes , it should be a bolt up replacement for your 228 Zig but remember : this is a real truck...
MGB Carbies Jon ; The correct ones are S.U. # HS-4's , still available new if he's wealthy , look in Moss Motors , Goleta , Ca. for them ....
Safety Thought I'd want the seatbelts anchored to the floor of the cab , not the seat as I've seen too many seats rip free from the tracks......
Re-Pop Sheet Metal The rear fenders I've seen are worthless ~ about 1/2 as thick as the originals plus incredibly poor stampings . Doors are...
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