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Chris W
Member ID: sweep
Member Status: Gold Member  Gosford NSW, Australia 
Last Login: 2013-05-24 18:52:41
Forum Activity: 2013-05-24 22:25:55 Forum Posts: 4,203 |
Owner of '67 MGB in bits. *Update* Many more bits now and more to come! *Update2* Lots more bits and now on Rotisserie. *Update3* Started the way back has revamped front and rear suspension and is back on the ground. *Update* Pretty sure now car is a '66. *Update4* Did complete motor rebuild and it's in and running. Now working on the interior and the body. *Update5* Now road registered and able to be driven - still lots of cosmetic issues, however.
3 Vehicles -- Total mileage: 345,000 mi (555,224 km) -- Average age: 1983
There are 190 total entries in this Journal.
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Posted on: Monday April 29, 2013
I've put some miles on the car since the fix and all is going well -ish. I checked the head torque twice and I've re-checked the valve clearances. They are moving around and the valve train is still quite noisy. I'm not particularly concerned about the noise - better that way than too tight. I spent some time on the tune and found that it was horribly advanced. I dialled it back to about 15deg at idle and I found that idle speed dropped dramatically. It's now more in a suitable range just ...
Posted on: Saturday April 6, 2013
Well, the bottom line is it's all good! I did some testing on the head before going to the trouble of cleaning and positioned it level and filled the combustion chambers with WD 40. After about an hour, which I spent doing the final cleanup of the block, there was virtually no evidence of the fluid leaking through so I concluded that the va...
Posted on: Monday April 1, 2013
Did not expect this so soon! The order from Moss UK arrived this morning and I was checking it out and realised that I'd missed ordering the head nuts and washers. DUH! Could make a supplementary order but I think I just get them locally. Gasket looks good - much better than the one I put on before. Got a nice 'sticky' feel to it and the junctions between 1&2 and 3&4 look much better. They have a piece of brass between the thin area which should help in dissipating heat from that area. ...
Posted on: Monday April 1, 2013
I'll jump straight in: Motor full rebuild 10k miles ago. I put it together myself . Suddenly developed a motor rattle and I had it towed home. Checked compression, 1 & 2 virtually no compression. Further investigation established almost certainly a leak from 1 to 2. Oil clear. Water clear. This was confirmed today after taking head off.
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| Date | Site | Title | Category | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-04-02 | mgb | KPH Speedometer Conversion | Service:Electrical and Instruments | 2 |
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