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Observation #1
oily-hands Owen Frankland Stockton on Tees, Cleveland, United Kingdom 1937 MG TA "Numbum" 1971 MG MGB GT "The Bruise" 2002 MG ZR	Posted: July 19, 2012 01:50AM Registered: 4 years ago Posts: 5,280

Noticed this for the first time a couple of days ago.

I've only owned the car for over 40 years and been driving it regularly for the past twelve.

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Re: Observation #2
ironpony Dan Howland Minnesota, USA 1977 MG MGB	Posted: July 19, 2012 06:55AM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 932

So, I guess I have to be the one to ask - - What are we looking at that you just noticed?

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Re: Observation #3
Paul J P J lg, ok, USA 1955 MG TF 1500	Posted: July 19, 2012 07:49AM Registered: 6 years ago Posts: 2,860

Vent hole in one carb and not the other, I would assume. PJ

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Re: Observation #4
oily-hands Owen Frankland Stockton on Tees, Cleveland, United Kingdom 1937 MG TA "Numbum" 1971 MG MGB GT "The Bruise" 2002 MG ZR	Posted: July 19, 2012 10:06AM Registered: 4 years ago Posts: 5,280

Paul's got it, A mismatched 'pair' of carbs.

I can't believe I never noticed. The car runs well so they'll stay mismatched.

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Re: Observation #5
Paul J P J lg, ok, USA 1955 MG TF 1500	Posted: July 20, 2012 09:49AM Registered: 6 years ago Posts: 2,860

Owen, Just out of curiosity, are there any matching holes in the air cleaners back plates? Or if it's manifolded to one air cleaner, are there matching holes in it? PJ

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Re: Observation #6
oily-hands Owen Frankland Stockton on Tees, Cleveland, United Kingdom 1937 MG TA "Numbum" 1971 MG MGB GT "The Bruise" 2002 MG ZR	Posted: July 20, 2012 11:48AM Registered: 4 years ago Posts: 5,280

Paul, I had two pancake filters fitted which have four holes in the backplates, two mounting holes and two that would match the port regardless of which way up they were fitted.

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Take the time to understand what a part does and how it does it, then you'll have a better understanding of how to fix it when it goes wrong. Beats the scattergun approach every time.

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