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MG Experience Forums Ask a question or introduce yourself on any of our discussion boards. Just click Start New Topic to post your question. http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/index.php Wed, 16 May 2012 22:11:48 -0700 Phorum 5.2.15a http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2064787,2069738#msg-2069738 Re: MG Related.. New Hampshire nuts like me (1st Update)(:P) http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2064787,2069738#msg-2069738
Go for a ride??

Count me in generally but out for the 9th of June, Peter is getting married on the ninth, and , being my son I sort of have to be there.
Tech Session?]]> spikemichael MGB & GT Forum Wed, 16 May 2012 22:10:43 -0700 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2068719,2069737#msg-2069737 Re: Tach problem, etc. http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2068719,2069737#msg-2069737 1) If the Igntion switch is broken such that it does not turn off
2) Somewhere there is a short between the "always live" 12 V and the switched 12 V , such that even when the ignition switch is OFF the white wire still has 12 V on it.

With the Ign switch in the OFF position, pull the white wire off the ignition switch and test with a voltmeter or test light. See if there is 12 V on the white wire even when it is disconnected from the gnition switch. If it has 12 V, you need to find how / where it is getting there.

If it does not have 12 V then test the terminal on the switch where the white wire had been connected. If it has 12 V , it seems to me the switch is broken

Tom]]> Tom H MGB & GT Forum Wed, 16 May 2012 22:09:42 -0700 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2069436,2069736#msg-2069736 Re: Thickness of radiator http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2069436,2069736#msg-2069736
The issue is not the thickness of the radiator, it is the amount of area that is available to receive cooler outside air.

Most modern cars have a wider radiator(s) cooling the engine coolant, condensing the A/C refrigerant, and cooling the power steering and automatic transmission.

Another point. MGBs were designed in "cool" England. Today, cars are sold all over the world. Nobody in their right mind would try to sell cars in the Arab countries that didn't keep the cabin cool and the engine temperatures low enough to avoid problems. Yes, today's engines run hotter than the older ones. Who knows what the temperatures are on Direct Injection engines, that are already in the show rooms.

Look at the air inlet sizes on the very latest cars. They are very large. Today, the auto industry is using the analytical tools that were available 50 years ago in the space programs; but, the computer time costs were orders of magnitude higher in those years. Now a high end desktop has more capability than a warehouse full of main frames from 50 years ago.]]> rntanner MGB & GT Forum Wed, 16 May 2012 22:07:23 -0700 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2069554,2069735#msg-2069735 Re: MGB engine (on MGA vehicle) stalled, won't start again http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2069554,2069735#msg-2069735
Pull off fuel line, crank with line in bottle, look for one pint in thirty seconds. If so, pump is good.

Look at gas. Let it sit a while. See water separation? Bad gas. Smell OK? How old is it?

Pull plug wire, insert spark plug, set against block. Crank and look for fat blue spark?

Get back to us with that, and we can get ya there!

Side note - the battery kill switch is to prevent fires, and theft. If it goes bad, no crank condition can occur. Not the problem here.]]> 29desoto MGB & GT Forum Wed, 16 May 2012 22:05:49 -0700 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?3,2064338,2069734#msg-2069734 Re: 1275 teardown and rebuild (eventually) http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?3,2064338,2069734#msg-2069734

Mark]]> autocomman MG Midget Forum Wed, 16 May 2012 22:03:27 -0700 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2069642,2069733#msg-2069733 Re: 77 MGB Clutch, Slave cylinder replacement. FIXED! http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2069642,2069733#msg-2069733
I can handle doing nothing for four days. As opposed to cursing, throwing tools, and bashing my head against the garage wall!]]> 29desoto MGB & GT Forum Wed, 16 May 2012 21:59:56 -0700 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?3,2061543,2069732#msg-2069732 Re: WOOOO progress finally! http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?3,2061543,2069732#msg-2069732

]]> autocomman MG Midget Forum Wed, 16 May 2012 21:57:01 -0700 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2069696,2069731#msg-2069731 Re: GT Cabin Insulation Progress http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2069696,2069731#msg-2069731
OFD is nervous about that cat.]]> 29desoto MGB & GT Forum Wed, 16 May 2012 21:55:54 -0700 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?2,2069599,2069730#msg-2069730 Re: MGA 1500 (with MGB engine) stalled, won't start again http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?2,2069599,2069730#msg-2069730
If you open the hose connection at the carburetor the fuel pump should run and pump gas like crazy. When float bowls are full and pressure is up, the fuel (standard SU) pump stops ticking.]]> barneymg MGA Forum Wed, 16 May 2012 21:54:14 -0700 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2069298,2069729#msg-2069729 Re: Family crisis forces change in plans....... http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2069298,2069729#msg-2069729
I'm holding out for December!(:D]]> 29desoto MGB & GT Forum Wed, 16 May 2012 21:53:32 -0700 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?47,2069424,2069728#msg-2069728 Re: classic computers http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?47,2069424,2069728#msg-2069728 Simon Austin Off Topic Forum Wed, 16 May 2012 21:52:06 -0700 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2069701,2069727#msg-2069727 Re: >:D< Color of Wheel Wells, from Factor? >:D< Black or color of car? >:D< http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2069701,2069727#msg-2069727 29desoto MGB & GT Forum Wed, 16 May 2012 21:50:59 -0700 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2069685,2069726#msg-2069726 Re: Special MGB for sale............... http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2069685,2069726#msg-2069726
I don't think it's all that bad, but others recoil in horror.]]> 29desoto MGB & GT Forum Wed, 16 May 2012 21:49:24 -0700 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?2,2069345,2069725#msg-2069725 Re: windscreen wiper woes http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?2,2069345,2069725#msg-2069725 barneymg MGA Forum Wed, 16 May 2012 21:48:09 -0700 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?54,2069526,2069724#msg-2069724 Re: I'm having an Orange Christmas tomorrow! http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?54,2069526,2069724#msg-2069724
No pics.....didn't happen. ;)]]> Simon Austin Modern MGs Forum Wed, 16 May 2012 21:46:41 -0700 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?63,2009819,2069723#msg-2069723 Re: Join us at BritsBest 2012 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?63,2009819,2069723#msg-2069723
I and hopefully a few others from Edmonton are intending to come down to BritsBest 2012. Last year on our way to RENO 2011 we accidently joined up with a cavalcade of cars from Calgary travelling down the 93 in the Kootenay Valley, this year I`d like to meet up on purpose, possibly in Cochrane or Kananaskis if you are maybe planning an Ice Cream stop there!

Let me know what you think and an approximate time for meeting up so we can plan departures from pastures north.]]> miccon Calgary MG Club Wed, 16 May 2012 21:45:59 -0700 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?41,2061664,2069722#msg-2069722 Re: Block That Grill! http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?41,2061664,2069722#msg-2069722
Dick Luening ran this car with the oil cooler in the original position in front of the rad, to no apparent ill effect, so I am not so concerned about cooling, especially since a sealed chamber will direct more air there than before. And yes, because I am fabricating the valence I can make it flatter and deeper than many on the market, as John Targett does with his English artisan-made aluminum ones and many do in the UK within the vintage idiom.

I am more interested in whether it is better to put the cooler in the bottom center of the valence to relieve pressure, ---how much pressure would a hole with an oil cooler jammed in it really relieve?---or to leave it sealed there and let air flow around--OK--and, inevitably, down the face and underneath---not OK. To at least partly deal with air rolling underneath I could then attach a panel behind the valence and perpendicular to it to direct flow to the sides or under the crossmember, as I have seen Prather and others like Munoz do.

I would call it a Happy Panel, in anticipation of the good Hapster's certain dislike of the idea B-)

Unfortunately Roger Penske borrowed my wind tunnel and has conveniently forgotten to return it, so who knows.

If relief of pressure is the main god to be served by a valence hole, and if oil cooler location is not so critical, better to put two brake cooling ducts in the center which direct the flow to the sides ; which, oddly enough, is exactly what Dick Luening did on my car. That would relieve more pressure than a hole with a cooler stuffed in it. Hmmmmmmm.]]> dcharnet MG Motorsports Forum Wed, 16 May 2012 21:40:22 -0700 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?40,2038155,2069721#msg-2069721 Re: Anyone want to play "Guess that problem!" - 3.9l style? http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?40,2038155,2069721#msg-2069721
Sunday afternoon okay with you guys?]]> Simon Austin MG Engine Swaps Forum Wed, 16 May 2012 21:40:22 -0700 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?42,2069230,2069720#msg-2069720 Re: rover DLM8 electronic v8 distributor [baton rouge, USA] http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?42,2069230,2069720#msg-2069720
Contact Chris Gill On here. He might be looking for that very distributor.]]> Simon Austin Buy, Sell & Trade Forum Wed, 16 May 2012 21:33:28 -0700 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?42,2067306,2069719#msg-2069719 Re: Wanted - project car [Aloha , Oregon, USA] http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?42,2067306,2069719#msg-2069719 Simon Austin Buy, Sell & Trade Forum Wed, 16 May 2012 21:31:57 -0700 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2068931,2069718#msg-2069718 Re: GT arrived from England...delivered today http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2068931,2069718#msg-2069718 I don't think I'll dare show my face around Brad's place again since he let me drive his LE and . . . well . . . my driving wasn't top notch (to put it mildly).]]> zedvictor1 MGB & GT Forum Wed, 16 May 2012 21:31:54 -0700 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2069691,2069717#msg-2069717 Re: Do you Use your IPad as I Do? http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2069691,2069717#msg-2069717
As a tip, the correct term is screenshot.]]> 100DashSix MGB & GT Forum Wed, 16 May 2012 21:30:55 -0700 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2069685,2069716#msg-2069716 Re: Special MGB for sale............... http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2069685,2069716#msg-2069716
If California's smog laws were a bit more "friendly", I would be e-mailing Lloyd right now...this coming from a guy who has never before given RB's a second glance. At $6,500, this is a hell of a deal.]]> Benny MGB & GT Forum Wed, 16 May 2012 21:30:02 -0700 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?3,2069654,2069715#msg-2069715 Re: Mounting Air Horns http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?3,2069654,2069715#msg-2069715
I put those horns on my TR6s, they were so loud you could just mount them in a convenient spot in the engine bay without worries.]]> 61Midget MG Midget Forum Wed, 16 May 2012 21:29:17 -0700 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?40,2038155,2069714#msg-2069714 Re: Anyone want to play "Guess that problem!" - 3.9l style? http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?40,2038155,2069714#msg-2069714 cgill MG Engine Swaps Forum Wed, 16 May 2012 21:29:06 -0700 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2069701,2069713#msg-2069713 Re: >:D< Color of Wheel Wells, from Factor? >:D< Black or color of car? >:D< http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2069701,2069713#msg-2069713 forestghost07 MGB & GT Forum Wed, 16 May 2012 21:25:20 -0700 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2052896,2069712#msg-2069712 Re: Gary's Run 2012 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2052896,2069712#msg-2069712 cgill MGB & GT Forum Wed, 16 May 2012 21:25:02 -0700 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2068931,2069711#msg-2069711 Re: GT arrived from England...delivered today http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2068931,2069711#msg-2069711 Nice car. Great colour! Seeing your not that far away, maybe our paths will cross.
John]]> jewar MGB & GT Forum Wed, 16 May 2012 21:22:38 -0700 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2052896,2069710#msg-2069710 Re: Gary's Run 2012 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?1,2052896,2069710#msg-2069710

In reply to # 2069698 by cgill

Just a heads up to anyone heading south from BC, Simon and I will be taking Chuckanut drive. Hopefully we won't chuck any nuts on the way down. Departure time unknown at the moment but if anyone is interested I'm sure we could set up a rendezvous point...
If you pass an odd looking red car parked at the Oyster Bar at noon, having lunch, wave......:)-D]]> bills MGB & GT Forum Wed, 16 May 2012 21:22:28 -0700 http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?48,2065136,2069709#msg-2069709 Re: Air Conditioning for a MGC http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?48,2065136,2069709#msg-2069709
Nice to see that one can find enough room for the condenser and still use the original fan. Had a chance at an MGB A/C unit years ago but passed on it because I wasn't sure I could get it to fit. And I was concerned about the weight in the nose on a car I was driving for sport.

But note: Fitting the A/C condenser in front of the radiator will make no difference if it is on a manual car or an optional automatic. The stacked oil/transmision coolers occupy the same space as the single oil cooler.

The lower radiator panel is at an angle and of complex shape so hanging anything under it is a problem on the MGC. And using the '74 valence with the holes in it will compromise the cooling of the radiator if other changes are not made.

However, Mike Hirschman's car uses an A/C condenser that is mounted behind a vented valence with separate electric cooling fans.

C Ya,
Mark]]> Big6Mark MGC Forum Wed, 16 May 2012 21:19:44 -0700