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It's full of a coarse steel wool - kind of like a Brillo pad (steel pan scouring pad) but without the soap 8^) Difficult to clean thoroughly and effectively I would have thought - I read somewhere that the best "cleaning" is to cut the canister in half, clear out the contents (inc. mesh) and weld back up, leaving the can empty! Me , I'm replacing the whole timing cover complete with new canister on my 1275 rebuild. Steve "Steve Clark" 22656... MORE
Hi, Don.... Gerard once explained what was in the oil separator. Naturally, I forgot, of course. I think a steel mesh of some sort which in time falls apart but I never opened the ones on my PO'd Spridgets to find out for myself. I would ass-u-me, that any time you have the cover off is a good time to spray out the internals (whatever the hell they are!) with Gumout or whatever one cares to use. If you find out exactly what's in there, please let me know! :) Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 22655... MORE
"Teal Blue" Agreed, Jeremy Cogman!! My '72 MGB was Teal Blue with black interior. And, of course, I prefer blue skies, anyway! :) Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 22623... MORE
Different strokes (and colors) for different folks. I'd have to agree that the combination of Mallard, or any dark blue or green would look great. Black Tulip? Not for me. I don't have a color chip, but I can tell you that Mallard is a dark blue/green. My wife's Volvo is painted a very similar color, but with metallic. It has an orangy/tan interior, not unlike Autumn. Nice combination. "Jeffrey Holmes" 22609... MORE
Yes, it is my least favorite also. I like em BLACK. But, it is what it is and we will not change the interior. But will probably repaint her Purple or maybe green. Looking for what exterior colors were offered with the yellow interior. Bill frenchww@... 22601... MORE
Ah, Bill.... This is a very light colored interior indeed...I know the one now...much lighter than autumn leaf....I hate that yellow ochre color!! Yeechh!! Better you than me!! :):):) But yes, the darker colors for decent contrast and "compatibility" in this respect. Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 22600... MORE
No, no Beckers!! Don't lay this on me....wrong guy!! :) Vizard dyno testing shows little, if any performance gain with 1.5 rockers except at higher rpms....me, I'm just the messenger!! Good point about the side loading on the valve stems...absolutely...."rollers" are the way to go in this respect for sure in any case, and the higher the lift, the more "side loading" becomes an issue in wear and tear in terms of "travel" across the stem end. My point is to have an idea of what you want in this respect to begin with, then educate oneself on how... MORE
Thanks to all who replyed. With your help , I think the interior is Yellow Ochre. It is gold/Yellow. It is not Brown/ Aut. leaf. So the best guess is that it was Teal Blue with Yellow Ochre. Still have not found a factory listing of exterior colurs and interiors. I am tending towards, Black Tulip, Green Mallard or the '74-75 Aconite. Any one with pictures of these colors? Thank you, Bill French frenchww@... 22597... MORE
Bill... I do not know what combination was offered by the factory but, you can't go wrong with one of the darker factory colors offered....I personally think it would look beautiful with Mallard Green or one of the darker British Racing Greens offered by the factory over time. When the interior of my PO'd '74 was autumn leaf, I chose a MAACO metallic "medium" blue. It contrasted beautifully with the interior which I eventually converted to black. Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 22596... MORE
Looks like a big Okra, Bill. Wife has a MGB in BT, Ocher is correct interior. Under Lisy O' Links on my site is Midgetweb which has Adrian Barns' BT Midget. Ed Ed Kaler, Proprietor " Just Brits " Please visit my web site at: www.justbrits.com "justbrits" 22563... MORE
Bill, When you say 'Gold' do you mean yellow (Yellow Ochre in BL-ese) or brown? (Autmn Leaf) In 1973 the interior colours changed from black and Autumn Leaf to Navy and Yellow Ochre so you might have either. I'm not 100% sure of which body colours had which interiors as I've lent my Original Sprite and Midget book to a guy in work. The colours available over this period (and my recollection of which interior colour they came with) were: Black (Autumn Leaf or Black/Navy, never Yellow Ochre?) Glacier White (Aut. Leaf or Black/Navy) Bronze Yellow (Black/Navy) Harvest Gold... MORE
I think the '73 Midget was a G-AN5 not a G-AN4, sorry. Quesion still the same , What exterior colors for the gold interior? Thank You, Bill French Hilton Head frenchww@... 22552... MORE
Need a little help. The '73 RWA Midget Mk III we got to fix up, was a dark/med blue ( repainted black) exterior with the Gold (Hazelnut/Autumn Leaf) interior. We want to keep the interior gold, Question is: What stock exterior colors were offered in 1973 with this gold interior, besides the Blue? My "Body service parts list" does not show the Gold in a G-AN4 ( Midget Mk. III ) Thank you, Bill French Hilton Head frenchww@... 22549... MORE
Hello all, I was wondering if anyone out there had a spare ignition switch for a 76 midget with a locking steering wheel. If you would like it to go to a good home, please contact me and I will ensure that it is treated very well. Thanks, Matthew Pfeil "Matthew Pfeil" 22528... MORE
Brad, Is this car an import for Dodge similar to an Eagle, made by Mitsubishi? If so STOP TRYING TO START IT NOW, IT IS PROBABLY THE TIMING BELT!!! If it is similar to the Eagle it will have a zero clearance valve system that will crash if the timing belt gets too far out of sync, about a $1,200.00 bill to rebuild the head. I know, my daughter's 1994 Eagle did that in the middle of the Penn. Turnpike two years ago. Can give you lots of pointers on the repair. Steve Quandt "Steve Quandt" 22522... MORE
Anyone out there have any experience with these cars? It is a 93 3000 GT, it just up and died, no warning. Now it won't start, and turns over like it has no compression. The timing belt is turning, but it feels a bit "chunky" when you put your finger on it while it turns. Brad Brad Fornal 22520... MORE
Don I feel for you. It brings back memories of when I first started welding, it's such an unnatural process, it is difficult to get to grips with, but you can do it with patience and practice. Having just finished welding my 71 Midget, new floor pans, inner and outer sills, front and side footwell panels, lower rear wings all on both sides and outer boot floor area, I wil happily share some tips with you. I had never really welded before I started and it did take some practice to get used to it, even now I can... MORE
Nigel, Thanks for the lesson. The manual that came with the welder, a similar model to yours, 90 amp MIG flux wire high and low switch, only gave instructions on changing the wire but no instructions on how to use it except to brush the metal with the wire tip to start the ark . . . that was it. It has a wire speed control . . . but nothing said about setting it for various jobs ?? Came with a 4" spool of .030 wire. also uses .035 wire but I haven't a clue as to the... MORE
Hi Folks! Greetings from Fairbanks, Alaska I have the opportunity to buy a 1976 Midget Special. It's been sitting on flat tires, and hasen't been started or driven(far as the landlord knows) for a number of years. It's been kept covered, paint's in good shape, interior very good, top has cracks, but there's a new one in the trunk Only one small dent in the right side door, looks like a base ball hit it. All glass is good. What would be a good lo-ball starting price.($ Please if possible) The landlord wants to re-coup money lost from the... MORE
Feeling incompetent. I've done many crafts in my life time. Know as a Mr. Fix-it by family and friends, but I have never welded until today and that experience is best described as a futile attempt. It's hard enough to learn to weld but . . . how the hell do you weld what you can't see? Seeing that I am on a limited budget and most what I will be doing (or hoped to be doing) is tacking spot welds I had drilled out back together I bought a small flux wire mig. Welding mask included . .... MORE
Actually, Jeremy... The crankcase pressure is in and of itself the propellent in a "ventilated" rather than "evacuated" system, the former of which I prefer for exactly the reason you state in your post to Guy Weller....less dilution of already diluted octanes. Fr'instance, I think it was Chris who mentioned dragsters with vacuum pumps hooked up to evacuate crankcase pressure and considering THEIR applications I can well nigh understand this, considering THEIR crankcase pressures!! Whoa, whoa!! :) Obviously, for the normal LBC daily driver this would be overkill but the point is made, though we are talking apples and... MORE
Well, Chris... Intelligent routing of "ventilation hoses" (vertical travel) and/or a draught tube run off a "catch can" makes "liquid pollution" a thing of the past in any case. I don't know what everbody else looks for when they check their oil level at least once a week but, I know what I look for besides oil level. The reek of gasoline is all pervading, believe me! If you are not smelling this (it pervades the atmosphere around and within the car, especially on older vehicles which is our subject) or noticing a definite drop off in performance while... MORE
"Could you re-route.....to scavenge crankcase gases" Well, you'd be pressurizing the catch can prior to the draught tube or filter I guess. If the pressure was more than was present in the crankcase vent lines, it would pressurize these, as well as the draft tube unless you used one way valves in the lines from the crankcase to the catch can. If you could run the tube from the smog pump through the catch can and down vertically toward the road surface, you'd have a pressurized draught tube and by punching some small holes in the portion of the... MORE
G'day all The clutch line is the same as the brake line. And use plated steel fittings. Now fuel pressure - that's an interesting topic to raise. SU carbies were designed to run with 2.5 to 3 psi of fuel pressure, delivered as it happens via an SU fuel pump. With any more than 3 psi, the fuel can force it's way past the needle and seat in the carbies, fill the float bowl and flood the engine. You might notice the carby flooding, and change the needle and seat to solve the problem, but it is likely that... MORE
G'day all I thought the following note was worthy of publication. avagoodday Colin I nearly set my MGB on fire last Sunday night (26th May). I put a battery charger on the battery at about 8pm. As you know the two 6 volt batteries are under a cover behind the seats. The charger cords were too short to reach the terminals with the charger on the floor outside the car so I put it inside next to the batteries. As I started to go back upstairs I got worried and opened the garage again and put the charger on... MORE
