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"Sounds like you put a long bolt where a short one should go" Boy...this just lit up a bulb. There are two short screws behind the crankshaft timing chain pulley on the front face of the block. If one of thesse screws is a tad too long or is not fully home into the block, it will foul the crankshaft pulley. This may or may not be the source of the problem but just remembered this so thought I would "put it out there" for consideration. Hope you find the culprit, hope it's something simple and easily fixed, and... MORE
Are you sure it stops mechanically? If the engine has not turned over for a long time a ring of rust could have built up above where the top rings would have been , specially if the plugs have been left out for all that time. Then - if the engine has been rebored and crank reground , even with the plugs out , with a tight engine it is sometimes difficult to get the enough umph to turn the engine over top dead centre. At that point nearly all the mechanical advantage has gone and you will be... MORE
Nigel I will strip and examine the probably get a local rebore shop to do the cra nk and block if required. Rebuilding and head reprofiling I'll probably do myself. I will probably get hardened inserts put in also. Some machining I can probably get done if required by my sub contractor machine shop. I got a bit interested in the bore Vs stroke for 1340cc . I might look into that also. I got machined and rebuilt modified mini and MGBGT engines in the past (bef ore the kids started growing up) but have really only been doing... MORE
Paul, I also thought of the starter earlier. If the ring gear were picking up the gear from the starter and not engaging properly it would bind and cause the symptoms you describe. I have experience on this from a B that I owned in college. Not at the top of the list but possible. Steve Quandt Steve Quandt 27727... MORE
Be sure and pull the starter (easy) and check inside with a light and mirror, and listen in the hole for sound. (Long bolt) Chances are that a long bolt would not stop engine at TDC but somewhere in the cycle. (random). Use the broomstick! It can't ;possibly just stop with out making a noise unless someone left a red grease rag in a cylinder. I am taking Vegas odds on the cause. I think if it stops at TDC, it is something in the Cyl, but my vote goes for a long bolt (Non TDC stopping) in a... MORE
After all this time do you think something has fallen in there? A 1/4" nut or valve cotter would do the trick. Also possibly you have a sticking or bent valve that is hitting the top of a piston. Take the valve cover off and see if the valves and rockers look allright. Look in the spark plug holes. I can have a head off alot faster than a pan and then you could tell if the engine turns over. Happy trails...Rex Urban "Rex Urban" 27701... MORE
I need help. Here's what happened. Began restoration about 10 years ago. Thought it would go faster than it did, so early on I had the engine done. It was built by Dave Tabor of Comptune, the guys who built all the SCCA champ 1275 motors. Anyway, I told Dave I wanted a 1967 street spec high compression engine. I know he used a factory crank and cam. I believe he used aftermarket pistons that he preferred with a compression of about 8.9 to 1. He used a factory non-emission head, redone to run unleaded. Job was completed many... MORE
You can keep a registration no on retention for a year, at a cost of =A325 on top of the =A380 transfer fee. After that time, you can hold it for a furth er 12 months, for another fee of =A325. We have just done this, having sold a car which had our personal number. Margaret South Lincolnshire UK So much to do, so few people to do it for me. mmbrock88@... 27695... MORE
If you hold the sword with your right hand you want your enemy to be on that side so you travel to the left of the oncoming attacker. You shake with the right hand to demonstrate you are not approaching with a weapon in your hand. Another 'fascinating' (!) comment is that a spiral staircase in a castle will normally curl to the right as you are going up. This restricts the right (sword) arm movement of an attacker coming from the bottom and allows the defender from the top greater movement. There are left handed spiral staircases but... MORE
Gents, If I may contribute. Have had my engine (1500) in and out several times both with and without gearbox attached. Used the same set up each time. My garage has a steel "I" beam across the top to support the story above. I drilled a hole and mounted a heavy "eye" bolt to the beam. Attached a "come-along" and chain to the engine lift points and ripped it right out. The chain is nice as one can achieve any angle of attack by where the come along is attached to the engine chain. I don't believe a steel... MORE
I got the rules for my 1965 MGB. You need so many points, you get points for original engine, running gear, suspension steering rack etc. A heritage shell counts as an original body if it was the same as the old rusty one, minus the rust that is, on the basis that you are replacing like for like and its a valid spare bit. A problem for MK1 MGBs as you can only get MK2 shells. I am sure these rules are on the MGOC or DLVC web sites terry "terry.isherwood" 27676... MORE
Tim I have no direct experience of this, but in my mind, and from what I 'understand' you will definitely devalue your car by selling it's original registration number, no doubt about it. By how much, who knows, but it loses part of its history, and that makes it less desirable. It's a bit like cars that don't have their original engines and have had replacements put in. It doesn't detract some people, but it does make it difficult to get a top notch price if you ever come to sell it, because its not 'original' throughout. Whilst I... MORE
I read this this somewhere before, the bit I don't agree with is ..... Recently I heard of another reason that makes a lot of sense, early powered boats used automotive engines and often were simply the engine in the middle of a boat with an extension on the rear of the crankshaft to drive a propeller at the back of the boat. But I say The early engined boats were steam driven , as everybody knows Steam engines run just as fast in either direction . (simple reversing lever on the valve gear) Not withstanding that, the first... MORE
Ah hm, I cannot let you get away with this....... Why do you Yanks drive on the right?? I am told more countries drive on the left than on the right. Some countries still drive on the crown and have the accidents statistics to match! Anyway I thought a bonnet was a hood and a hood was a top?? Compliments of the season to one and all, Geri 67 Sprite 03 MG ZR 160 (the wife's car really but enjoy the odd thrash occasionally) "G & J Swann-Price" 27616... MORE
<<Just wait till he asks you over to help install his new windshield....... LMAO, RB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! er? Anon "justbrits" 27617... MORE
One for Capn Bob Passengers on a small commuter plane are waiting for the flight to leave. They're getting a little impatient, but the airport staff assures them that the pilots will be there soon, and the flight can take off. The entrance opens, and two men dressed in Pilots' uniforms walk up the aisle. Both are wearing dark glasses, one is using a guide dog, and the other is tapping his way up the aisle with a cane. Nervous laughter spreads through the cabin but the men enter the cockpit, the door closes, and the engines start up.... MORE
get yourself a K series then, Nigel, they're BLOODY LIGHT!! "David Jacobs" 27579... MORE
for the anglophiles amongst you, they actually mean hood (soft top) frame. Also, the ad says '65 to '79 but it can't be, as the frame changed for '66 (The shell it came from looks like a '67 onwards, as it has reverse lights) "David Jacobs" 27562... MORE
when you pull just the engine by itself, you have to lift it slightly before you can move it forwards, so that the front pulley clears the cross member (assuming you have an A series engined car, not a 1500 - the cross member is different) However, the top of the gearbox comes up against the heater ducting below the battery tray, so you have to lift a bit and pull a bit repeatedly and gradually work the thing past all the obstructions. If you pull the engine and 'box together, it's slightly easier from this respect, but you... MORE
the jets wear first; because the needle is sliding up and down, all it's wear is spread over it's length, but the jet wear is concentrated at the top. The actual wear rate is minuscule - I don't know if they were the originals, but I couldn't measure the wear on mine when I rebuilt them at 106,000 miles! David "David Jacobs" 27551... MORE
Just seen this item on Ebay, it's what I would call a fastback hard top. Item number: 2447402724 Alan "alan.east-jones" 27549... MORE
When I first had my car a few years ago (!) I noticed that water collected in the bottom of the doors and so I drill a few small holes at the points where water seemed to remain. It may be just coincidence, but I am still using the original door frames and skins, with only surface rust top deal with. (not the easiest inside a door frame, but it can be done!) Oh, I think some Dinitrol fluid might have helped as well. :-) Of course, the holes totally ruin the originality, but on this one, I don't... MORE
Roger Well as I don't have the correct breathing equipment for two-pack, yeah it got to be cellulose! And yes, I also remember the person saying about lots of thin coats, but he was doing a motorcycle - somewhat smaller than a car! and I don't intend to spend the rest of my life rubbing down a Midget and spraying it! And you're right, its not the best weather for spraying top coats, and yes I've already had some 'blooming' but I have no choice, I have to get it done, I simply cannot afford to wait until the... MORE
It depends on the materials you are using. Cellulose, I presume. Lots of thin coats are preferable to one or two thick ones. A little while ago, one of the other listers described how their father sprayed many coats, and then ended up with a very light coat of well thinned paint. (Alan East-Jones?) I have to say that this matches my experience. I personally would not like to be putting a final coat on at this time of year unless you have some degree of control of the temperature and humididity. (Humidity cases bloom) Having said all that... MORE
Hi guys Finally managed to get some gloss top coat on, man seeing that gloss go on the bodywork over the primer is so satisfying I can tell you ! However, my question is- How many top coats should I put on? I know the answer will probably be as many as you can, more is better, but come on lets be practical, whats the ideal number of gloss coats? I've currently put on two, with a rub down with 1000 grit wet and dry inbetween, and I reckon another one will probably do it - comments? tia Nigel... MORE
