| I have just started up the engine on an 53 MGTD that I recently bought and which
has not been running for the past 15 years.
I have the following questions if anyone can help ?
a)   I am not getting a reading on the water gauge (combined oil and water)
although the water in the rad is getting hot.
     Is there anything obvious that goes wrong or will I need to have the gauge
repaired ?
b)   The red ignition light does not go out when the engine is running.  The
belt is fine the dynamo is turning.  I opened the regulator and the
     points are open, but when I moved them to the closed position they stayed
closed and the red light went out.  When I stopped the engine
     the points opened and the red light came back on again. Any ideas ?
c)   I am sure this is an age old question, but basically should I use a fuel
additive or can I use unleaded ?
Many thanks Paul
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