Hi there! I'm new to newsgroups and mailing lists, so if I make a mistake,
flame gently.
I drive a 67 MGB every day and I'm restoring another one. I've got 3 running
MG 1100's (2 63's and a 65) for some odd reason. Oh, and a 50 Chevy 1 ton
pickup, not running yet.
Here's my PO story: I got the 65 MG 1100 from a guy who had to get it out
of his front yard before the San Diego Police towed it away. Since I already
had 3 MG 1100's at the time, I didn't really want it, but I couldn't pass up
a car with a fresh engine for $100. I couldn't figure out why anyone would
pay someone to rebuild the engine and then sell the car for $100. I found out
after I got the car running and tried to drive it out of my driveway for its
maiden voyage.
With the wheels pointing forward, the car made a sudden left turn around the
stationary left front wheel. Since the car had been sitting for a while before
I got it, I'd rebuilt the rear wheel cylinders as a matter of course and bled
the brakes thouroughly without problem. When I got the left front wheel off to
investigate the problem, the caliper had a deathlike grip on the rotor. The
problem was, of course, the foot long rubber part of the brake line. If anyone
wants to know the whys and wherefores of rubber brake lines, ask me; this is
going on too long as it is.
On closer inspection, I discovered that the caliper was brand new. The poor
PO had put at least $2000 that I know of into this car, had never gotten to
drive it, and then sold it for $100 because of a $20 part. If he'd described
his problem to any MG person, including me, he could have gotten the simple
answer for free.
Denise Thorpe
thorpe@kegs.saic.com
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