Gee Bud,
Yours sound just like what I have in my '69 B, courtesy of Fisher
Jones. ;^)
CR
Bud Krueger wrote:
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> Gee Jim, that sounds an awful lot like the one that the factory installed my
> 77B, except they used a metal tank instead of an oil bottle. And in '78, '79
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> '80, also. And it's also what I have in my '52TD, thanks to Skip Kelsey.
>
> Bud Krueger
> 52TD
> 77MGB
>
> James H. Nazarian wrote:
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> > Autumn; this is certainly the right time of year to make sure the
> > cooling system is running at peak performance. The other times are
> > Summer, Winter and Spring. MG's did not ever, to my knowledge come with
> > a coolant overflow bottle, but should have.
> >
> > Find an empty 1 quart oil bottle. The rectangular plastic kind with the
> > spout offset to one side will do fine. Clean it with dish washing
> > detergent. Place the bottle over on the left side of the radiator
> > surround where it meets the inner wheel well. Secure the bottle with a
> > wire tie or any other elegant solution you can come up with. Take the
> > radiator vent tube off, and replace it with a longer one that can reach
> > through the spout to the bottom of your antiseptically clean oil bottle.
> > Mix some antifreeze 50:50 solution, and fill the radiator to the top.
> > replace the radiator cap. Put 2-3" of the remaining mixture into the new
> > reservoir bottle, making sure the end of the tube remains submerged.
> >
> > When the coolant gets hot and expands, instead of spitting the excess
> > down on the pavement for a dog to lick up, the excess will be caught in
> > the bottle. Because engine oil is lighter than coolant, it floats to the
> > top of the reservoir. Thus you also have an early warning system of head
> > gasket, etc. leaks between coolant and oil passages. As the radiator
> > cools down between runs, the contracting fluid will develop a vacuum in
> > the cooling system, drawing fluid from the only available source... your
> > new spiffy reservoir. Thus, you will not have air in your radiator any
> > more, just coolant. In the 12 years I've been doing this, I don't have
> > to worry if my radiator needs to be topped up. It's always topped up.
> >
> > Jim
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