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RE: haynes v shop manual

To: "'Bill Saidel'" <saidel@camden.rutgers.edu>,
Subject: RE: haynes v shop manual
From: "Garner, Joseph P." <JPGarner@UCDavis.Edu>
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 20:21:22 -0800
Thanks bill,

I've been considering the same... there's a suspicious green spot on the top
of the radiator that says "pinhole" to me.

cheers

Joe

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Saidel [mailto:saidel@camden.rutgers.edu]
> Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 7:16 AM
> To: Garner, Joseph P.
> Cc: MG list (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: haynes v shop manual
> 
> 
> Joe,
> 
> Don't know what the manuals said so wHen I fairly blindly removed
> the ZS carb for replacement, I found
> some leakage for about 2-3" when measured in the radiator. 
> 
> As you found out, the hot water choke will leak.
> 
> I took advantage of the down time by draining the system, removing the
> radiator, and had it rechorded, painted,
> and a drain valve installed, all for <35$. 
> 
> Bill
> '76B
> On Fri, 16 Feb 2001, Garner, Joseph
> P. wrote:
> 
> > hi guys
> > 
> > (79' MGB - incidentally)
> > 
> > According to the haynes manual you need to drain the 
> coolant before removing
> > the carb. According to the shop manual you don't. Any tips 
> or advice? 
> > 
> > last time I tinkered with the autochoke i had a jam-jar 
> handy and collected
> > the small amount of coolant that siphoned out when i pulled 
> the hose, which
> > was a little bit messier than i anticipated. I live by a 
> "if it ain't broke
> > don't fix it" policy which leaves me wary of draining the coolant
> > unnecessarily.
> > 
> > and advice?
> > 
> > thanks.
> > 
> > Joe
> > 
> > 
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> > 
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> > 
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