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Chris Reichle
creichle@nsc.msmail.miami.edu
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From: mgs-owner
To: List MGB
Subject: Miscellaneous MGB Q's
Date: Tuesday, November 11, 1997 7:19PM
I've had a number of miscellaneous questions for quite some time,
with no real source for answers, until now. In no particular order, here
they are:
1) Is there some advantage to the aftermarket electronic ignition
kits (and increased voltage coils), such as the Allison, over the stock
mechanical distributor,
*yes, but you are not replacing the distributor just the points or original
electronic ignition with a high voltage system. Benefits are higher
performance/fuel efficiencey, reliability, lowered maintenance and easier
starting. All of which, point people will argue are not true and that points
are simpler and won't leave you stranded. I would go with the Crane
ignition...
2) is it possible to fit tire sizes other than 165 x 14 on the
original Rostyle rims (other sizes are more widely available),
* yes 185/70 r14 are just a wee bit larger, not enough to throw off your
speedo by more than a mile or two per hour and put a lot more rubber on the
road. No clearance problems. I highly recommend the upgrade. Some on the
list go up to 195/60's but I think the amount of tire roll on the very
narrow rostyle wheel would negate any handling improvement that the extra
rubber on the road would add. Best to move to a mini lite for that size.
3) in simple terms as possible, what does the gulp valve do (and
what happens when it no longer does what it's supposed to do),
I'll pass on this one...
4) is there any easy and inexpensive way to salvage an old fuel tank
that has brown varnish-like gunk on the sides that is now plugging the fuel
pump filter (non-original filter naturally),
[I've come up with a temporary solution that I've been using for
quite some time, though the legality of it is doubtful. Ever seen fuel
tanks for outboard boat engines....]
*I hope this is a joke... you can clean a tank and seal the inside but it
might be easier to just replace it. One way to mechanically clean the tank
would be to remove it, put about a quart size containers worth of pea size
gravel in the tank and throw it around the yard for a few hours. The
chemical route involves etching the inside of the tank with a chemical and
then sloshing around a sealant to seal the interior. If your problem is just
varnish chips you might be able to clean it out with a hose.
5) what kind of gas mileage is normal for a standard MGB ('72)
with no modifications, and no overdrive?
*anything above 22 around town up to 38 on a long trip.
That's all I can recall at the moment, but I'm sure there are
more. Knowledgeable answers to higly speculative suppositions welcome.
Thanks!
-Scott Allen
js-allen@students.uiuc.edu
"At dawn we will face the greatest test of our resolve. But I
say this: though starving, hunger will not weaken us; though diseased,
illness will not cripple us, and though weary, exhaustion will not claim
us. We can fight knowing that all true Reiklanders will forevermore
honour our valiant gesture of defiance, even though our bodies be left to
feed the beasts of carrion.
Mind you...we could always surrender." -Rick Priestly's Siege
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