In talking to Ken Smith at Moss Motors the other day, he mentioned that I
should put a reminder to owners of late MGBs in 'MGB Driver' - check your
fuel lines. The late cars (I think it was from '77, but don't trust me on
that - check anyway even if your car is earlier) used a hard plastic fuel
line to the carbs. As this line ages, it hardens and splits lengthwise which
leads to fuel dumping in considerably more than a drip onto the catalytic
converter. There was apparently an MGB that burned on a San Diego freeway
from this recently prompting Ken to ask to have a reminder published. So it
will be in the Driver and I thought I'd make mention of it here on the list.
Kim Tonry
Editor - MGB Driver-Journal of the North American MGB Register
Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
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