- 1. MGB engine problem (score: 1)
- Author: Matt Trebelhorn <matt.lists@trebelhorn.com>
- Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 21:10:11 -0400
- Yesterday drove 180 mile round trip in the 'B; interstate cruising speeds of 75-85. This is a car that sees a lot of miles -- turned 1/3 of a million miles this month -- so a trip like this is nothin
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- 2. Re: MGB engine problem (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 10:15:58 +0100
- To be honest unless you were going to change the head gasket anyway I'd never have started with that, you could have introduced all sorts of additional and confusing problems. I'd have started by goi
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- 3. Re: MGB engine problem (score: 1)
- Author: "Eric J Russell" <ejrussell@mebtel.net>
- Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 20:07:01 -0400
- Well, the head gasket wouldn't have been the first thing I'd have condemned! Certainly not without a compression test & leakdown test. I'd suggest looking for possible intake leaks &/or vacuum leaks
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- 4. Re: MGB engine problem (score: 1)
- Author: Matt Trebelhorn <matt.lists@trebelhorn.com>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 23:15:09 -0400
- Thanks to all who answered. The apparently important fact I left out is that it's got a weber 45 on it. The problem was sediment in the idle/progression circuit on the front throat -- 2 cylinders wer
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