Well, I'm minus my MG for a few weeks. My wife was taking the 'B' to
Texas (from Florida) yesterday, and she called from the
Florida/Alabama state line, saying that the car got close to
overheating, and the oil pressure is about nil. I had it towed back
home, and sure enough, there's a knocking/grinding noise at about
2500 RPM, and the oil pressure is about 10psi.
I took it into the shop, and was wondering what else to do while the
engine's out. I'm pretty much predicting new cam/rod/main bearings,
and I'll have the mechanic put in the new cam, lifters and timing set
I've been sitting on for the past few months while he's at it. Will
also have the broken head stud fixed and have some valve work done.
Wanted to paint the head red, anyway. The clutch is still pretty
good, but the throwout bearing is showing wear, so probably will
replace all three pieces. New transmission mounts are probably in
order as well.
What would you suggest replacing/checking while the
engine's out? I think this is going to be one of those cases where
the labor will outstrip the parts cost by a good margin, and since
he'll be tearing everything down anyway, may as well put some new
parts in.
Any advice would be appreciated, either on the list or in
e-mail. With the UPS strike, and the other shippers being
overloaded, I probably won't get the car back anytime soon, so enjoy
the sun and wind for me!
Scott Gardner
gardner@lwcomm.com
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