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Re: MG engine paint and antifreeze.

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Subject: Re: MG engine paint and antifreeze.
From: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1998 23:34:13 -0400 (EDT)
Sounds like "Old Freckled Hen" might be a suitable name for your MGA.

(Apologies to the original Old Speckled Hen and the modern brew of the
same name.)

On Sun, 20 Sep 1998, William Eastman wrote:

> I have been meaning to mention this for quite a while but I keep
> forgetting.  When I was working on the A's radiator, I got some
> antifreeze on the motor.  The motor was painted about 2 months ago
> with Moss MG maroon engine paint.  The antifreeze was on the motor for
> less than a minute yet it leached the color out of the paint.  The A
> now has rust brown spots all over the front of her motor.  No big deal
> really since she isn't a show car but I would recomend taking care not
> to get antifreeze on a motor if you can help it.

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Chip Old                      1948 M.G. TC  TC6710  NEMGTR #2271
Cub Hill, Maryland            1962 Triumph TR4  CT3154LO
fold@bcpl.net


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