Interior light bulb
front shock absorber
Erm, that was it in six years and 65k miles, even to the original clutch.
And as for the 1800 not being suitable for an everyday car because of its
power, I suppose it all depends on whether one used the accellerator as an
analogue control or on/off switch ...
-----Original Message-----
From: Dodd, Kelvin <doddk@mossmotors.com>
To: Fred Pixley <fpixley@kingston.net>
Cc: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: 24 December 1998 18:12
Subject: RE: Definition of a Boat?
>Let's see.
>
>Radiator leaks
>Stripped plastic fill plugs
>Ruptured Tee radiator hoses
>Leaking fuel pumps
>Air leaks in the unique sized fuel feed hose
>Oil leaks from the fuel pump mounting
>Warranties on leaking fuel tanks
>Dented oil pans
>Front suspension shake
>Clunking front shocks
>Snapped lug studs
>Snapped reverse gear pivots
>Worn out laygears
>Broken mainshaft circlips
>Ripped driveshaft carrier bearings
>Differential failure
>Axles wandering out of hubs
>Trunk lights that stayed on
>Ignition switch failures
>Coroded tail light sockets
>Battery acid in the distributer
>Leaking windshield seals
>
> Ah yes I remember them well.
>
>kelvin.
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>>
>> Bill wrote:
>> >The things that I don't like about the Marina are mostly the
>> weak rear end
>> and
>> >transmission. But then I had the same problem with another
>> very similar
>> model,
>> >the Riley 1.5. Stick a B engine in one of those, and you
>> again have close
>> to
>> >MGB power/weight, but you also have an A series diff, with axles like
>> celery
>> >sticks if you drive hard. Other than that a different and
>> interesting sort
>> of
>> >beast.
>> >Unfortunately, the only B series rear end wide enough to fit
>> is the MG
>> Maggot,
>> >and they are even harder to find these days than Rileys.
>> >Bill
>>
>>
>> To be fair the Marina was far from perfect and you nailed the
>> main faults
>> Bill. The tranny is common with the Spitfire and TR7 I believe and is
>> somewhat weak. If you can live with an automatic the Marina
>> was available
>> with the Borg-Warner 35 (in my car) and this is a reliable
>> proven unit.
>>
>> The rear axles have been known to fail. I think the main fault is not
>> snapped shafts but the diff. pin dropping out of position
>> from what I've
>> been told. Again the rear end is common with the TR7 I believe.
>>
>>
>> Fred Pixley
>> Napanee, Ontario, Canada
>>
>>
>>
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