Neil,
Glad to see tappets adjust helped. You do not say if the plugs are sooty or
oily as this will point further. Sooty good news mixture to rich for some
reason. Oliy not good rings or somthin else, before panick check all
breather hoses etc, if blocked could oil up plugs.
Oh another thought! My first B had a completely knackered rocker shaft( on
which the tappets run) and made one hell of a row. I got a fully re-con set
up over here for £30 approx(14 years ago) really quietend this down and made
setting much better.
keep at it it is worth it!
Derek Watson
74 B V8 roadster
83 Austin Mini Van
Scotland
----- Original Message -----
From: Neil Cotty <neilc@tradesrv.com.au>
To: MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 1999 8:53 PM
Subject: WooHoo - sort of. <G>
>Hi all,
>
>FINALLY, the MGA burst into life again today. Phew. What an effort. I tell
>ya, If I ever meet the ahem 'person' that designed the two bolts that hold
>the distributor on I'll bash him in an Alley or something. lol! You have to
>be part Monkey to get at them!
>
>Thanks to a suggestion by, err Mike I think, I checked the tappet
>clearances, and whadayaknow, #1 & 2 were WAY off. The compression came up
>20psi on that Cylinder -!. They are a bit more even now - ish.
>130,130,150,150. After setting all the tappets and setting the static
timing
>she started up right away. No problem. Took it for a run, not bad but it
>sounds very loud under the bonnet. I mean the tappets sound loud - and it
>appears to have a very noisy exhaust. Like a Harley almost, that offbeat
>sound.. Hmm..
>
>So I checked the plugs. They are all black, even after a bit of a rev
>session. I guess the carbs are too rich yes? I've never looked at these,
the
>mechanic used to do all work on this car. Any other ideas? I set the timing
>to about 15 degrees dynamic, seemed happy there, right through the rev
>range.
>
>Going up a hill on the way back after a run, the thing plain died. Good
>grief I thought. Managed to get it home. Started it in the driveway,
checked
>a couple of things and it wouldn't restart.... Hmm... Opened up one of the
>float bowl lids.. <G> Whoops out of Gas! <G> lol!
>
>Well if anyone might be able to account for the extra noise, plugs etc. Pls
>drop me a line. I did clean out the head, no carbon now.
>
>Cheers & Happy Easter,
>Neil.
>--
>Neil Cotty - Sydney, Australia
>1970 MG B GT / 1961 MG A 1600 Mk1 / 1956 AH 100 BN2
>GHD5UA200702G / YGHN2 100102-1399 / BN2L-232789
>
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