Max, wise he is, yes. Battled the dark forces of lord Lucas he has. Believed
he has in the powers of MG, and won he has. A great Jedi is he.
hmmmm.... maybe cleaning all that equipment with 70% alcohol this morning
has got to me...
;-)
Thanks.
Joe.
P.S. this means you're spot on. The white spot is at the front, in the
middle, at the top, below where the pipe comes in (as i remember it). It's a
79' but the problem sounds identical.
___________________________
Dr. Joseph Garner
University of California
Department of Animal Science
One Shields Avenue
Davis
CA 95616
USA
Phone: (530) 754 5291
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Max Heim [mailto:mvheim@studiolimage.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 12:40 PM
> To: MG List
> Subject: RE: the weep of death
>
>
> Let me guess... this whitish spot on the radiator -- is it on the top
> tank, on the front, located directly opposite the filler
> neck? This is a
> standard failure spot on early B radiators, apparently. I was
> told there
> is an internal brace which is soldered on the inside at this
> spot. I had
> a radiator shop try to fix it twice, with no success, until I tried a
> little old neighborhood garage whose white-haired proprietor nodded
> sagely, as if he recognized the condition, then proceeded to
> solder on a
> one-eighth-inch thick brass disk, about the size of an old
> silver dollar.
> This did the trick.
>
> I agree about the radiator stop-leak products. Strictly an emergency
> measure.
>
>
>
> Garner, Joseph P. had this to say:
>
> >On a similar note, I seem to have the smallest leak in my
> radiator. The
> >engine never overheats, but i do need to top up the
> reservoir about once a
> >month. once i imagine i saw the tiniest wisp of steam coming
> off one point
> >(which does have the tell-tale whitening around it), but
> i've never been
> >able to spot it again!
> >
> >Any suggestions. In england you used to be able to get this
> stuff which you
> >dissolved in water and poured into the radiator, and it
> would seal any small
> >leaks, but i never really liked the sound of glue
> circulating through the
> >engine!
> >
> >cheers
> >
> >Joe
> >
> >_________________
> >
> >Dr. Joseph Garner
> >Department of Animal Science,
> >University of California,
> >One Shields Avenue,
> >Davis,
> >CA 95616
> >USA
> >
> >tel: + 530 754 5291
> >fax: + 530 752 0175
> >_________________
> >
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: David Councill [mailto:dcouncil@imt.net]
> >> Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 5:41 PM
> >> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> >> Subject: the weep of death
> >>
> >>
> >> I know this has been discussed before but since it wasn't a
> >> problem I had
> >> ever seen, I don't remember the answer. Plus this is someone
> >> else's BGT.
> >>
> >> The problem is the cracked head syndrome - a small crack
> >> leaking a little
> >> antifreeze and oil from the head near the number 2 cylinder.
> >>
> >> My question - can this be fixed reliably? Magnaflux or
> >> something? Or would
> >> the head have to be replaced? Rough ideas on cost? Words of
> >> wisdom from
> >> those afflicted?
> >>
> >> David
> >> 67 BGT
> >> 71 BGT
> >>
> >
>
>
> --
>
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
> If you're near Mountain View, CA,
> it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
>
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