The V8 has been kept outside for about 10 of the 15 years, currently outside
pending freeing-up of garage space after house move (to a house with an
octagonal paved area ...).
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Max Heim" <mvheim@sonic.net>
To: "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Mgs] periodic miss
> 1. the quality of these parts may have been much better 22 years ago.
>
> 2. is your car stored outside? Mine has never been garaged.
>
>
>
> on 3/9/12 12:50 AM, Paul Hunt at paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk wrote:
>
>> Something wrong there then. I've only changed the cap and rotor on the
>> roadster once in 22 years and 50k miles and that was for the hell of it,
>> and
>> once on the V8 in 15 years and 90k miles. The rotor on that *did* go
>> bad,
>> but I cracked the cap.
>>
>> PaulH.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> I will say, from experience, that my B wants a new rotor and cap every
>>> spring, regardless of number of miles or apparent condition.
>>
>
> --
>
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
> If you're near Menlo Park, CA,
> it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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