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Re: [Mgs] Rubber-bumper B cooling system

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Subject: Re: [Mgs] Rubber-bumper B cooling system
From: Barrie Robinson via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 22:13:20 -0500
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No, the English are not mad at the Yanks about losing the Rev war 
because it was the French who did it. The blokes in the US were still 
British and remained so even after the final debacle - for a while.



On 2/8/2020 12:50 PM, S.Carr via Mgs wrote:
>
> A friend who runs a small shop is working on a 1980 MGBâ??the first 
> rubber-bumper B heâ??s encountered.  Neither he nor anyone else who 
> looks at the car can understand why the cooling system was designed 
> with no opening (cap) at the highest point to let fluid in orâ??more 
> importantlyâ??to let air out of the system, and with no tap at the 
> bottom to drain the coolant.
>
> Anyone experienced in dealing with this cooling system have any 
> suggestions?  Heâ??s thinking of inserting a piece of tubing with a 
> filler cap into the upper radiator hose to speed up system refill and 
> get the air out of the headâ??he suspects this is why the owner had 
> overheating problems.
>
> My â??71 B/GT is in the shop next to this â??80, and we wonder why the 
> later car had the radiator/oil cooler positions reversed and a dual 
> electric fan fitted.  The previous layout would seem to offer better 
> cooling, and my car never had any overheating problems.
>
> I wouldnâ??t dare repeat his comments on the job of bleeding the clutch 
> system.  Heâ??s an old-time racing mechanic and believes that parts 
> ought to be ACCESSIBLE.  We are convinced that British car designers 
> were getting revenge for Englandâ??s having lost the Revolutionary Warâ?¦.
>
> Thank in advance,
>
> Sarah Carr
>
> â??71 B/GT in PA
>
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    <font size="-1"><font face="Arial">No, the English are not mad at
        the Yanks about losing the Rev war because it was the French who
        did it. The blokes in the US were still British and remained so
        even after the final debacle - for a while.  <br>
        <br>
        <br>
        <br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/8/2020 12:50 PM, S.Carr via Mgs
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            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">A
            friend who runs a small shop is working on a 1980 MGBâ??the
            first rubber-bumper B heâ??s encountered.  Neither he nor
            anyone else who looks at the car can understand why the
            cooling system was designed with no opening (cap) at the
            highest point to let fluid in orâ??more importantlyâ??to let air
            out of the system, and with no tap at the bottom to drain
            the coolant.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Anyone
            experienced in dealing with this cooling system have any
            suggestions?  Heâ??s thinking of inserting a piece of tubing
            with a filler cap into the upper radiator hose to speed up
            system refill and get the air out of the headâ??he suspects
            this is why the owner had overheating 
problems.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">My
            â??71 B/GT is in the shop next to this â??80, and we wonder why
            the later car had the radiator/oil cooler positions reversed
            and a dual electric fan fitted.  The previous layout would
            seem to offer better cooling, and my car never had any
            overheating problems.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">I
            wouldnâ??t dare repeat his comments on the job of bleeding the
            clutch system.  Heâ??s an old-time racing mechanic and
            believes that parts ought to be ACCESSIBLE.  We are
            convinced that British car designers were getting revenge
            for Englandâ??s having lost the Revolutionary 
Warâ?¦.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Thank
            in advance,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Sarah
            Carr<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">â??71
            B/GT in PA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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