John,
Check out http://www.rockerarms.com/index.htm. They hard chrome the
rocker shaft and rebuild the whole thing with new parts for less than
you can buy the parts. I've had my TD and Austin-Healey 3000 rocker
arms done by them.
Charlie
Gunnellj@athenet.net wrote:
> Mates
>
> The rebuild of the MG TD engine is moving along well. The main problem is
>we keep saying "while it's apart, why not do this, too?" So the cost is going
>up as we add in a front end rebuild and rebuilt shocks. But if we didn't, you
>just know something would break the week after we put the car back together.
>
> A few weeks ago, when I asked about parts, someone mentioned a source of a
>completely rebuilt rocker arm assembly. We did that on the Magnette engine
>(sourced from Scarborough Faire) and it worked great. Who sources the XPAG
>rocker arm assembly?
>
> Anyone have experience with carb pistons that don't go all the way up in
>the bell (suction chamber)? Joe Curto says the piston only rises 3/4" to 1"
>and won't get stuck, but my mechanic says the car will have more power if the
>piston doesn't get stuckj when it goes all the way up. We are sanding the
>inside of the bell with 1000-grit paper. It takes a long time. Any suggestions?
>
> John Gunnell
> Iola, WI
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