Well, Martin, you sound like you have more sense than that but apparently
you do not!! OK, here you go"
a. Replace or rebuild every single hydraulic thing in the car.
Older is not better where brakes are concerned. Same thing for the
clutch.
b. Yes, drain the gas tank, without fail. Take it to a reliable
radiator shop for cleaning and an opinion. If it is a rusty mess, start
over w/ a new tank.
c. The 12 volt battery is the way to go. Your only problem
will be the physical size of the battery. Someone will jump up and tell
you the right size.
d Change all the belts and hoses, including the little one that
you will be tempted not to change.
e. Tires are a must, as well. They may look OK but like Bob
Allen, years of inactivity have taken their toll.
That ought to get you through the weekend. Get back w/ us next
week and we'll give you instructions for next weekend.
Larry Dickstein
bugide@juno.com
On Fri, 16 May 1997 12:51:25 -0700 Martin Ouimet
<rubicon8@concentric.net> writes:
>Howdy all,
>
>First posting here, so please be kind.
>
>I'm considering resurrecting an MBG that has been sitting in my
>mother's
>garage for about seven years (She's the original owner!). The last
>time it
>ran was in the spring of '89, when my brother took it to his senior
>prom.
>
>I'm guessing that the batteries are totally gone, the tires will need
>replacing, and everything's gonna need a little bit of fiddling to get
>her
>to start up again. I drove the car some, back when it was still
>running, and
>got to play around under the hood a lot, replacing pumps, changing
>plugs and
>hoses and the like. I'm a bit worried though, that bringing it back to
>life
>after this extended dormancy might be beyond my (extremely limited)
>abilities.
>
>So my question(s): Can you offer me some tips or suggestions for
>*important*
>things to look for when I go to it? In other words, stuff that would
>be
>obvious to an MGB mechanic, but totally missed by a novice like
>myself. One
>thing somebody suggested might have happened is that the fuel could
>have
>turned into gel after sitting for so long (no, nobody drained the
>tank, or
>anything else for that matter.) Is this true? If it's not, then stop
>laughing. Another specific question: I read somewhere on team.net that
>you
>could replace both 6v batteries with a newer (read:better) 12v. True?
>If so,
>disadvantages? It's stuff like that I'm interested in.
>
>Also, is there a number I can call to request a Moss catalog, or
>anybody
>else in the San Francisco Bay Area who specializes in British Car
>parts?
>
>I will most certainly appreciate any and all of your suggestions.
>Sorry I
>don't have any useful information to offer in return, but I'm just
>getting
>started. Now if any of you want to know about cameras...
>
>Thanks,
>
>Martin Ouimet -- rubicon8@concentric.net
>
>
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