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Re: Engine stabilizer rod in a '72?

To: "Larry A Hoy" <mgb.roadster@juno.com>, <gardner@lwcomm.com>
Subject: Re: Engine stabilizer rod in a '72?
From: Larry Macy <macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu>
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 97 11:49:52 -0400
Hello??? Larry A Hoy
As an aside or addendum the midget (at least the 1500's) have a cable 
that does the same thing. Mounts from the chassis to the tranny. At least 
i think it does the same thing.

Larry Macy 
78 Midget 
>Scott,
>
>Your right. I did a bit more investigation.  It looks like they skipped
>some years.  One system was apparently used from 62 through 67.  The
>"improved" system looks like it didn't start until about 1974.  
>Apparently radiators weren't important in 1968-1974??? My 1969 has one 
>,,,,,,  thanks to the 1976 donor car I had. 
>
>Larry Hoy (MGB.Roadster@juno.com)
>1969 MGB Roadster
>1987 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas
>===============================
>On Sat, 16 Aug 1997 00:01:59 +0000 "Scott Gardner" <gardner@lwcomm.com>
>writes:
>>> Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 10:18:07 -0600
>>> From: larryhoy@juno.com (Larry A Hoy)
>>> Subject: Re: cooling fan for MGB
>>> 
>>> There is supposed to be a engine stabilizer rod on your car.  One end
>is
>>> attached to the rear cross member and the other end to the engine. 
>This
>>> rod is intended to prevent what happened to your radiator. It is very
>>> common for these to disappear.  I suspect that some mechanics/owners
>>> don't see the value in this part and do not reinstall it after doing
>work
>>> on the car. 
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> 
>>Larry,
>>      Are you sure the '72 model had this stabilizer rod?  I ordered
>the 
>>rubber pads for it once, only to find it wasn't on my car.  I asked 
>>around since then, and have reached the conclusion that the '72 
>>didn't have it from the factory.
>>Scott
>>

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