This type of leaking is typical Britsh.
I had a '66 Ford Cortina MK1 1500 once.
Every week another cooling line was starting to leak.
Stupid thing was the water always was spraying onto the ignition, so the
engine immediately stalled. This happened for all lines (hoses) which were
near the ignition.
Two steps forward - one in reverse...
Cheers,
Hans
'71 BGT
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Hunt [mailto:paul.hunt1@virgin.net]
Sent: donderdag 11 mei 2000 21:32
To: N; MG Digest
Subject: Re: MGB Heater Water Control Valve - Bad Engineering and Design
Steady on, a good valve doesn't leak and will last for years.
----- Original Message -----
From: N <twobees@sprynet.com>
To: MG Digest <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 12:43 AM
Subject: MGB Heater Water Control Valve - Bad Engineering and Design
> Once again, my ire is raised by the unbelievable placement and
construction
> of the Heater Water Control Valve on the MGB.
>
> What kind of thinking was it that placed a part prone to failure that
> contains liquid coolant directly over the source of electrical energy to
> make our cars run? It was truly diabolical!
>
> A valve that was installed new less than 2 years ago let go yesterday.
I'm
> just glad it happened now and not 3 weeks ago on the track at Lime Rock.
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