> I plan to replace the bearings because I've only had the car for six months
> and am doing a complete brake job (MC, pipes, hoses, rotors, etc) and will
> have the hub apart and do not know the age of state of the current bearings.
> Replacing them will give me peace of mind. They need to, at a minimum, be
> repacked.
I can fully relate to this sentiment. Part of the problem with these DPO's
is you just dont know what shape the car is in.
The best thing about cars like the MG is that they're simple enough for the
owner to work on.
The worst thing about cars like the MG is that they're simple enough for the
owner to work on.
My 73B is getting the engine pulled this weekend for a complete rebuild.
Right now it runs very rough and bleeds oil all over. So I decided to
rebuild.
Then, after some more digging, I believe the rough run is the DGV carb that
needs rebuilt, and the oil is coming from a bad gasket on the front tappet
cover (Though that's only a guess).
So I COULD fix the few things that are wrong and drive away alot cheaper
than a rebuild. But I decided to rebuild anyway.
1) It's almost winter and I dont have a top for it. I live in ohio, and
although it's unnaturally warm here now, I'm sure that some time in the next
four months it will hit -15F.
2) The Odometer reads 69999 and the speedo/odo is not working/disconnected.
The title I got when I bought it showed the car titled in 1993. Odometer
reading '69999'. I have absolutely no idea how many miles are on it.
3) What frank said. Peace of mind. I had a 1992 Toyota Tercel that I ran to
175k miles while abusing it heavily. I completely ignored most every system
in the car, ran oil changes to 8500 miles, changed plugs twice in 175k
miles. And it kept running like a champ. The MGB is not that kind of car. I
know full well that the MGB is a high maintenance car, and I'm working out a
schedule to keep myself on track. (Oil check every saturday, etc.)
What that means is, if I know what's inside the beast, and spent money
and precious time resurrecting it from a stack of parts, I'm not only more
likely to keep maintenance up, I have fewer unknowns to break.
I also, as a side note, plan to document every step of disassembly with my
new digital camera and will be putting up a complete restoration tutorial
web site. Stay tuned.
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