Kelvin,
Well the sh-t hit the fan today. I put the carbs back
on and filled up the rad and added oil. Started her up
and still had a small leak from the water manifold.
That was small compared to the head gasket leaking.
That explains the foam in the oil the first time I
drained it. Looks like I have yo pull the head and
check for warpage. Everything seemed to be going to
well as usual. That's typical of MG's. Oh well, back
to the drawing board. Maybe next summer.
Jim
69C
70B
--- "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com> wrote:
> Reading with avid interest. Gotta work on mine
> soon.
>
> Kelvin
>
> > With the help of my friends Jim C.and Mark J., I
> was
> > able to get the 69C roadster started but only on
> > starter fluid. I thought I had a carb problem and
> a
> > starter problem, so I started by readdressind the
> > hoses running to and from the carbs and engine
> like
> > the pictures taken of the car before I started
> taking
> > things apart. Sure enough, it was a vaccum
> problem.
> > The car started right up and ran for 5 minutes at
> 1500
> > RPM's That was the good news. The bad news was
> water
> > leaking from under the exhaust manifold. Jim C
> said it
> > must be from the water jacket (manifold). So I
> tried
> > tightening it to no avail. I ordered a new gasket
> and
> > went to work.
> > I finished installing the new gasket on the water
> > manifold that runs under the exhaust manifold.
> It's a
> > lot easier to work on it if you undo the exhaust
> > manifold and headers together and pull them back
> out
> > of the way. Hardest part was getting old gasket
> off
> > engine. Not much room to work. I used a razor and
> a
> > finishing brush on my dremel. The water manifold
> was a
> > little easier cause it was out of the car. When I
> > mounted the gasket, I used black Permatex and used
> my
> > rubber gloved finger to smear it on the engine
> part. I
> > spread a small amount on the water manifold with
> the
> > tube and put the gasket on it. Then with the help
> of
> > my SO, we put two top center bolts in to get
> balance.
> > Then I proceeded to put the 11 remaining bolts in
> > tightening from the center out.
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