Hi Max,
The manuals says linkage and butterfly pivots should be lubricated at
regualr intervals with a drip of oil.
I do this three times per year.
After this I manually have all link shafts operated manually and have the
oil distributed by this.
After that action I wife off the left over residual oil, so almost no dirt
contaminates at hte oiled spots.
Save me at least replacing the carb butterfly shafts and when kept clean
this way, I4d expect good operation for a long time.
Cheers,
Hans
471 BGT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Max Heim" <max_heim@sbcglobal.net>
To: "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 8:39 PM
Subject: Throttle linkage lube
>I was just diddling with the carbs, and I was having trouble with them not
> always returning to idle. One thought was that they needed new return
> springs, but it occurs to me that perhaps I need to lubricate the shaft
> pivots. After cleaning things up, I had thought that the oil was just
> attracting dirt and grit, but now I'm thinking that perhaps a spot of
> grease
> at the ends of the shafts would help them pivot freely. This is probably
> in
> the manual, but right now I'm thinking of it and I'm at the computer...
>
>
> --
>
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
> If you're near Mountain View, CA,
> it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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