Every Mk1 I have bought had it (unless somebody removed it because they thought
it looked ugly)!
JOe
Nolan Penney wrote:
>
> My understanding is it has to do with noise reduction. However, I don't see
>the blob on earlier engines, and I don't see it on MG 1500's except rarely.
>
> >>> Terry Thompson <firespiter@yahoo.com> 03/01 10:52 PM >>>
>
> Spit listers,
> Every timing chain cover I've seen has this
> plaster-like (more like concrete) substance caked onto
> the surface of it. Either within the recesses of the
> quartered sections or globbed on like a large pancake.
> What is this stuff? I can't believe that much dirt
> just accumulates right on that spot. Can I just remove
> it, or does it serve some purpose as an insulator?
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