MG
The Classic Marque

Cooler today with a gentle breeze so out in the Frogeye to meet with friends.

I used to solder the ends of wires in screw terminals, until an "old school" auto electrician said it was a sure-fire way for the wire to come loose. He explained the solder is too hard to bend by the screw knob, and the screw will eventually work loose.

Another one of those things not mentioned in school or the workshop manual...

Cheers

Tony

Thank you David and Dave.
I woke to find two responses. Impressed!!
You can see I’m not ‘loosing sleep’ over the problem.
David

Thanks Bill. The cooling system on this car has been well cared for. The PO had the original radiator cleaned and re-cored EVERY 10 years and the block and head pressure washed and flushed. The block was great (used my boroscope) when I replaced the Welch/Core plugs a year ago. It never over heats.

I thought about replacing the block drain tap with short bolt fitting when I fitted the new...

Looks like you wont have too much to do John. Assuming it runs well? I bought mine (TF) a few years ago from a NSW PO who had the car for 58 years. There are always things that a new owner wants to do anyway to 'bond' with the car. Let us know if there is anything you need help with.

Merv

Your best course of action is probably to remove the complete backplate, which will make it much easier to work on.

Even when they aren’t rounded, a seized adjuster can be troublesome to remove, usually requiring a lot of heat.

Depending on how much of it you can see, you may be able to build it up with some weld, in order to get a spanner on it. The heat from welding may also he...

If l recall correctly, you can remove the backplate complete with wedges and screw adjuster after removing the brake shoes.

1972 Midget.
The rear brake shoe adjuster wedge is siezed. The square end has been rounded. Not by me on this occasion.!!
Is it possible to remove the assembly that carries the wedges that is fitted to back plate.
My thought is to better access the threaded wedge to extract it.
I suspect it is ‘pressed’ in place and not removable.
Confirmation or otherwise would be gratefull...

I'll look forward to seeing you on the tube when ACD uploads his "on the road tuning" video ;0)

A bit of advice before he turns up... check for air leaks, check your ignition lead resistance and check you have the correct plugs (BP5ES) and coil fitted e.g. primary resistance to match the dizzy (is it electronic with variable dwell etc.?)

Best of...
MGmike

Mike,
If you go twin SU's I would suggest fitting an AFR gauge (preferably a duel set-up) to really see what's going one re the combustion.

It would be devastating if you were to bore wash it on the way down to Derby and if it were me, I would consider transporting it just in case.

I'm planning on making an external AFR tuning set-up if you want to do a quick check before hea...