MG
The Classic Marque

Colin,

1/4" movement before pressure sounds excessive, have you adjusted the pushrod to move the piston closer to the fluid port to lessen that wasted travel so it will give you more usable clutch travel.

Thanks Les.

The pushrod is new, bought as a possible fix a while ago, though it's the same length as the original.

A longer rod didn't help but I have been wondering whether a shorter rod might solve the problem. I'll get the grinder on one of them to see what effect that has.

I'll report back when I've had a chance to try it.

C

Thanks for all the helpful advice.

As per the photo the fuel enrichment device is fitted, I’d been advised by the previous owner not to use it.
After four pumps on the throttle and the enrichment device opened the car started first time. Unsure whether it’s the weather being a good 10 degrees warmer than previous days or using the enrichment device, but it definitely helped the st...

Good day MG'ers!
My Abingdon performance now has the lowest price ever on MGA MGB CSI ignition fully electronic distributors!
As it is against the rules, I cannot post the prices here.
https://csi-ignition.com/
If interested call or email me
914 420 8699
abingdonperforma@aol.com
For more information see "the MG EXP Vendor Market"
Thanks
Safety faster
Len

Nothing has been mentioned about Jet Height!
The jet height should be .060"-.065" below the bridge!
Each flat (on H4) = .0063. 10 flats = .063". This is the best for fuel atomization ( and was where they were set at from the factory.
Once this is set NEVER change the mixture again!
Len
Abingdon Performance Ltd.

I don't think what you describe is normal. My pushrod has about 2mm of free travel, and didn't have to be forced against the piston to get the pin in. I have a 1275 clutch and slave cylinder, and ribcase box. Do you have the correct pushrod, lever etc? Has it always been like this? It's most likely dragging in all gears, but you don't notice it happening for the synchro ones. It will cause wear in...

My mum used to knit. Amazing how fast she was.

Yep Willy, hoping soon to be selling my ex rental property. Not a massively spectacular gain, but enough to attract a decent chunk of cgt. And I sold some shares this financial year too, also liable to a bit of cgt.

Unfortunately, I've got some losses from previous years (hmrc recorded ). Using those losses in the most efficient way...

This is a cartoon sketch of Clive Couper (my father) in his MGTD sports car. He is talking to an operator in Japan over the HAM radio. Clive say "QSY 08-50 to 40-20". The operator on the other end, in Japan responds "Ahhh so! Receiving you loud an' clear, but velly strange! ... the receiver switch not on!!"

This was created by a coworker of Clive's at Hughes Aircraft in Culver City, Calif...

I have had a long-running issue with my clutch dragging. Everything in the system has been changed and it has been bled as thoroughly as I know how using every permutation of bleeding technique described on this forum.

Before I took the engine out for a rebuild the clutch was actually the best it has been in ages but still with a slight but annoying drag when engaging reverse and first (i...

You say 45 Weber carbs so does it have split twins? There is an assumption it is jetted correctly.

Ideally you need to know what size pump jets are fitted and what the bleed back is.

My experience is that the engine should fire first time even in below zero degrees cold weather. However, the number of full throttle depressions (pumps) which need to be quite rapid, varies accord...