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The Classic Marque

Black old.

White new.

Here you go. One I fixed earlier.

The white one is new the black one is the old failed cap'.

Great to see this rather neglected model due for restoration. But a novice who looks a little like me rushed about and did the whole brake thing (well it is such an obvious thing , isn't it?) more or less first. And then had to redo half of them when the vehicle went back on the road after sitting for a year or so.
regards KGM

Very likely one or two specific capacitors have failed with age.

Easy to fix if you can solder.

If somebody doesn't post the fix before me, I'll fire up my laptop and find the pictures of what you need to know. I've fixed a few of them, so I know it's an easy fix.

Meanwhile, here's a wiring diagram. Don't worry about polarity unless you are changing it.


And a pic' o...

Beautiful Twin Cam with 3 days to go - currently at $45,000

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1959-mg-mga-twin-cam-43/

Great driving video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh7Ae5uv2oI

Colyn - is that the same Hagerty as the one here in the US?

We've been with them since 2004! Excellent customer service and reasonable rates. Then again I've never filed a claim in all these years, so who knows :~)

= Ken

Jud, thanks a lot for the link. This will come in handy when I get to remove the head. Which is probably the next major step
Rgds, Mike

The rev counter on my 65 midget starts at 2500 rpm then goes up when i rev the engine and will go to o when i stop the engine think some one replaced it in the past as max revs 7000 rpm any ideas how i can fix it

It seems a little quiet here today, so I thought I'd introduce an NMC post.

I need to replace the outer CV joint gaiters on the little Rover, but don't really want to remove the drive shafts. I was considering using a cone tool for stretching the boot over the joint, but then I came across a CV joint puller and wondered if anyone had used one.

It looks interesting and not a lot of c...

Mike, I don't think you're going to know until you remove the head and look. the following link to an archived thread details my saga which ended only when I pulled the head and looked. Jud
https://mg-cars.org.uk/cgi-bin/or17?runprog=mgbbs&access=11131305803060&mode=archiveth&subject=8&subjectar=8&thread=2014091615331219727