Bud Krueger | 07 December 2023 |
Thanks, guys. It's got me puzzled. There was no such drop in coolant before I did the heater plumbing a few months ago. There is no sign of any leakage under the car. No mayonnaise signs. I'll try cracking the crankcase plug later today to if any water shows up. I topped up a couple days ago and it has dropped a couple of inches since then without having started the engine. |
Anton Piller | 07 December 2023 |
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J Targosz | 07 December 2023 |
I've noticed a tail off in BBS posts recently. Is the cold weather keeping us all in doors? |
K G Mills | 07 December 2023 |
Hi there,
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paulh4 | 07 December 2023 |
The screen frame bolts go through over-sized holes in the body so there is quite a lot of scope for sliding the whole screen back and fore and tilting it, when all four are slack and the centre bar is loose. Marks in the paint with the original seal should give you the fore and aft position. The quarter-light should barely touch the seal on the screen frame uprights, not compress it, or you can ... |
Mark Wellard | 07 December 2023 |
My enquiries to the companies that Roger suggested didn't turn up any useful information and the person selling the nicely restored hardtop on ebay is a used car dealer who separated it from a car he sold.
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Bruce Cunha | 07 December 2023 |
There is a simple and cheap tester you can purchase at any auto parts store that will check your coolant for combustion gasses. If it is a head or head gasket, there will be gasses in the coolant. |
Glenn Mallory | 07 December 2023 |
The windshield in the 1970 was badly pitted (from blowing sand in New Mexico and Arizona) and finally took a huge rock thrown up by a semi-trailer. Two vertical cracks then appeared from bottom to top and they, along with the pits, created an annoying glare problem.
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W A Chasser | 07 December 2023 |
A cracked cylinder head or leaking head gasket can allow coolant to be expelled through the exhaust when the engine is running. Pull the valve cover and look for condensation or mayonnaise. A loose plug behind the rear cover plate will more likely cause oil to contaminate the cooling system as the oil is under pressure where the coolant isnt. Again mayonnaise or oil will be seen in the coolant.... |
Bud Krueger | 06 December 2023 |
Hi Rod, see http://www.ttalk.info/Tech/Overflow_tank.htm. I've had a coolant overflow recovery tank since 2004. That's why I'm trying to figure out why I'm having to add coolant. There's no sign of leakage under the car. Almost has to be getting into the crankcase. Thermostat area is the only place disrupted in the past couple of months. |
1957 MGA COUPE | |
Body off rust free car. 1800 cc. Five main at .060 over, Burgess fast road head and cam, alternator, high torque starter, header with 2 exhaust, Hoyle coil over front suspension, High Gear Engineering 5 speed gearbox, B front spindles with Wilwood four piston calipers, 75/100 watt tripod headlamps with relays. Black with black interior. Paint is base clear with some stone chips as I drive the c... |
1957 MGA COUPE | |
Body off rust free car. 1800 cc. Five main at .060 over, Burgess fast road head and cam, alternator, high torque starter, header with 2 exhaust, Hoyle coil over front suspension, High Gear Engineering 5 speed gearbox, B front spindles with Wilwood four piston calipers, 75/100 watt tripod headlamps with relays. Black with black interior. Paint is base clear with some stone chips as I drive the c... |
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