MG
The Classic Marque

This is only my opinion. But save yourself the time , frustration and investment and sell the car as is. You’ll be money ahead in the long run. No one has made a profit restoring these cars. If you were keeping it my opinion would be different. You’re going to be swapping dollars and labor into something that may not show any appreciable return. Honesty, it’s a crapshoot at best. Sell the...

HBM 3-jaw screw-on on my Myford ML7.

Les Rose has opted to have his car tuned by A.C.Dodd. Adrian Dodd now travels countrywide tuning cars.

Remove the block tap and replace it. I have bought the Moss replacements and removed the plug they put in the back of them and not had them leak either a little manipulation. The replacements for the radiator are not like the originals. The spigot directs flow downward rather than straight and do not accept the original outflow tube. So long as you have replaced your coolant say every two years ...

Adrian Dodd has done a lot with my Sprite & Midget group (formerly Kent Area Midget & Sprite Club).
We have had ‘audiences with’ at my house and tuning sessions at M.L.Motorsport of Higham. Several converted to his camshafts. He has machined engines, restored carburettors, re-curved dizzies &c.
Enjoy your time with him on 17th: and say “hello’ from me.

Yes that position is a PITA. A short socket and short universal with long extensions should do it. May not get it on squarely but if an gorilla didn’t over torque it on installation it should break free without much fuss. Better yet get a swivel socket the appropriate size for added clearance. You can also cut down a short socket or even the swivel socket so that there is just enough material ...

Bernie, it might be worth giving Think Automotive a call (they manufacture Mocal components).See: www.mocal.co.uk/products-ocikits.html &
www.mocal.co.uk/products-octakeoffs.html

Çheers
MIke

Ah well one less decision to make :o)

Only just picked up this thread. I was doubtful about head gasket. In my experience they always fail between cylinders, so you get no compression on 1 and 2 or 3 and 4, most commonly the latter. I note that this issue arose after a storage period. I had terrible problems on one engine with sticking valves. This was on a newly rebuilt head that I bought from a very well known tuner whose reputation...

I believe that Speedograph Richfield have now ceased trading.