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  • Charles929 November 2023

    Hi Colin,
    I have just taken another photo. The screw is fixed to the bulkhead facing you , to the left of the steering column approx 1 1/2 " up from the edge & approx 1/2" to the left of the lower edge of the bulkhead before the edge starts to curve.
    Hope that is clear enough. (I have had my car from new & the pipe has never been moved).
    Cheers,
    Charles

  • Colin Parkinson29 November 2023

    Charles thanks for that. Yes there is only the 1 clip.

    But I cannot see easily where your clip is. Looks like to the left of the column on the bulkhead?

    I will have another look on my shell to see if there is a hole there.

    Colin

  • paulh429 November 2023

    Could something jamming the movement, try giving the glass a sharp rap with a knuckle.

  • M Hyde28 November 2023

    I should close this off. The car had a long drive today to test for any residual oil leaks (or coolant leaks) after the re-fit. The glass of Shiraz can be raised, thus far!

    No leaks and oil pressure stays between 50 and 60psi. Oil pump re-priming was necessary as part of the job and I used a small pressure bottle and hose to pump oil in through the brass nut/valve on top of the pump unt...

  • MG Moneypit28 November 2023

    Bernie, didn't Mike Bennett in the past have a Toyota T50 gearbox in his IOW Sprite?
    There is one on ebay but it's just the bare gearbox.
    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176042742295

    Although I think it would be easier to mate the T50 to a Toyota Twincam engine.

    Rob

  • MG Moneypit28 November 2023

    I've never fitted nor seen one fitted to any Midget/Sprite that I have seen but maybe the shim is to ensure the rubber mounts are normally (at rest) in compression? This could be one explanation for the sheared rubber but I think the more likely explanation is crap modern parts.
    Rob

  • TF Springfield28 November 2023

    Just tried connecting the +AccuSpark lead directly to the battery +, same result.

    It's almost like there's a physical stop inside the tach that won't let the pointer move past 3500 rpm. I doesn't jump around or anything, just stays stuck until throttle down.

  • John Quilter (TD8986) 28 November 2023

    A flyer was given to me advertising a 1953 MGTD for sale in Corvallis Oregon, Not my car. Family owned since 1959, 31K miles. Stored in their HOUSE for 25 years. All original expect for the wire wheels. Car is in fully operating condition. Info at chills12{at}comcast.net.

  • Les Rose28 November 2023

    I bit the bullet and pulled out the pistons again. One rod small end was a bit loose, another very slightly. The rods are at the gun driller now and I'll pick them up on Thursday.

    I won't bother with checking cam bearings as they were new last year, and I have found another source of the noise.

  • Mike Dixon28 November 2023

    The parts diagram shows a shim on the RH gearbox mount (71 1275) on the top of the rear bracket. I am just about to put mine back in, but there was no shim there when took it out.

    Any views on if it is required or not? In its favour is the fact that the plate on the top of my RH mount is no longer bonded to the rubber - might it be due to a lack of a shim?

    On the up-side the detac...

  • 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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