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by Martin Evans
Fri May 25, 2018 7:55 pm
Forum: MGB Technical
Topic: Modern fuel
Replies: 9
Views: 15250

Re: Modern fuel

I will check the overflows. As to the exhaust manifold, it is the OE iron job. All the other cars we have are fitted with tubular ones, which are also lagged (Except the V8, which I have never attempted to lag but they are at least the other side of the heads to the carb. Added to that, both it and ...
by Martin Evans
Fri May 25, 2018 5:31 pm
Forum: MGB Technical
Topic: Modern fuel
Replies: 9
Views: 15250

Re: Modern fuel

Thank for that. The heatshield is still in place but I haven't looked at the plugs yet. It isn't that many miles since they were cleaned but it will be something I will look at; the car has tended to be serviced each MOT time, even if that means only 1000 or so miles. I tend to clean the plugs after...
by Martin Evans
Thu May 24, 2018 11:50 am
Forum: MGB Technical
Topic: Battery chargers/conditioners - best buy?
Replies: 7
Views: 13869

Re: Battery chargers/conditioners - best buy?

I have various battery savers (I think they have all come from Frost- https://www.frost.co.uk/battery-savers.html) and on my Morris Minor and the Midget, I just connect to the battery with the standard clips. The V8 has one of these https://www.frost.co.uk/battery-pulse-clean-master.html and has don...
by Martin Evans
Thu May 24, 2018 9:33 am
Forum: MGB Technical
Topic: Modern fuel
Replies: 9
Views: 15250

Modern fuel

My mother has a basically standard 1978 MGB GT (Which hasn't been used a lot of late). It's done about 63000 from new and was converted to unleaded/gasflowed in 2003. It gives 91bhp (Which I understand is 7 up on the standard for a late car; can anyone confirm what late UK cars were meant to be?). I...