MGB Register Forum

Hi Pete Many thanks for your very helpful and interesting reply-I was not aware of the possible overheating issues from boring out an 1800 to 1950 on my 74 BGT . I have also been told that the blanking plugs in the block were a factory modification in an effort to improve the coolant flow to the rea...

Hi I am currently having to change a blown head gasket/ doing a valve job on my 1950cc BGT. Does anyone know why the engine block face has 3 brass blanking plugs between the cylinders ( on the distributor side) which prevent coolant flowing from the block up to that side of the cylinder head? As far...