MGB Register Forum

Hi David,
I understand that some clever individuals purchase a cheap pump that they drive using an electric pump & a couple of hoses. (This beats getting under the car for hours with a litre bottle like we used to get for lawm mower oil & the oil drippng down your arm)!
Cheers, Charles

I had a T registered Midget with a 1500cc (which would have benefited from an overdrive as i always felt the gearing wasn't long enough ) from new before the MGB .One further thought on the MGB is that if the temp rises under the bonnet when sitting in a queue,the petrol in the carb area evaporates,...

Hi Martin,
It is not easy to arrive at what bhp a late standard MGB should be & how it is measured (under load on a rolling road).It is worth looking at Peter Burgess's website to get some understanding about the subject.
Cheers,
Charles

Hi Martin I have a 1980 roadster which i have had from new. Like us all i have experienced problems similar to yours which are not necessarily caused by the same fault.i have had a waxed up fuel filter that intermittently caused poor running; carburettor pistons which clearly caused a similar experi...

Ian, I have a Ctek MXS . 5 which has been faultless for 2 years. I have recently bought the extension cable & cigarette plug ( which are expensive but well made )so I can connect it directly to the cigarette lighter socket which is permanently connected on my car & not dependent on the ignit...

Vic,
it looks like your spare ignition switch is the same as mine which also has a purple wire to a spade on the side of the barrel with the other at one end of the multi - socket. (The box says part number BHM7143).
Cheers, Charles

Hi Vic, As far as I can tell from looking at the multi - connector it looks like brown from the main harness to brown on the lead to the ignition switch. . This seems to correspond with the late UK market circuit diagram from Haynes.Purple from the main harness under the dash goes to the horn button...

Hi Paul, Just had my 1980 roadster's MOT this am.It passed with the emissions CO reading just under 3 with HI I F carbs. Last autumn I removed & cleaned the carb pistons but left the mixture screws as set from a couple of years ago even though I removed the carbs off the car ( including adjustin...

Thanks Vic, I may try your oil filter next time! Over the years I have been increasingly prepared for the drips so can keep them manageable - the first time being well over 30 years ago). I only once didn't screw the new filter on straight & on start up,no oli pressure & 6 pints of fresh oil...

Hi David, Peter has answered your question to me. Unless you are wanting to go for originality which would necessitate the later bracket,screw,copper washer & rubber sealing ring then you possibly have an advantage over the later type fitted to my 1980 Roadster. It is nearly impossible when chan...