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  1. Carlbanan56

    MGB MGB cylinder head

    Hi, I have problems with extensive oil consumption on my MGB -75 so I have recently removed the cylinder head and will be getting new valve guides installed and the head resurfaced. Will at it I thought I would be using some valve grinding paste to clean up the valve sealing surfaces. This is my...
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    • cylinder head cylinder heads forum help help tips tips help valve valves guides
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    • Forum: MG
  2. Carlbanan56

    MGB MGB oil consumption

    Guys, I have posted quite a few times here about my problems with my granddad's 1975 MGB. I acquired the car 2 years ago, and it had been stationary since 1995. Over these two years, I have checked and replaced various parts to get the car ready for what is known as "Besiktning" in Swedish—a...
  3. Carlbanan56

    MGB High beam problems

    Hi guys, I have been having problems with my left high beam. It has been working on and off for a time. One day it would work without problems. Other days it would just randomly shut off and not come on. Today I decided to fix what I fought to be just a corroded contact surface. After removing...
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    • electric forum help help problem tips tips help
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: MG
  4. Carlbanan56

    MGB High rpm problem

    I have a question regarding my MGB form 1975. The engine won't go down in rpm while idling and I have backed out of the idle screw. I could come up with two theories for this. The first one is that the timing might be wrong. I have set the timing myself with a strobe light but I am not sure I...
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    • forum help help mgb tips tips help
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: MG
  5. Carlbanan56

    MGB Rear axel torque?

    Hi, I have a simple question. What should I torque these to? I don't know what they are called so could not google.
  6. Carlbanan56

    MGB Rear wheelbearing clicking

    I am currently trying to restore the breaks on my MBG from 1975 which has not moved in 25 years. I have just taken apart the rear brake and have ordered new shoes, new spring and more. When I out of curiosity spon the hub I could clearly feel a sort of clicking. I checked the hub on the other...
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    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: MG
  7. Carlbanan56

    MGB MGB rear break rebuild

    I am currently overlooking my rear brakes, and both of the cylinders are leaking. So I will have to buy new ones. My question is if I should order anything else for the rear brakes while I am at it? It is an MGB 1975 that has not run in 25 years. I was thinking of getting a new shoe set and...
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    • Forum: MG
  8. Carlbanan56

    MGB Front hub

    I am currently trying to get my granddad's 1975 MGB to run. It has stood still for about 25 years. I have just switched my break disc breaks and was having a look at the wheel bearings. When I put everything back together my left wheel got very hard to turn. When I lost the bearing retaining nut...
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    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: MG
  9. Carlbanan56

    MGB Mgb turn signals

    Hi, I have some questions about the turn signals on my mgb 1975. Neither my turn signals nor my hazard lights seem to be working. I have only tried the signals with the engine turned off due to the extreme cold here in Sweden right now, don't know if that has an impact. I am a bit clueless about...
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    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: MG
  10. Carlbanan56

    MGB Dashpots not synchronized

    Hi, I am wondering how I can get my dashpots on my HIF4 CU carburetors to be synchronized. The front carbs dashpot is much harder to lift and drops quite a bit slower than the rear. On top of this, the rear dashpot has a lot more free play. I thought this might have been a result of mix-up...
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    • carburator help hif mgb
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: MG
  11. Carlbanan56

    MGB Puling air

    Hi, for about 1 year now I have been working on my granddad's 1975 MGB that hasn't run since 1994. Yesterday I tuned the HIF4 carburetors and was finally able to take the car for a spin around the block. The car is not yet ready for daily use I still have to go through the breaks and a bunch of...
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    • forum help help mgb mgb intake tips help
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: MG
  12. Carlbanan56

    MGB Manifold plug

    Hi, I have a potential problem with the intake manifold on my MGB -1975. A plug bolt on the manifold won't fasten correctly. The bolt is loose and when trying to fasten the bolt will spin forever. It seems that the threads inside the manifold are torn (check the attached files). I am guessing...
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    • forum help help intake intake manifold mgb mgb intake problem tips help
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: MG
  13. Carlbanan56

    MGB Stud coming lose

    Today was trying to lose the nuts holding the cylinder head for retorqueing before adjusting the valves. Unfortunately, I might have run into a problem. On some of the studs, the nut didn't come off. Instead, the stud unscrewed from the bottom. This happened on about 3 of all the studs. I have...
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    • forum help help mgb
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: MG
  14. V

    VAUXHALL Astra diesel 1.7cdti loss of power 2012. HELP.

    Can anyone help? I have a Vauxhall Astra 1.7 cdti 2012 diesel, which is running on 2 cylinders and is powerless. It started to mess around a little, and I thought it needed a run up the motorway to clear the emissions, but this did not happen as it lost all power and I had difficulty in getting...
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