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hi i'm new to the site and i was wondering if anyone could help me out.
i have a 1967 MGB and my grandfather and i have been restoring it for the past few years. It is pretty much complete at this point and it drives well except for a few things. first of all, the engine rapidly overheats when the car is sitting at a stop light or in a driveway, and it overheats when you're moving too, just a little slower. We replaced the thermostat and checked the coolant and such, but the car still does it.
also, the engine has a lot of trouble starting and stopping. for example, if i drive the car and it starts to overheat, i park it in the shade for a while to let it cool off, but when i go to start it again it wont turn over. i recently used an entire battery charge trying to start the car and eventually had to pop start it by pushing it.
one person i talked to said it might be running too rich and flooding the engine on starts, and we should adjust the carbs. i also think there might be an issue with the timing, although im not sure. ill be buying a timing light and doing that next and maybe that will help, but i would greatly appreciate any advice that anyone could give me on the subject.
i have a 1967 MGB and my grandfather and i have been restoring it for the past few years. It is pretty much complete at this point and it drives well except for a few things. first of all, the engine rapidly overheats when the car is sitting at a stop light or in a driveway, and it overheats when you're moving too, just a little slower. We replaced the thermostat and checked the coolant and such, but the car still does it.
also, the engine has a lot of trouble starting and stopping. for example, if i drive the car and it starts to overheat, i park it in the shade for a while to let it cool off, but when i go to start it again it wont turn over. i recently used an entire battery charge trying to start the car and eventually had to pop start it by pushing it.
one person i talked to said it might be running too rich and flooding the engine on starts, and we should adjust the carbs. i also think there might be an issue with the timing, although im not sure. ill be buying a timing light and doing that next and maybe that will help, but i would greatly appreciate any advice that anyone could give me on the subject.
