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I towed my MG up to the mountains for storage 10 years ago because the cooling system went out (water pump walked out, fan ground into newly recored radiator). In those 10 years, all of the fluids were left in, including the gas. I thought it would be a simple matter of replacing the water pump, fan and radiator and I wanted to restore it until people pointed out that I hadn't stored it correctly, at all.
What do you think it will take to make it go again?
Are there any tell-tale things I should check out to determine whether the engine is still good?
Where should I look for rust and corrosion?
I appreciate any advice anyone can give me.
Thanks-
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Start here:

https://www.theautoist.com/awakening_a_sleeping_b.htm

Don't worry - they are pretty tough cars. Mine sat for 15 years "unproperly stored" and after I flushed all the nasty gas gum out of all the lines and replaced the gaskets on the carbs it fired right up.
 
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Pull the carbs apart and rebuild them. My "B" sat for 15 years and the carbs were so bad with varnish, the floats were glued to the bowl. PJ /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hammer.gif
 
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/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/iagree.gifMine sat for two years and when I cleaned out the carbs, it surprised me and fired the first time. I did use an oil clean out to loosen the gunk in the motor (ran around for a couple of weeks for it to work) then changed oil and filter again. Love the car. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/driving.gif
 
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