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( , Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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and apart from a leaky rocker cover gasket, the thing seems to be almost perfect. I mean, there are so few mving parts, as long as you keep it all oiled up and clean, and fluid in it, it won't ever die.
However, i had a 75 mgb, and i'm pretty sure the engineer had only 1 hand and one eye and half a brain.
( , Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:39, 1 reply, 13 years ago)

that was great ... but then I had replaced more or less everything on it bar the original shell. On the other hand, the 78 spitfire I had would overheat without fail if the air temperature got above 25 degrees no matter what the fuck I did to it. Top end rebuild, bigger rad, oil cooler, Kenlowe, not the tiniest fucking effect. I think it was just built by a spiteful cunt who didn't like the idea of people enjoying the sun
( , Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:42, Reply)

i met a bloke who had a 74 mgbgt i think, and had done all of this, without once checking if the water pump was working.
( , Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:47, Reply)

It was the temperature that confused me. 20 degrees, it would be fine stuck stationary in a traffic jam for hours. 30 degrees, it would overheat at 70 on the motorway.
BL witchcraft, I'm telling you.
( , Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:49, Reply)

but if you said you put an oil cooler in, then it is probably a valve somewhere. hmmmm, was it just cutting out, or properly steam out of the radiator over-heating?
( , Thu 16 Aug 2012, 15:54, Reply)

I needed to stop and let the engine cool to just prevent coolant boiling, to be fair.
( , Thu 16 Aug 2012, 16:04, Reply)

So the coolant was on full whack constantly.
( , Thu 16 Aug 2012, 16:05, Reply)

i'm a little scared of falling off the edge of the internet.
( , Thu 16 Aug 2012, 16:10, Reply)
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