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Q & A: Rebuild Kits

Monday January 02nd, 2006
Q & A, MGA, MGB, MGC, MG T-Type, Midget
I got my MG back yesterday and have driven it about 150 miles since then. Basically they did a compression test, major tune up, valve adjustment (with new valve stems), carb balance, mounted the tires I bought on eBay and adjusted my brakes quite nicely.


The car is much snappier then before and feels a lot safer with the brakes and new tires.



There are still a few issues that maybe you could give me some advice on.



1- They said they âcouldnâtâ set the fast idle properly and I noticed it was stumbling when cold this morning. It started OK but couldnât maintain a good idle. They also say they have the rebuilt carbs fully leaned out and itâs still running rich according to their exhaust analyzer. Do these two problems suggest anything in particular?


JOHN!

There are particular problems with most of the rebuild kits -- which keep the main jet from travelling high enough to make the mixture lean enough. Did we rebuild the carbs? I cannot remember. The problem with the high idle ... read more