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Tech Manual
The complete tech manual encompassing all of Johns MG guides.
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Tech Guides
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DVDs
MG Factory DVD -Factory Training Films #1, "Pride of Abingdon", "MG Midget Then and Now", "MGB Features", and "Scheduled Maintenance".
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Talking Tour of MGB MKIV - A complex overview of the Mark IV MGB, with detailed instructions of owner operation and some maintenance.
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Under Construction
Q & A: MG TD Oil and Odometer
John:
I recently purchased a 1951 TD that was restored about 10 years ago.
The guages were refurbished in England about four years ago and showed 300 miles when I bought the car. After driving this year for about 500 miles I noticed oil obscurring the trip odometer. Oil was coming up the speedo cable and dripping inside the housing and showing up on the lower mounted trip odometer. The level of oil in the trans is not too high, and I am baffled. Any thoughts?
Sandy Bates
Sandy!
The problem lies not in your gauge or in the speedo cable, but in the speedo drive at the gearbox. The gearbox oil must be slipping between the speedo pinion and its housing. You'll want to remove these pieces from... read more
#152 1957 MGA Engine
It makes no difference how quickly your MG will accelerate if it cannot
stop! The proper functioning of your brakes must ALWAYS be at the
top of your list of priorities. You owe this degree of safety to yourself,
your passenger, and all others on the road.
John H. Twist (Fall, 1980)