Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.7.0.5 $; site convex Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!convex!seefromline From: poole@convex.UUCP Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: MGB Clutch Problems Message-ID: <82600002@convex> Date: Tue, 9-Jul-85 09:48:00 EDT Article-I.D.: convex.82600002 Posted: Tue Jul 9 09:48:00 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 12-Jul-85 00:20:18 EDT References: <990@homxa.UUCP> Lines: 50 Nf-ID: #R:homxa.UUCP:-99000:convex:82600002:000:2539 Nf-From: convex.UUCP!poole Jul 9 08:48:00 1985 Sorry to hear about your clutch problems my friend. I`ll give you a short history of my dealings with this problem and I hope that it may be of some help. I have a 75' MGB which developed some nasty clutch spin months ago. And yes you will have to pull the engine. I pulled the whole thing out tranny and all. Since you have done this sort of thing before you be one up on me I had never done any heavy car maintaince before. Before you start this be sure and have the Hanyes shop manual for your car handy. I also have Porter's restoration manual which has lot's of good photos of this operation. They do say that pulling the engine and trans together is easier and I think they are right. As far as where to hook your chains ... I removed everything possible from the engine which left alot of places to screw in bolts. BE SURE to remove the carb. and the gasket type gizmo which is between the carb. and the intake manifold. Any idea what this thing does? I think its some sort of emission control but can't find it in any of my books. My clutch problems stemmed from the fact the my master and slave cyl. were both shot. This caused the clutch to wear out and I mean down to the springs. So be sure and look carefully at both of these things. After doing all of this I decided to get the head redone and found that mine was cracked! I replaced this and have been doing everything you could think of to the thing while it's down. Money Money Money. Leaks, let's talk about leaks. The gasket on the pushrod inspection plate had never been on right and I was really leaking oil all over the bottom side of the engine on back. I have just heard of a good way to detect leaks before you put your engine back in. After you've done all your going to do to it and are ready to put it back in, get yourself a stethoscope and some vacuum hose. Hook up the hose to a running car (oh yeah have all the oil out of the engine your going to check for leaks) hook the other end up to the MGB engine. Any leaks will produce a audible hiss. Use some silicon to seal it up, the vacuum will pull the silicon into the crack. Sounds good but I have yet to try it myself. I'm still working on the carb. I could go on for days about the thing but I'll spare you. My last bit of advice...SELL IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please let me know how you're doing and if I can share some thing that may help you let me know. GOOD LUCK. Rick Poole P.S. Do you know what MGB really stands for...well I won't tell here it may offend a few folks.