Thanks to all for the warm welcome.I will post some pic’s next week(busy mother’s day weekend). I will definitely check out the EMPI muffler,shift kit and heat shield advice. The MG was recently painted by the previous owner so I hate to scorch it. I also now have a carb problem. It has a Holly 2bl and it starts right up every time,but then dies.I…[Read more]

Allen,

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Schu. How is the cat heat shield secured to the underside of the valance? Not sure if I’ll need one but in case…………………..  🙂

The cat heat shield is a great idea schu!

Dana,

Welcome to you Dana. The shift rod bushing is not a fun job, but very manageable for a novice and a good introduction to the joys of the TD Replica. When you’re done you will be happy with your car’s shifting.

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Welcome aboard Dana.

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Welcome! If you are from Tn, you must know KentT. :DFirst the muffler question: Most of us run some sort of aftermarket muffler. The one I run and see most often is an EMPI 3487 which is not a performance muffler but looks TDish with it’s chrome single tip. If there is nothing goofy about your build and you have the engine tin installed you…[Read more]

Welcome…wait for the VW based owners to wake up and your answers will arrive.

I knew when I said unkind things about the prospect of going to a hydraulic clutch I was tempting fate. So now I buggered up the clutch.:x

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Well, I just checked on pure-gas.org, and the closest source to my place would be Crockett, about 2 hours up U.S. 59. I like the website, though.

Roy. I found the kit on eBay and bought it. Should be here just before I head to DC.

My engine couldn’t possibly possibly run better. We need a test platform. Do you think that carb cleaner is flammable/volatile enough?

Wait–why not? If it’s the fuel circuit you want to hit, wouldn’t it make sense to run the stuff through the fuel lines? 

Allen, looks lik.e you and I are the only ones that are old enough (or were poor enough) to know of this stuff.I may put some carb cleaner in my small portable gas tank (aka Briggs and Stratton gas tank) and try running it through my buddy’s carb. (Just kidding Jack.)

I think tickle from Moonshiners might have just what you need. Nothing cleans like white lightning…Wait a minute…Were we talking about cars?…

I have that tool that Paul linked. Not that brand, but the same type of contraption. It sucks cleaner from a container through a vacuum hose into the intake manifold. Works fine on today’s fuel injected cars but would do nothing for cleaning a carb. Speaking of ethanol…have you checked this?http://pure-gas.org/

The valve cover is connected to the rest of the crankcase via the oil drainback scheme. Blow-by from a leaking piston ring would cause increased pressure in the crankcase and this is one really common  way for valve cover gaskets to get blown.

Not quite. This system (I think) hooks up to an aerosol can and squirts cleaner into the air plenum. It would possibly clean the manifolds, valves, and combustion chambers but do nothing for carb internal passages and accelerator pump. The kit I remember was not aerosol but liquid that you ran through the fuel circuit actually cleaning those…[Read more]

Might you be thinking about something like this 3M kit: