I agree also. A long time ago, as a visitor to this site, in the begining I cruised the pics. My first impression was, ‘Is that all there is?’ Thinking this was not much of a group. So I left for a while, then returned later and joined. I actually had forgotten that I had joined until recently.  It wasn’t until after a while that I noticed I c…[Read more]

WOW, way cool. I imagined your drives. Wind in your hair, nice engine rumble, on top of the world as the world glided below you. I am about to hit the sack, long day. Your ride has given me some inspiration for a nice evening. Thanks Rich, very nice, I read it twice .
James
PS My grandfather told me to stop dreaming the dream, live your dream.

Mel,
Glad you had a great time. It hasn’t stopped raining here all day. Just west of here they reported 3 inches so far. Your wife wants to go to more car shows??? I have to trade going to yard sales with my wife for each car show. Lately I have been taking my brother inlaw .
I keep thinking of the Click-n-clack article on the real MGTD . HA HA,…[Read more]

Have fun. Mel, if you had your replica there, would you drive it to the Britfest? Would the brit lovers with their real deal British Automobiles turn their noses to a replica? I have been shy about taking mine to the local British Car Shows, tomatoes on a white replica may stain .
James

Ouch, spun bearing. I hope I find something not so painful. It’s raining like crazy here, so I may not work on it tonight. She is on the drive under a portable garage, but the water runs under her on the driveway. My backup plan is to take the 460 out of the Mark IV and put it in the MG…..……just kidding. If it is a spun bearing, do you think…[Read more]

Update:
Working area by area. Tonight I removed the new timing belt, the distributor is fine, spins without noise or friction, the cam is also fine, all valves work nicely. Since it is a no interference engine I can turn the cam without valves hitting the pistons. The valves were smooth, and glided up and down. The belt tensioner (new) was fine.…[Read more]

Dan,
My hometown is Knoxville, Fort Sanders area, corner of Clinch and 15th, the big blue Queen Anne house. I do miss the mountains and that great old house. UT is taking over the area and tearing the old ladies down. Great cruising ground for ya. I would love to cruise Cades Cove in the MGTD. I hope to cruise the Dogwood Festival in Knoxville…[Read more]

Rich,
You’re correct, the gas tank cover is inverted. I kept looking at it thinking something was different. Glad you noticed, now I can sleep tonight .
Dan, great ride. She looks great. My grille MG logo is different. Mine is mounted on a chrome piece that goes under the false cap. Yours appears to be front engine, I think I can see a hose clamp.…[Read more]

Dan,
How do I check the distributor? Is this something that I can do without removing it? It’s a bear to just get to the nut  on it to adjust. I may just remove the fiberglass side panel on the driver side, that makes everything easier to get to, and it’s not difficult to slip off. Thanks Dan and Ringo,
James

GOOD SHOW! Since I have the Ford system 4 spd also, but in a smaller engine, I’ll check the condition of mine. Glad to hear it was simple. Thanks for the info.
VROOM VROOM!
James

Ringo,
The water was clear of any oil, and the oil was clear of any water. It’s a mystery to me. It was fine one minute then not the next. It reminds me of the jiggle sound that was the nut on a shock. May be simple. If I had her inside the garage I would be working now, driving me . I have two project cars taking up valuable garage space. I do…[Read more]

Oh no! Glad it worked out. Man, too bad you didn’t already have the wine. That would have been needed when you got back home.
Fortunately, I have never had a cable break. My roadster has a hydraulic clutch and has served me well. My replica has the cable. I better check it out. I love the challenge of figuring out what has gone wrong with old…[Read more]

Update.
I love the ease of working on this car and engine. It only took 5 minutes to drop the starter (on my hand ). Ringo and Rich, it was fine, great thought tho. The engine still will not turn. Mark, I removed the valve cover and went after the valves. Everyone of them worked perfectly. The entire area under the cover looks like new. Spotless…[Read more]

Rich,
I just now got it…DUH. I’m running slow today.
‘Hope all TURNS in your favor’  You funny guy.
James

Sometimes I just can’t see the forest for the trees. It never occurred to me to look at the starter. We just recently had discussions relative to starters and DUH, it never clicked with me. Great idea, I’ll not start at the top, but I’ll start at the bottom (kinda like life )
My plans were to replace the starter anyway, now may be the time to…[Read more]

Thanks. I had been concerned when the timing belt broke while driving, thinking it was a self destructing engine. I later found out that is was not a self destructing type. 
At the same time of timing belt replacement, I replaced the valve cover gasket and inspected the valve train visually. They looked okay. I let the engine turn over without t…[Read more]

Mark,
If you retire, wouldn’t it be nice to have the car? Is there someone or family member that can store her for you until everything settles? I have a seldom used lake house with tons of room for storage, the problem is, it’s in Memphis. With all your work invested, and you know her better than anyone, I would hate that she leaves you. A friend…[Read more]

Mark,
This is bummer news. You have done so much. My uncle was a colonel in the army and moved 27 times during his career. I hope and pray that things will work out to your favor in all this. I do love your story on the Pink MG. Keep us posted.
James

WOW, thanks for all the info guys. I check them out.
I seem to have run into another problem. My engine will not turn over. I had started it a couple weeks ago and it was fine, good oil pressure, etc. This weekend the starter could not turn it. I removed the plugs and tried to turn it by hand, like I used to be able to do. It’s like it is frozen.…[Read more]

Mark,
I did see those brackets, thanks. I think I’ll wait to see how much longer I have a job. Tough times, but you gotta have some rain to get a rainbow.
James