Це відео не доступне.
Перепрошуємо.
MGB Maintenance - Part 1 : Intro and Weekly Inspection
Вставка
- Опубліковано 18 сер 2024
- The first in a new short series of videos focusing on MGB Maintenance as detailed in the official drivers' handbook. In this first part I summarise how the maintenance is divided in the handbook and complete the weekly inspection on my 1967 MGB GT to kick us off!
My grandpa passed recently and I just inherited his MGB, looking forward to mantain it until it buries me too! Thanks for these videos they are great help
Thanks for the great maintenance video(s). For a new owner of the classic MGB these are so helpful in familiarizing with the necessary tasks. And so perfectly presented. Cheers from Germany.
Thanks! Hoping to finish another one of these videos soon 👍 thanks for the comment!
Sorry to hear about your Dad. All the best to him and your family!
Thanks Tom, he’s recovering well at home now which is a relief, he had us worried for a moment there!
Sorry to hear about your father, glad hes recovering well at home now, stay safe and well.
Kind regards
Andrew
Thanks Andrew!
First of all, may I wish your father a full and speedy recovery and best regards to everyone in these uncertain times. Regarding the video, many thanks for posting. These are great! They are just what I'm looking for - practical, every day maintenance advice from a UK-based MGB/BGT owner. Please keep up the good work.
As (hopefully constructive) feedback on some of the maintenance tips you mention from a 1976 MGB Roadster owner:
5:38 - Dipstick Neck Breakage. The dipstick neck on my Roadster's standard B-series engine is still attached to the engine block. I'm hoping it stays like that, but thanks for raising it. Will try to be more careful with mine when checking the oil level in future.
8:13 - Radiator Coolant Reservoir. You're correct - the later engines do have a separate reservoir/expansion tank for the coolant. It's mounted to the left of the radiator on the engine bay wall at an angle (so the coolant level sits at a diagonal and you have to factor that in when judging how much coolant is in there).
10:10 - Screen Wash Bottle/Pouch. Yes also correct. The later B's have the pouch type screen wash reservoir mounted on the right-hand side of the engine bay (my 76 B has one of these). I've no real preference, but I do think the bottle-type version used in the earlier cars looks more 'period' than the pouches. Also, the plastic plug at the top of the pouch on my Roadster comes out quite easily. It looks like the clear plastic tube that runs from the pouch to the washer jets pulls on it and unseats it.
Your comments about coolant/anti-freeze are interesting - I have an anecdote that others will find amusing. As part of trying some of my own maintenance, I wanted to top up the coolant in my Roadster myself. So I researched at length type of coolant, water and mixture percentages I would need.
After reading and re-reading the MG owner forums I settled on a 5 litre bottle of Granville 2601C Sub Zero Blue Antifreeze and a 5 litre bottle of Lucemill Ultra Pure Distilled Water (I weighed the pros and cons of distilled water versus de-ionised water at length before making this decision). Mixed the antifreeze and the distilled water in the recommended concentration, topped up the reservoir and that was it. Job done.
Or so I thought. Less than two weeks later, I was waiting in queuing traffic at a roundabout on a sunny day (yes we did get one in September 2019). Then the temperature gauge suddenly went into the red. Thankfully I was near to the rented garage where I store the car. Once I'd got it back into the garage, steam came pouring out from underneath the bonnet and all the recently-bought, carefully mixed coolant came pouring out of the expansion tank's overflow onto the garage floor. The Radiator Fan hadn't kicked in when it had got up to temperature.
Anyway, after calls to the MGOC technical advice line and more online research, I decided to book it into the MGOC recommended garage in my area. With no working Radiator Fan and worried that it would overheat again, I drove the MGB over there at the absolute crack of dawn and on the back roads to reduce the chance of being caught in traffic to a minimum.
The garage couldn't say for certain why the Radiator Fan hadn't worked when it needed to. The fan itself was fine (it was the correct type for that year and the fan's motor worked when tested). They thought the most likely reason was either the Thermostat had failed (i.e. diaphragm had got stuck) or because the Radiator fan switch had packed up.
Garage supplied and fitted a new Thermostat and gasket (to replace the old cork style gaskets that were originally used on the MGB), a new fan switch, fan switch seal and a new fan switch radiator clip (the previous switch was secured to the Radiator with some cable ties).
£285 of garage bills and a lot of wasted coolant later I now have a working Radiator Fan in my MGB - which I can't drive due to the COVID-19 lockdown prohibiting unnecessary journeys. Marvellous.
Looking forward to Part 2 of this series. In the meantime stay safe. And stay healthy!
Thanks for the comment and filling in some of the blanks for the later cars! Your fan issue sounds very similar to one I had on my first MGB which was a 1980 model also with an electric fan. In my case it was the fan switch in the radiator that had packed up so sounds like you’ve got that covered in your list of repairs!
Touching commentary about dad and nhs thanks
15:00 Each battery cap goes to a separate cell. Each cell is rated 2V, so 6V per battery. They should all be checked - but I only do so if the batteries are weaker than normal, which is 12.6V on my multimeter. Enjoying the Vlogs, thanks. Checking the acid strength with your finger is going above and beyond!
Hi first of all I'm glad you're father is on the mend. I have to say these posts have been excellent and insightful. As a fellow 67Gt owner these posts have given me confidence to have a go at the routine maintenance of my car. Ive now discovered the secret air vent, and that the hole behind the speaker grille was not a bodge but has a purpose. If you are ever around South London let me know!
Thanks Simon! Good to know these videos are useful 🤣 I’m thinking of organising a few drives at some point and I’m based in Surrey so not far from south London if you wanted to join? I’m still thinking about the where, what and how but I’ll share all the info on UA-cam/Instagram when I’ve sorted it out 👍
@@granblogismo Will look forward to to it!
Outstanding video, very nice MGB GT.
All the best to your dad.
Thanks! He’s doing fine now but we were all worried when this was happening!
Nice video also best wishes to your dad from across the pond
Thanks!
Hope your Dad gets well very soon.
Thanks, he’s out of hospital now and recovering well, we’re all relieved he’s ok!
Very true about that waterless coolant -essentially 100% antifreeze. Very poor specific heat capacity and hence it runs way hotter.
Awesome video!
Thanks! I need to complete the series as I only got up to 6000 mile service!
In the 70's you could buy an MGB in running condition for under $1,000.00. Easy to work on and repair. Had two and they were always fun to drive 😃
Nice video fella. Great to see other UK MGB drivers. Nice tour of your motor - it reminds me to check my battery plate actually because I think I left mine loose. Curious to know if you worry about your car being on the front driveway, presumebly overnight etc? Do you worry about thieves or vandals? I am always paranoid someone might see mine when I take it out the garage and see it as an easy steal, given they dont have the same security things that modern cars have. Keep up the videos, and nice work on your praise for the NHS.
Thanks for the comment! I don’t worry too much as my ‘drive’ isn’t a proper one so would be a royal pain to steal it 🤣 we are hoping to move in the next year or two and I’ve got my heart set on somewhere with a garage!
When it's time to replace your batteries dump the twin sixes and convert it to a modern 12 volt. Enjoy tour videos!
Did that to my MGA, but with two 12 volts batteries in tandem, lot's of power for cranking it to life :-)
Hi, yes I did think about doing that but I also kind of like that I use both ‘battery bins’, I suppose if put the 12v in the passenger side it’s better for weight distribution 🤣
True, but the long main power cable from the batteries to the engine compartment runs down the chassis on the right side, so the 12V battery placement is much easier to do on the right side as no modifications to the existing wiring is necessary. Since you have mentioned Moss U.K. in a couple of your videos, you should know that they offer a molded plastic bin insert that converts the unused 2nd battery bin into a weatherproof storage compartment, just right for a few extra bottles of oil, or sundry spares, which should balance things out I bit.
I did exactly the same on my 69 MGB Roadster! Best thing I did since fitting the 123 electronic ignition. Everything else is original.
@@granblogismo The previous owner of my '64 MGB placed two 12 V batteries and wired them in parallel. In case you're concerned about weight distribution: that will keep the left side and right side in balance.
Nice MGB, I've got a '64 MGB, also white, my maintenance programs a bit different though (no MG under it's body-lol)------see at 1964 SBC MGB refresh on YT.
Wow! Looks like a lot of work gone into that! I expect it’s got a fair bit more performance than standard?! 🤣
@@granblogismo Hi, my little "B" is slightly modified (custom chassis & suspension, now a 400hp sbc & 4-speed), I love my FUN little car. (had a 550hp sbc in it-a beastly thing then). With a complete rewire/solid drivetrain it's pretty reliable (10 year project, 7 years on the road while finishing, unsure it ever will be)
Nice video thanks for sharing. I use Evans Waterless Coolant in my plane engine Rotax 912. It is far superior then antifreeze mix, Also used in Lotus Europa when I owned one. It does boil at a higher temp but that is why there is a engine temp gauge to show us where it is at. It is more expensive but last forever. I have restored lots of MGB's yours looks like a very nice clean example. Did you replace it with a Weber carb or previous owner? Best wishes for your dad to recover.
Hi Geoff! Thanks for the comment, I’m sure the waterless coolant is better performing I just don’t trust my MG to retain it 🤣 this makes water/antifreeze more practical for me but I can see it’s benefits in fresh restorations or more demanding applications 👍 The Weber carb was an addition made by a previous owner along with a few other ‘performance’ bits which don’t seem to make a whole lot of difference 😂 My dad is home now and recovering well thanks, had us all worried for moment there!
Nice video. I wonder if the LHD cars also had the bonnet release on the left side?
Ha I’d never thought of that, possibly! Will have to look it up!
Hello 👋 LHD cars also have it on the left, so on the drivers side. ;)
Great video, I'm looking at buying an Mgb gt any tips on things to look for and things to avoid whilst looking at a car?
Hi, yes I posted this comment for someone else a while ago, quick caveat, I’m by no means an expert on buying MGs, I bought mine sight unseen from eBay which is totally not the way to do it! Some things to look out for:
Bodywork: definitely the biggest concern, expensive to fix compared to mechanicals, rot in the sills can cost 1k a side to sort properly, avoid cars with chrome sill covers below the wings/doors as normally used to cover up horrors! Behind front wheels in the wheel arch is another rust trap, there’s a seal to the inner wing which can leak and rot from inside out, check drain holes are clear along the bottom of the sills, check for wet carpets or boot area, a leak will mean floors won’t last long!
Mechanicals: simple and robust, cheap to sort for the most part, check the usual knocks from engine, excessive smoke, white sludge in oil filler etc, oil pressure should be over 60ish cold start, when warm idle should be 25ish then over 50 when revved. Any constant loud whine from gearbox or diff could indicate wear. MGBs aren’t fast but they should be fun to drive, if it feels totally gutless or handles terribly then might be signs of poor maintenance. Engines should feel ‘torquey’ rather than lively unless they’ve been tuned.
Interior: mostly cheap to fix and parts are mostly available so worn/broken items can be replaced.
Hope that helps??
@@granblogismo Thank you so much mate that really helps and I'll definitely keep all of that in consideration, I love your videos so much and am super interested in MG, your content is really interesting and useful thank you so much 👍
No worries! Thanks for watching 🤣👍
Hi -Wonder if you can assist.The dash lights on my 1972 MGB GT do not work. What is the most common issue causing this and I'll have a look. Sidelights are fine as are main and dipped.So the light SW is OK. Thankyou in advance
Hi! If it’s all the dash lights it could be the rheostat that controls the brightness of the lights, on my car this is a twist control with the letter ‘P’ on it (for ‘panel’) try twisting this in either direction to see if it works on any brightness, if it’s completely dead it could be that or a fuse maybe?!
My rheostat is situated in the middle of the binnacle between speedo and tachometer but might be in a different location on later or other market cars
@@granblogismo Hi -Thx for the reply. Yes I do have this twist control in the middle of the binnacle -Nothing happens when I twist it either way. So it maybe the rheostat. The fuse for the dash lights I assume is wired into one of the fuses in the fuse box mounted on the driver side inner valence -Again they look good too. I will focus on the rheostat
Before replacing it I would use a voltmeter or something to make sure there is power to it first, if there is then more likely to be it, if not then the problem might be somewhere else, bad ground, fuse, disconnected wire somewhere, ie the cheaper stuff! 👍
May I ask how tall you are?
Best wishes to your father
Thank you, he’s home now and recovering well, he had us worried for sure!