A borrowed multimeter confirmed suspicions, there was power getting to the pump, but it was doing nothing with it. Time for another order from MGOC spares… JAG Continue Reading
Category Archives: midgie
Fuel Starvation
Started replacing the fuel lines with a nice new stainless steel braided set from MGOC, except they just didn’t want to co-operate. They wouldn’t fit onto the filter that came with the service kit and were a right pig to fit anywhere else, so I decided that standard hoses would be more suitable! I also… Continue Reading
Getting Oily
MGOC Accessories (my favourite url at the moment) can supply an excellent 12,000 mile service kit, tailored to your MG. So, I knew I would have everything in my box to carry out the oil and filter change. Although it is better changing oil when the engine is a little warm, I didn’t want to… Continue Reading
Work Starts
Finally started work on reviving Midgie. Although perhaps not the most logical place to start, the cooling system was the area I felt most comfortable with, having had previous experience of replacing a radiator in a muddy field. Not wanting to take chances with hoses that look ok on the outside, but may not be… Continue Reading
History
Spent a few hours last night trawling through all of Midgie’s documentation. I have a nice collection of tax discs, MOT certificates and service invoices, along with the original BL ‘Passport to service’. I have worked out her history which validated her amazing condition and incredibly low mileage. JAG Continue Reading
Protection
A temporary solution to storage in the form of a car cover purchased from Argos. Poor Midgie has been kept in a centrally-heated garage for 16 years and is now stuck out on my drive. The least I can do is cover her up while I work on garage space, so she has an old… Continue Reading
Collection
Having borrowed my ex-wife’s Discovery (which I originally bought to tow around off-roaders, but that’s another story) and hired a trailer, we went to pick up the MG. Absolutely gobsmacked with the condition of the car, you can read more and see photos here. Trailer hire: £74.03Total… £89.02 JAG Continue Reading
Research
Those wonderful people on uk.rec.cars.mg have pointed me in the direction of this excellent guide to Awakening A Sleeping MG. So now I have my to-do list! I have little mechanical experience, I can change wheels, I’ve changed a radiator in my old Land Rover, I’ve done some electrical work, but mostly this will be… Continue Reading
Preparation
Getting excited now. I have booked a trailer, on the basis that the Pug will be back on the road before next weekend. So, I’ve made my first two purchases. A Haynes manual from eBay and a tow rope. The rope is to help extract Midgie from the garage when I go to pick her… Continue Reading
Surprise
An unexpected surprise. While on the phone to my father, complaining about my Peugeot 406 HDI and its blown head gasket, he asked me if I wanted a car. He has had an 1980 MGB GT gathering dust in storage for about 16 years and has realised he’s never going to get around to doing… Continue Reading
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