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Latest Articles

New articles posted in the last 60 days:

Modern Coolants: Posted on: Wednesday June 2, 2010
How engine coolant has evolved over the years and what modern coolant is the best for our classic cars.

Buying a Used Vehicle

Used Car Checklist: A great checklist when buying any kind of car, print this out and take it with you if you're considering buying.
Used Car Checklist (Printable) (pdf): A nicely formatted, printable PDF version of the SOL Used Car Buying Guide checklist.

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Frequently Asked Questions

LBC Fact and Fiction: 60 common LBC questions answered by Motorhead Garages.

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General Care

Car Lifts (pdf): Choosing between car lifts for your home garage: four post, two post, in-ground, and single post.
Leather Care: How to keep your seats from fading or cracking, and looking their best.

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Servicing

Basic Servicing

Mounting Tires: How to change tubes and tires the "old school" way and get a nice cardio workout in the deal.

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Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Guide: A step-by-step chart to help diagnose the cause of nearly any problem you might have with your LBC, and the corresponding solution.

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Brakes and Clutch

Bleeding The Hydraulic Clutch System: A simple tip that might solve your clutch bleeding frustration.

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Cooling and Heating

Modern Coolants: How engine coolant has evolved over the years and what modern coolant is the best for our classic cars.

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Engine and Tuning

Make a Spark Tester: Diagnosing a weak spark with a few bits and pieces from the junk bin.
Oil Filter Study →: A good website showing what oil filters are made of, and good and bad components to look for.
Piston Stop Cam Timing Tool: Making a handy tool to find TDC accurately.
The Gasket Basket: Making your own gaskets: materials, theory and installation. They say if it doesn't leak, it's not British...
Today's Oils and Our Classic Cars: Presentation from George Morrison, independent STLE Certified Lubrication Specialist, at a Central Ohio MG Owners Club Tech Session regarding the use of modern oils in classic cars.

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Carburetors and Fuel

An Easy Way to Siphon Gas: An easy modification to make this jerry can pump work with your LBC's gas tank.
How To Blow Through an SU: Notes on the use of the HS or HIF series carburetors in a blow-through turbo or supercharger installation.
SU Fuel Pumps 101: Basics on the types and operation of the SU fuel pump.
Tuning SU Carbs (pdf): An out of print book covering general tuning information for all SU carburetors with needle charts.
Weber Factory Calibration Settings (pdf): Stock settings for various Weber carbs.

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Electrical and Instruments

Car Radio Primer - Speaker Connections (pdf): Explanation of speaker connections on newer car radios and how they differ from older radios.
Fuseology - Fuses 101 (pdf): What are fuses, how they work and how they relate to MGs.
Ground Point Preparation: Removing corrosion from your car's ground points often solves all kinds of electrical gremlins.
Lucas Wiring Colour Guide: Reference chart showing the function of any wire from the main and tracer colours alone.
Never Leave Your Lights On Again: Simple wiring diagram for installing a relay to turn off headlights when the ignition is turned off.
Understanding Alternators: Operation and theory of the alternator, explained in simple terms.
Understanding the Ignition System: Operation and theory of the ignition system, explained in simple terms.

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Interior and Upholstery

Dash Crack Repair Experiment: Very good results restoring a cracked, gouged and faded dash using supplies available at your local hardware store.
Low Cost Cockpit Sound and Thermal Insulation (pdf): Here is how I did a low-cost thermal and sound insulation for my interior, and a comparison between it and a sound deadening material such as Dynamat Extreme.
New Veneer On A Wood Dash: Refinishing the wood dash on a Spit-6

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Body and Paint

Color Sanding: How to get an excellent finish when repainting your car.

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Restoration

Build a Body Rotator: The ultimate low-buck body restoration aid (mirror)

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Reference

British Car Production Figures: Total production data for all British makes and models.
CO% to Air Fuel Ratio (AFR) Table: Handy chart for CO based tuning.
Standard Threads Reference: Table comparing UNC, UNF, USP, BSW (Whitworth), BSP (Pipe) and Metric threads.
Wrench and Socket Reference: Reference table of US (Imperial), Metric and Whitworth wrench sizes.

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Contemporary Publications

British Leyland TSB Archive: TSBs (Technical Service Bulletins) issued to BL dealers from British Leyland starting in 1973.
R&T Comparison Test: Four Sports Cars: June 1970 - The MkII MGB goes head-to-head with the Porsche 914, Fiat 124 Spider and Triumph TR-6.

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Humour and Miscellaneous

MGB vs TR6: An objective look at a very old rivalry!
The Ugly Wedgling: The saga of an MGB owner's adoption of a ratty Triumph TR7.
US-British Technical Terms: Translations of terms with different meanings on different sides of the Atlantic.

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