Wocha bin doin on your MG this week then?

David Aiketgate wrote: My little baby is being operated on. :dry:

Two new lower front wishbones, some new brake pipe and, hopefully, an MOT tomorrow. :hugs:

New wishbones - deffo the way to go...nearly a new car again! Hope the MOT is trouble free!
Sundance

:woohoo:
Wishbones changed. No snapped bolts!
Brake pipe renewed.
MOT passed.
No advisories. :woohoo:

Total price - £138! (I did supply the wishbones.)

I believe that is what can be called - A result !

Gearbox cable ends finally arrived from *bay . Hopefully dry tomorrow so I can fit them . The old ones were in poorcondition and one hsd completely come apart with the rubber disintegrating causing the loss of all gear selection. With any luck the gear selection will improve as the ball end on the crank at the gesrbox was also loose . It is rivited into place so careful application of hammers tightened it up a treat.Fingers crossed!

Ian S wrote: Starting the hunt for the elusive coolant leak on daughters tf115. I've always had a gut feeling that there may be a problem since we got the car. But after 5k miles the nagging doubt has resulted in about 12mm drop in level but only after a 100mile run at motorway speeds, normal town driving no loss.
My monies on the inlet manifold or water pump.
Head gasket was replaced along with the latest design oil raill by a reputable MG garage in the Oxford area so hopefully I can rule that out.

Don't know if you found the source of the leak, but I just had to replace my heater control valve (behind the dashboard) because it had a small leak (1 drip every minute or so) when turned all the way off. Only found it because I was pulling some cables through the middle of the car for a reversing camera.

Nice new sunstrip fitted.

Changed the gearbox cable ends today .20 minute job and now the gearchange is fantastic! Decided to take the car out for a run to celebrate only to find that after 2 miles it started pulling to the right , lost power and came to a halt in a cloud of ferodo smoke witn a siezed front caliper. I'd forgotten the joy of owning a british built car ........but its all starting to come back to me ! Oh well out with the spanners again.... :woohoo:

MG tinkering has been slow of recent, moving house a week an Friday. I will have a nice big garage though to tinker soon.

On another note I made the practical classic mag this month

I've fitted a digital volt meter



Here is the 'how-to'. Open door, sit down, remove cigarette lighter (if still present), insert digital meter, align as required.

It's a key controlled socket so with the ignition on you can read the battery voltage and when running you can see the alternator output. Useful? Certainly more useful to me than the lighter.

I bought this one via Amazon for £2.54 delivered (it does take a few weeks) although there appear to be identical units for even less money.

See: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=well-goal+mini+led+volts&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Awell-goal+mini+led+volts

Richard

I think we MG owners must be part Magpie! :vulture: We do like our shiny bits and pieces, lol.