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Eugene, OR, USA
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…since I did anything with the GT. The last time I drove it, it stumbled badly a few miles from home and I wondered if it was going to make it. I promised myself that it wasn’t leaving the garage until I spent some time on it.
Today was the day to do so. Yesterday I made a push button remote switch to be able to bump the engine over and I used it to get to TDC on the compression stroke. Pulled #1 plug and bumped it until I felt the compression. The plug was a decent color but I cleaned it and the rest of them up and reinstalled. I pulled the distributor so that I could file the points and re-gap them. I thought about pulling the rocker cover and checking valve lash but the weather was so good, I decided to save that for another day. It fired right up and idled well in the garage so outside it went and got a bath before I went on a shakedown cruise.
I was only going to go for a short spin but 30 miles later I rolled back into the garage. I have a couple small things to do but it ran great so I can start enjoying it again now that the weather is coming around.
Oil and filter change is next up and a couple little cosmetic jobs as well.
Looking forward to several months of MGBGT driving.
Today was the day to do so. Yesterday I made a push button remote switch to be able to bump the engine over and I used it to get to TDC on the compression stroke. Pulled #1 plug and bumped it until I felt the compression. The plug was a decent color but I cleaned it and the rest of them up and reinstalled. I pulled the distributor so that I could file the points and re-gap them. I thought about pulling the rocker cover and checking valve lash but the weather was so good, I decided to save that for another day. It fired right up and idled well in the garage so outside it went and got a bath before I went on a shakedown cruise.
I was only going to go for a short spin but 30 miles later I rolled back into the garage. I have a couple small things to do but it ran great so I can start enjoying it again now that the weather is coming around.
Oil and filter change is next up and a couple little cosmetic jobs as well.
Looking forward to several months of MGBGT driving.
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