Picked up Mindy the MGB GT on Monday and this isn' as expect
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Hello people,
After reading and reading, and reading a bit more and speaking to people I have taken the plunge into my first daily-drive-classic! Thank you for your help so far..I now wonder if you might be able to help me further? Now I have cruised the forums to see if you lovely individuals had aided other people in the same distress, apologies if i have already missed good advice and am re posting without reason.
So after picking my my 78 B GT this weekend, regardless of its dated interior and unmolested-ness; I was a happy. Until I noticed things not as I expected them to be....
Now this is my first classic, after 3 years of driving and spending these devoted to my ZR its a very stark comparison.
I drove the car on a small test, some things had been noticed during this time (doors really don't look shut! and reverse was a bugger to find) but these other mysteries have popped up on a significantly longer run than 2 miles - Portsmouth to Oxford, 2 hours!
So there are niggles, the speedo arm wobbles and the dash lights don't all work; still undecided on how best to use the Overdrive; where the rushing air noise is mostly appearing from and where the heck do I get new wiper blades. The biggie I am asking for help with here is why does 'She' vibrate so much in traffic? Its not so much a vibrate, more a ship hit by wave type roll! 'She' will vibrate 3 maybe 4 times then a bigger wave will take over the car. This is in static traffic. The fan also seems to come into action too.
Also, when taking my foot from the accelerator (40mph+) it sounds like I have a harrier jump jet landing in my boot, it seems to be exhaust side. The faster I go, the louder the noise gets when I slip my foot from the Go pedal.
She isn't converted to unleaded, so I popped £20 of fuel in with some additive and is still a choke starter (not sure if you need to know this...)
Now I am not a mechanic so I do need to ask for simple explanations if you can help, just whilst I get to grips with my own maintenance. If you might kindly humor a newbie, I would be most appreciative.
Many thanks in advance for your time
After reading and reading, and reading a bit more and speaking to people I have taken the plunge into my first daily-drive-classic! Thank you for your help so far..I now wonder if you might be able to help me further? Now I have cruised the forums to see if you lovely individuals had aided other people in the same distress, apologies if i have already missed good advice and am re posting without reason.
So after picking my my 78 B GT this weekend, regardless of its dated interior and unmolested-ness; I was a happy. Until I noticed things not as I expected them to be....
Now this is my first classic, after 3 years of driving and spending these devoted to my ZR its a very stark comparison.
I drove the car on a small test, some things had been noticed during this time (doors really don't look shut! and reverse was a bugger to find) but these other mysteries have popped up on a significantly longer run than 2 miles - Portsmouth to Oxford, 2 hours!
So there are niggles, the speedo arm wobbles and the dash lights don't all work; still undecided on how best to use the Overdrive; where the rushing air noise is mostly appearing from and where the heck do I get new wiper blades. The biggie I am asking for help with here is why does 'She' vibrate so much in traffic? Its not so much a vibrate, more a ship hit by wave type roll! 'She' will vibrate 3 maybe 4 times then a bigger wave will take over the car. This is in static traffic. The fan also seems to come into action too.
Also, when taking my foot from the accelerator (40mph+) it sounds like I have a harrier jump jet landing in my boot, it seems to be exhaust side. The faster I go, the louder the noise gets when I slip my foot from the Go pedal.
She isn't converted to unleaded, so I popped £20 of fuel in with some additive and is still a choke starter (not sure if you need to know this...)
Now I am not a mechanic so I do need to ask for simple explanations if you can help, just whilst I get to grips with my own maintenance. If you might kindly humor a newbie, I would be most appreciative.
Many thanks in advance for your time
Thank you PR, much obliged.
The car was purchased from a classic car restoration garage, who assured they had serviced everything other than the air filter as this didn't look like it need it. I will work my way through the service myself, i guess its covered in the Drivers Handbook or Haynes manual (or YouTube!) thank you for the pointer.
The car was purchased from a classic car restoration garage, who assured they had serviced everything other than the air filter as this didn't look like it need it. I will work my way through the service myself, i guess its covered in the Drivers Handbook or Haynes manual (or YouTube!) thank you for the pointer.
Thank you for the responses, I have joined the MGOC (Abingdon branch if any of you are local, please say hi at the next Natter).
After a clean and tidy up at the weekend I think the dash lights are a wiring issue but as I drive in the day its not a biggie at the moment. I have booked her in for an all over check as after the clean I notice the boots leaking and the doors are a little too.
The shudder has stopped its more a gentle rock, I expect it was me causing the issues and I have yet to hear the Harrier again, but this will all be looked at during the health check.
I will pop some photos on as soon as I can, I was worried I would hate it but I drive with a smile.
After a clean and tidy up at the weekend I think the dash lights are a wiring issue but as I drive in the day its not a biggie at the moment. I have booked her in for an all over check as after the clean I notice the boots leaking and the doors are a little too.
The shudder has stopped its more a gentle rock, I expect it was me causing the issues and I have yet to hear the Harrier again, but this will all be looked at during the health check.
I will pop some photos on as soon as I can, I was worried I would hate it but I drive with a smile.
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