The workshop team here at the Bridge Classic Cars HQ in Suffolk have been working their way through the job sheets on the 1973 MG B GT. With the team carrying out service, repairs and maintenance – its always nice to see these stunning classics back up and healthy.
‘Check carbs. Jet adjuster on front carb doesn’t seem to make much difference. Remove suction chamber and piston and inspect. Found jet sticking in brass union. Remove suction chamber and piston from rear carb and set jet depth to 1mm. Rear carb seems OK. Reassemble. Lube front carb jet and leave to soak.’
‘Check jet now been sat in WD40 for awhile. Press jet down gently and watch to see if it returns. Repeat and then check it moves when adjusterturned. Set to 1mm again and reassemble. Run up and take outside. Warm up and carry out road test. Seems OK, just slow idle speed down a bit. Hot starts OK, try later when cooled for cold start check. 3pm. Checked cold start and it started fine. If customer encounters any more starting or running issues, ignition timing and sytem would need checking and carbs will need a strip and clean.’
‘Go through and inspect car for a pre-MOT check check interior is nonworking order and check exterior in working order, make list up of faults on car, swap front left tire with spare as front left was cracked and worn, Change rubber gators on track rod ends as old ones split, remove grill to gain access to horn go through horn wiring and clean and sand terminals and check feed, only able to get passenger side horn working as it was intermittent before but drivers side horn not working, go through reverse light and clean and sand corrosion off terminals, replace festoon bulb as well, reverse light works, tighten up loose screw on rear view mirror to stop it being loose, get car running, Remove top hats on carburettors and clean inside, replace oil in carbs, clean corrosion of needles, refit float top hats and replace fuel filter, get car running and adjust idle.’
