If your big six is leaving misty tracks on the bonnet and frame in line with the crankshaft pulley, take heart. The cure is not painful. First, purchase a new timing cover gasket and a new oil seal. 100-4 uses Moss #021-051, 100-6/3000 uses #535-111. Special tools include a 1 -11/16 inch socket with a…
Does your Austin Healey smoke? Burn oil? Have less than 15 pounds oil pressure at idle? Have less than 45 pounds oil pressure at 55 mph? If you have the smoking and oil pressure problem, here is a diagnostic procedure that could save you an engine rebuild and a few thousand dollars. Drive your car…
The choice of carburation has really become confusing. Each carb. Type offers its own combination of advantages and disadvantages. To clarify some of the confusion, we will be running a test series using a street driven 1975 MGB as a guinea pig. There won’t be winners and losers, the idea is simply to give you…
Poor acceleration and “sputtering” during acceleration may be due to a low oil level in the carburetor dashpots. Automatic transmission fluid works well in some carbs, but not in others. The old recommendation of “the same oil as used in the engine” is a good place to start. If this gives too lean a mixture…
The most amount of enjoyment for the least amount of money Cute, fun, and affordable are the key benefits that most MG Midget and post-Bugeye Sprite owners point to proudly. Pin-sharp handling and throttle response makes drivers smile. Vintage racers and autocrossers love the power-to-weight ratio and potential for hot tuning. In production for 18…
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. Having been recently forced to subject myself to public scrutiny, at least among British Motoring readers, I feel it’s my civic duty to tell you all about the real puller of levers. You see, I’m just the apparitional talking head, with fire and smoke spouting from…
In the back of the Moss Motors facility in Goleta, California is a 3,000 sq.ft. research and development shop referred to by staffers as “the toy shop” and “the skunk works.” Only a handful of employees have keys to this secret domain, and access is restricted to the engineers, mechanics, and research staff who are…
With the summer season upon us, our thoughts turn to long motoring trips in our British cars. My “big trip” of the summer is a drive some 250 miles up the coast to the Monterey Peninsula for what has to be one of the most incredible automotive weekends on earth. It includes the Monterey Historic…
The second most frequently asked question about our cars must be: “How do I take care of my wire wheels? Should the car be off the ground to hammer the knock-off, or should the wheel be on the ground?” Well, that’s two questions, but the problem remains. Whether you call it a knock-off, a knock-on,…
SU fuel pumps have, perhaps unjustifiably, earned a reputation for poor reliability in spite of the fact that most original pumps function flawlessly for a great many years. Nonetheless, when they do get old and tired, and suddenly stop functioning, there may yet be hope! Try lightly tapping on the side of the pump with…
