Monthly Archives: January 2012

Saturday afternoon my MGB GT stalled abruptly out on the Westminster West Road, and I coasted into a farmer’s barnyard for a perfunctory look under the hood.  No spark.  It was close enough to walk home, so I wandered into … Continue reading →

When Steve started working last October, his first assignment was to take a partially dismantled MG TD (the ‘TD Ondelawn’) completely apart, and that’s what he was doing again today.  It’s a car that ‘back in the day’ would have … Continue reading →

John has been putting this freshly painted TR3  back together.  I snapped the picture while he was enjoying a pensive moment, probably wondering what it would be like to stand up straight again.  It’s what we might call it a … Continue reading →

Jaguar valve adjustment is effected by steel pallets which sit on top of the valve and its retainer underneath the cam followers (a.k.a. “tappets”).  Adjusting pallets are supplied in a range of .085″, part number C 2243A, thru .110″, C … Continue reading →