Marblehead MG - Episode 40: First Start! (1979 MG Midget 1500)

[@stevehill5637]

Good job, Team! That's quite a milestone. There are ALWAYS more bugs to work out...

[@marbleheadmg]

Thanks! We have more videos we'll be sharing over the upcoming days/weeks.

[@santiagoescalambre4738]

Thumbs up n congratulations. I guess lines needs more bleeding. A1 JOB

[@marbleheadmg]

Maybe a little more :) The clutch needed something special in addition to bleeding -- we'll be covering that in an upcoming episode.

[@patricksmith928]

Very cool. My sons and I are working on a 79 midget as well. Sorting through brakes and body work now. Good luck!

[@marbleheadmg]

Excellent! While the 79 midget has some idiosyncrasies it's actually a fairly simple machine to work on -- a great father/kid(s) project!

[@peteporpora1630]

Congratulations on the first start! I saw the coil wire not connected in the last video. I figured you left it off for a reason. When it wouldn't start after you knew it had fuel & spark I thought you may have the cam 180 degrees out. I've done that a couple of times. You just change the firing order from 1-3-4-2 to 4-2-1-3. I hope the clutch problem is just that you need to bleed the line again. Good luck with the rest of the build.

[@marbleheadmg]

The clip of the distributor with the cap removed was me confirming that the firing order was correct. I thought that I had it 180-off, but actually it just needed a twist.