MGB cylinder head & gasket replacement

[@sundogstudio1]

Hi Ross. So glad to see you've made progress on the new "B". That head gasket discovery was a bummer but fortunately that was all it was and you were able to rectify it straight away. I too reference David Russel Wilkes a lot as he does an excelent job but I also enjoy watching you as well as you are very entertaining and very down to earth. Love it that Owen is interested in the car also. Some good bonding going on there.

[@alexmurphy644]

Great video mate. Great looking b. Good to see the young fella showing interest 👍

[@americanpatriot2422]

Outstanding video and presentation

[@Endfloat]

Thank you!

[@tahustvedt]

Great video! Beware that torqueing the studs into the block will not give the same result as torqueing the nuts on already bottomed studs because the thread pitch is different in the block and on the nut end of the studs.

[@mgbsandotherstuff2982]

Again, another great video. As always I aprreciate your sense of humour in the face of adversity.

[@americanpatriot2422]

Great video, I had to watch the video again. Very nice rubber bumper GT. We only had 6 months of the this model imported to USA.

[@Endfloat]

You mean the rubber bumper car with the twin carbs, right?

[@poppydogz]

You was lucky to spot the offset rocker oil feed fella... Good job, cheers 🍻

[@Endfloat]

It was a lucky spot indeed. That would have really ruined my day.

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

Another excellent video as always, car sounds good.

[@larrywaters6263]

Happy to see you have a new MG project and I look forward to following you on this journey.

[@Endfloat]

Good to have you along! 😎

[@anthonyhfe6450]

Very helpful video, without any important parts left out. Easy to follow along. While I hope I will not have to do a head gasket in my '72 B roadster for a long time, I will refer to this video if I need to replace it some day. I'm not sure why the one in your car failed, but sometimes it could be improper torquing of the head nuts.

[@Endfloat]

Thanks. I reckon the radiator rusted out with age and the engine overheated. There's a new radiator in the car, and there was a big bottle of water in the boot and an old thermostat.

[@anthonyhfe6450]

@@Endfloat Oh that's right. You stated that in the video. I didn't have my coffee just yet. That's such a beautiful car for you and your son to enjoy for years to come. I love that your son is interested too !! Take care and thnx for the vid !

[@edotoole]

One important bit left out was the need to adjust the tappets. Very entertaining to watch though.

[@elipil9300]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video

[@finnmartinsen3804]

Thanks so much massive help legend 👌🏼

[@Endfloat]

You're very welcome!

[@johnnyghia]

Great job altogether.

[@kt3537]

Great video🤠

[@smashyrashy]

Garth brooks made it to the endfloat channel🤠

[@Endfloat]

@@smashyrashy not if I've anything to say about it! 😁

[@SillyMonkeys]

thanks man, great video.

[@douglasgreen437]

Very good work..

[@robertkeville6230]

Actually I would bet the head gasket blew but the previous owner thought it was the radiator so it got replaced first. I had a ‘79 for 15 years and overheating was always an issue.

[@christianguillory7785]

Hello Ross , good job and great video's ! . Where do you buy your spares parts ? . It's hard to find quality parts !... looking forward your progress on the GT !...

[@Endfloat]

I get my parts from just MGs in northern Ireland. I find Lawrence there very helpful and his prices are reasonable.

[@christianguillory7785]

Thanks a lot Ross . Looking forward your next video's . Best regards . Christian

[@brianmac8260]

Morning Ross. My Carb rebuild Kits are stuck in the UK for some reason. Scheduled for yesterday. By the way, was your dad a Mini guru back in the day?

[@Endfloat]

Getting things from the UK is a nightmare these days. You should deal with just MGs in northern Ireland as much as possible. No, my dad wasn't a mini guru, although he did have a mini at one point. I'm not related to the lads in minifix if that's what you're thinking!

[@paulgorrell6274]

I wish you had an engine run stand to run it on... Other than that I enjoyed the videos very much

[@rimizoem]

Quick question, was does something get ejected from the carb when you were starting it with the new gasket in place ? I can't imagine a scenario where this would happen. Cheers.

[@Endfloat]

Spitting through the carb is generally caused by an overly lean mixture. It's just vapour that gets spat out. It can happen when the timing is miles out or the firing order is wrong too.

[@rimizoem]

@@Endfloat thanks for answering my question. Cheers

[@davyp7107]

Well done Owen lol

[@emrhyssale9810]

Hi Ross i love the vido but check the engine number on the old mg I thing the head is different and the oil feed is

[@Endfloat]

Thanks. I did look into it and seemingly the only difference is the oil feed for the rocker shaft, which I compensated for by using the pedestal off the old rocker shaft.

[@edotoole]

Brake cleaner? What's that?

[@Endfloat]

It's a solvent. Very similar to carb cleaner.