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.
@alexmurphy6444 ай бұрын
Great video mate. Great looking b. Good to see the young fella showing interest 👍
@americanpatriot24222 жыл бұрын
Outstanding video and presentation
@Endfloat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@tahustvedtАй бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Again, another great video. As always I aprreciate your sense of humour in the face of adversity.
@americanpatriot2422 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
You mean the rubber bumper car with the twin carbs, right?
@poppydogz2 жыл бұрын
You was lucky to spot the offset rocker oil feed fella... Good job, cheers 🍻
@Endfloat2 жыл бұрын
It was a lucky spot indeed. That would have really ruined my day.
@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain Жыл бұрын
Another excellent video as always, car sounds good.
@larrywaters62632 жыл бұрын
Happy to see you have a new MG project and I look forward to following you on this journey.
@Endfloat2 жыл бұрын
Good to have you along! 😎
@anthonyhfe64502 жыл бұрын
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.
@Endfloat2 жыл бұрын
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.
@anthonyhfe64502 жыл бұрын
@@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 !
@edotoole7 ай бұрын
One important bit left out was the need to adjust the tappets. Very entertaining to watch though.
@elipil9300 Жыл бұрын
I thoroughly enjoyed this video
@finnmartinsen38047 ай бұрын
Thanks so much massive help legend 👌🏼
@Endfloat7 ай бұрын
You're very welcome!
@johnnyghia Жыл бұрын
Great job altogether.
@kt35372 жыл бұрын
Great video🤠
@smashyrashy2 жыл бұрын
Garth brooks made it to the endfloat channel🤠
@Endfloat2 жыл бұрын
@@smashyrashy not if I've anything to say about it! 😁
@SillyMonkeys Жыл бұрын
thanks man, great video.
@douglasgreen437 Жыл бұрын
Very good work..
@robertkeville6230 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
I get my parts from just MGs in northern Ireland. I find Lawrence there very helpful and his prices are reasonable.
@christianguillory7785 Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot Ross . Looking forward your next video's . Best regards . Christian
@brianmac82602 жыл бұрын
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?
@Endfloat2 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
I wish you had an engine run stand to run it on... Other than that I enjoyed the videos very much
@rimizoem Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
@@Endfloat thanks for answering my question. Cheers
@davyp7107 Жыл бұрын
Well done Owen lol
@emrhyssale98102 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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.