The Wrenchmen | David and Jocelyn's 1970 MGB - Episode 2

Three days, two Wrenchmen, one garaged MGB and a bunch of problems. Wrenchmen Davin and Matt roll through South Carolina to help David and Jocelyn get their 1970 MGB back on the road after being parked for far too long. The MGB’s carbs are full of fouled gasoline, and the bearings and brakes are shot too. Additionally, the electrical system might need work (or is it just the timing?) and the shocks are leaking. Will the Wrenchmen get David and Jocelyn’s MGB ripping from car show to car show, again?
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[@TheSometimesBuilds]

Please! A 20 minute show at least! There is so much good content here.

[@IvoPoblete]

Another hit for the Hagerty guys!!

[@jacobsherritt9228]

more of this show please. i love it. a great vibe. love the idea. rock on!

[@wakjob961]

Great work guys. Critics be damned, I like the plain rawness of this show.

[@jackr244]

Another fun episode! You guys are channeling my car 'history'. First the '67 GTO (I currently own a '66 Tempest Sprint) and now the '70 MGB (I used to own a '68 Triumph GT6). The GT6 was a great car to drive. When it ran. An episode on that abomination from Coventry would have satisfied the commenters looking for a longer show; gearbox leak, carbs out of tune (with, I am not making this up, coat hanger linkage), wonky electricals, iffy master cylinder, and on and on. Now I remember why I didn't keep it! I concur with the commenters looking for more 'depth' relating the diagnosis and making fixes. Please keep these coming! Jack

[@maninredd]

engine rebuilds, wrenchmen, and barnfind hunter! keep it comin! don't even have a car. XD

[@tuckerdunham6933]

Do you have a car now?

[@maninredd]

@@tuckerdunham6933 yup, a vios, for asian market only.

[@FeroxWJB]

Great video... would be nice when you are showing the car on the road driving that you cut off the background music so we could hear the sound of the car.

[@SaposJoint]

Two bumper stickers I've seen on MGs: "All the parts falling off this car are of the finest British workmanship." "Why do the British drink warm beer? Because they have Lucas refrigerators." I worked on NG, Austin-Healey, Triumph, Jaguar, and Rolls-Royce. But don't get me going there. Working on a Rolls is like working on an aircraft carrier, with all the hydraulic lines, relays and just frickin' weird brake and suspension systems. Oh, "start tuning the carbs". You have to love twin Strombergs if you love pain.

[@MartinSage]

Had a TR3 + Spitfire. I agree 100%. Give me a classic German or Japanese. BTW, owned Italian and they are worse than British cars...except my Dino Ferrari, that car I wish I had now😃

[@GeeenJ]

mgb dont have stromberg carbs there SU carbs and i agree there crap

[@jg769]

@@GeeenJ MGBs from 1975-80 had a single Zenith Stromberg carb but, you’re right, the ones in this video are SU. I have my Zenith carb dialed-in perfectly and it’s been great as long as I don’t mess with it. 😅

[@philh3178]

Nice video. If only you would be more specific about what you did while you are doing it along the lines of Edd China on Wheeler dealers, then you'd really have something.

[@DavidPlass]

I was thinking the same thing - so many "teachable moments" that were just... lost.

[@mahilamaseli415]

How can the owner of a car like this NOT know how to do everything in this video?.....OK fair enough the carb rebuild take to a shop.. but I mean bearings..new springs/shocks....spark plugs and points???

[@grindfap79]

can't wait to see another episode in six months...

[@MrJp318]

Nice video,, but need more details on the repairs. How did they put the points in? How did they check for spark?

[@petetull9766]

Gota luv them old SU Carbs :) Top job fella's

[@pthomson9736]

This is a fantastic idea for information and enjoyment.

[@juansierra1561]

Spectacular show.

[@jdh516]

6:58 pouring oil with container upside down.

[@seanbailey317]

Have to give you guys a thumbs up, those carbs on those MGBs can be a pain to get running right, but its worth it in the end.

[@melindamanthey2757]

Possibly the simplest carb ever made. Quite easy to overhaul and adjust. Their difficulty is a myth borne of the inept.

[@Kieran46100]

super video, great Guys, great little car, i got one too in blaze red and love it

[@tothehilt]

Could have expanded on a lot of the issues found and repair. Tips and trick that you guys learned along the way. Removing the leaf springs, compressing the front suspension etc..it’s a cool idea this format but pretty light on the technical. I didn’t hear a unit of measure uttered once.

[@TheNerdSwagg]

FINALLY!!! What takes you guys so long !!??

[@Hagerty]

Life.

[@troodny]

Got life? Surprising! )

[@americanpatriot2422]

Great video.

[@inkno701]

Great work! Sounded like the car just needed a little TLC all over. I would love to see a list of what exactly you replaced or rebuilt.

[@GriffithParkTrailCamofficial]

Would love to see where things were "hard" or issues they ran into while doing these repairs. That is one thing books don't teach you - like how to remove a hard to reach rusted nut, etc.

[@mynameis9057]

you guys are like Santa and the little elves all in one! varnish is great for wood,but definitely not metal go parts,yuck and stuck are never a good combo! nice little buggy,glad they're back out on the road enjoying it,hope y'all gave them some pointers on storing and maintenance of little greeny.enjoy!▪☆☆☆▪

[@ms90sbabyy]

Evansville Indiana Hagerty! I'm switching to classic insurance thru you guys

[@jimclarke1108]

Dr Dave does it again

[@mtmchenry]

Great series. Hope to see more in the future.

[@michaelnaisbitt1639]

The biggest trouble with MGB,s is they were not fast enuff 104 mph when they were up against big Healy and Trumph TR 5 and 6's. But they did have that something whenever you drove them in anywhere and that's the thorn "will I get there without braking down?" The V8,s were good but not put in roadsters and were a handful to work on when in situ

[@ssquirrel88]

Nice car, a true classic!

[@narimann1125]

Love the concept !!! it could have been my dream job :D (hope) the subjects will get more interesting as the show goes on!

[@exJacktar]

Wish they'd come see to my MG...

[@984francis]

Nice couple. Nice car. Good work.

[@walterpchrysler9446]

Wish I knew you where in Columbia. Could have invited you guys over to help with the king pin installment on my 48 Dodge truck.

[@stevechapman6551]

This was a one day job for two men at the most.

[@MartinSage]

Should have put additive in the gas. Think it's called Stabil. I put it in my car that sat for 1yr. Fired right up!

[@mikes6961]

Seemed it was running one day than not the next by the explanation. That turned into gas so old it was bad suggesting this car hasn't run in a few years

[@stevo6900]

Wish my mgb sounded like that hahaha

[@giancarlopbranco]

They are artist

[@jimhiner1244]

Nice lookin' B!

[@the_realJP_]

Why did you pull the electronic ignition?

[@duncanwilson9020]

Would you guys come to Canada? I got a bit of a stuck project myself lol.

[@TheKevintegra19]

The music is keeping me from hearing the car run, and how about lessons on how to tune these finicky British carburetors and keep them in tune. Also, what went wrong with the gas, to make it smell so bad, age?

[@zacharymanney13]

come to south Florida i work on my 1974 elcamino all the time alone

[@eastcoastroadrunner]

Ummm the engine sounds like it's running on 3 cylinders there is a miss

[@RonnKilby]

I thought 1970 had fish mouth grill, pillow dash and split rear bumper.

[@Yonok2009]

How much did it cost to get these guys over 3 days not including parts?

[@stevenhollingsworth733]

The color of that car is Brooklyn's green not British racing green.

[@robertrikard361]

Hi, my name is Shawn Rikard and I have a 1949 Ford F1 flat head truck. I have had the truck for about nine years. I am a retired police officer, i retired due to blood pressure problems. I bought the truck from my boss and have driven it one time and it stopped running half way down my road and it almost didn"t stop then due to the brakes locking up. In the last year i have been trying to get it running when i have free time but i just cant get it started. All i want to do is get it running so i can drive it and get a Christmas tree this year and take a picture with my kids and girlfriend around it and of course take to a couple shows. Any help or advice on getting it running would be appreciated. Thank you

[@GeeenJ]

theses cars are bone shakers the guys need to learn more about tuning multiple carbs to properly tune twin carbs you use a air flow balancer they run much better when balanced

[@kmrumedy]

Such potential for this show if they could just get a couple of tech guys with some kind of personality. Watching these guys is like watching paint dry.

[@Hagerty]

Thanks, but we prefer authentic to polished.

[@kmrumedy]

Add a dash of entertainment and you've got it. Have you read the other comments on your first episode? Everyone is routing for this show, myself included, you just need to get the guys to talk more.....explain more of what they are doing.

[@Darknamja]

I like the idea of experienced techs at work but I do agree a little more detail on what is being accomplished would be nice. That for sure would require longer videos though. Thanks for posting. :D

[@nonyourbuz5805]

..they do this for free?...

[@colemeyers1161]

Wait u guys were on the motortrend channel like 2 years ago right?

[@Hagerty]

That's right. kzbin.info/aero/PLGvTvFzdMg_O9JEZFHVjEmdcLPj_sEhv2

[@michalsveto]

so that is why I was going for the full ten minutes "damn theese guys look familiar"

[@colemeyers1161]

michalsveto I know that is what I was like

[@thexoftexas4267]

Thank you for that link. I knew I had seen them before but my old brain is almost worn out. Need a new one. Oh wait, that is what these guys were, an old car guy and a new car guy.

[@seancoxe3577]

That's a 1970 that's won prizes?! Maybe it was titled in 1970. A true '70 should have a split rear bumper (only year) and the infamous 'fish mouth' grille. Also, low back seats were discontinued (at least in the States) a few years earlier. No side markers either. Looks more like an earlier edition. Just sayin'.....

[@pennsylvaniajohnkane9101]

Just bought a 70 MGB and was noticing all the things you mentioned. My car has them and this one doesn’t. Weird because if it is earlier (a 67 or 68) it would likely be more valuable since it would be pre-Leyland. Maybe they dressed a 70 up to look like a 60’s model?

[@bobmartin4942]

You are correct on the discrepancies when referring to US spec cars. However the one in this video isn't a US spec car. The only off item that I can call out on this car is the rear bumper which should indeed be a split one, the grill may also be incorrect for a home market car, but that's one I'm not positive on. Marker lights weren't required in England in 1970, though there may have been a requirement for a side light there. Also you may have noticed that this car also didn't have a locking steering wheel and that the instruments weren't a mirror version of a US ca, but mittored of the original dash panel used from 1962 thru 1967.

[@ms90sbabyy]

I'm 26 and have a 1939 Lasalle with a 322 V8 and I'm doing my best but I need help! High oil pressure and noisey valves!

[@tristanclaes4003]

great show! only the tech details are a bit cold and the acting is school projectish

[@stinkintoad]

Any reason you went with 20w-50 oil?

[@KayakTN]

The heavier oil provides the tolerances necessary for the engine to run. Use a lighter oil and you risk overheating, seizing bearings, and damage to other moving parts. The B doesn't do well on long interstate trips especially if you have a older motor that's prone to burning oil. Combine that with the wrong type of oil and you could end up shopping for a new engine.

[@dgriffin6074]

The term "rebuilt" is one of the most abused words in the automotive lexicon. Always ask, "exactly what was done?".

[@sambaritone]

I wonder if the carb had corrosion in it from running ethanol.

[@kirkjohnson9353]

Good thought. I have had several engines trashed by ethanol. Especially on something that has been sitting like their car has. I no longer put ethanol in any of my engines that might sit for periods of time.

[@Hagerty]

It did. That gas (If you can even call it that) was NASTY.

[@hagertymatt8520]

That gas was so old, it may have been pre-ethanol!

[@sambaritone]

I should have said something positive while I was commenting. I love these videos that show more work, and less yapping. It was great to see a vintage MG/B brought back. And thank you for showing some of the actual workmanship that goes into it. I use KZbin to help me in my repairs, and it's great to get some mechanical details.

[@ideaswanted]

change the gas tank , thats what i did and no more problems it was loaded with rust inside the tank

[@burlatsdemontaigne6147]

Television naturals these guys are not.

[@Hagerty]

Thank goodness for KZbin.

[@dukenukem8381]

you will get better, just dont light everything up like a Christmas tree, and dont rush the video flow. 25 to 40 minutes videos are ideal

[@marklarue5083]

typical whiner

[@chris3153]

Bottom line, if you own an MGB and you can't do most of this yourself you probably shouldn't own an MGB. They require a lot of love and attention so either learn or have a good mechanic on retainer.

[@brianandrews7099]

Sounds horrible ... why not fix that exhaust, too?

[@everydaymechanic4657]

Yeah I'd have to agree they look awkward like there trying to hard show has potential though

[@janetpitterman6579]

Hi

[@TheDarkPhoenix23]

Ha! Feel free to come work on my 79 MGB or my 76 Jaguar. :-)

[@thequesomanishere]

if that's a 70 mgb, it has the wrong grille, dash, center console, and rear bumper. I think that's a 68 or 69

[@W0uter1992]

It indeed has a wrong grille, it's an upgrade for most people that don't like the "fishmouth" style grill. The dash and rear bumper are correct for a 70's home market (RHD) car, they had steel dashes well in the 70's. The center console is just a disgrace and should be tidied up...

[@townsey5612]

First step to getting rid of British reliability problems: Install Ford 302

[@1chish]

Rick and James - so why bother buying British then? Just buy your American Fords. Only Americans think its 'OK' to desecrate a car and turn it into something it isn't. Whatever happened to appreciating something as it is. Faults and all. Having said that I have owned probably most British cars since 1965 and guess what? Never been let down.

[@1chish]

Hi Rick - I guess its a culture thing. For me when I restore old classic motorbikes its the getting them back to as they were built in '49 or '56 or whenever. Accept what the limitations were in those days and enjoy the engineering 'as was'. I don't think I ever forgave American legislators for inflicting raised suspension and plastic bumpers on the sublime 'MGB'. In the name of safety of course. You mention Anglias and Prefects to which I would add 'Perpendicular Populars' (two door Prefects)! Available only in black of course. Passed my test in a Mk1 Cortina in '64. Later Mum had a s/h blue 100E popular and Dad had an Austin Cambridge. I was more into bikes so my first car was a white Mini when I was 21. Lovely memories of a bygone more quieter and respectful era. When you had 'party line' telephones shared with your neighbour. And they complain about Broadband here now ....

[@Yonok2009]

James Towner oh NO !!

[@stuartcollie7180]

Townsey sorry I have to disagree. If you buy a wee remote cottage in the Scottish highlands you replace the roof, add double glazing, add electrics and install an inside toilet and shower. It is still a lovely rural cottage you are just not living in the 1800’s.

[@TheFRiNgEguitars]

I smell the bad gas right here! The engine isn't running smoothly, a weak/ dead cylinder.

[@harringtonbenton334]

Let's see you guys do that to a late 70s Midget...if you dare

[@flyinbiker2001]

I', a life long MG nut and almost everything they did was wrong , and what the heck do springs & shocks have to do with Sputtering and Dying , this is a fluff show for folks who know nothing about cars

[@melindamanthey2757]

The joy and thrill of owning an MGB is working on it yourself. Why own one if you are not really involved with it. Anyone can own and drive a car. With reference to the SU carbs..."Need to rebuild them time to time for sure" ..... Utter BS.

[@timjones8640]

sounds awful, mistimed or under fuelled.......no idea what they are listening to...........my MGB sounds way sweeter than this one

[@angrymancunian]

That British accent sounds a bit off....

[@DavidUKesb]

It is! Sounds like she's also lived a long while in Australia as well as the UK and USA. Bit of a mixture of all three.

[@ihatekpeng]

This is kinda painful to watch.

[@ulrichm]

They all sound so scripted ;-)

[@kimba381]

This is rubbish. Lousy acting, lousy mechanicing. NO explanations. Why didn't they just: "here's a broken MGB, now its fixed. the end." "I learned a lesson about how the Brits did spindles" What? That IS interesting but they don't tell the audience. Did they adjust and tune the SUs? They must have, but no mention of it. That's a really interesting process. And they sent it out with no air cleaners. no mechanic would do that. Why did they add oil? they didn't mention it was low, they didn't drain it. And don't say "product placement" I know, but even an idiot would at least script the line: "oils' a pit low..." Also that car wouldn't win any prizes at any car show I have been to: wrong over riders, wrong grille,, and I think wrong tail lights. missing badges. everything that marks the car as a 1970 model is missing.

[@Secretcircuits]

*Cringe... cool concept tho.. I think roadkill just ruin KZbin car shows for me forever.

[@zaum2002]

There is much I didn't learn from this silly production.

[@p3l1k44n1]

Man this is so fake and scripted, it's cringy.. "you're in my way" in a straight emotionless face. Great acting.

[@tipp0183]

its a show. its suppose to be scripted.

[@voncoconut5293]

The 'Godfather' was also scripted yet it wasn't as wooden and lifeless as this.

[@stuartcollie7180]

Jsp these guys are car mechanics. Not every mechanic is Edd China or Ant Anstead.

[@Vermontguy87]

Rip that crappy old engine out and stick in an SR 20 turbo motor.

[@Wont_Stop_Racing]

scripted!!!!