MG Car Repair/Expert Profile

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Recent Answers from Howard M. Fitzcharles III

2012-05-22 fuel pump failure:

Hi Terance,    The can in front of the right rear tail light is a vapor trap to attempt to trap fuel vapor and condense it before it goes to the charcoal canister up under the hood. This is a sealed tank

2012-05-17 fuel pump failure:

Hi Terance,    It was a common failure of the MGB to have the fuel pump quit. The standard procedure for the earlier models that had the pump mounted just below the battery cover on the far right, was

2012-05-09 master cylinder and booster:

Hi James,    The first signs that a booster is going bad is that you have good brake pedal but it requires extra pressure to slow the car down. It acts like you have to put both feet on the pedal to slow

2012-05-02 MGB rough idling:

Hi Hugh,    It does sound like a carburetor problem but you can't assume anything.     First run a compression test to confirm that the combustion chambers are ok (125 PSI to 170 PSI on all cylinders with

2012-04-29 MG starting problem:

Hi Ray,    You are confusing me so we need to get our terminology in sync. When you say "The starter cranks strongly" I take it that you mean it spins the engine strongly? But then you say "but it won't