MG Midget J1 1933 Instruction Manual page 24

I n addition to the standard tool kit, the following should be at hand
before starting operations :
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Spar,e cylinder head gasket.
(Gasket
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Valve grinding paste-this can be purchased ready mix,ed, and i t is
best to have two grad,es-medium and fine.
Castille soap, o r some good proprietary jointing compound.
A
shallow basin (such as a baking tin) t o form a paraffin bath for
the
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CYLlNDER HEAD GASKET
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Join1 f o r \:alv<z c o v r r .
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\ V : d i r r s het\ver>n c ; ~ r l ) u r c t t ( ~ r an11 inlet
1:. J o i n t f o r inlct manifold. m a n i f o l d .
C. W;rsIwr for t o p e n d OF f r o n t oil d r a i n p i l ~ v . 1.
( ' o I > ~ x . r
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; ~ s t ) , . s ~ o s v x h a u ~ t Hangc \vasher.
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W a s l i r r f o r t o p rwtl 01' r(.;lr oil clrain ~ > i n c . J . Jclint f o r c.xli:lust rn;lnilolrl.
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\Vaslir,rs for
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e n d
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v;11\.r Kt,:rr oil 1 .
C'c,~,~x.r ;11i<1 ; ~ s l r c ~ s t r ~ s c\lindr.r l i ~ % ; ~ t l g a s l t c t .
f r r d pipr. I,. \V:llrr ~ n a i i i f o l d fihie \v:lslicrs.
G . F i b r e \vasIirr for cvntrv n u t o n t h e inlct
manifold.
Dismantling. O p e n the radiator drain tap, and while the water is
draining off, proceed t o
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Remove bonn'et altogether.
Detach cables from the sparking plugs-these are all of different
lengths so that there is no fear of confusion when re-assembling.
Remove valv,e gear cover
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and d o not mistake the
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M.G." breathers
at either end for nuts
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They cannot be unscrew,ed, and need not
be touched.
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