Daily; Weekly; Every 3.000 Miles - MG Midget Mark II Driver's Handbook Manual

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DAILY
EVERY
3,000 M
( 0
0
m.)
Radiator
Check
the
water
level in
the
radiator and
top
up if
necessary.
Engine
Check the
level
of the oil in the
engine
sum p,
and top up if necessary to
the
'
M A X'
or
'FU
L L '
mark on
the
dipstick.
Clean,
fresh oil
is
essential, and the
use
or
an
oil to Ref. A (page 68) is
recom-
mended.
The
engine
oil dipstick with
the
level
mark ings shown
inset
The oil filler cap on the
forward
end
of
the cylinder
head
cover. Turn the cap
anti-clock wise to release
it
WEEKLY
Tyres
Check all
tyre
pressures
(see page
33),
and inflate if
necessary
to the recom-
mended
pressures. See page 4 for correct
pressures.
Battery
Rem
ove
the
filler plugs and examine the level of the electrolyte in each
cell
(see
pa
ge
22).
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Carburetters
Each
damper
reservoir
must be topped
up
periodically with thin
n
inc
i
il
to
Ref. A (page
68).
Under
no
circumstances
should
heavy-bodied
lubrica nt b
u.
d.
Unscrew the damper cap,
withdraw
the
da
mper,
and top
up
the
reservoir
un
til th
oil level is! in. (12 mm.) below the
top of the
hollow piston
rod.
Push the
dUI
p
r
assembly back into position and
screw
the cap
firmly into
the
reservoir.
Apply a few spots of oil to the
throttle
control
linkage
joints.
Lubricating the carburetter
piston
dampers
A93
46
Front suspension and
steering
connection
lubricating
points
A569
Swivel axle pins
Two nipples each side-several
stro kes
of the gun
filled
with lubricant to
Ref. C (page 68)-this operation
is best
carried out with the vehicle
partly
jacked
up
to allow the
lubricant
to
penetrate
properly around
the
bushes.
Front suspension
outer
fulcrum
pins
One nipple each
side-several
strokes
of
the gun filled
with
lubricant
to Ref.
C
(page
68).
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,gnn~,tign§
One nip
ple
each side
located on the tie-rod ball
joint-several
strokes of the
gun
filled with lubricant to
Ref. C (pa
ge
68).
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