1980 MGB. Battery reads 12.98 volts. Won’t start. Ignition light won’t come on. Faint buzz from key sensor.

Hook up portable jump starter.

Car fires right up. Runs fine. Dies when jump starter is removed.

Help!

Hello. I have a mg marvel R and can’t figure out how to turn off auto mirror tilt when I put it in reverse. Manual say it can be turned off in the entertainment system display. Can’t find any thing

Hello, I have an MG HS 2022 and I have noticed that every time the fuel level drops below 65 miles, it stops showing how many miles I have left on the screen. I have a 4000miles trip across EU coming, and as I will be in places I don't know, I am panicking, in case I can't find a petrol station the moment it lights off. Is there any chance to change the option to show all the remaining miles?

Recently bought a used HS in late January, had been running fine on my daily work trips (30miles)

I've driven it less than 100hours and about just over 2k miles so far and decided to take a trip from Glasgow to Lincoln roughly 280miles,

I was going 75 with cruise control for about 2 hours and never had any issues, until randomly I pulled out to overtake a car got to 80 then the car randomly just had no power.

No warning light / clunk's or noises nothing that would suggest failure of any sort mechanically that I could hear, I pulled into the left lane and tried going down the gears 5th / 4th 3rd etc to see if I could get more power out of them and nope nothing.

The car would struggle to accelerate and sit around 2400 rpm full throttle, where usually it would quickly and loudly climb to 4/5k at full throttle, I decided to continue driving as I didn't want to use the hard shoulder I managed about 30minutes.

Then I hit a section with hill and was losing speed even in 4th and throttle to the floor, I pulled over quickly turned the car off and back on and accelerated away. Car seemed fine for the remaining 2+ hours but I'm not sure exactly what's wrong and havnt seen anything online about it.

First thoughts is a sensor or issue with throttle not giving correct inputs to the car through things like fuel pump etc? Not 100% though as like I said when I turned it off and back on it seemed fine

I’ve been thinking of getting a muffler delete but I don’t know wether to go with a single or dual pipe setup

Hello again,

I just recently put a new Weber 32/36 carb setup on my 1979 MGB and it’s been running great, still need to adjust choke, but that’s besides the point.

I went and got gas for it today and on the way home the engine all of a sudden lost all power and as soon as I put it in neutral to roll, it stalled out.

It took quite a few tries but it eventually started again, but I only got about a half mile down the road before the same thing happened. I eventually called my dad and we dragged it back home with his truck.

I checked fuel, it’s getting fuel, tried adjusting choke again, but that doesn’t help since it won’t start again. I checked spark using a flat head screwdriver and an in-line spark checker. I’m not getting any spark and can’t figure out why.

For context, here’s what I’ve replaced in my spark system. It has the stock Opus electronic distributor:

New coil, new spark plugs, new distributor cap, new rotor.

I’m leaning towards the actual electronic ignition module being faulty and that’s what might’ve caused the sudden loss in power.

Any help is appreciated.

Today was first warm enough day to empty out the barn of running MGs. This is my “good mg”. 1953 Arnolt…. Basically a TD with a Bertone body. They sold about 100 of them in USA. It is a very slow car, but gives people more time to look and say… what is that?!?!

https://preview.redd.it/0cy29zdimxvc1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d6a896c6888e4fd69484101c9a72d7abfd76b4bd

I know the Marvel R is technically a fake MG, but I’ll post here anyway. I’m trying to change from winter tires, but I can’t find the tools. Seems like there’s nothing included, only the tire sealant and compressor.

Hello everyone!

I have the option to pick up a 1998 MGF Brooklands edition for 4.200€. It has 160.000km and seems to be mechanically in order from what I’ve gathered so far. I just wanted everyone’s opinion on if that price seems good/worth it? I’m currently in Germany so I’m not sure there’s a particularly solid repair/parts network, also the car would be a daily driver but only about 12-25km or so a day.

Thanks in advance guys!

I will travel from the middle part of Scandinavia, through Germany, Austria, down to Italy and drift along the coast till I reach Sicily.

Since I will drive almost 8-9 hours a day, stops included, I am slightly worried about the affection this will have on the car. Has anyone experienced something personally you'd like to share? Also, I am 183, long legs, am I fine?

Thanks in advance

Hi everyone - new to the community, got my 63 Midget running today for the first time this season. Time for some new tires, but hopefully it’ll be a fun season

Hi everyone. I wondered if anyone has seen this issue. I assumed it was the head gasket, but a garage has carried out two compression checks, results were perfect. They changed a clip under the tank and declared it fixed. But it just happened again. Happens after about ten minutes of being out driving. I have a video but can only post this picture. Basically there is steam coming from under the tank, and the coolant is violently bubbling in the tank and this is after the engine has stopped. Coolant is fresh.

I’ve got a 2004 tf sunstorm. I want an exhaust that sounds good and is noticeably louder than stock, but not so loud it becomes annoying to drive. Should I got for the tt mk7 or mk9?

Hi all took out my B for the first time this week and it felt like the front end was about to come off. Is there anyway to test the dampers In situation? And any wise words on maybe a conversion to shocks?

Greetings to those with oil spots in your garage!

I just inherited a a 77 B that has had the body restored and some engine work done, but when I was getting it ready to transport and the motor smokes/steams badly. While looking at it on the side of the road, a mechanic from a nearby business says he thinks the problem is a blown head gasket or worse. I am (obviously) new to owning a classic car and am not sure how to tackle this.

When we tried to start, it was very reluctant and would only run with full choke, the smoke/steam quickly generated and you can see bubbling under (what I think is) the valve cover which makes a gasket problem reasonable, and coolant getting in the cylinder makes sense. My father indicated that we should get a compression check to make sure what the problem is, which makes sense, but I would like a perspective on how big the problem might be. It could certainly more than a blown gasket and even a cracked block. Would would the symptoms be if it were worse than a head gasket?

I live in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia where there are few British car specialists that I have seen, so I would appreciate some perspective of what I may be looking at. Also, if anyone is aware of a mechanic in the Hagerstown, MD to Winchester VA area, please let me know.

Thanks to all ahead of time!

So one day, after running flawlessly, everything started going downhill with my MGB. First symptoms were it wanting to die and stall out at idle, second symptoms were black smoke and rough idle, now it just cranks and doesn’t start.

After replacing a bunch of spark components and talking to some people, I checked my carb to find that all of the oil from the dashpot is gone! It must’ve leaked into the fuel, either due to a bad gasket or crack in the carb, and the car burned the oil, causing the rough idle and black smoke, and now something is clogging the carburetor and not letting fuel into the engine (confirmed by new spark plugs being dry when cranking).

I’m debating on either going through the trouble of rebuilding the Stromberg carb or just saying screw it and getting the Weber Downdraft carburetor kit and an exhaust manifold from Moss Motors and calling it a day.

Thoughts are appreciated, thanks!

I have a 2022 MG GT, and I’ve been really wanting to give it a better exhaust sound since the stock really is quiet. But I also don’t want to risk voiding my warranty, is there any way I can do something about the exhaust sound will still having my warranty?