Due to the recent cold snap, I have not been able to
get out to work on Old Biddy. Instead I have been working on my 1976 MG Midget,
“Joe”. But, I did manage to do two little things for Old Biddy, which I will
show momentarily.
Joe had a couple things to fix which I have been
ignoring the last couple years. I decided to try and figure out what was wrong
with the first and biggest item, the windshield wiping system. The wipers were
moving very slowly then stopping during half sweep. I would have to manually
help the motor to move them back. To troubleshoot, I disassembled the cable
from the motor, hooked the wiring back up to the motor, and turn the motor on
from the wiper switch on the steering column. It worked great at both high and
low speeds. Therefore, something is wrong inside the cable tube. Here is Joe's
Lucas 75705H motor that I need to clean up a bit before re-installing.
Once I have some uninterrupted time before spring, I
will revisit this project to figure out the problem. I also ordered new wiper
blades (to replace the 20 year old ones that were there) and then installed
them while I was at it.
I also received my other Christmas present, the new
horn push for the 1100. I had to switch out the MG Midget black plastic housing
with my 1100 one, but that only took ten minutes. I do not care that the
Taiwanese emblem is not “original” (the new one is pictured on the bottom left, John's old original one is on the right) as no one will notice unless they know
ADO16s really well.
And my horns came back from E. Lawrie Rhoads at
British Car Parts Restorations. He was great to deal with, albeit a touch
pricey. He only repaired them as I decided not to do a total restoration on
them. I have not installed them due to the weather so I still do not know what Old
Biddy’s voice sounds like.
I also bought a couple more items which have not
yet arrived. I will get to them in the next post.
Thanks for visiting.
Toddy
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