11MGB.JPG
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When we sold her father's house, I had to make room for it in our garage. It wasn't easy...

12MGB.JPG
1522 hits | 92.4 KB | Posted: 2/4/11
When we sold her father's house, I had to make room for it in our garage. It wasn't easy...

21Interior.JPG
1502 hits | 94.89 KB | Posted: 2/4/11

22Interior.JPG
1562 hits | 97.19 KB | Posted: 2/4/11

23Cluster.JPG
1024 hits | 76.27 KB | Posted: 2/4/11

09Heater.JPG
973 hits | 98.31 KB | Posted: 4/3/11
Heater Box Tag

04EngineSN.JPG
970 hits | 99.79 KB | Posted: 4/3/11
Engine ID Plate

05EngineSize.JPG
1102 hits | 87.46 KB | Posted: 4/3/11
Engine casting size

31Engine.JPG
1414 hits | 104.85 KB | Posted: 2/4/11
I've seen bigger lawn mower engines, but it'll do 90mph.

32Engine.JPG
1485 hits | 110.95 KB | Posted: 2/4/11
I've seen bigger lawn mower engines, but it'll do 90mph. Apparently, this is a twin SU HS3 carb arr...

33Engine.JPG
1511 hits | 102.63 KB | Posted: 2/4/11
I've seen bigger lawn mower engines, but it'll do 90mph.

35Pushrod.JPG
1201 hits | 107.01 KB | Posted: 4/1/11
I finally found out why it was so hard to start, and had an intermittent miss:
1) both float ball va...

36EngL.JPG
1012 hits | 106.05 KB | Posted: 4/3/11

37EngR.JPG
994 hits | 104.21 KB | Posted: 4/3/11

38BayRHR.JPG
985 hits | 105.92 KB | Posted: 4/3/11

40CarbsStuck.JPG
890 hits | 94.09 KB | Posted: 4/3/11
In preparing to remove the head, I discovered that the rear carb's choke pump is stuck.

51BatteryTender.JPG
2087 hits | 52.75 KB | Posted: 2/4/11
It was a nightmare getting it running well enough to drive, so now I've installed a [url=http://www....

43Block.JPG
1570 hits | 116.61 KB | Posted: 4/4/11
It was cleaner & easier than I expected, but still not fun.

41HeadOff.JPG
1114 hits | 61.93 KB | Posted: 4/4/11
It's going to Leo...

42ValveStuck.JPG
997 hits | 102.99 KB | Posted: 4/4/11
It's not bent. I guess the old oil just carmelized on the stem enough to jam it.

44Head.JPG
473 hits | 75.13 KB | Posted: 10/9/12
After only a year & a half, Leo returned the head, with all the paint removed. So I had to wait ano...

45Coloru.JPG
612 hits | 93.83 KB | Posted: 10/9/12
This was supposed to be the right color, but it doesn't match the previous paint, which undoubtedly ...

46Build.JPG
454 hits | 71.09 KB | Posted: 10/9/12
It took quite a while to get all the valves cold-adjusted. I can't find a timing mark on this engin...

46Buile.JPG
559 hits | 112.08 KB | Posted: 10/9/12
It took quite a while to get all the valves cold-adjusted. I can't find a timing mark on this engin...

46Builf.JPG
874 hits | 110.1 KB | Posted: 10/9/12
After the valves, it went a lot faster than I expected, but I'm not doing the carbs tonight.

46Builg.JPG
893 hits | 112.69 KB | Posted: 10/9/12
After the valves, it went a lot faster than I expected, but I'm not doing the carbs tonight.

48RichRear1.JPG
805 hits | 88.71 KB | Posted: 10/10/12

48RichRear2.JPG
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48RichRear3.JPG
798 hits | 90.94 KB | Posted: 10/10/12

48RichRear4.JPG
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48RichRear5.JPG
822 hits | 91.22 KB | Posted: 10/10/12
At shutdown, the rear carb throat slowly fills with fuel, and then slowly drains.

48RichFrontOff.JPG
791 hits | 82.95 KB | Posted: 10/10/12
As the rear carb's throat drains, the front emanates fuel fog.