MGB RADIATOR
Roger Parker from the MG Owners Club diagnoses radiator coolant loss from a Mk1 MGB.
Q I have a Mk1 MGB roadster and I am seeing regular, small loss of coolant out of the overflow pipe and under the car once the engine is switched off after it’s got fully warm with a few miles driving. My temperature gauge doesn’t show any change from the steady seven o’clock position it holds when the engine has warmed up, and the heater is as inefficient as most MGBs so nothing out of the ordinary. The constant dribble of about a tea cup full on the ground after every run is worrying. Could the radiator be restricted or blocked?
The chrome bumper MGB always suffered from this sort of problem to some degree because there
