Coolant leak

[btx5mg]

Hi all was out and about in my F today enjoying the sun with fellow F/TF. when i got home i noticed a small damp patch on my drive at the front of the car, to my horror it was anti freeze. Jacked up the car, both hose"s look ok . But it looks damp on the bottom of the rad, its more of a slight seap then a full blown leak. Will have to try to get it on a ramp. But it looks like a new rad, i have seen them on the MGOC site for £97, that sounds good. Looks as if my New S/steel lExhuast will now be put back. Still hope to go to Abingdon on the 3rd of may, But might have to use my ZT for that. Pete

[TimM]

Sorry to hear that . Trouble with the F rad is that its so hard to see where any leak is coming from but it sounds like you'll need a new one. Bit of radweld might do a temporary fix or you could try what Dave A did on the way to Scotland last year. The Picture shows him studying the mysterious green liquid underneath the car on the top of Hardknott Pass. Dave's solution was fill up some bottles of water and drive 200 miles to Stirling anyway topping up every few miles as you go ! He made it but had to have a new Rad fittied. He and Michelle were saved by our Scottish Rep Alan Dunlop who lent him his MGB for a week thus proving that MG is the "marque of friendship".

[btx5mg]

I was looking on ebay found loads of new aluminium rads for MGF, they range from £40-£110, they all have the same number GRD927, SIZE 630X295X22. but some look slightly different on the top left hand side, so not sure which one to order. I have emailed the sells and they say that it should be ok. But iam not sure about the slight difference, any help on this one Cheers Pete