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TWIN CAM Confidential Service Memoranda - TC-120

 
This section contains all known memos issued by BMC Service Ltd to MG dealers from 1958 to 1963, detailing actions to be taken when servicing the MGA Twin Cam. These are PDF files averaging 73KB per file. Thanks to Mick Anderson, Sydney, AU, for scanning these pages.

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See also MGA Confidential Service Memoranda in the Care And Feeding section
* - Applicable to all MGA not specific to Twin Cam

Index to Improvements and Alterations February 1961

MG231 Connecting rod assemblies
MG234 Water loss
MG236 Connecting rod assemblies (Cancels MG231)
MG237 Oil pump & strainer, Petrol pipe clips, Fan belt dynamo pulley *
MG237A Fan belt dynamo pulley (Corrected)
MG238 Fuel octane requirements
MG240 Important modifications - Front spring spigot, piston scraper rings, oil pump drive spindle *
MG248 Distributor clamping
MG249 Battery covers *

MG251 Fitting camshaft bearing caps
MG252 Connecting rod assemblies (Cancels MG236)
MG253 Improved Road Wheels, Tappets, sparking plugs *
MG257 Timing cover gasket
MG262 Important modifications - Connecting rods
MG264 Carburetter damper piston

MG275 Crankshaft, flywheel and clutch assemblies
MG276 Tappet clearance
MG278 Important modifications - Axle shafts, anti-roll bar assembly, piston rings *
MG282 Remedies for possible complaints
MG286 Air cleaner venturi
MG288 Remedies for possible complaints (Cancels MG282)
MG294 Hood folding - Oil level indicator *
MG296 Piston failure
MG297 Gearbox front cover centraliser *

MG301 Campaign change of distributor
MG307 Piston rings
MG309 Main and connecting rod bearings *
MG310 Valve springs
MG325 Piston Failure
MG332 Disc brake pads *
MG338 Hard top and sliding sidescreens *

MG342 Control box (Cancels MG324) *
MG344 Piston failure (Cancels MG325)
MG358 Scratches on flexible back-lights * (see Top - TT-106)
MG385 Seat belts *
MG398 Windscreen re-glazing (convertibles only) *
MG416 Crankshaft thrust washers *
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