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John Twist has helped MG owners with their cars for 50 years. His extensive experience, intricate technical skills, and willingness to train others are legendary in the MG community. John's hundreds of MG Tech videos combine hands-on instruction and technical expertise with lighthearted humor.
John trained in the service department of England's largest MG Dealership in 1973. From 1975 to 2016 John ran University Motors Ltd repair shop in Grand Rapids, Michigan. John began posting MG repair and maintenance videos in 2007, the early days of UA-cam. The University Motors Ltd shop closed in 2017 and John transitioned to teaching at MG events and seminars. When travel stopped in 2020, John began hosting MG Tech sessions on Zoom and posted them on UA-cam.
Through University Motors Online, John supports MG owners around the world with UA-cam videos, bi-monthly Zoom sessions, and a Facebook group. Learn more at universitymotors.online/
John trained in the service department of England's largest MG Dealership in 1973. From 1975 to 2016 John ran University Motors Ltd repair shop in Grand Rapids, Michigan. John began posting MG repair and maintenance videos in 2007, the early days of UA-cam. The University Motors Ltd shop closed in 2017 and John transitioned to teaching at MG events and seminars. When travel stopped in 2020, John began hosting MG Tech sessions on Zoom and posted them on UA-cam.
Through University Motors Online, John supports MG owners around the world with UA-cam videos, bi-monthly Zoom sessions, and a Facebook group. Learn more at universitymotors.online/
428 MG Quick Tips | Safe Removal of Wheel Spinners
Need an easier, safer way to remove the knockoff spinners on your MG wheels? John Twist demonstrates the Undo-Stick, a specialty tool developed by Thomas Brobst and manufactured in the US.
Made of oak wood, stainless steel, and a specialty plastic, the Undo-Stick fits the 42 mm 2-ear knock offs used on MG and other British sports cars (there's a different version for Jaguars). It turns the spinner without damage the wheels, tires, or yourself. Unlike a hammer or wrench, it's safe for specialty and decorative spinners.
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Made of oak wood, stainless steel, and a specialty plastic, the Undo-Stick fits the 42 mm 2-ear knock offs used on MG and other British sports cars (there's a different version for Jaguars). It turns the spinner without damage the wheels, tires, or yourself. Unlike a hammer or wrench, it's safe for specialty and decorative spinners.
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435 MG Tech | Wheels, Rims and Tires
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John Twist and Zoom participants discuss the various wheels, rims, and tires that can be used for MG sports cars. Even if you have factory original rims, you'll need to replace the tires on your classic car. The participants shared which modern tires work the best. Recorded on January 8, 2024 The MG Community offers condolences to the Runyon family at the loss of The Roadster Factory to a massi...
434 MG Tech | Vintage MG Vendors
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For the last Zoom session of 2023, John Twist takes a stroll down memory lane. Before MGs were classified as classic cars, they were daily drivers. Resources for repair and maintenance were plentiful, including Columbia Motor Corporation through Kingsborne, MG Mitten, Sears, SICP, and Victoria British. The names were coming fast & furious. See the list below. This video is applicable to all MG ...
433 MG Tech | MG Gearbox Diagnosis & Repair
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John Twist and Zoom participants discuss clutch, gearbox, and transmission problems. Watch this BEFORE you disassemble your MG! This video is applicable to all MG models (MGTC MGTD MGTF MGA MGB Midget Sprite) Recorded on December 4, 2023 UniversityMotors.Online
432 MG Tech | Rebuilding MG Engines
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John Twist leads a discussion on the best practices and pitfalls of MG engine rebuilding. Should you attempt the work on your own or hire someone to do it? This video is applicable to all MG models (MGTC MGTD MGTF MGA MGB Midget Sprite). Recorded on November 27, 2023 UniversityMotors.Online
431 MG Tech | MG Instrument Panel & Gauges
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John Twist and Zoom participants discuss MG dashboards, speedometers, rev counters, tachometers, fuel & temp gauges, panel illumination, switches and more. This video is applicable to all MG models (MGTC MGTD MGTF MGA MGB Midget Sprite). The participants mentioned a lot of repair & restoration services during this session including: British Speedo Service in Westchester, NY www.Britishspeedo.co...
431 MG Tech | MG Clutch Diagnosis & Repair
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In this Zoom session, John Twist leads a discussion on MG Clutch systems. Most problems fall into one of two categories. The first is a failure to engage and the second is a failure to disengage. Both are dangerous to you and your vehicle. Our participants had a lively discussion on this important topic. This video is applicable to all MG models (MGTC MGTD MGTF MGA MGB Midget Sprite). Recorded ...
430 MG Tech | MG Winter Storage Prep
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Don't let critters, trash, or moisture ruin your vintage MG! From fresh oil to dryer sheets, John Twist and session participants suggest dozens of storage considerations, potential problems, and remedies. MG MGTD MGTF MGTC MGA MGB MG Midget MGC Recorded on October 23, 2023 UniversityMotors.Online
423 MG Tech | MG Ride Height & Leaf Springs
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With the half elliptic springs at the rear, all MGs begin to tilt after years of use. In this video, John Twist shows how to quickly measure the ride height and the reasons for differences, corner to corner. MG MGTD MGTF MGA MGB MGC MG Midget Sprite Fall 2023 by UniversityMotors.Online
422 MG Midget Restoration Project | Parts of the Front Wheel Hub
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John Twist gives an update on the MG Midget Restoration Project. He shows how he restored the original king pin and stub axle of the front wheel hub. The trunnion is the part that allows the front wheel hub to turn with the steering. UniversityMotors.Online November 2023
421 MG Tech | H-Type Carburetor Floats
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John Twist talks about floats on H-Type Carburetors. If liquid gets in the float, it can't do its job. The original brass floats can be restored, but John recommends replacing them with new nitrile floats. Joe Curto at British Superior in NY is John's recommended vendor for MG Carburetor parts and repair. www.britishsuperior.com/ November 2023 UniversityMotors.Online
420 MG Tech | MG Brake Calipers
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The brakes are the most important part of your car. John Twist explains how to carefully disassemble MG brake caliper heads to clean them. He recommends lubricating with Sil-Glyde while reassembling because it's compatible with brake fluid. There's a special tip for MGA owners at the 8:30 mark. UniversityMotors.Online November 2023
419 MG Tech | Voltage Regulator for MGB (1962-1967)
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John examines a Lucas RB 340 Voltage Regulator that was used on the MGB from 1962-1967. It has three bobbins that control the cutout, current regulator, and the voltage regulator. The bobbins can be adjusted as needed. The previous MG regulator was a 2 bobbin control box that contained the voltage regulator and a cutout. Recorded in November, 2023. UniversityMotors.Online
417 MG Tech | Midget Restoration - Preparing Parts for Reassembly
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1968 Midget Restoration update in early November John Twist shows the sandblasted body panels and individual parts that he's cleaned, prepared, and lubricated. UniversityMotors.Online Filmed on November 2, 2023
418 MG Tech | Midget Restoration - Maintenance of the Midget A Arm
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The original Sprite/Midget was a very lightweight car. By the late 1970's the MG Midget had become heavier with reinforced features and rubber bumpers. As a result, the front suspension was "taxed to the max." The Midget A Arm needs to be kept well lubricated and maintained to prevent damage. John Twist removes the fulcrum pin and king pin and explains how they work. With "judicious use of a to...
415 | MG Tech Restoration - Inspecting MG Body & Undercarriage
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415 | MG Tech Restoration - Inspecting MG Body & Undercarriage
416 MG Tech | Inspecting wire wheels
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416 MG Tech | Inspecting wire wheels
413 MG Tech | Q & A on Stromburg Carburetors
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413 MG Tech | Q & A on Stromburg Carburetors
414 MG Tech | Using MG Nuts and Bolts
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414 MG Tech | Using MG Nuts and Bolts
412 MG Tech | Q & A on Skinner-Union Carburetors
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412 MG Tech | Q & A on Skinner-Union Carburetors
411 MG Tech | Q & A on MG Distributors
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411 MG Tech | Q & A on MG Distributors
408 MG Tech | MGB Front Suspension Repairs
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408 MG Tech | MGB Front Suspension Repairs
410 MG Tech | University Motors Summer Party Reunion - Saturday
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410 MG Tech | University Motors Summer Party Reunion - Saturday
409 MG Quick Tips | How to Organize MG Fasteners
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409 MG Quick Tips | How to Organize MG Fasteners
407 MG Restoration | Rotisserie Stand
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407 MG Restoration | Rotisserie Stand
406 MG Tech | University Motors Summer Party Reunion 2023 - Friday Night
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406 MG Tech | University Motors Summer Party Reunion 2023 - Friday Night
405 MG Tech | University Motors Summer Party Memories
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405 MG Tech | University Motors Summer Party Memories
403 MG Restoration | Preparing a Frame for Paint
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403 MG Restoration | Preparing a Frame for Paint
402 MG Tech | Rearview Mirror Maintenance
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402 MG Tech | Rearview Mirror Maintenance
My distributor must run on magic.....??? No light on nor off when moved.... must be johns worst video.... will stick to the timing light.
I just welded up one like yours out of 1 inch steel tube and hope to try it out on my MG tc 1949 didn’t think about moving the car beck and forth thanks great video
Tq sir...this video help me alot
John..Mines backfiring from the exhaust and wont fire since the engine rebuild. Hopefully this is causing the problem . Thanks
Pencil eraser cleans it to.
John seems to say here set your idle timing to 20btdc, leaving 12 left as the car revs up. Is this right? Most books say 10 to 14 at idle
Really useful video, thanks. Hope you are still well after 10 years
John, just checked out your video on the MGC GT suspension from 2013. Glad to see you're still making videos here, thanks for teaching me about these cars!
Mr. Twist, what if you store your MG on steel dollies that have a curve that conforms to the tire shape?
Is the front crossmember meant to be symmetric left to right? Doesn't look like mine is, though a bit hard to tell
I've only just discovered this channel and how brilliant it is!!! By far the best re working and tips on MGs from the brilliant John Twist.
My first car was a red 1963 1100 with gray leather that cost me about $350. Had to tow it home as the transmission case on the bottom of the engine was cracked. Drove great after our DIY repairs but eventually I lost reverse, and then 1st gears, which explained what the few extra washers and springs we had left over were for! Luckily it was light enough to start like a scooter, with one leg out the door, and then compression start downhill. I then let the oil get too low and scored the engine, reducing top speed to about 35 or 40 mph. Nevertheless, I was able to sell it with an ad in the L.A. Times for a hundred or two. A couple weeks later the FBI knocked on our door. When I showed them my improvised bill of sale they left, but I asked why they were looking for the car. As God is my witness they said, “because it was used in a bank robbery”!!!
Great video.
Great video
my part number appears to be a 41491 made in 02 74. is this where I look to see if it is a '4897'? i.e. do I need to look elsewhere or if I have a 4897 is this where it would be marked?
(reference 3:00 minutes in the video)
Great explanation & demonstration.
I could not get my charcoal to burn, but it seemed dirty and so I put it in a pan with acetone and the acetone turned brown and dirty. I repeated this quite a few times getting some kind of brown substance each time. So I don't know if some dirty oil got into that cannister or what.
6/16 the duhh😂
Love you channel, easy to follow and very informative
Does this procedure apply to a gearbox with Overdrive?
I have over 100k miles on my O/D gearbox & it wasn't new when I fitted it (original box is non O/D). Apart from changing the oil & the O/D filter & the nylon bush for the gearstick I haven't had to touch it in all those miles. The shift on the box is the best I've had & I normally encounter poor synchros after extended miles on Triumph & Ford boxes but this box just keeps going. Its only downside is weight but then the rest of MGB is built like a tank.
Are you still helping people? If so I have a problem. I am restoring a MG MGB 1979 the problem I have is the people before me took the top off the thermostat housing to get water to the choke. I replaced the housing with a new one and I have been trying to find the right place to hook up the hose coming from my Zenith carburetor. All the picture show the hose going off the back of the block but I do not see anyplace that I can use. Please help me.
Check the Moss motors parts catalog Part Number 109" 470-245 Outlet, automatic choke" this fitting is located on the rear top part of the cylinder head drivers side. with two 7/16 nots securing it to the top of the head. The hose runs to the top automatic choke assembly. I have a video on youtube that shows near this are. Take a look at my videos. Will try to make a new video covering the topic. I would suggest getting a copy of the 1975 to 1980 Workshop manual. The earlier shop manuals don't cower the later equipment. I see good used copies of this book on ebay all the time at a good price. This MGB Workshop ua-cam.com/video/B4G2QqYveVg/v-deo.html
I tried everything then I changed the radiator and boom! All set, it was the radiator all the time.
Excellent video, well worth watching (although I refrained from refurbing myself in favour of just buying brandnew calipers instead). Gearboxes and just these front calipers frighten me, fortunately the rest of the B mechanisms does not 😀
Hi. Great video! Love the deep explanation about inside that box. Didn't understood very well ( not my main language) but the thin wire could be replace with other thin wire? Why I need to keep the old one their?
Great video bud!
Are these similar to SU Carbs on the Datsun Roadsters? I have never heard of MG are they collectable? How are they on reliability? Are they known to leak? I have always wanted a Datsun Roadster since I was a kid but if these MG’s are less expensive maybe I will settle.
I lost a wheel - TWICE! I was young and dumb. The car was NOT an MG but an Alpine. The failure was with a loud "scrunch" from the left front hub. I stopped, Inspected, reattached the wheel and proceeded onward. Got back to the dorm parking lot and decided to "test" my non-repair. Got up to 30 mph, jammed on the brakes and BUMP. The wheel departed the hub. Came to an abrupt halt yet the tire proceeded to bound another 100 yards --- right into the left rear flank of a brand-new Impala. Oops!!! I got a replacement form the junkyard, changed the hub in a snowstorm and lived a good life thereafter.
John uses no "TLC" whatsoever! I do stuff on my car with "kid gloves" and i still break things😂😂
OK but how do you fit the rubber bushes into the butterfly thing?!
Excellent instructional video!!!
So I' getting too much voltage to the battery (15.5v or more), which direction to turn the Voltage bobbin dial to lower the voltage?
16 years and still helping us 1st timers
I love the look of that mini , It's just made to drive and have fun in and not having to worry about scratches or dings. I'm so done with all the 'perfection' on everything around me , as I get older it all seems like a wast of time to persue this while you could just be having fun. 😏
I repaired a "closed cell foam" float by drilling a hole in it just large enough for an automotive marker lamp (baseless bulb about 1/2" OD) Buoyancy regained and gage works great again. Drill hole slightly undersized for a tight press fit of the bulb glass into the foam.
Great story, John!!
John, thanks for the wonderful review of my Undo-Stick! FYI you didn't have to roll the car when you couldn't get the tool on the knock-off. You just had to flip it around 180deg and it would have worked fine. Live and learn right? Thanks again
Why can’t we arch the shoes like the old days
What size is restricter on valve cover on 1979 mgb
My car mg gt 2022. So my car is problem for Gair I started car and pote tha Gair for d is not goon for d or r
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5:24 The little round thing held in place by a six point star is not a capacitor. It is a resistor for spark suppression to reduce contact erosion and radio interference. On one of my 12V windtone horns it measured nine ohms. I plotted current versus voltage to see if it was some sort of semiconductor overvoltage suppressor but it came out a straight line - so simply a resistor.
Ahhh. The good old days. I was trained in English su's on Volvo when I was age 15. I have not got to work on a pair for years. KD needles and 30 wt was pretty close on a b20b.
Brilliant thanks 👍
I saw someone's wire wheel that came off once. 15 years ago. Heading south on LA's Harbor Freeway to just before it ends at Gaffey St in San Pedro on a mid-afternoon. I had to swerve out of my lane as there was a wire wheel in the middle of my lane. About a hundred feet or more ahead was an MGB missing a wheel and it's accompanying hub almost on the pavement. Forgot if it was the front or rear. The driver looked thoroughly bewildered but at least he had the sense to put his hazard lights on.
Good stuff! 15 years later, would love to see an updated video with better camera work, lighting etc. So much useful info here.
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I was able to do this with MAP gas, it took a little longer but it was possible
4:50 Something I noticed when I had my cam go south. I too had nicks on my cam, which was interesting being I used new ARP studs, and had all the big ends resized. What happened was two of my ARP studs, both on the cam side, turned while torquing, something I did not notice. By turned I mean the oblong top of the stud turned out so it was sticking proud of the piston enough to hit the cam on rotation. Both pistons 1 and 2 had this issue. I put a new cam in and took the surface of the studs down on the cam side using a Dremel to get clearance. Remember, there's not much clearance to the cam and some of the newer cams use rather large blanks, which too doesn't help. Measure and make sure of the clearance when using ARP studs.
Good video thanks 👍🏼