Hello, Vintage (MG) Folks

Thank you for trusting me with this position. I do not know the club or its people very well yet so please keep me on path. (Not too subtly.) I just finished today removing the engine from my 1935 MG PA Midget. I drove it to the tech session this month but found it pouring out white smoke on arrival back home.

A chunk of piston was missing along with parts of both oil control rings. No other damage that I can see yet but I cannot remove the piston without a complete teardown.

I rebuilt this motor 20 years ago and am generally pleased with everything I did. I really don’t know how many miles I have put on it. The odometer shows only about 4000 miles but it hasn’t always worked. I will replace the pistons and make improvements to the cylinder head.

I hope you will renew your membership and stay the course with us. Let us know how we can better serve you.

Safety Fast!


Dan Shockey