MG Car Club of South Australia
BOBS CROSSWORD
CLUES: ACROSS
1 Differential with pinion centre line below crown-wheel centre line.
2 Simplest way to increase power and improve economy is to increase…
3 Conrods usually have spray hole to lubricate which side of the bore?
4 Some pre-war MGs designed with oil where we usually don’t want it.
5 Cam timing can favour high or low revs. Often called valve …..
6 Piston thrust is which side in a conventional front engine RWD car?
7 Tuned length exhaust branch systems are commonly called ….
8 Radiator pressure caps …….. coolant boiling point.
9 Less energy per litre than petrol but extra power from charge cooling.
10 Diff which prevents an unloaded wheel from uncontrolled spinning.
11 Some pre-war MGs had gears which avoided noise and end-thrust.
12 Left side knockoffs have ……. thread.
13 Early brakes worked equally front and rear, but now bias favours …
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1 Brake fluid which does not need to be changed every few years.
2 Cables/rods on beam axles are often to preserve this when braking.
3 High compression, low octane fuel, excess spark advance cause …
4 These valve seats need to be broader to conduct heat away.
5 15W/40 oil is …… when cold and 5W/50 oil is …...when hot.
6 Split skirt pistons can run with less ….. and so are quieter.
7 Brand of hard chrome cylinder liners and alloy heads for T-Types.
8 Steering geometry which makes inside wheel steer a tighter radius.
9 Battery …….. favours either body or electrical component corrosion.
10 Factory quoted octane for max power in a TC/TD. (Nearest ten)
11 TA/TB/TC had Bishop Cam but TD/TF/MGA/MGB had rack and ……
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