MGB Cars

Reviews

Received the manual quite promptly in excellent condition (I would say better than I expected). The book itself is a good manual although I wouldnt rely solely on it. It does lack in some pictures and I would recomment an additional manual/book so that one could be better versed with MGBs.

The book arrived in good shape with no missing or tattered pages. No notes were written in the book from the previous owner. Overall it looked like it hadnt been used to much and was kept in good shape

I recently rebuilt my engine on my 1972 MGB, and while I did find the chapter on engine rebuilding helpful, there were times when the writing could have been less vague, not to mention the archaic use of "whilst" for the word while. The section on inserting the distributor drive was vague, and I had often contacted Brit-Tek for much-needed advice. Also, on the section describing replacing the rings, the book states to have the ring gaps at a 90 degree angle from the thrust side of the engine. The book doesn't tell you that the thrust side is the right side of the engine. There are also sections in the book, such as that for torque settings, that merely state what the torque settings are for early and later cars -- but without being specific and stating which years are the early and which years are the later cars! There are three different connecting rods, and mine requires the torque setting of 33 pounds. This is not the early setting, which I believe they have at 40 pounds. Again, this is essential to know, if you don't want to snap a nut and incure the cost of purchasing new connecting rod bolts. Issues such as this, make the book sometimes frustrating. I also had the help of a British car garage, Moss Motors and Brit-Tek -- both of which were a great help. The folks at Victoria British generally have little or no knowledge of mechanical issues. Finally, I will add that Peter Burgess' book "How to Power-Tune your MGB" was further helpful.

This manual is basically a condensed version of Robert Bentley's "The Complete Official MGB". I now have two manuals with the same information.

This manual covers most of the basics but has general information only and lacks a lot in specifics regarding different models. Body and Chassis section is not very in depth. It is a simple repair manual and not a restoration manual. Haynes could make three, possibly four, manuals for this car and be more specific.