My Plus Four came back from the garage today with a new "improved" radiator fitted. Hopefully that will be the end of my troubles after 2,500 miles in the two years since i purchased it new. but i intend to check the windscreen uprights tomorrow.
I have had difficulties with the fuel cap and this is to be replaced when i next call in at the garage.
Brakes - when i first drove the car the brakes did not seem to "bite" as they should but over time I have either become used to them or they have bedded in and in event now cause me no problem.
I went for 20 mile drive this afternoon which happily reminded me why i had purchased a Morgan.
The explanation for the need to fit a swirl pot (trauma shock when the thermostat opens to let hot water flow) seems to cogent but it may be a combination of the two factors mentioned. It would be interesting to have a list of comparative mileages and an analysis of types of journeys undertaken. Use mainly for short journeys (say 15-20 mile) would result in more thermal shocks than use once a week for a 100 mile journey (although the average monthly use would the same as regards mileage). Again an motor engineer may wish to consider this aspect.
What does seem clear from those reporting radiator fault is that before the swirl pots were fitted the damage was cumulative (further damage each time the engine was started) and that the leaks were caused by the warming and cooling of the engine. It may therefore be postulated that MMC must have known that when a swirl pot was fitted there was already damage to the radiator and the radiator should have been replaced at the same time to avoid trouble in the future (a long drive to the continent this coming Summer). Others may wish to comment on this aspect.
IAlso is there anyone out there who is able to comment as an motor engineer on the difference between the original radiator and the new improved radiator which is now being fitted.
