[Daryush Dehnavi]

Hey Eric, I’ve got a 1980 MGB in my garage, and I very often have trouble starting the engine. Once it’s running there’s no problems, but now especially (with the cold) it takes close to 20 mins sometimes and a good amount of starter fluid. Wondering if you know why this happens, and if you have any solutions or tips (it’s a 4 cylinder 1.8, single carburetor).

Another quick thing so i can win (or lose) an argument with my dad, if you replace a gasket with a cork one, do you need to use some sort of extra seal, like silicone or something?

Thanks if you get to it, Jam Garage

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