George Furst's Journal

My car is the only MGB in South Korea. It has been doing fine except that the rear seal on the left axel is leaking oil slowly and I need to pull the axel and while at it replace the spacers in the differential. I am tired of cleaning off oil on my brake drum and all the associated things one must do. So a few years ago I pulled the rear axel and put in a new seal on the axel at the brake area. I also at the same time opened the differential and put in new spacers and fiver washers on the differential gears and where the axel comes into the differential.

To keep it on the road I must pass the biannual safety and emissions test. This means that it must meet the current standards of emissions. After placing a newer engine, I desmogged the engine but failed the tests. I took the car home and put on the air pump, aid injection rail and all the other stuff and it passed. The testers were shocked as they were sure it would not pass. This taught me that all that emissions stuff really makes a difference in pollution control.

The car has been running very well and starts up immediately even in the winter. Now it has a another 4000 miles on the odometer. Also I must put the hard top on as it has been below 0 Degrees temp here and people look at me as though I am really crazy. This guy born in May 1942 is running around on the highways. When asked I always tell them that I have the heater on.

I continue to drive the car and keep up on the maintenance. Last week October 2022 I replaced the master cylinder and calipers. The great thing about these cars is that the majority of the parts are still available and reasonably priced. Also having this MGB website available to ask questions in is a real plus.

I must look to the future as I turned 80 this year so I have decided that I will pass the car onto a family member here in Korea. He is very interested and has followed me and the car over the over 18 years I have lived in this great country. I will be training him by having him help me do the major projects and important maintenance. Eventually I will not be allowed to drive the car and every three years I must go through multiple tests of mental ability. If I fail, I will loose my driver’s license. Meanwhile I will continue to enjoy driving the only B in South Korea.