Not sure if the fuel pump and coil are accessories, but they along with the
fog lamps/instrument lites are also without fuses.
Mike
60 MGA, 67 etype, 59 Bugeye
Toronto
----- Original Message -----
From: "DON SCOTT" <rowdon@sonoma-county.org>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 4:04 PM
Subject: RE: Headlamps on 79 B Roadster.....
> I had a '74 B roadster that had halogen headlights fitted by the prior
> owner. I kept replacing failed light switches until I installed a
> relay. Older MGs have fuses for all the electrical accessories, but not
> for the headlights! I had a fire behind the dashboard of an MGA as
> proof of this minor BMC oversight. I'm not sure if this was corrected
> on later MGs. I'd have to say that the lack of appropriate fuses and
> relays is one of the reasons that British car electrical systems get a
> bad rap.
>
> Don Scott
> '62 MGA
> '91 Miata BRG
> '92 Integra GSR
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