I had a similar problem a while back except that it was intermitent.
Looking at the wiring diagram I determined that all of the
non-functioning items were on one fuse. I started wiggling the spade
connector on the fuse block and found that I had a loose rivet. One
squeeze with a vice-grips was sufficient to solve the problem.
Peter Schauss
1980 MGB
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 10:52:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: Tom McLaughlin <tmcl98@yahoo.com>
Subject: [Mgs] A few electrical things stopped working...77 MGB
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Hello all,
Two years ago, I had my mechanic (I do about half the work on the
car when I have time) do a bit of work on the wiring in my 77MGB. The
lights
were weak and a few other problems that I can't remember. He basically
replaced a bunch of connectors and everything worked for a year or so.
Late
last year, a few things stopped working....the blinkers, the tach, the
temp
guage, the horn, the fuel guage. I have it out of storage for the year
and
would like to get these things working.
With two little kids, I don't have
time to troubleshoot this so I may bring it back to him. However, I did
look
in the book and it looks like there are a few in line fuses, but I can't
seem
to find them in the tangled mess of wires under the hood. I think they
may
bit in a large bundle of taped up mess that I haven't touched in the 12
years
I've owned the car.
The question is if it is likely a fuse or a bad ground
somewhere. If a fuse, is it an inline? The fuses in the block are
fine. I
seem to remember there are fusable links somewhere as well.
I seem to have
forgotten much about the wiring...more soccer games and baseball games
on
Saturdays than working on the car in the last 6 years.
Any thoughts would be
appreciated.
Tom
77MGB
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