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1. Positive Ground MG and jump starting (score: 1): Author: BDurgin1@aol.com; Date: Wed, 10 Apr 1996 10:34:48 -0400; Hi all, Posted this a couple of days back and didn't receive any replies. Probably got the address wrong. My computer skills are in the development stage... My '64 B is a California black plate, 3 ma; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00252.html (8,358 bytes)
2. Re: Positive Ground MG and jump starting (score: 1): Author: "Milo Kral" <kral@anvil.nrl.navy.mil>; Date: Wed, 10 Apr 1996 09:17:26 -0600; Why don't you convert to negative ground. Then you don't have to worry about electrical confusion, and you can install a modern radio (or other electronics) if you want. There is a well-known proced; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00255.html (8,926 bytes)
3. Re: Positive Ground MG and jump starting (score: 1): Author: "W. B. Olson" <WBOLSON@cherokee.astate.edu>; Date: Wed, 10 Apr 1996 21:41:24 CST; No problem in jump starting a + ground vehicle. Hook + to + and - to -. Then fire it up. But remember, on a + ground vehicle + is ground and - is hot. Conversly, on a - ground vehicle, - is ground an; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00285.html (8,652 bytes)
4. Re: Positive Ground MG and jump starting (score: 1): Author: Wayne Kube <wkube@iadfw.net>; Date: Thu, 11 Apr 1996 13:23:23 -0500; Yes, it is possible to jump start postive ground from negative and vice versa. Just make sure that _NO_ parts of the cars are in contact with each other. Then, make sure you connect your positive to; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00305.html (8,547 bytes)
5. Re: Positive Ground MG and jump starting (score: 1): Author: BritCarMag@aol.com; Date: Thu, 11 Apr 1996 21:05:04 -0400; Don't know much about the dreaded electricals myself, but have been told not to do battery-battery, battery-battery connections, but rather battery+ to Battery +, then Battery- to GROUND on that batt; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00327.html (8,811 bytes)
6. Re: Positive Ground MG and jump starting (score: 1): Author: thorpe@kegs.saic.com (Denise Thorpe); Date: Thu, 11 Apr 96 18:50:57 PDT; A blessing upon thy head and make sure there's oil in the crankcase. If you did anything to the cam and/or lifters, don't forget to appease the wear-in gods by running the engine at not less than 25; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00328.html (9,080 bytes)
7. Re: Positive Ground MG and jump starting (score: 1): Author: "W. B. Olson" <WBOLSON@cherokee.astate.edu>; Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 20:18:14 CST; Your first comment is exceptionally correct. Good hearted though you probably are, please refrain from giving advice with regard to electricals. Following your below included advice could result in a; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00353.html (10,269 bytes)
8. Re: Positive Ground MG and jump starting (score: 1): Author: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>; Date: Sat, 13 Apr 1996 17:32:03 -0400 (EDT); I think you're mistaken. I see nothing wrong with the advice that BritCarMag gave. Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT gibbons@; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00363.html (8,813 bytes)
9. Re: Positive Ground MG and jump starting (score: 1): Author: "W. B. Olson" <WBOLSON@cherokee.astate.edu>; Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1996 10:27:03 CST; Bill Olson Arkansas State University 67 mineral blue MGBGT (saphire) searching for an overdrive 68 red MGB Roadster (ruby) (sold) 72 mallard green MGB Roadster w/overdrive (emerald (emmy)) 95 plumb m; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00375.html (10,211 bytes)
10. Re: Positive Ground MG and jump starting (score: 1): Author: jsnyder@snicc.dseg.ti.com (James A. Snyder); Date: Mon, 15 Apr 96 11:12:41 CDT; Bill, here is correct. Always connect + to + and - to - when jumping a positive ground car from a negative ground model (or vice versa.). "Ground" is a relative term, whereas + and - actually describ; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00422.html (11,035 bytes)
11. Re: Positive Ground MG and jump starting (score: 1): Author: RJohn50603@aol.com; Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 22:27:34 -0400; Jim & Bill, One other thing I might add is to not let the bumpers (as in chrome bumpers), doors, etc. of the two cars touch while giving the jump. If you have a positive and negative ground car hooke; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00425.html (8,369 bytes)
12. Re: Positive Ground MG and jump starting (score: 1): Author: Ccanepa50@aol.com; Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 22:34:53 -0400; ferent point of view.................. hot rodders have an emergency brake(used when putting rear disc brakes on a car and not having a parking brake) that is a great theft deterant(sp), it is a valv; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00426.html (8,292 bytes)
13. Re: Positive Ground MG and jump starting (score: 1): Author: BritCarMag@aol.com; Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 23:45:49 -0400; At the risk of getting my own head blown off, I'll jump back in here to clarify the point I was trying (not very well) to make. The risk of explosion results when you make the last of the four connec; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00428.html (8,687 bytes)
14. Re: Positive Ground MG and jump starting (score: 1): Author: jurrasm@genesis.torrco.com (Mark Jurras); Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 08:03:04 -0400; Just don't let the bumpers touch!!!; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00536.html (8,846 bytes)
15. Re: Positive Ground MG and jump starting (score: 1): Author: Mike Lambdin <E720LAM@TOE.TOWSON.EDU>; Date: Fri, 19 Apr 1996 14:23:49 -0500 (EST); /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00571.html (7,668 bytes)
16. Re: Positive Ground MG and jump starting (score: 1): Author: jurrasm@genesis.torrco.com (Mark Jurras); Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 08:27:00 -0400; OK I looked at the instructions so I would get this right. The good battery gets the connections at the terminals. The dead battery gets the EARTH connection to the engine block or such. So.... ...f; /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00944.html (10,149 bytes)

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