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1. So I shift gears and it shorts out everything (score: 1)
Author: Mike Torrusio <Miket@maine.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 21:42:36 -0500
I would gladly settle for some standard problems, like, my brakes won't work or, my top gets stuck halfway down, or even my left tire goes right while my right goes left. But No. So, here it is: '71
/html/mgs/2006-02/msg00200.html (8,216 bytes)

2. Re: So I shift gears and it shorts out everything (score: 1)
Author: "mghirsch" <mghirsch@netzero.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 20:52:13 -0600
I see two possibilities, though they are related. If you have OD, the wiring to the solenoid is not fused. If there is a worn spot on the wiring it could short out as the motor torques, especially if
/html/mgs/2006-02/msg00202.html (7,431 bytes)

3. Re: So I shift gears and it shorts out everything (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 10:20:30 -0000
You don't say whether the engine splutters or tach flicks ... do they? Does it *only* do it when you actually move the gear lever? What about if you lift off, dip the clutch, release the clutch and a
/html/mgs/2006-02/msg00208.html (8,733 bytes)

4. RE: So I shift gears and it shorts out everything (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Shoyer" <Steve@shoyer.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:38:16 -0500
Could a break in the engine ground wire be the culprit? Just a guess, but that's something that might get jostled when the engine twists. --Steve (1980 MGB) ... Needn't necessarily be a short, but a
/html/mgs/2006-02/msg00217.html (7,655 bytes)

5. Re: So I shift gears and it shorts out everything (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 16:33:04 -0000
PaulH. -- Original Message --
/html/mgs/2006-02/msg00222.html (7,724 bytes)

6. So I shift gears and it shorts out everything (score: 1)
Author: "John DiFede" <difejo@frontiernet.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 18:24:23 -0800
I had a similar problem with my 1973 MGB. I say similar because my strange electrical gremlins also appeared when I shifted. From memory, my problem was caused by the seat belt warning light system
/html/mgs/2006-02/msg00244.html (8,172 bytes)


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