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1. Re: Who designed the location of... (score: 1): Author: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>; Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 20:36:22 -0500; Yeah, well, who the hell decided to put the damned battery behind the seat, where you can't give them a jump without opening the roof (problematic in bad weather), instead of under the hood?; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00270.html (7,666 bytes)
2. Re: Who designed the location of... (score: 1): Author: "WJHS1960" <wjhs1960@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 19:57:23 -0600; <<instead of under the hood?>> er, It IS under the "hood", Tab!?!?!?!? Now had I been an Eng. for MG/BL I might have tried locating a battery under the bonnet, now that you mention it!!! <G> Rick; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00273.html (7,694 bytes)
3. Re: Who designed the location of... (score: 1): Author: MGBnutt@aol.com; Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 21:24:07 EST; Wait, can't you use jumper cables under the hood by connecting one cable to the battery side of the starter solenoid and the other cable to a suitable (negative/positive) ground? Donny V 1978 MGB; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00275.html (8,108 bytes)
4. Re: Who designed the location of... (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 18:15:40 -0800; Ah, but Tim has a Midget, where the battery IS under the bonnet -- so far under the bonnet that you can't reach it without bashing your head <g>. Not to mention needing the arm reach and strength of; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00276.html (8,394 bytes)
5. Re: Who designed the location of... (score: 1): Author: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>; Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 22:21:27 -0500; I was racking my brain for the term "bonnet" but only got as far as "boot". That said, my B doesn't have batteries under the bonnet. Or bees... The batteries are in the butt.. (or at least, behind my; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00284.html (8,383 bytes)
6. Re: Who designed the location of... (score: 1): Author: Bullwinkle <yd3@nvc.net>; Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 00:26:45 -0600; The battery location in front of the axel is a carry over from early the early OHC MGs such as the M, C, D, F, L, J, etc. A look at the cowl (firewall) construction of these cars will show why that l; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00286.html (8,647 bytes)
7. Re: Who designed the location of... (score: 1): Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 06:50:51 -0800 (PST); Maybe someone who knew a thing or two about handling! Getting those big heavy lumps away from either end of the car greatly assists in creating a balanced vehicle. == Paul Misencik - 1971 MGB - www.s; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00287.html (8,777 bytes)
8. Re: Who designed the location of... (score: 1): Author: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 10:29:35 -0500; But who didn't live in cold-weather regions!; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00288.html (8,624 bytes)
9. Re: Who designed the location of... (score: 1): Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 07:46:48 -0800 (PST); You need a Volvo wagon! I feel certain the MGB design team prioritized "everyday use in cold-weather regions" fairly low on the agenda! The top takes ten full mintues to erect properly, the heater st; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00290.html (8,987 bytes)
10. Re: Who designed the location of... (score: 1): Author: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 10:58:35 -0500; I know it's a sports car, and my "real" car is a Saab (I think of my MG as my "surreal" car). The MG is usually in the garage all winter unless there's a warm day with no salt on the road. But I ofte; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00291.html (9,924 bytes)
11. RE: Who designed the location of... (score: 1): Author: "David Breneman" <DAVID.BRENEMAN@dhl.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 08:58:58 -0800; I recall that the owner's manual for my 1968 MGB said that jump starting other cars could damage the voltage regulator. Was that just over-caution on the part of the authors?; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00296.html (9,132 bytes)
12. Re: Who designed the location of... (score: 1): Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 09:06:19 -0800 (PST); Yeah! What a good idea! I wonder why automakers don't get together and come up with some kind of "standardized" plug for jump starting. Something that is always grounded correctly, always located sim; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00297.html (9,857 bytes)
13. Re: Who designed the location of... (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 08:59:40 -0800; Huh? I replaced my battery last week with the hard top in place. What's the problem? -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA, it's the primer red one with chrome wires; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00298.html (9,327 bytes)
14. Re: Who designed the location of... (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 08:57:58 -0800; Yeah, precisely. With the tilt front end on the Bugeye, it was perfectly accessible -- but with the alligator bonnet on the Spridget, which only seems to open about 20 degrees, it's a tough nut. Alon; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00299.html (9,850 bytes)
15. RE: Who designed the location of... (score: 1): Author: "David Breneman" <DAVID.BRENEMAN@dhl.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 09:33:31 -0800; Why can't you just bring the cable in through a window?; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00300.html (9,102 bytes)
16. RE: Who designed the location of... (score: 1): Author: "Dean T. Lake" <dtlake@erols.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 12:41:27 -0500; It's OK to jumpstart a B as long as you disconnect the driveshaft first. ;-) Dean I recall that the owner's manual for my 1968 MGB said that jump starting other cars could damage the voltage regulato; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00301.html (9,005 bytes)
17. Re: Who designed the location of... (score: 1): Author: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 12:17:57 -0500; Yes, well, necessity is the mother of invention! Actually what I'd like to see first, and if had contacts in the car industry I'd try to turn it into a product... My cell phone charger has a big ciga; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00303.html (10,648 bytes)
18. Re: Who designed the location of... (score: 1): Author: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 12:55:34 -0500; It's not replacing the battery, it's running jumper cables in through the window or door. It's not undoable, just awkward, and I'm not all that comfortable jumping batteries in a confined space.; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00304.html (8,971 bytes)
19. Re: Who designed the location of... (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 09:57:03 -0800; You can buy pretty much this exact setup. It's intended for race cars, and it's usually located on the back bumper. It still wouldn't necessarily prevent people from hooking it up the wrong way, and; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00305.html (9,927 bytes)
20. Re: Who designed the location of... (score: 1): Author: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 11:43:36 -0800 (PST); Sounds good to me, Tab, although can u imagine the 'change-over' required for all of those devices that you mentioned?? When we bought a portable DVD player we also bought a power unit for use in the; /html/mgs/2004-03/msg00307.html (9,899 bytes)

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