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Re: Lucas Strikes Again

To: MGMagnette@aol.com
Subject: Re: Lucas Strikes Again
From: mgbob@juno.com (ROBERT G. HOWARD)
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 1997 13:12:01 EST
Hi John,
  You may be having troubles at the starter, strangely enough.
  MG, in its infinite wisdom, brought the main power lead forward from
the battery to the large terminal on the starter. Down there it's
protected from cleanliness and dryness by all the road crud, water, tar
and stones that can be kicked up by your wheels or those of anyone else
on the road.
  There in this morass, they then connected a brown wire that goes up to
feed all the rest of your electrics.  If that by any chance is harmed,
say at the connection, you're stopped.   You may find that the brown wire
is broken in most of its strands, leaving just enough juice flowing to
give you an indication of voltage, but not enough to do any good.  Been
under there myself......
Bob

On Sun, 14 Dec 1997 12:06:23 EST MGMagnette <MGMagnette@aol.com> writes:
>  Backing out of a parking spot at the supermarket, the following 
>occurred...
>
>    Car stopped running.
>    Red Light that typically comes on when the car stalls, didn't.
>  
>  Further investigation found:
>    Plenty of powerr in battery, and I cleaned the clamps anyway.
>    Power is availible at the fourth, lower, always on regardless of 
>ignition,
>fuse.
>
>   The car refuses to show any signs  of having power anywhere else.  
>No
>lights, no horn, no whirr or  little red light when attempts are made 
>to start
>it.  Since there is power at the fuse block for the fourth fuse, and 
>the car
>has no lights and won't start, and the battery connections are clean, 
>thats
>about it for all the obvious stuff.  Anybody know anything about this? 
> It's a
>73 MGB-GT, just for the record.  Thanks for the help...
>
>
>    John
>

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