I'm jealous! very very jealous! =-)
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Jason Elwell
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-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Roberts <rrobertsmg@hotmail.com>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, March 22, 1999 12:31 PM
Subject: Electrical System Woes
>My electrical system was groggy at best. Upon reading many threads on
>both this and the UK NG, it was decided an alternator upgrade was in
>order.
>
>1. A direct bolt on replacement was obtained from my local alternator
>shop, (supposedly from an 80 Ford Fiesta but they crossed it to a
>Delco-55 amp), and with no modifications other than slight filing of the
>adjusting bracket, the replacement fit flawlessly. Even the same fan
>belt was used.
>
>2. I then attacked, by either replacing or REMOVING, all of the bullet
>connectors under the hood.
>
>3. Reworking all of the grounds in the boot was next on the list, it
>went without a hitch.
>
>4. Load isolation: Installed a 30A relay on the green/pink circuit
>plus further adding a 30A relay isolating the heater fan. Put another
>30A relay on the fuel pump plus replaced the speaker wire the DPO had
>feeding it. All of the load side of the relays were fed by healthy 12 ga
>wire, fused and fed from the starter solenoid. My ignition switch
>sighed in relief.
>
>5. I now have all bright lights, windshield wipers that actually move,
>plus a blower that will kick up the dust. The brake lights now do not
>make the radio shut off!
>
>Perhaps many steps could have been left out to achieve the end result,
>but I now have a lot of confidence in my electrical system I didn't
>enjoy before.
>
>
>Rick Roberts
>Columbus, Ohio USA
>73 MGB
>ICQ:29075776
>
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