Not on a factory MGB GT V8, just the one, which is from gearbox to removable
cross-member.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry Hoy <larryhoy@prodigy.net>
To: Neil Cotty <neilc@apphosting.com>
Cc: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 8:35 PM
Subject: RE: Engine Dies - V8
> Neil, Barny's post helped jog my memory. When Buick "owned" that engine
they put ground straps everywhere. There was a strap from
> each head to the block and then a large one from the block to the frame.
You might want to check these out.
>
> Larry Hoy
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> >Behalf Of Barney Gaylord
> >Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 9:14 AM
> >To: Neil Cotty
> >Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
> >Subject: Re: Engine Dies - V8
> >
> >
> >At 02:23 PM 1/2/2001 -0000, Neil Cotty wrote:
> >>Made it back from England/Scotland with the new '74 BGT V8, ....
> >
> >Now there's a man of conviction. He said he would, and he did.
> >Congratulations Neil.
> >
> >>.... the car started to splutter, then died. I couldn't get any power to
> >the starter at all, ignition light on. .... died on me twice, started to
> >misfire, then died, again no power to the starter. ....
> >
> >Intermitent engine ground can cause that. Starts fine once, and then
gives
> >problems when the gengine ground goes away.
> >
> >>....
> >>.... drove her for three hours again, at night, and the same problem
> >reoccured, misfiring, then cutting out but always crawling around town,
no
> >probs on the freeway. ....
> >
> >High resistance in the ignition circuit (which includes the engine
ground)
> >can cause bad spark and misfire.
> >
> >>.... I am wondering if it could be the coil (lucas sport) but it is
> >staying bone cold.
> >
> >Coil going bad will cause the misfire and die symptoms when it gets hot,
> >and may be good enough to start and ren pretty well after cooling off.
But
> >a bad coil has nothing to do with the starter not working.
> >
> >>.... I also considered the ground strap but the lights all work fine etc
> >etc. Could it be that the ground is not good enough for the ignition but
ok
> >for the lights etc? ....
> >
> >Lighta are all grounded on the body, and body has the ground return
> >connection at the battery. If all of that is okay the lights will work
> >fine. At the same time, if there is a bad ground between the engine and
> >the body, then the engine can have starting problems, andalso ignition
> >problems, and the lights keep on working.
> >
> >Barney Gaylord
> >1958 MGA with an attitude
> > http://www.ntsource.com/~barneymg
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