Here is a strange one. I have a MGA 1600. On two occasions I had a
complete loss of power that I attributed to a faulty generator and a
dead battery. Once the battery was charged it would start right up.
Then, when I got it home, the rear (and only the rear) running/brake
lights stayed on. If I disconnect the neg. battery terminal the light
goes out and stays out when the terminal is reattached (this is a
positive ground car). Then when I tried to start it, it would turn over
strong, the fuel pump clicks happily, but it would not start. I was
getting gas to the carbs, but no spark. I looked in the dizzy and
nothing seemed amiss, but I installed a new rotor I had on hand. I
pulled the plugs and they looked fine, but I cleaned them a bit anyway.
Still no ignition. The next day I pulled a plug wire and attached my
spark indicator and turned over the engine to see if I had spark, and lo
and behold it started right up! I took it for a ride and it was running
great. It started back up at each stop. However, when I got back home
the rear lights stayed on again. I should add that I had a loss of
power under load on the trip back home when the problem first appeared
and my idle RPM were high @1200 to 1500. Where do I start to debug this
one? Shake the chicken bones? Thanks
Robert Guinness
1961 MGA 1600
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