Eigth Fuse!? Um...standard midgets only have 4 fuses
in the fuse block.
Dan
P.S. The first thing I would do is check and clean all
of the connections and grounds. Make sure you use
Dielectric grease on all connections. It helps avoid
the corrosion bug. After that's done, see what works
and go from there.
--- George Cahlik <styloroc2000@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Hello All,
> This is my first post on this list, my name is
> George Cahlik, I'm from South Texas
> and I am a proud owner of a 74 Mk III Midget. I
> just moved from California and I am
> hoping to get it running in proper condition so that
> I can drive it legally. The car
> runs beautifully, the only problem I'm having is
> electrical.
>
> I'm almost certain that my prob is a wiring problem,
> either due to
> corrosion, a mistake made when the previous owner
> installed the
> new fuel pump, or general bad/erroneous connections.
> The
> problem is this: All the lights on the rear do not
> function with
> the exception of my driver-side parking light, and
> the passenger
> side parking like which works intermittantly, the
> trunk light, and
> the license plate light. Also, the blinkers do not
> blink in both
> front and rear. Gauges work, headlights & highbeams
> work.
> I did some fiddling around and now the circuits
> associated with
> the 8th fuse don't work (ie. the horn and boot
> light)...
>
> I finally received my Haynes guide, strangely
> enough, when I
> verifying my model number and trying to compare it
> to wiring
> diagram associatd with the model, it seems that my
> model
> resembles the UK Model Mk III (as listed in the
> caption) on
> page 204 more than any other model listed. I could
> have
> made a mistake of identification for my vehicle and,
> unfortunately,
> I didn't have pen handy to write it down (I had a
> flashlight in one
> hand and the book in another in a parking garage
> while it was
> raining.) but tracing all the connections and the
> type of
> fuse box, that's how I came to this conclusion. It
> has an
> 8 connection fuse box- according to the haynes
> manual, unless
> I'm missing it, only the UK G-AN5-105501 Models
> onwards
> Mk. III have this specification (I believe mine's
> around G-AN5-144000.)
> It could be the person who had the car before me
> rigged it for the
> newer fuel pump system, but it seems like such a
> pain, it seems
> unlikely. Anyways, could this be a possibility or
> am I just completely
> out of my mind.
>
> All the fuses are brand new. I realise that it's
> probably hard
> to diagnose this problem online, but some pointers,
> or known
> trouble spots would be greatly appreciated. If
> anyone knows anyone
> in my area who could help me out, that would be
> great.
>
> Thx.
> Georges St. George
> '74 Midget - Corpus Christi, Texas
>
>
>
>
>
=====
Dan Dwelley
77 Midget
Alexandria, Va.
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