[Mgs] Mgs Digest, Vol 217, Issue 8

Tue Sep 30 13:14:17 MDT 2025

> I guess its ok that I'm now running a Triumph flasher unit in my MGA????

Except now the turn signals will blink off-on-off instead of on-off-on-off.

EjR

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>    1. Re: 1958 MGA (dave northrup)
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> Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2025 02:05:36 +0000
> From: dave northrup <dave at ranteer.com>
> To: "mgs at autox.team.net" <mgs at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Mgs] 1958 MGA
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> As usual, Barney was right.  I happen to be working on a 58 TR3A, and the
> flasher units are the same.  I guess its ok that I'm now running a Triumph
> flasher unit in my MGA????
>
> The one that failed was purchased from a FLAPS last year.  The one from
> the TR3A may be original; that car has been off the road since around 1972
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barney Gaylord <barneymg at mgaguru.com>
> Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2025 9:18 PM
> To: dave northrup <dave at ranteer.com>; mgs at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Mgs] 1958 MGA
>
> Most likely a poblem with the flasher unit going power on okay, but not
> flashing.
>
> See circuits for Switched On And Fused here:
>   http://MGAguru.com/mgtech/electric/circ_f1.htm
>   http://MGAguru.com/mgtech/electric/circ_f2.htm
>
> Testing the Flasher Uit here:
> http://MGAguru.com/mgtech/electric/et104.htm
>
> If all that checks out, then Testing the Turn Signal Relay here:
>   http://MGAguru.com/mgtech/electric/et105.htm
>
>
> At 08:31 PM 9/28/2025, dave northrup wrote:
> >Content-Language: en-US
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> >         boundary="_000_5d3ef42dd20640d5b7f299da6c38f661ranteercom_"
> >
> >Brake lights work
> >
> >
> >
> >Front parking lights and headlights work
> >
> >
> >
> >Rear parking lights do not work
> >
> >
> >
> >Blinker turns on both front and back, solid (no blink), on each side
> >correctly, for the duration of the switch movement until it turns
> >itself off
> >
> >
> >
> >The blinker filament and the stop light filament are the same, right?
> >
> >
> >
> >Trying to figure out where to start trouble shooting with the multi meter.
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:29:39 -0700
> From: lrc at red4est.com
> To: mgs at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Mgs] 1958 MGA
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> Parts is parts
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> On September 29, 2025 7:05:36 PM PDT, dave northrup <dave at ranteer.com>
> wrote:
> >As usual, Barney was right.  I happen to be working on a 58 TR3A, and the
> flasher units are the same.  I guess its ok that I'm now running a Triumph
> flasher unit in my MGA????
> >
> >The one that failed was purchased from a FLAPS last year.  The one from
> the TR3A may be original; that car has been off the road since around 1972
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Barney Gaylord <barneymg at mgaguru.com>
> >Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2025 9:18 PM
> >To: dave northrup <dave at ranteer.com>; mgs at autox.team.net
> >Subject: Re: [Mgs] 1958 MGA
> >
> >Most likely a poblem with the flasher unit going power on okay, but not
> flashing.
> >
> >See circuits for Switched On And Fused here:
> >  http://MGAguru.com/mgtech/electric/circ_f1.htm
> >  http://MGAguru.com/mgtech/electric/circ_f2.htm
> >
> >Testing the Flasher Uit here:
> >http://MGAguru.com/mgtech/electric/et104.htm
> >
> >If all that checks out, then Testing the Turn Signal Relay here:
> >  http://MGAguru.com/mgtech/electric/et105.htm
> >
> >
> >At 08:31 PM 9/28/2025, dave northrup wrote:
> >>Content-Language: en-US
> >>Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
> >>         boundary="_000_5d3ef42dd20640d5b7f299da6c38f661ranteercom_"
> >>
> >>Brake lights work
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Front parking lights and headlights work
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Rear parking lights do not work
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Blinker turns on both front and back, solid (no blink), on each side
> >>correctly, for the duration of the switch movement until it turns
> >>itself off
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>The blinker filament and the stop light filament are the same, right?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Trying to figure out where to start trouble shooting with the multi
> meter.
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