Kurt ILL's Journal

This weekend, I started working on the marker and parking lights to see if I could figure out why they were not working. I moved the red wires from the top position on the, 4 place, fuse block to the second position where another red lead was attached and behold the driver's side rear tail light and marker lights came on. Then I moved to the front and discovered that the red leads on the driver's side parking and marker lights were not connected as well as the black ground wire. These connections are located under the horn and are difficult to see. Once all the connections were made, all the lights are operational, including the map light on the center console. All I need to do now is replace the boot light switch and all the lights in the MG will be operational.

I have been reading that the majority of electrical problems come from improper or no grounding. This was one of the problems here.

Also changed the thermostat to a 160 degree to help run cooler here in Arizona. Took the old girl out for a spin Saturday afternoon and she ran like a champ.

Next is to start working on rebuilding the twin SU carburetors to replace the single, down draft Weber. I am attempting to put the car back to the original configuration.