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Q & A: The Light That Flickers

Thursday March 27th, 2003
Q & A, MGA, MGB, MGC, MG T-Type, Midget
I hope all is well. It was a pleasure to see you again at the meet in Dallas in July. Your seminar on valve adjusting was the most easy to understand and helpful that I had ever attended.

I recently replaced the ignition relay on my 1979 'B. It would start but not run, and this seems to have fixed the problem, as it is now running fine. However, since the replacement, the ignition light on the instrument panel flickers. There seems to be no pattern to the flickering, as it flickers at all rpm levels. I had the idea that there was a loose wire, but could not find one that seemed to be loose in the area of the relay.

I would appreciate any help that you may be able to offer.


Jim Pendleton

Jim!

Thank you for a most wonderful compliment!

The circuit for the ignition warning lamp is this: One leg of the warning light is connected to the field diodes on the alternator. There are no splices or ... read more