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Q & A: 1980 mgb electrical question

Saturday March 30th, 2002
Q & A, MGA, MGB, MGC, MG T-Type, Midget
Hi John,
We met once at the TMGR meet in Waco TX hosted by Clay Sawyer and you referred me to an article once on Strombergs that helped. I need help again.

Here is the problem as occurred in chronological order:

1. My Air conditioner, fuel and temp guages stoped funtioning. I checked all fuses and connections in the box. OK. Still not working. THen they started working later???

2. My ignition light stayed on when engine running and got brighter with increased rpm. My battery eventually was dead and I got a new one.

3. Alternator still not charging. I then got it rebuilt.

4. Now, ignition light glows brighter (very bright) with increased rpms still.

SUGGESTIONS?

Randy Yates

Randy!

I believe you have two separate problems. First, you've got a faulty connection for your gauges. I don't remember if you have a 77-80 B or an earlier one. All B's have a fuse box that can corrode and lose contact wit... read more