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Q & A: Electrical Issue

Friday March 29th, 2002
Q & A, MGA, MGB, MGC, MG T-Type, Midget
Greets,

Kudos for the best ' Eliminating Rear Axel Clunk ' technical information
that has ever been :) ! The url appears to be an orphan however.
<http://www.universitymotorsltd.com/techindx.htm is not linked to any
other url on the site that i could find. Someone at the bulletin board
<http://www.mgcars.org.uk/ supplied me with the url.

I have a Lucas mystery to solve :-/ ! My switched power lead from my CD
player is connected to the 'FUSE BOX' with a blade connector at the same
location as the 'Brake Lights'. At night, after the car has warmed up,
with the lights on, when the brakes are depressed, occasionally the power
from the switched lead is lost and the CD turns off for an instant.
Sometimes repeatedly putting on the brakes under these conditions will
repeat the CD power off. If the engine is cool at night and i am just
starting out this does not occur. This only occurs with the use of the
brakes at night, and usually just when the engine is mid range temp due to
important activity ... ... like cruising Las Vegas Strip :) ! This is a
long time ongoing problem, like 3 years or so.

Yeppers ... ... I could find another switched lead and this problem would
probably go away. That would be defeating the JOYS OF LUCAS ELECTRICS
though :-) !

Thanks for all of your help. Especially the Clunk info. I have had one
car in the last 20 years. A 79 MGB (125k mi). MG's are amazingingly
durable ... ... ... if the owner is not negligent :) .

enjoy your summer

dennis

DENNIS!

First, the basics: Half of all electrical problems in the MG is
caused by loose/corroded/high resistance battery terminal ends. So, Remove
the cable ends, clean them, clean the battery posts, open the ... read more