If you have enough presence of mind (considering the lights will have just
gone out) you can try pulling on the headlamp flasher. On originality, the
toggle switch is correct
PaulH.
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Erickson <eric@erickson.on.net>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: 24 January 1999 16:15
Subject: Dead Headlight Switch
>I think these cute little MGs can be a tad on the vindictive side at
>times. OK, so I know that I am a newbie when it comes to LBCs and many
>of you already know this, but I just got a jolt of this "personality"
>the other night.
>
>A few weeks ago I had the unnerving experience of having my headlights
>go out at a rather crucial driving moment. No problems as it was just
>the toggle switch, installed by the PO, going a little flaky. Finding a
>replacement switch sent me on a search for something either a) more
>sturdy and/or b) more original. I believe that it should be a two
>position, "push/pull" knob - first position for the park lights. Please
>correct me if I am wrong on this point.
>
>I still haven't found the replacement I am looking for, but had no
>further problems with the headlights, maybe a flicker at times but just
>a quick on/off fixed this at the time... until last night.
>
>Deciding that I really should take some interim step to replace the
>switch I bought another toggle switch, but rather than replace it
>immediately I put off this little job until TOMORROW. Of course, later
>that night the lights fail completely and no amount of twiddling with
>the switch would work this time. More worrying was the constant
>"crackling" coming from behind the dash near the switch. There was some
>serious electrical arcing going on back there so I disconnect the
>battery then pull the old switch out.
>
>Funny, I also thought about that fire extinguisher that I had also
>bought earlier but left at home in the garage (somewhere near that new
>switch) promising to install it... TOMORROW!!!!
>
>Today... new switch and fir extinguisher installed.
>
>And the moral is... if you put it off until tomorrow it will bite you
>TONIGHT!
>
>
>Eric
>'68MGB MkII
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