James,
I'm betting you're looking at the wrong end of the problem. My guess
is it's up under the dash - at or near the ignition key. Try running
the engine and stick your head up under the dash and wiggle every wire
you can see. If this causes the engine [and/or any other electrical
device to quit] you've found the problem.
Good luck!
Bruce Madio
'50 MG-TD
'58 MGA
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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 09:50:26 -0600 (MDT)
From: James Nazarian Jr <James.Nazarian@Colorado.EDU>
Subject: MGB Ignition
I have a question that just became a problem on my way to work this
morning. I had a problem driving to Co from Oh where the ignition
would die for a second or two, and then return to normal. It was
acting like there was no spark to any cyls. I attributed this to heat
and stress from 23 hours of 4500rpm, especially since I had never seen
this in the past 4 years the car has been on the road. Well this
morning it did it cold on my way across a busy street and it didn't
come back to life. The points, condenser, cap, rotor, plugs, and plug
wires are new. The coil is not shorting, because I have had that
happen and it doesn't get anywhere near that hot (checked on the long
drive). It would seem to be the trigger wire from distributer to coil
but that wire is good so where else in the ignition circuit should I
look if I have no other electrical gremlins as
clues?
James Nazarian
'71 B roadster
'74 BGT bastardization with big alluminum heart :)
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