Starter isn't affected. Fuel pump needs to be switched.
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
on 3/15/06 4:37 AM, Gosling, Richard at r.gosling@penspen.com wrote:
> Pete,
>
> First instinct is this isn't worth saving (financially). I bought a BGT
> that needed a LOT less work than this (1 new sill, 1 replacement front
> wing off eBay, minor mechanical and electrical repairs, brake rebuild to
> be on the safe side) for a give-away price, and I'll still be lucky if
> it cost me less than I could buy one for in the same condition.
> Although I did have to pay someone else to do the welding (and paint the
> wing), which was a large chunk of my total cost.
>
> If you enjoy bodywork and welding, it may be worth it. If you want a
> car to drive, I'd strongly advise parting it out and buying something
> else.
>
> On one point - the +ve ground. Makes no difference to the engine what
> the ground is, as long as the dynamo/alternator is producing the right
> sort of voltage for the car. Does anyone know if the starter motor will
> still spin in the correct direction, or if it will need to be swapped?
> I guess you could pull the starter and connect it to a battery each way
> around - if it spins the same way, it doesn't care!
>
>
> Richard & Sammy (got new jets & needles last night, should run better
> once I get a chance to tune them!)
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