[Bmcu] Fwd: Electrical Help Needed

[Jeff Chappell]

Is there a Masters book for MGs?  That helped immensely with my TR6, on which little worked when I got it a year ago; now everything works because of one thing:  CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN!  Polish every terminal and connection you can find, whether it looks ok or not.  I wore out five little wire brush bits for my Dremel tool, sometimes emery paper or 400 grit sandpaper, sometimes coarse steel wool.  Electrical contact cleaner (the stuff in a spray can) didn't seem to do much.
You may have more than one problem:  Connection to the starter (you said it tries to turn over; it either turns over, i.e., starter works, or it doesn't).  Start simple and go deeper if the simple checks don't help--don't skip anything. 
Oh yeah, check out the Moss website for tech articles, or the forum on The Triumph Experience--there are also forums for MG, Healey, etc; that has been quite helpful to me.
Good luck!
Jeff


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 From: R J DAVIS <rogerdavis87 at msn.com>
To: bmcu at autox.team.net 
Sent: Monday, April 7, 2014 9:20 PM
Subject: [Bmcu] Fwd:  Electrical Help Needed
 


Here is Trevor's problem.  Can anyone help him?

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From: Trevor Rimmasch <super8filmz at yahoo.com>
>Date: April 7, 2014, 8:57:11 PM MDT
>To: R J DAVIS <rogerdavis87 at msn.com>
>Subject: Re: [Bmcu] Electrical Help Needed
>Reply-To: Trevor Rimmasch <super8filmz at yahoo.com>
>
>
All,
>
>Here is the problem,
>
>No gas is getting to the engine, I am also not getting spark. I sprayed starter fluid into the 2 carbs and that did not work ( because no spark ) the car tries to turn over but nothing happens. It has a new battery and new lead cables. New fuel filter/line. New spark plugs that have been checked for 25 gap. Distributor cables look and feel brand new. No fuses have been blown...unless the MG has 2 fuse boxes and I only see one. 
>
>The problem started as I was nearing empty on gas and it chugged a few times and stalled once. It ran for a few more minutes and then died. It has 2-3 gallons of gas in it right now. 
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>This is as far as I have gotten.
>
>I have checked the wiring around the boot and have noticed many many loose wires not going to
 anything..and some wires look like they should be connected but are not. I have noticed that the wires are quite brittle at the connection points. Perhaps a disconnect happened. The Engine shakes quite a bit while idling.
>
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Best,
>Trevor Rimmasch 
>
>
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>On Monday, April 7, 2014 8:16 PM, R J DAVIS <rogerdavis87 at msn.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>Trevor, here is another email re your request for electrical help.
>
>Perhaps if you could give some more information regarding the problem, others may chime in with suggestions, recommendations etc.  Info like what the symptoms are, what you've experienced, what you've tried to correct the problem.  Basically any information regarding what is happening or not happening, will help to diagnose and perhaps cure the situation.
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>Thanks,
>
>Roger D
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>
>
>________________________________
>From: donchristensen at comcast.net
>Subject: Re: [Bmcu] Electrical Help Needed
>Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 18:44:51 -0600
>To: rogerdavis87 at msn.com
>
>
>Mike Bailey at Bailey's Auto in Murray. 
>
>
>Thanks,
>Don Christensen
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
>
>
>On Apr 7, 2014, at 1:24 PM, R J DAVIS <rogerdavis87 at msn.com> wrote:
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>
> 
>>From: Trevor Rimmasch 
>>Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2014 4:54 PM
>>ToF ; bmcu at autox.team.net 
>>Subject: Re: [Bmcu] Painting cars
>> 
Does 
anyone recommend a good mechanic for fixing MG Midgets? It has electrical 
problems ( insert laughs here)
>>
>>I am new to the BMCU and am excited to 
show this beautiful car off at the next event. I just need to get it 
running.
>>
>>Thanks
>>Trevor Rimmasch 
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