[Mgs] [MG-MGB] Back to Earth...

[Todd Mullins]

This is exactly why a big fat auxiliary ground cable from the battery  
straight to the engine is a Really Good Idea...

-todd
muses at cableone.net
'74 MGB Tourer back from the body shop

On Aug 29, 2008, at 8:57 AM, mgs-request at autox.team.net wrote:
> From: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase at yahoo.com>
>
> I replaced the cracked positive battery clamp, and had the battery  
> charged and tested. It tested fine. So, I reinstalled it and
> tried cranking it. The engine spun normally the first time I tried  
> it, but didn't fire. When I tried again, I got the 'clicking' sound,
> and subsequent efforts had the same result. In addition, the fuel  
> pump seems to be making a 'humming' sound,  versus the
> normal intermittent clicking. It was working normally previously,  
> and the fuel filter is full of gas. I am going to hook the car
> back up to my van this week-end, just for sh*ts and giggles.
>
> I am wondering if it could be the ground strap on the transmission's  
> rear mount (crossmember). It seems to be that I had some
> difficulty with that one, remembering how it went (didn't have a  
> good picture). What other grounds are there that could be
> causing this issue?