[Mgs] flasher unit help

[Mike Janacek]

Seeing as you replaced the gaskets just before the failure I would check 
to be sure you still have a good ground first. They ground through the 
mounting screws.
Mike
'79B

On 9/18/2011 8:59 PM, davewillner wrote:
> There's nothing in the engine bay... someone said its under the dash on the
> passenger side, haven't looked yet...I think the unit for a 70 is a square
> unit based on thecatalogs, my TR3 has the round Lucas unit on the firewall
> near the fuse box and regulator...
> Thanks
> Dave
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barney Gaylord"<barneymg at mgaguru.com>
> To: "davewillner"<dwillner at ptd.net>;<mgs at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2011 7:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [Mgs] flasher unit help
>
>
>> Shound be screwed to the firewall between the fuse box and TS relay box on
>> the 1500.  See here: http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/electric/pics/wipe02.jpg
>> If it is an aftermarket flasher unit with no screw tab, you might find it
>> lying behind the heater box.  Look for a short round can with three wires
>> conncted, Green, Green/browN, and Light Green.  Some aftermarket flashers
>> have onlt two terminals, in which case maybe the pilot light does not
>> work.
>>
>>
>> At 01:10 PM 9/18/2011 -0400, Dave Willner (davewillner) wrote:
>>> I've never had to replace the flasher unit before in the MG, but the
>>> blinkers stopped working today. I did replace the rubber gaskets for the
>>> front turn signals this morning before the drive but didn't play with any
>>> wires? The fuses are all good... I would have thought it would be near
>>> either the relay or the fuse box, but I don't see it anywhere.  Can anyone
>>> tell where its located?  ....