[Mgs] periodic miss

[Max Heim]

Sorry, I didn't mean "stored". It sits outside. But it gets driven year
round.

on 3/9/12 11:44 AM, Aaron Whiteman at awhitema at panix.com wrote:

> On Fri, 9 Mar 2012, Max Heim wrote:
> 
>> 1. the quality of these parts may have been much better 22 years ago.
>> 
>> 2. is your car stored outside? Mine has never been garaged.
> 
> FWIW, my car sits each winter as well.  I last replaced the cap in
> 2003 (I think), when it had developed a carbon trace from the #1 lead
> to the securing clip.  Couldn't figure out why the car was running so
> badly until it got dark and we could see sparks on the cap.
> 
> Since then, I've replaced points, plugs, wires, switched to electronic
> ignition, replaced the engine... but kept the cap.

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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Menlo Park, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires