[Mgs] 1974 chrome bumper MGB ignition coil

Barney Gaylord barneymg at mgaguru.com
Fri Jul 27 20:00:22 MDT 2018


Really?  Hadn't noticed.  All MGB were negative 
earth from 1968 on, with introduction of 
alternators.  Positive earth has "+" of coil 
going to the distributor.  Negative earth has "i" 
of coil going to the distributor.


At 04:11 PM 7/26/2018 -0700, Max Heim via Mgs wrote:
>One annoying thing about the MGB wiring diagram 
>is that it does not label the terminals on the 
>coil “+” or “-". I was wondering if Barney could supply that deficiency?
>
>--
>Max Heim
>'66 MGB


>>On Jul 26, 2018, at 1:27 PM, Barney Gaylord via 
>>Mgs <<mailto:mgs at autox.team.net>mgs at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>Two W/B wires there on one terminal, one from 
>>coil "-" to distributor, and one from coil "-" to tachometer.
>>
>>See here:
>>http://chicagolandmgclub.com/techtips/mgb/mgb_wd.html
>>http://chicagolandmgclub.com/techtips/mgb/pdf/mgb_wd16.pdf


>>At 03:01 PM 7/26/2018 -0400, laf48--- via Mgs wrote:
>>>Good day Gents, on the distributor side of the 
>>>coil is the tachometer lead, and another wire 
>>>on the same terminal, where does the second wire go to?
>>>Thanks
>>>Len Fanelli
>>>Abingdon Performance LTD.
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