[Mgs] MGB not (re)starting

[Steve Shoyer]

I need to replace my gas cap anyway, so I'll add a new ground cable 
(mine is a little frayed) to the order.  When I install the ground cable 
I'll clean the terminals and make sure everything is tight, and I'll see 
if that gets rid of the problem.  Maybe I'll order a spare coil to keep 
in the glove box (I still have trouble unlocking the trunk, but that's a 
different issue :-)) in case I get stuck and need something else to try.

Thanks for the suggestions.  I'm glad that the common opinion is that 
it's not a carb problem.

--Steve (1980 MGB)

On 3/10/2020 4:37 PM, Richard Lindsay wrote:
>    When cold, the battery connectors will be tighter thanks to 
> contraction and of the metal. When hot an otherwise solid connection 
> can become resistive or even open.
>    Next time it won't start, turn on the headlights first and observe 
> them when attempting a start. If the dim appreciable the batter or its 
> connectors are the cause.
>
> On Tue, Mar 10, 2020, 3:28 PM Michael MacLean via Mgs 
> <mgs at autox.team.net <mailto:mgs at autox.team.net>> wrote:
>
>     Battery connections can "look" fine.  There is a corrosion that
>     sets up with disuse and the battery tenders tend to foster this. 
>     Just take off the battery connections and clean off the battery
>     posts with a battery cleaning tool.  You know, the one with the
>     stiff steel bristles you put over the post and turn back and
>     forth.  Then do the same for the battery cable connections.  You
>     would be surprised how many times it's the simple things like this
>     that are the problem.
>     Mike MacLean
>     69 MGB GT
>


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