<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Not all of us. My newer driver is 1967.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">So my routine in the B is, whenever I park, I look at the toggle switches to check they are all facing the same way: OFF.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">BTW that is a great user interface feature of the cars of this era (up to the late 60s), that has been lost in modern instrument panels — you can tell all the switches are off at a glance. In most modern cars, every function has a completely different interface design (push/pull/rock/twist) in a different location — you HAVE to have a warning lamp or buzzer or it would be hopeless.<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jul 18, 2019, at 4:33 PM, Robert's New iPad <<a href="mailto:mgbobh@gmail.com" class="">mgbobh@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div dir="auto" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class=""> We are all accustomed to our modern drivers having a buzzer or flashing light to tell us headlamps have been left on, or they automatically shut off the lights.</div><div dir="ltr" class=""> A small buzzer, of the sort some use to sound when turn signals are flashing, is easily rigged between headlamp switch and ignition. </div><div dir="ltr" class="">Bob</div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class="">On Jul 18, 2019, at 6:32 PM, NA Price via Mgs <<a href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net" class="">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">
<meta charset="UTF-8" class=""><p class="">lol, u r all right, I fixed the symptom and the problem, just bend the bulb holder down a little, now just last week I left my headlights on, my neighbor told me about it, dead battery, jumped the battery and off I went, you can fix the symptom u can't fix stupid. I got 3 B's one I drive as a daily driver the other two are sitting in a garage, I drive those two every month or so. I always find myself doing stupid things with all three cars. Still love all three the same</p><p class=""><br class=""></p><blockquote type="cite" class="">On July 18, 2019 at 5:28 PM Hans Duinhoven via Mgs <<a href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net" class="">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> wrote: <br class=""> <br class=""><div class="ox-89afa067ed-WordSection1"><p class="ox-89afa067ed-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;" class="">Same as a faulty engine. Get it out en become Fred Flintstone… </span></p><div class=""><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="ox-89afa067ed-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;" class="">Cheers, </span></p><p class="ox-89afa067ed-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;" class="">Hans </span></p><div class=""><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><div style="border: none; border-top: solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt; padding: 3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;" class=""><p class="ox-89afa067ed-MsoNormal"><strong class=""><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';" class="">Van:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';" class=""> Mgs [<a href="mailto:mgs-bounces@autox.team.net" class="">mailto:mgs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <strong class="">Namens </strong>Max Heim via Mgs<br class=""><strong class="">Verzonden:</strong> donderdag 18 juli 2019 23:15<br class=""><strong class="">Aan:</strong> MG List<br class=""><strong class="">Onderwerp:</strong> Re: [Mgs] Battery drain </span></p></div></div><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="ox-89afa067ed-MsoNormal">Well, that’s fixing the symptom if not the problem…</p><div class=""><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><p class="ox-89afa067ed-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="">-- </span></p></div><div class=""><p class="ox-89afa067ed-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="">Max Heim </span></p></div><div class=""><p class="ox-89afa067ed-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="">'66 MGB </span></p></div></div></div></div><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><blockquote class=""><div class=""><p class="ox-89afa067ed-MsoNormal">On Jul 18, 2019, at 1:45 PM, NA Price via Mgs <<a href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net" class="">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</p></div><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><div class=""><p class="ox-89afa067ed-MsoNormal">mine was a simple fix, my trunk light stayed when lowering the trunk lid on took the bulb out problem solved, never had a problem again </p><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="ox-89afa067ed-MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;">n July 18, 2019 at 4:33 PM Hans Duinhoven via Mgs <<a href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net" class="">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</p></div></div></blockquote></div><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></div></div><br class=""><table style="border-top: 1px solid #D3D4DE;" class="mce-item-table"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td style="width: 55px; padding-top: 18px;" class=""><a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class=""><img src="https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange-animated-no-repeat-v1.gif" alt="" width="46" height="29" style="width: 46px; height: 29px;" class=""></a></td><td style="width: 470px; padding-top: 17px; color: #41424e; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" class="">Virusvrij. <a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank" style="color: #4453ea;" rel="noopener" class="">www.avast.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote><p class="default-style"><br class=""> </p><blockquote type="cite" class="">_______________________________________________ <br class=""> <br class=""><a href="mailto:Mgs@autox.team.net" class="">Mgs@autox.team.net</a> <br class="">Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" class="">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a> <br class="">Suggested annual donation $12.75 <br class=""> <br class="">Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs" class="">http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" class="">http://autox.team.net/archive</a> <br class=""> <br class="">Unsubscribe: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/1971mgb@cox.net" class="">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/1971mgb@cox.net</a> <br class=""></blockquote><p class="default-style"><br class=""> </p>
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