<div dir="ltr">Agreed, Max - and the worst is the push start-stop button. I've left it on several times when putting on the Aux power to look at the odometer, and left it on overnight. There is a chime if you are using the drivers door, but if you go in through the passenger door and hit the button to turn on the aux power, nothing. <div><br></div><div>Dan D</div><div>Central NJ USA<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/" target="_blank">http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/</a></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 8:04 PM Max Heim via Mgs <<a href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Not all of us. My newer driver is 1967.<div><br></div><div>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><br></div><div>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><div><br></div><div><br><div>
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<br><div><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Jul 18, 2019, at 4:33 PM, Robert's New iPad <<a href="mailto:mgbobh@gmail.com" target="_blank">mgbobh@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="gmail-m_2942078605674540948Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr"> 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"> 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">Bob</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Jul 18, 2019, at 6:32 PM, NA Price via Mgs <<a href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net" target="_blank">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
<p>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><br></p><blockquote type="cite">On July 18, 2019 at 5:28 PM Hans Duinhoven via Mgs <<a href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net" target="_blank">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> wrote: <br> <br><div class="gmail-m_2942078605674540948ox-89afa067ed-WordSection1"><p class="gmail-m_2942078605674540948ox-89afa067ed-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Same as a faulty engine. Get it out en become Fred Flintstone… </span></p><div><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span><br class="gmail-m_2942078605674540948webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="gmail-m_2942078605674540948ox-89afa067ed-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Cheers, </span></p><p class="gmail-m_2942078605674540948ox-89afa067ed-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Hans </span></p><div><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span><br class="gmail-m_2942078605674540948webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(181,196,223);padding:3pt 0cm 0cm"><p class="gmail-m_2942078605674540948ox-89afa067ed-MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Van:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"> Mgs [<a href="mailto:mgs-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">mailto:mgs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <strong>Namens </strong>Max Heim via Mgs<br><strong>Verzonden:</strong> donderdag 18 juli 2019 23:15<br><strong>Aan:</strong> MG List<br><strong>Onderwerp:</strong> Re: [Mgs] Battery drain </span></p></div></div><div> <br class="gmail-m_2942078605674540948webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="gmail-m_2942078605674540948ox-89afa067ed-MsoNormal">Well, that’s fixing the symptom if not the problem…</p><div><div> <br class="gmail-m_2942078605674540948webkit-block-placeholder"></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="gmail-m_2942078605674540948ox-89afa067ed-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">-- </span></p></div><div><p class="gmail-m_2942078605674540948ox-89afa067ed-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Max Heim </span></p></div><div><p class="gmail-m_2942078605674540948ox-89afa067ed-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">'66 MGB </span></p></div></div></div></div><div> <br class="gmail-m_2942078605674540948webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><blockquote><div><p class="gmail-m_2942078605674540948ox-89afa067ed-MsoNormal">On Jul 18, 2019, at 1:45 PM, NA Price via Mgs <<a href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net" target="_blank">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</p></div><div> <br class="gmail-m_2942078605674540948webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><div><p class="gmail-m_2942078605674540948ox-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> <br class="gmail-m_2942078605674540948webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="gmail-m_2942078605674540948ox-89afa067ed-MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">n July 18, 2019 at 4:33 PM Hans Duinhoven via Mgs <<a href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net" target="_blank">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</p></div></div></blockquote></div><div> <br class="gmail-m_2942078605674540948webkit-block-placeholder"></div></div></div><br><table style="border-top:1px solid rgb(211,212,222)" class="gmail-m_2942078605674540948mce-item-table"><tbody><tr><td style="width:55px;padding-top:18px"><a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><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;"></a></td><td style="width:470px;padding-top:17px;color:rgb(65,66,78);font-size:13px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:18px">Virusvrij. <a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" style="color:rgb(68,83,234)" rel="noopener" target="_blank">www.avast.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote><p class="gmail-m_2942078605674540948default-style"><br> </p><blockquote type="cite">_______________________________________________ <br> <br><a href="mailto:Mgs@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Mgs@autox.team.net</a> <br>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a> <br>Suggested annual donation $12.75 <br> <br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a> <br> <br>Unsubscribe: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/1971mgb@cox.net" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/1971mgb@cox.net</a> <br></blockquote><p class="gmail-m_2942078605674540948default-style"><br> </p>
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