Re: Digest Number 535

[Sally Carroll]

Help: Somewhere in my surfing and book research I found a loverly table of troubleshooting for MG. . . Electrical dilemma in particular. We have new condensor, new points correct point settings. After adjusting tappets cleaning plugs and above. Went for a spin got about one mile now she-sa-no-go. . . Coil is putting out battery is new and strong. no fire! what have we missed. I can not for the life of me find it . . . If its here I need to know which book I should be looking. Pointers please . . .. Sally

[Dave & Diana Dwyer]

Sally You say the coil is 'putting out' so I guess you have spark to the distributor. Do you have sparks at the plugs? Check by pulling off a plug lead and holding the end near to the head: big fat sparks should jump at least 1/4" to the head as the engine turns over. If there is no spark at the plugs inspect the distributor cap for a very fine crack near the centre contact which could short the spark to ground. Also inspect the rotor arm. If you have spark to the plugs check that it happens at or a little before TDC on the firing stroke: maybe the distributor has rotated itself a little and altered the timing. Please check that the liquid in the carbs is ##really petrol. This is not as daft as it sounds: once I filled up at a petrol station, drove about a mile and . . . nothing! Dead! It was a cold spring morning, my nose was cold, and it was some time before I realised that the 'petrol' in the carbs was water!!!!! Later on we towed the TC back to where I filled up, to find a number of irate drivers, dead cars and one very apologetic manager. Good luck. Regards Dave Dwyer J2, TA, TC

[Locktc7440@aol.com]

Just a tjhought.. I had thyis happen on a TR3 once years ago. One of the coil wires was broken under the insulation about an inco or so from the coil. As lont as it was together it worked but if it vibrasted to just the right point the fire would go out. Goo luck

[Dean Jensen]

Sally Do you have a volt meter/ohm meter, if you have, this is the best way to check the problems with the distributor, etc. If you have the car turned off, see is you have a complete short on the ohm lowest scale when the point are closed, this is the most likely place to look. Let me know what you have in the way of test equipment. Dean Illinois

----- Original Message ----- From: Sally Carroll jim.n.sally.carroll@worldnet.att.net> To: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2001 8:22 PM Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Digest Number 535 > Help: > > Somewhere in my surfing and book research I found a loverly table of troubleshooting for MG. . . Electrical dilemma in particular. > We have new condensor, new points correct point settings. > After adjusting tappets cleaning plugs and above. Went for a spin got about one mile now she-sa-no-go. . . Coil is putting out battery is new and strong. no fire! what have we missed. > > I can not for the life of me find it . . . If its here I need to know which book I should be looking. Pointers please . . .. Sally > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > >

[joecurto@aol.com]

Sally did you put the insulating washer on the pivot post between the sets of points???? Joe

[Paul Huck]

Sorry, I can't read the black print on dark green on the gallery, what are my options for wiper motor rebuild? I recall Hal Cramer and possibly Laurie Rhoades ? contacts for them ? How do I keep the smoke inside the cover, causing me to choke while driving, difficult seeing around the smoke too. Paul Huck

----- Original Message ----- From: Dave & Diana Dwyer jasper@enternet.com.au> To: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 5:21 AM Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Digest Number 535 > Sally > > You say the coil is 'putting out' so I guess you have spark to the > distributor. Do you have sparks at the plugs? Check by pulling off a plug > lead and holding the end near to the head: big fat sparks should jump at > least 1/4" to the head as the engine turns over. > > If there is no spark at the plugs inspect the distributor cap for a very > fine crack near the centre contact which could short the spark to ground. > Also inspect the rotor arm. > > If you have spark to the plugs check that it happens at or a little before > TDC on the firing stroke: maybe the distributor has rotated itself a little > and altered the timing. > > Please check that the liquid in the carbs is ##really petrol. This is not as > daft as it sounds: once I filled up at a petrol station, drove about a mile > and . . . nothing! Dead! > It was a cold spring morning, my nose was cold, and it was some time before > I realised that the 'petrol' in the carbs was water!!!!! Later on we towed > the TC back to where I filled up, to find a number of irate drivers, dead > cars and one very apologetic manager. > > Good luck. > > Regards > > Dave Dwyer > J2, TA, TC > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >

[Frank O_ The Mountain]

In a message dated 8/20/01 3:25:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time, paulhuck@bellsouth.net writes: > Paul, disconnect the motor and get yourself a bottle of Rain-X. Problem solved!! Terry