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July 02, 2005
Hi,
I am a new MG owner and know NOTHING about them. Mine does not
run... Was told it ran great last fall, but it had an over heating
problem.
Engine cranks, but has no spark at the coil. When testiong for
power at the positive side of coil it shows none... so I ran a hot
wire from the battery to the coil and it started... but only ran less
than a minute and it stalled... tried to restart and it had no
spark... I disconnected the power wire... rehooked and it started
again for a few seconds.
It would appear that when running a straight 12 volts to the coil
it will run until something gets hot and then it shorts out.
Car is a 78 with electronic ign. I did some further test with the
test light. If I disconnect the wire from the positive side of coil
and check for power it has it.... but goes away when rehooked.
I unplugged the 3 wire connector that goes to the Dist and
rechecked for powe at the coil and it shows power. It would appear
that something in the dist is shorting out and killing the power...
is this a correct assumption?
Where is a good source for Electronic IGN parts for this car?
Thanks for the help? Any known problems I should look at? Where is
the external resistor for the coil located? Could thet be my problem?
"nhebayer" < nhebayer@... > 37745
Posted on July 2, 2005 04:35 PM
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