Re: MGB Starter Questions

["W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>]

On Mon, 18 Sep 1995, Sean Johnson wrote:

> Questions:  What does the wire from the coil to the starter solenoid do, and 
> why did the old starter (from a late 60's MGB I think) not need it?

I suspect this wire supplies 12V direct to the coil primary (bypassing a 
balast wire or resistor) to make a hotter spark during starting.

   Ray Gibbons  Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
                Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
                gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu  (802) 656-8910