Hi Dan,
First plan of action is to put a master disconnect switch into the
system. Sprint on down to the auto parts store and get a Cole Hersee
switch and a 12 inch battery cable. The switch is round, about 2.5" in
diameter, has a threaded shaft about 1 inch long and a switch handle.
Drill through the vertical bulkhead just in front of the battery box so
that the switch is conveniently reachable from your driving position.
That electricity is going somewhere, and you don't want a serious short
to get you in trouble before the problem area is found.
I had a similar problem--it turned out to be nothing more than the
trunk light switch bracket being bent. Light wouldn't go off. Makes one
wonder if the light in the refrigerator goes off?
You might hook an ammeter in series with the battery, then go through
the car turning things on and off...
Good hunting.
Bob
On Fri, 11 Jul 1997 11:20:49 -0700 (PDT) Dan Borrego <rdb@hooked.net>
writes:
>I've recently installed a new battery in my 77B, because the old one
>would
>no longer hold a charge. The new battery was fully charged when I put
>it in
>the car. The following weekend I went out to the garage to start the
>MG but
>the battery was completely dead. It starts up fine with a jump but
>even if
>I charge the battery the car will drain it within a few days.
>
>Can anybody out there suggest the first plan of action. I don't know
>where
>to begin to look for the problem. Or even how to correct it.
>
>Many many thanks in advance.
>Dan Borrego
>77 MGB
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