The rear light clusters (and the fuel pump) should earth via black cables
bolted to the body inside the boot behind the number plate, not via their
own mountings.
PaulH.
-----Original Message-----
From: Neil_Oldfield@nag.national.com.au <Neil_Oldfield@nag.national.com.au>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: 24 December 1998 08:58
Subject: RE: Lucas Gremlins Strike Again
>Thank you everyone for your help. I seem to have solved my problem, or
>should that be problems. I seem to have had a couple of problems, the most
>obvious, and stupid of me not to notice, was the Battery clamps were loose.
>After tightening those up, I had a look at the tail-light and at the wiring
>diagram. To mis-quote a cartoon character, I hates those things. I
>noticed that the tail-light is supposed to earth thought to the body.
>Looking at the nuts holding the lights in place, they all had rubber bushes
>behind them, bingo no earth, I removed one of them and presto indicators
>and brake-lights at the same time,
>
> Hay were did the radio go. Bugger what have I done. after much
>searching, I found an inline fuse, hiding in the spaghetti under the dash.
>Must have shorted it out against the body, when doing up the battery
>clamps. One fuse latter and it works like a brought one.
>
>Woo Hoo,
>
>Thanks again for all your help
>
>Neil
>64 MGB (Baby)
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