Hello, Hans.
This may have been said before but I've been a bit busy to follow this
thread.
Generally, heat = resistance and corrosion can be a cause. But then again,
heat is produced by high current; you might expect some heat from headlamp
wiring (brown, blue/red and particularly blue/white).
You won't have to bypass the connector group if it is a multiplug-just
separate it and clean the male and female connectors.
Incidentally, have you ever touched an old-type (Dash Mounted) Lucas
ignition switch when the lights have been on? They get *hot*, which is
presumably why they have a ceramic insulator.
Hope this helps,
Dave Hill
'72 ST BGT.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Duinhoven_Hans@emc.com>
> To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 1:42 AM
> Subject: Electrical connections get hot - your opinion / experience please
>
>
> > Hi listers,
> >
> > Mostly I'm quite comfortable with electricity and basicly for the issue
I
> > have now I can find the solution as well, but like to know the best
choice
> > from MG respective view.
> >
> > This weekend I've been touring several times in darker times, so the
> lights
> > were on.
> > It all works fine, but some wiring connections under the dash become
> rather
> > hot.
> > It regards a moulded connector group, which are connecting many wires
> > together in one time.
> >
> > As these are an integral part of the wiring loom, I never have replaced
> any
> > bit of it while restoring the BGT.
> > All other bullet connectors which were lose have been replaced and the
> black
> > receptacles were these fit into have been replaced alltogether. This
> > resulted in a never failing electrics sofar.
> >
> > Now I'd like to know your opinions:
> > Should I cut these moulded connector groups off and replace these with
new
> > separate new bullet connector joints?
> > Are there safe alternatives?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Hans
> >
> > '71 BGT
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