Check the engine or transmission ground strap, it sounds like it is making a
poor connection. Particularly if the accelerator and/or heater cables are
getting hot too.
----- Original Message -----
From: <seanan@crosslink.net>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 8:00 PM
Subject: Starter Quandry
> Everyone,
> I have a problem starting my 75 MGB. The starter relay clicks, the
> solenoid clicks, the starter and solenoid tested fine on the equipment
> at Autozone. But I get nothing when I try to start the car. The
> lights dim for a 10th of a second when I turn the ignition and the
> Alternator Idiot light goes out. The battery is brand new, and I have
> two others that are charged correctly. Still nothing. So I figure I
> have a wiring issue. What wires should I look at and any special
> techniques I should be using?
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