Ah, no, I haven't tried it, I just figured it HAD to be better than on the
Midget. Apparently not. On the Midget one problem I've experienced is
shorting out the top posts on the bottom of the bonnet when giving it that
desperate jerk to free it... I think I would go for one of those tiny Optima
batteries if I had one.
on 3/16/04 8:49 PM, James Nazarian at jhn3@uakron.edu wrote:
> I would call the battery under the bugeye bonnet anything but accessible.
> Have you ever tried to change one? In stock form, the bonnet swung like the
> midget, not forward like the e-type. The bonnet may seem to lift higher,
> but then you have to remember to duck under the fenders or grill when
> exiting. This is not as easy as it may sound in the heat of working.
>
> James Nazarian
> 71 MGBGT V8
> 71 MGB Tourer
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net] On Behalf
> Of Max Heim
> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 11:58 AM
> To: MG List
> Subject: Re: Who designed the location of...
>
> Yeah, precisely. With the tilt front end on the Bugeye, it was perfectly
> accessible -- but with the alligator bonnet on the Spridget, which only
> seems to open about 20 degrees, it's a tough nut. Along with the master
> cylinders...
>
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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