on 8/28/05 4:30 PM, MGMagnette@aol.com at MGMagnette@aol.com wrote:
> MGB has no spark. When I disconnect the wire from the side of the
> distributor, and touch the side of the distributor or any other ground, the
> spark plug
> will spark. I'm thinking my problem is internal to the distributor?
>
> --John
A common internal problem is the short piece of wire that grounds the top
(rotating) breaker plate -- age and constant flexing make it brittle and it
breaks, often holding on merely by the insulation. Once you see it, it's an
easy fix.
--
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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