Michael,
Earlier Spits had the stabilizer mounted to the inside of the firewall
by the fuse block.
Regards,
Joe
Bayrock, Michael wrote:
>
> The stabilizer is located on the back of the speedo for Spitfires and
> GT6s.
>
> Michael
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: DANMAS@aol.com [SMTP:DANMAS@aol.com]
> > Sent: Monday, November 23, 1998 9:58 AM
> > To: shmitty99@hotmail.com; spitfires@Autox.Team.Net
> > Subject: Re: voltage stabilizer?
> >
> > In a message dated 98-11-21 14:18:45 EST, shmitty99@hotmail.com
> > writes:
> >
> > > Hi fellow listers. Today's problem is that my two electrical gauges
> >
> > > stopped working this morning. I'm going to go out on a limb and
> > say
> > > that the two problems are related. I know there is a voltage
> > stabilizer
> > > somewhere, could this be the problem?
> >
> > Ryan,
> >
> > Do your windshield wipers and your turn signals work? If so, it's
> > probably a
> > bad stabilizer; if not, then you either have a blown fuse or a bad
> > connection
> > in the green wire to the stabilizer and the other loads.
> >
> > I'm not sure where the stabilizer is located on a Spit, but you can
> > find it by
> > tracing the light green/green wires form the instruments - they will
> > lead you
> > to the stabilizer. Check for voltage on the green wire at the
> > stabilizer (the
> > green wires will only have voltage when the key is on). If you have
> > voltage
> > here, the stabilizer is bad; if not, look for a problem in the green
> > wire
> > circuit. Somewhere between the fuse and the stabilizer, you will find
> > a break
> > or a bad connection.
> >
> > Dan Masters,
> > Alcoa, TN
> >
> > '71 TR6---------3000mile/year driver, fully restored
> > '71 TR6---------undergoing full restoration and Ford 5.0 V8 insertion
> > - see:
> > http://www.sky.net/~boballen/mg/Masters/index.html
> > '74 MGBGT---3000mile/year driver, original condition - slated for a V8
> > soon
> > '68 MGBGT---organ donor for the '74
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