Subject: Re: [Mgs] 58 MGA

From: dave northrup <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 19 May 2026 11:58:55 +0000

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Never mind.   It was a loose wire

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From: dave northrup <[email-masked]>
Date: 5/19/26 5:46 AM (GMT-06:00)
To: [email-masked]
Subject: [Mgs] 58 MGA

Car has an early 5 main mgb engine, an electric tach

Finally got the tach in from West Valley and so I was able to mount the ign=
ition warning light in the tach with the ground firmly attached.  It hung l=
oose before, but wasn=92t grounded so I have no idea how old this problem i=
s.

Ignition warning light is on solid as soon as the key is turned, before I e=
ven start the engine.  Does not go off

Looking for trouble shooting steps/directions.  Car starts, runs, charges t=
he battery, so I=92m not sure what that light is telling me.

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Never mind.&nbsp; &nbsp;It was a loose wire
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<div>From: dave northrup &lt;[email-masked]&gt; </div>
<div>Date: 5/19/26 5:46 AM (GMT-06:00) </div>
<div>To: [email-masked] </div>
<div>Subject: [Mgs] 58 MGA </div>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">Car has an early 5 =
main mgb engine, an electric tach</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">Finally got the tac=
h in from West Valley and so I was able to mount the ignition warning light=
 in the tach with the ground firmly attached.&nbsp; It hung loose before, b=
ut wasn=92t grounded so I have no idea how
 old this problem is.</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">Ignition warning li=
ght is on solid as soon as the key is turned, before I even start the engin=
e.&nbsp; Does not go off</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">Looking for trouble=
 shooting steps/directions.&nbsp; Car starts, runs, charges the battery, so=
 I=92m not sure what that light is telling me.</span></p>
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From: Paul Hunt <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 19 May 2026 15:46:00 +0100

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Ignition warning light should not have an earth, it has a wire to the
alternator instead.

On Tue, 19 May 2026, 13:12 dave northrup, <[email-masked]> wrote:

> Finally got the tach in from West Valley and so I was able to mount the
> ignition warning light in the tach with the ground firmly attached.  It
> hung loose before, but wasn=E2=80=99t grounded so I have no idea how old =
this
> problem is.
>
>
>
> Ignition warning light is on solid as soon as the key is turned, before I
> even start the engine.  Does not go off
>
>
>
> Looking for trouble shooting steps/directions.  Car starts, runs, charges
> the battery, so I=E2=80=99m not sure what that light is telling me.
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<div dir=3D"auto">Ignition warning light should not have an earth, it has a=
 wire to the alternator instead.</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_q=
uote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, 19 May 2026, =
13:12 dave northrup, &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]=
om</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margi=
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Never mind.=C2=A0 =C2=A0It was a loose wire
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<div>From: dave northrup &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"=
_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">[email-masked]</a>&gt; </div>
<div>Date: 5/19/26 5:46 AM (GMT-06:00) </div>
<div>To: <a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nor=
eferrer">[email-masked]</a> </div>
<div>Subject: [Mgs] 58 MGA </div>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">Car has an early 5 =
main mgb engine, an electric tach</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">=C2=A0</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">Finally got the tac=
h in from West Valley and so I was able to mount the ignition warning light=
 in the tach with the ground firmly attached.=C2=A0 It hung loose before, b=
ut wasn=E2=80=99t grounded so I have no idea how
 old this problem is.</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">=C2=A0</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">Ignition warning li=
ght is on solid as soon as the key is turned, before I even start the engin=
e.=C2=A0 Does not go off</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">=C2=A0</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">Looking for trouble=
 shooting steps/directions.=C2=A0 Car starts, runs, charges the battery, so=
 I=E2=80=99m not sure what that light is telling me.</span></p>
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