MGB Register Forum

Evening Tony. My battery minder is an Accumate Battery Conditioner and Charger available from the MGOC. It comes with a lead with crocodile clips and a lead with ring connectors for permanent attachment to the battery. The rings will need reaming to fit the battery leads. The optional 2.5 metre exte...

Evening George. Please excuse my ignorance. I didn't realize who you are. I suspect I'll have the same problem when I have to replace the brake light switch on my BGT or Land Rover. However, with a bit of luck, under British Leyland standardization, it could be the same switch for both . Vic Butler

Evening George. Typical ebay. My 1977 BGT still has its original mechanical brake light switch. Included with the latest edition of Safety Fast is the 2017 trade directory. Plenty of reputable suppliers in there who would sell you a quality switch, not some dodgy eBay item. . Caveat emptor!! . Vic B...

Afternoon Paul. Had a look in the workshop manual and the 41610 distributor was fitted to rubber bumper cars that were built to ECE 15 emissions. The take off point for the vacuum advance is on the inlet manifold where there is a constant vacuum. Presumably the take off point is now on a carburettor...

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Forgot to mention the exhaust. It's a stainless steel 2inch bore with a stainless manifold and one silencer at the rear.Lumenition Optronic ignition too
. Vic Butler

Morning Paul. I have a 1977 BGT. The original gutless equipment was removed a long time ago when I was lucky to buy a pair of genuine British Leyland HS6 carburettors on the manifold. I then acquired a 43 D4 distributor from Brown and Gammons which was unusual as it had a vacuum advance fitted. With...

Evening Ian. No you are not being paranoid. Ammeters with alternators are not is good idea. As you say the output from the alternator passes through the ammeter and is a fire risk with the current involved. They are fine with dynamos. If you were to go ahead the ammeter must be at least a 60-60 amp ...

Afternoon Terry.
Pleased you sorted the problem. I find that electrical switch cleaner works very well on dirty and corroded contacts. I use it on the crusty wiring on my Land Rover.
It's available from electrical outlets.
. Vic Butler

Evening Terry.
Had a look at a wiring diagram and if the wires are black they are earths for the panel lights.
. Vic Butler

The location of the MGB battery doesn't inspire regular maintenance. I became fed up of removing the seat wrestling with recalcitrant dzus fasteners etc. so nearly 10 years ago I fitted an AGM (absorbent glass matting) battery that had previously been on my Land Rover. As the MG has an untraceable e...