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MG Midget Sprite charcoal cannister question

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:24:45 GMT

I have a Lotus Elise. I had to get rid of its largish charcoal cannister to make room for other modifications. I bought a MG midget ah sprite charcoal canister on ebay that is one third the size that I will replace the stock canister with. Problem is, dunno which ports go to...

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Re: No sparks and not starting and other electrical issues

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:18:12 GMT

I think we've cracked it! Even thought I can't explain all the inter-relationships of the symptoms, I agreed with your suggestion that the starter motor/solenoid might be at fault, at least for the "no cranking" item. So I got a local...

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Re: No sparks and not starting and other electrical issues

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:14:05 GMT

Hi Kevin, The side lamp issue may be related, but having just found a short in my own car that did the same thing front and back in separate harnesses, it might not be. Your car was factory equipped with a single 12 volt battery. All MGBs were 12 volt systems, though early cars...

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No sparks and not starting and other electrical issues

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:12:30 GMT

My '77 MGB Roadster has been going quite well until yesterday. I was out to the shops, about 2 miles from home. After shopping, got back in; one click-grunt, then nothing. Ignition light was on initially after trying to restart, but went out, doesn't come back on. The...

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Re: open hood

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:01:42 GMT

I just read on one of the other pages how I should be able to open the hood but I think th cable is missing. I assume I will need to reach under the hood at the grill and try to pull the hood release. Is this even possible?

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