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by Charless
Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:08 am
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Battery charge light on while driving?
Replies: 7
Views: 211

Re: Battery charge light on while driving?

I found they didn't remove the paint when fitting the earth strap on all of mine, so the contact point to the body was only the thickness of the metal in the bolt hole or spot welds on the captive nut (the threads vulnerable to corrosion over time). Removing the paint under a new crinkle washer is a...
by Charless
Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:56 am
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Battery charge light on while driving?
Replies: 7
Views: 211

Re: Battery charge light on while driving?

What voltage are you getting at the battery with engine off, engine on without light on and on with light on?
by Charless
Tue Mar 05, 2024 2:49 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Looking at purchasing a MGF
Replies: 6
Views: 196

Re: Looking at purchasing a MGF

About £100 for the parts. If you pay someone else to do it, choose one of the mobile MGF specialist mechanics to come to you and do the job. It is only around £350 all in unless there is extra damage such as a warped cylinder head, stretched head bolts or bent valves. You also pretty much get a comp...
by Charless
Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:13 am
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Alarm issues after flat battery
Replies: 16
Views: 393

Re: Alarm issues after flat battery

Good result James. Sticky throttle should be easy to check but probably means a new cable which is a bit more involved; but doable.
by Charless
Sat Feb 24, 2024 8:57 am
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Alarm issues after flat battery
Replies: 16
Views: 393

Re: Alarm issues after flat battery

Interesting but I only have experience of Fs so for my tupennyworth: Can the car be started and driven normally? What happens if you lock the car with the key? Do you have a multimeter, what is the (recovered) battery resting voltage? Does the alternator charge normally? If the operation of the lock...
by Charless
Thu Feb 08, 2024 8:33 am
Forum: General Board
Topic: The 100K Club
Replies: 126
Views: 66786

Re: The 100K Club

Belatedly this is my second to pass 100k, 75th Anniversary VVC in mulberry, sadly the first had to be put down on 246k but the engine (original) and a host of parts live on...
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by Charless
Fri Jan 19, 2024 8:53 am
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Rear brake line replacement tips please
Replies: 8
Views: 736

Re: Rear brake line replacement tips please

Hi Nigel, Challenging but rewarding! I have replaced two OSR brake pipes with the tools you list so it is very doable with nothing more. The NSR run looks to be easier and is obviously shorter, but I don't know if you need to lose the air box as I haven't had to do NSR...yet! You definitely need to ...
by Charless
Sun Nov 12, 2023 8:14 am
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Ignition key won't turn
Replies: 13
Views: 20750

Re: Ignition key won't turn

Phew!
by Charless
Fri Nov 10, 2023 9:04 am
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Ignition key won't turn
Replies: 13
Views: 20750

Re: Ignition key won't turn

Sorry to hear of this issue and from the lack of response it sounds like nobody else has heard of this problem before either. It sounds like the steering lock has broken, in which case they can be replaced relatively easily and F lock sets are available on ebay. I imagine the car is currently safe i...
by Charless
Tue Oct 17, 2023 8:20 am
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Coolant Gauge
Replies: 2
Views: 1637

Re: Coolant Gauge

This sounds more likely to be a sender issue and because of the difficulty of accessing the thermostat with consequent system bleeding, I would start by replacing the sender. They are cheap and more easily accessed without the need for bleeding. You don't need to throw the old one away unless the pr...
by Charless
Fri Oct 06, 2023 8:05 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Temperature gauge not working - diagnosis
Replies: 14
Views: 8396

Re: Temperature gauge not working - diagnosis

Early ones were blue, later ones black, but buy one from a reputable site and replace the blue or black one as found.
I doubt the pump access panel seal is the problem but good luck.
by Charless
Fri Oct 06, 2023 9:53 am
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Temperature gauge not working - diagnosis
Replies: 14
Views: 8396

Re: Temperature gauge not working - diagnosis

The oil temperature seldom gets anywhere near the middle of the range unless you are really thrashing it - such as a very enthusiastic track day - so nothing to fix there. The water temp gauge should sit a notch under half way under all circumstances once warmed - your sender unit is the most likely...
by Charless
Thu Oct 05, 2023 10:03 pm
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: NSF ride height low post pothole
Replies: 11
Views: 4244

Re: NSF ride height low post pothole

Hi Mike, I have had regassed spheres on one for 7 years and even older units on the other for 5 years. The previous units on both cars were OK but low on nitrogen pressure so that the spring element was almost non existent. You should be able to hold each corner (of the car) down and have it spring ...
by Charless
Sun Aug 13, 2023 9:05 am
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Coolant alarm kit fitted
Replies: 8
Views: 5153

Re: Coolant alarm kit fitted

I would let it have a few cooling and heating cycles to establish the level before undertaking anything possibly unnecessary - the levels tend to settle after disturbance. The radiator cap is lower than the coolant reservoir so some water should have come out but no air should have got in up front.
by Charless
Sun Jul 30, 2023 9:04 am
Forum: Members Classifieds
Topic: 51 plate VVC blue 58k miles
Replies: 0
Views: 3464

51 plate VVC blue 58k miles

Lots of service history, tahiti blue paint and bodywork very good for age, good condition leather and wood veneer interior, good hood with glass screen. Clear headlights, recent discs and pads, tyres have loads of tread, has just had the cambelt service - w'pump, tensioner, fluids - using MGR parts ...
by Charless
Fri Jul 28, 2023 8:36 am
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: TF upgrades.
Replies: 2
Views: 2100

Re: TF upgrades.

In an emergency it is the same thread as a spark plug!
by Charless
Tue Jul 25, 2023 7:34 am
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Door Locked Closed
Replies: 14
Views: 7168

Re: Door Locked Closed

Welcome aboard JAGMG, do you know any history of when the locks worked properly? 2.93v sounds a bit on the low side - should be around 3.2v for a brand new 2032. Also you can give them more than 4 presses to resynchronise the immobiliser after a battery change and it is best to try one at a time. Yo...
by Charless
Mon Jul 24, 2023 6:44 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: MGF suspension help
Replies: 4
Views: 2054

Re: MGF suspension help

Welcome to the forum, this should help:-
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by Charless
Sun Jul 23, 2023 7:22 am
Forum: Technical - Sponsored by Brown & Gammons
Topic: Door Locked Closed
Replies: 14
Views: 7168

Re: Door Locked Closed

If a 12v transformer was able to make the door lock work properly, maybe the battery voltage is being dropped somewhere in the system - I am thinking the earth paths and terminals?
by Charless
Tue Jul 18, 2023 8:39 am
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Volcano owner new to MGF Register from Australia
Replies: 5
Views: 2108

Re: Volcano owner new to MGF Register from Australia

The best colour; not that I'm biased of course!