[DeTomaso] 6328 Resto Files - The Wiring Wall

Dave Londry davel at trguys.com
Thu Jul 30 20:46:20 EDT 2020


247K miles! How many rebuilds??
dave

On 2020-07-30 12:31 p.m., John Donahue wrote:
> I must say, however, i drove my MGB 247,000+ miles (on original motor) w/o an electrical issue, other than the fuel pump mounted behind the rr wheel going through puddles in the rain. Sounds hard to believe - but true. Drove it off the ship in San Francisco in 1965. Now has a 250 h.p. rotary @ 11,500 red line. A little rocket ship.
>
>> On Jul 30, 2020, at 12:04 PM, Mike & Elizabeth <mbefthomas2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I believe they refer to it as 'room temperature . . . '
>>
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>> From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> On Behalf Of John Donahue
>> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2020 10:50 AM
>> To: George B <gkb1968 at hotmail.com>
>> Cc: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 6328 Resto Files - The Wiring Wall
>>
>> That’s why the British drink warm beer - Lucas refrigerators.
>>
>>
>>> On Jul 30, 2020, at 10:36 AM, George B <gkb1968 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>   I had my harness out when I first bought my car. Found several badly
>>>   oxidized connectors and wires, a few melted/burnt wires and two fuses
>>>   (12ga wire at both ends joined in the middle by a 20ga wire from the
>>>   factory. Lucas is the prince of darkness.
>>>
>>>   Fixed those issues, bridged the amp meter terminals with a large gauge
>>>   wire and installed a Mitsubishi (as I remember) fuse block from Marino
>>>   and haven't had any electrical issues at all in the last 18ys.
>>>
>>>   George
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>>>   From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
>>>   Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net>
>>>   Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2020 12:51:04 PM
>>>   To: 'Larry Finch' <fresnofinches at aol.com>
>>>   Cc: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
>>>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 6328 Resto Files - The Wiring Wall
>>>
>>>   Dear Larry,
>>>                 I know you are a master of electricity and I am an
>>>   ignoramus with flowing electons and volts, but I am not sure about what
>>>   you mean by proper maintenance.
>>>                 Are you saying that I should remove, inspect and replace
>>>   my wiring harness routinely  or that I need to perform regular smoke
>>>   transfusions back into the wiring harness?   I think the smoke
>>>   transfusions would be a lot easier.
>>>                                Confused,  Chuck Engles
>>>   -----Original Message-----
>>>   From: DeTomaso [[2]mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com] On
>>>   Behalf Of Larry Finch via DeTomaso
>>>   Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2020 11:30 PM
>>>   To: Email List Address For Posting
>>>   Subject: [DeTomaso] 6328 Resto Files - The Wiring Wall
>>>   Mike,
>>>   Good for you, sir. A lot of owners don't understand that the wiring
>>>   harness longevity can be vastly improved with proper maintenance.
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