[DeTomaso] 6328 Resto Files - The Wiring Wall

Thu Jul 30 21:28:46 EDT 2020

Another thing hard to believe - NONE. It’s my first car. Got a job delivering them to the BMC dealer so NOBODY could take it over all the RR tracks in Fisherman’s Wharf with wire wheels. Had the drive unit out a few times putting an electric overdrive in it - was sold one that was supposed to be perfect - it was “beat” - replaced the cone clutch, and it was all better. It’s a 1965 and o/d didn’t come out until 1967 - it was fun splitting shifts in 3rd & 4th gears. Made it a 6-speed - lol. It was always babied. Still has original British Racing Green. 
So here I put 1/4 million miles on an Austin motor - considered impossible, and yet blow up the rotary within 500 miles. The motor is a 13B Mazda  - so the new logo etc. is MG-13B. Bridge-ported. Just can’t take it to top speed in 5th gear - it’s way to light for the speed it makes. Waiting to drive it at Watkins Glen, NY. Lots of good stories go with this car - 

> On Jul 30, 2020, at 5:46 PM, Dave Londry <davel at trguys.com> wrote:
> 
> 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:
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>>> 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
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>>> To: George B <gkb1968 at hotmail.com>
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>>> 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
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>>>>  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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