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MG Midget and Sprite Technical - midget coil / starter switch wiring up
hi all struggling with the wiring on my 73 midget - new wirting loom fitted but im useless at reading the wiring diagram - can anyone send me a photo or picture of 1. the area around the alternator/coil/starter solenoid - how to wire this up , and the wires on the back of the steering column based starter switch - i have nothing to base it on and like i said - cant work out the wiring diagram thanks |
richard weaver |
I took a picture of my ignition switch wiring just yesterday! if you can wait a short while I will get it uploaded. at the moment I am.... well.... in the bath! ha ha :-D Malc. |
M Le Chevalier |
bit blurry but hope this helps. didn't know I could upload from my phone! ace!
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M Le Chevalier |
1500 btw but should be the same on all models... right? |
M Le Chevalier |
Mines a '73 1275 Midget. By chance I happen to have recorded the wires on the back of the switch too. Looks a little different to Malc's though. I suspect there were some additions on the 1500. I'll try and take a pic of the other stuff later today if nobody else does. But study the wiring diag, it's pretty straight forward. |
Lawrence Slater |
Richard. Following on from my ignition switch. Here's the alternator plug. |
Lawrence Slater |
Here's the coil.
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Lawrence Slater |
Here's the solenoid. |
Lawrence Slater |
And just in case you ask. Here's the fuse box.
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Lawrence Slater |
Don't forget to fit the fusebox in the correct orientation. You have a 50/50 chance of getting it right. If you look on the back, there are two terminals linked together. They are for the sidelights (red wires). |
Dave O'Neill 2 |
IGNORE MY PICTURE!!! I have a problem with wiring, maybe related to this as it is something I was messing with. let me re check my wiring on that one. sorry but DO NOT USE MY PICTURE! |
M Le Chevalier |
Hey, sorry about that. Ignition wiring is OK. I was in the garage and had just wiring up the wiper motor. I turned on the ignition to check it worked and the fuse blew. At that moment I panicked about what was wrong and as I had messed with the ignition switch a couple of days back there was a sudden though something might be wrong there and I had better cover my ar*e before someone copied me and made a mess of their own car! So, yes, ignition fine, I have a leak to earth on the green circuit on the front half of the car somewhere. In a word... urgh! (the ignition switch isn't even fused btw, so wrong wiring wouldn't have caused my problem anyway). Cheers, Malcolm |
M Le Chevalier |
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