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I
spent many of my working years dealing with automotive wiring although
my main interest was the systems side of things and how things worked.
As a result, when I began the restoration, I looked for a
complete view of the wiring that showed all the components and how they
connected along with the wire colors, fuses, etc.
Barney
Gaylord's site was an excellent source. He does a good job of
explaining the wire harness routing. He also explains the
specific operation of many parts. Here's the beginning of the
pages he devotes to wire harness routing:
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To
help me understand the operation of the car, I created a wiring diagram
of the complete car (even though I'd seen links on ebay to a wiring
diagram). A link to to the diagram I created is presented
below. Since it's just a jpg file, you'll have to detatch it
and blow it up to see the details. Remember, too, that I did
this for my car meaning it's for a 1500 only and shows it in the
original positive ground set-up. If you need a 1600 , twin
cam, etc., refer to Barney's site for differences.
Following
is a list of the wiring harnesses used in the MGA:
- Cable - Battery to Starter Solenoid
- Cable - Starter Solenoid to Starter
Motor
- Cable - Battery to sheet metal ground
- Wiring Harness - Rear lamps
- Wiring Harness - Front to Rear
- Wiring Harness - Rt Frt Lamps
- Wiring Harness - Lt Frt Lamps
- Wiring Harness - Partial Dash
- Wiring Harness - Engine Cmpt &
Partial Dash
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