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Chuck....Yes, especially when it is the MG world! Lucky Phil...Thanks for the Euro Moto addy! I forgot about them, several years ago I bought a valeo starter from them for another bike. Anyway, I placed an order for the fuel hoses, their product is overall less expensive and I won't have to worry about bend radiuses. Gstallons... I've got an "87SE too! Have a good one & stay healthy, Art

Hi Chuck, Goodennuff! Thanks, Art

Hi All, On my '03 V11 Lemans, I'm replacing the in-tank fuel pump gasket (leaks), hoses & fuel filter. Any advice/thoughts are appreciated. 1. Is there a torque value for the pump to tank base gasket screws? 2. It is my understanding that the oem internal tank hoses are not available...they appear to be a flexible plastic composition . I am looking to replace these lines with an SAE30R10 rubber hose that is rated fuel submersible. 3. Fuel injection hose clamps for in-tank use: Crimp or screw & nut type? Thanks, Art

Hi, Well, I got off easy with my burned wiring. I began cutting open the wire harness from the ECU and as luck would have it, only the one length of wire that runs from the ECU to batt neg was burnt...about an 18" length. So, I replaced the multi wire ring termiinal at batt neg, ran a fresh wire to the ECU ground with a new ring terminal and tied the timing sensor ground shield into it too. Marty, I think you suggested a piece of inner tube to aid in shielding the corner of the ECU closest to the batt + terminal, I did that too. I didn't realize something you said earlier until I began writing this just now. After I repaired the wiring, put the battery back in, I noticed the spanner laying next the the tool pouch so, I shoved it underneath the tool pouch rubber band to better secure it. You mentioned the possibilty of the spanner bouncing around and contacting the batt+ and shorting against the ECU or other ground in that neighborhood. In retrospect, that might be what happened....damned spanner! Docc, I rechecked all the grounds and added a ground to the VR housing to the timing chest. Thank you for your help & insight. Stay well! Art I

Docc....Deoxit spray or tube??? Thanks, Art

Hi, Thanks for the comments! Docc: I'll be sure to double check all the ground connections. And, I'll ground the regulator case, thanks, I was wondering about that. I ohmed out the green ground leads from the VR to the case and got no continuity but didn't reverse the leads, forgot we're dealing with diodes, reverse polarity, etc. FWIW, my owners manual schematic indicates a vr housing ground while the schematic from the shop manual does not indicate the vr housing as being grounded...confusing but I'll ground it. MartyNZ: I think your right although I don't see any evidence of arcing at the ECU housing. Now I am trying to determine how far into the harness the damage goes. I hope it is confined to the foot or so of wire from the ecu to the batt neg. At this point, I guess I'll pull the bag mounts & tail section and begin cutting the harness open to assess damage. LR: I'll be sure to take a look underneath the fuse block asm. I pulled all the fuses, they were all clean and showed no sign of being stressed. Well, out to the garage I go, Thank you! Art

Stewgnu & Docc, Thanks for the quick response! The ground connections at the battery were poor, the main ground point at the GB was clean but loose (imo). Based on the main ground being loose, I'm surprised I don't have more wire damage. However, I'm trying to understand why the ground wire at the ECU burned. How did high current flow from the ECU housing (that is mounted on electrically insolated vibration dampeners) back to the battery negative terminal? None of the other ground wiring on the 2 multi wire ring terminals at battery negative terminal are burned, only the one wire that goes to the ECU housing is burned. I guess that is why I think there was a dead short from the batt+ to the ECU housing at some point in time, possibly a failed jump start attempt. I'm trying to determine if this over current damage is limited to this particular section of wire from batt neg. to ECU housing ground or more wide spread like in your photo of burned wiring at the TB. Thanks Again, Art

Hi, I see your interesting discussion on the under seat electrical and felt compelled to ask a few questions. I have an 03 V11 LeMans that I'm trying get roadworthy by performing needed routine maintenance tasks... everything works & it runs just fine. However, after spending some time around the battery... cleaning connections, I noticed one of the 14ga. ground wires (one of several crimped to a ring terminal) had some of the insulation burned off of it. The wire is burned throughout the harness... I suspect, it is part of the circuit that grounds the ECU housing (also off of that same wire is the cam timing sensor shielding ground). Without removing the tail section and stripping the wire harness to determine where else this one wire goes, I am hoping that someone here might have some insight about this circuit. I think at some point a dead short occured between battery+ to the ECU housing and possibly resulting in this ground wire getting cooked. Although there is no evidence (burned ECU housing, etc.), I am having trouble determining how else this wire could have burned. Thoughts? If one of you guys knows whether the ECU ground wire is connected to anything other than the timing sensor shield at the ECU & multi wire ring terminal at battery negative, I would greatly appreciate hearing from you. I've been lurking on your forum for several weeks now and the information that I have found here has been a big help. Sorry I hijacked your discussion. Thanks for reading, Art