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All I did was pull the starter to better get to the Clutch Slave hose. I reinstalled in reverse order.

CAR IS DEAD.

12v at the battery and 12v at the starter, but nothing.

The only thing I did to the starter while it was out was replace the large flat copper terminal that the brown wire connects to on the solenoid. (the main line connects to it also) The copper tab was bent back & forth too many times & was about to break so I whipped up a new one.

Where do I begin. Car started & ran fine before I did this. Could I have messed up the solenoid?

FWIW. 67BGT with a 68 starter so solenoid is attached to the starter.
 
Double check the wiring on the starter... there's lots of cables attached there... maybe you missed one?
 
Theres only three.
One small White/Red that I believe goes to the iggy.
One larger Brown that goes to the regulator.
One Really large black that I believe goes to the battery.
 
Vince:

YOU TOUCHED IT!!!

The value of a VOM is apparent here. Check your new joints. Get a "helper" to turn the key to the start position and whack the starter with a hammer or other "blunt" object with mass as the start position is engaged... if it spools up after the blow, your starter is FUBAR. This sucks. Sorry to hear of this.
 
Fuel pump not even go clicky. Zero power.

I had it running on 4-22-06 when I pulled the starter. That was only a month of sittng.
 
What about the charge indicator on the dash... does it light up when you switch on the iggy? Does anything electrical on the car work now?
 
NADA!
 
dead battery?
 
Again: a VOM is your best friend here. Find where the volts stop first.
 
ground strap good?
 
Did not touch a ground strap and started is grounded to the trans.
I have the meter out & am looking through Haynes to try and figure out, as doc suggested, where the power stops. I just have to figure out where/how to start.

Volts at battery is 12v and I it goes to the solenoid. Now where do I check?
 
Starter next.
 
The main post on the solenoid has a nut that holds the main wire on and another that holds the clip for the brown wire on. when I loosened that nut to replace that clip, the post was really loose. Could I have inadvertanlty loosened a wire inside the sol?
 
Not likely. Alligator clips for the VOM to observe as you turn the key?
 
Not sure if I follow. Bear with and take baby steps. I'm a little pooped.
If I probe the black wire on the starter & touch the probe to the Block/ground, I have 12v.
Where should I hook the leads up to next.
 
Bas-ackwards, methinks. You should have battery (12V) on one side of the solenoid, not the other (starter) side with the key off, first.
 
Can you find your way to the chat room labeled "The Shed"?
 
OK , I'll take a stab at this. You mentioned that this MGB has a '68 starter. That usually means that it also has a full syncro gearbox. Following the path of least resistance when converting , I leave the original remote solenoid in place and piggy-back the battery cable on the terminal that feeds the power to the big brown wires. All that should be at the starter is the battery terminal and the solenoid wire. (white with red trace) There were no black wires to the starter originally. I've seen many complicated approaches to a relatively simple solution. Send images if possible.

Alan T
 
I figure the "black" wire to be a fat battery wire. Also just a stab.
 
Hmm, if your fuel pump does not tick and the solenoid won't engage, I'd say that you've got a flat battery. Are your headlights dim?

Do you have jumper cables or a charger with a starting capacity? Connect the battery to one or the other and see if it will try to start. A mostly dead battery can still registed 12V on a DVOM.

Before you try to diagnose anything forward of the battery, I think we need to determine if the battery itself is the source of the problem (my bet).

Another question... did you disconnect one of the battery cables to work on the car and forget to reconnect it? I've done this more times than I'll care to admit, especially when working with that live, fat lug at the solenoid.
 
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