The alternator was not charging the battery at all, thereby causing sadness where the joy of ignition should reside.Took apart the alternator (the only way to see which of the four alts used that year is on the inside cover. Cheeky Brits.) and found a disconnected connection between the first circuit board and the second. Lucas Was Here!
I will do some gymnastic-surgery and repair it, however the question is now: should I scrounge a junkyard alt, order the circut board part, or just buy a new alt for it?? If this connection failed, the others will not be far behind. You can't tell from the pic, but there are several charred and/or melted looking wires, insulation, connections, or terminals.
As for the radiator leak, turns out is was the overflow nipple that was loose. It was a press fit.
Larry & Bob tried to solder it and clean it and solder it and weld it and clean it and solder it and melt it and braze it, all for naught. Condenses on the MGB list is that it should only leak when the radiator cap opens, and that should only be under overheating conditions, so it's not do or die. Choices for this particular mini-disaster are:- Use some good epoxy and try to Gerry-rig it
- Swap the radiator with the '79 (not exact same though)
- Take out rad, take to radiator repair shop.
- Leave as is; Keep Calm and Carry On
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