Just a note to everyone for as a reminder not to overlook the obvious. My two
recent strating problems, for which I blamed and cursed the Lucas engineers,
were completed unrelated to wiring problems.
On one occasion, the hard starting and poor running turned out to be a loose
distributor, which advanced the timing considerably. I ckecked every
connection on the car, and found the problem by accident when I brushed
against the distributor.
The second and very recent problem came up with an intermittent starting
problem. As a long time MG owner, the first thought is BAD GROUND. I knew
it could'nt be the starter, as it was a recent rebuild, of purported high
quality. Again, every connection on the car checked, relays replaced, to no
avail. I finally checked the starter, to find that one of the long bolts
holding the starter together had come loose, making the shaft bind. A little
Loctite and WD 40, and the 77 B starts on the first turn.
My sincere apologies to any Lucas folks that I may have unnecessarily cursed.
Joel Widell MArathon, FL.
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