Matt
What year of car is this? My 74B had a very erratic starting problem.
Sometimes it would pop right off other times nothing. Problem appear
especially if it didn't catch right away, or if it had just been shut off
and then trying a restart. Drove me nuts until I discovered in the wiring
diagram the "little black Box" I think it is called a "sequential start
module" or something. Was supposed to work together with the switches in the
seats and on the seat belts so car would only start after safety equipment
was in place. Of course the seat switches and seatbelt switches were junk.
Pulled the plug on the box, removed it and used the mating connector to
jumper a few leads and have had not a bit of trouble since. One would have
to check the wiring diagram to see just which wires had to be jumpered. The
box was full of resistors transistors and spider carcasses... very unBritish
looking electronical stuff (didn't see any oil leaking from it at all <G>).
Good Luck
Eric
"Maggie" 1974 B
"Matilda" 1991 Capri
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>From: Gaetke <gaetke@ix.netcom.com>
>To: mgs@autox.team.net
>Subject: starting problem
>Date: Sun, Mar 28, 1999, 11:26 AM
>
> Well, I'm back, after a relatively long hiatus.
>
> And, of course, I come bearing a question. First I should say that my
>rebuild ended uneventfully, the car runs great, purring like a kitten (or
>at least a kitten with an exaust leak...I'll worry about that later).
>
> My problem is that occasionally (I haven't found the pattern yet) when I
>turn the key to engage the starter, nothing happens. When I release the
>key, there's a clicking sound, but when I turn it, there's no solenoid
>noise or anything. When this happened last night (about the third time in
>as many days) I tried it with the lights on, and turning the key didn't
>have an noticeable effect on the headlight brightness, so I don't think
>it's the battery. After a few tries, and maybe 60 seconds of
>embarrassment, all of a sudden, the starter will start cranking, and the
>engine, like the mostly new beast that it is, starts right up.
>
> I figure it's gotta be a connection, and I'm going out to check them out
>this morning. I just want to make sure this isn't a symptom of something
>more vile. Ignition switch? Starter motor? The battery at least is under
>warrenty, but I don't think that's it (of course by the MG rule, it
>probably is...right?).
>
> Thanks, and it's good to be back.
>
> -Matt Gaetke
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