I recently had a starting problem with my '77B. The symptoms were slightly
different in my case. The car would catch but wouldn't stay running. The
problem turned out to be some corrosion where the starter relay attaches to
the fender. I took it off, scuffed it up a bit with some sandpaper to clean
off the corrosion and reattached. Starts right up. Worth a shot and the
price is right ...
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: Allen Shaffer <shaffer.2@osu.edu>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 02, 1999 5:56 PM
Subject: starting prob., 77B, Continued
> Thanks much for the suggestions...
>
> Andy was right...when I turn the key on, the panel lights come on (with
the
> switch off, of course). When I crank the car, the seat belt warning comes
> on. So, I started checking for a "bad ground"... as best I understand
that.
>
> The battery ground is OK, and I would think the starter wouldn't crank if
it
> weren't. Under the car, and under the bonnet, all the wires seem connected
> and seated. I've tried a new coil. I've replaced points and condenser.
I've
> done all the checks in the Haynes manual for spark, etc. and I do have
spark
> everywhere..just (obviously) weak. I have fuel and the carb is fine.
>
> I have the feeling that I don't know where to look for this bad ground,
and
> that I don't know how to check properly. I've spent the whole day looking
at
> the wiring diagram in the Haynes manual and trying to make some sense of
> what to do next, but I'm not having much luck.
>
> Could these relays mounted to the inner wing be possibly bad? Could the
> starter solenoid do this, if it went bad, and still crank the car OK?
Given
> the sudden nature of this failure, I was thinking that I'd find a
> severed/disconnected/burned (something!) wire, but I haven't.
>
> This is my first major problem, and I'm new to all of this although I've
> read a lot and done all the work on the car myself so far. Any suggestions
> on exactly what to do next would be deeply appreciated! ( I believe Lord
> Lucas is administering his evil form of baptism....)
>
> Allen and Marian
> '77B
> Columbus, Ohio
>
>
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