ACH...the trailer.
Jesse, I had that exact symptom with my B prior to replacing the
starting motor and with a prior car (chevette... no capitals but it ran
and ran and ran).
Your guess is, imho, good.
Best,
Bill
'76B
On Mon, 13
Aug 2001, Jesse Robinson wrote:
> MG List,
>
> My 'B' will not start. The battery is good; I read 13 volts with key off
> and 10 volts while cranking. I replaced the battery terminals and ground
> cable with new (I have one 12 volt battery). I followed the positive wire
> to the starter motor and saw no damage. I took all connections off the
> starter motor and sanded all wires to metal and re-assembled. Still doesn't
> start. I get a loud clicking. I'm guessing it is the solenoid? Does
> anything else click up there? I rapped the starter motor with a hammer and
> tried rocking the car in fourth gear. I get one small turn of the starter
> motor for every 10-12 clicks.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Jesse
> 1970 MGB
>
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