This is the original switch to the car. Maybe that is it's problem, 40 years
old.
Mike Maclean-60 Sprite
Doug Ingram wrote:
> Mike:
>
> You must have a short in the switch itself, it must be grounding out through
> the cable as you suspect. Bad repro switch, perhaps?
>
> Try another switch and see what happens, just wear your oven mitts. :)
>
> Doug Ingram
> Victoria BC
> 1958 Sprite (AN5L/636)
> 1963 Sprite Mk II project (HAN7L/30003)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike Maclean <macleans@earthlink.net>
> To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2001 9:06 PM
> Subject: More Electrical Problems!
>
> > I took the Bugeye out around Annapolis Circle (the street I live
> > on) today because it was in the 70s and I have it finished enough to try
> > and work out some of the bugs and loosen things up so they work
> > properly. Annapolis Circle is a private street so it's O.K. to drive
> > the Bugeye on it since it's not registered yet. Actually put 4 miles on
> > it today. I know because I figured it was time to connect the rebuilt
> > speedo. The car is mechanically just about finished and the breaking in
> > can commence.
> > Well, my problem is, when I pull the starter cable, it gets red
> > hot! I already snapped off one cable at the starter switch (solenoid,
> > if you prefer) because the cable got so hot, it weakened it where it
> > enters the connector at the switch. I suspect, this is where it is
> > getting hottest. Has anyone heard of one of these solenoids getting hot
> > when contact is made by pulling on it? Or am I grounding the starter
> > through the cable? I hope someone has an idea. I'm tired of going to
> > the bicycle shop to get cable and re silver soldering it to my pull
> > knob. I've got enough things to do on this car.
> > Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
> >
> > P.S. Oh, yeah. Of course the top was down, but that's not out of place
> > around here anytime of the year.
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