Hi All,
I really haven't been following this thread, so if I've missed something
along the way, just ignor my drivel. Didn't the '77 model year include a
seatbelt interlock that would disable the ignition? If so, maybe a PO has
bodged a wire around that has come loose. Don't know if this is the case,
but at least it's something to check on. It should be easy to check the
power to the coil the test the theory.
Harlan.
-----Original Message-----
From: Allen Shaffer <shaffer.2@osu.edu>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, July 02, 1999 5:00 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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