A likely cause is that the battery was run down by your first drive,
so check it and if it's low you probably have an alternator/charging
system problem.
One other possibility: I had an old, beat up '57 Mercedes 190 that
would start fine when it was cold but after the engine warmed up it
would just click when I turned the ignition key. Battery was good.
Turned out that the engine heat was causing something in either the
starter or solenoid to swell and bind. If I waited until it cooled off
again it would start right up.
Jim Sudduth
'74 TR-6 CF20076U
jims@autodesk.com
Berkeley, CA USA
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Subject: tr6 won't start....
Author: Tom Di Iulio <diiulio@ix.netcom.com> at SMTPCC3
Date: 11/10/96 8:17 PM
took advantage of a beautiful day this morning and took the car out for
a spin. everythings great. this afternoon, wanting to squeeze out the
final bit of freedom before heading back to the rat race, tried to start
her up and no dice. a loud click comes from the relay (i think that's
what it is) mounted on the firewall. new battery installed last week.
is it the relay, starter or what? your thoughts are appreciated.....
tom
76 tr6 #56452
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