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To: i erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Start button
From: Alan Seigrist via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:47:22 +0800
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True.  Alot of instant current will go through that switch, might be a good
idea to put some Kopr Shield on the contacts before reconnecting.



On Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 11:33 AM i erbs via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
wrote:

> Some wise person suggested cleaning wires and terminals.
> Glad its working
>
> Ira Erbs
> 1959 AH 100-6
> 1967 MGB
> Milwaukie, OR
>
> On Tue, Mar 9, 2021, 1:10 PM Michael Oritt via Healeys <
> healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> After removing the speedometer as Perry suggested I could lay eyes on the
>> back of the start switch and all three wires--the two whites and one
>> white/red--seemed in place under the jam screws, reinforcing my belief that
>> the switch was defective.
>>
>>
>> I removed the switch and, despite my assumption, I decided to check it
>> for continuity.  Lo and behold the circuit closed when the button was
>> pushed.
>>
>>
>> At this point I had already removed the wires and, thinking that perhaps
>> one of them was open I turned the key on and touched the white/red to the
>> two whites--and the engine turned over!  I can only surmise that there was
>> corrosion under one or both of the jam screws.
>>
>>
>> By now I had been working in a hunched over position for about 1.5 hours
>> so I decided to finish up things tomorrow.  However, so that I would be
>> able to sleep tonight I temporarily reconnected the wires to the switch and
>> pushed the button.  Voila--we have ignition!
>>
>>
>> To be continued, hopefully tomorrow or Thursday.
>>
>>
>> Best--Michael Oritt, BN1
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 11:33 AM <healeyguy@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Michael
>>> The switch can be dismantled, cleaned and reassembled. Disconnect wires,
>>> remove nut with 13/16 wrench. There is a cut out in the dash panel and a
>>> bump on the switch that keeps the switch from spinning while you are
>>> turning the nut.
>>> Carefully pry each metal keeper away from the plastic.  Work off center.
>>> Don't try to pry up the center.   The metal keeper is a bit brittle and can
>>> break.  Don't freak out if it does. When the keepers are moved far enough
>>> you will be able to push on the button and the contact holder will pop out
>>> of the chrome piece.
>>> Clean up the contacts and reassemble.
>>> If part of the keeper has broken push the remainder back against the
>>> plastic to hold it in place.  Add a couple small drops of epoxy over the
>>> broken section. Make sure the epoxy does not block the movement of the
>>> button or other moving bits.
>>> Hope this makes sense.  There is a reason it takes a good writer to
>>> explain something in words, which I am not..   I guess that is why someone
>>> invented YouTube!
>>> P
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">True.=C2=A0 Alot of instant current will go through that s=
witch, might be a good idea to put some Kopr Shield on the contacts before =
reconnecting.<div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_qu=
ote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 11:33 AM=
 i erbs via Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@a=
utox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" sty=
le=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);paddi=
ng-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">Some wise person suggested cleaning wires an=
d terminals.<div dir=3D"auto">Glad its working=C2=A0<br><br><div dir=3D"aut=
o">Ira Erbs<br>1959 AH 100-6<br>1967 MGB<br>Milwaukie, OR</div></div></div>=
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue=
, Mar 9, 2021, 1:10 PM Michael Oritt via Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:heal=
eys@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:=
<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8=
ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr=
"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><p style=3D"b=
ox-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px;color:rgb(20,20,20);f=
ont-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Roboto=
,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,sans-=
serif;font-size:15px;background-color:rgb(254,254,254)">After removing the =
speedometer as Perry suggested I could lay eyes on the back of the start sw=
itch and all three wires--the two whites and one white/red--seemed in place=
 under the jam screws, reinforcing my belief that the switch was defective.=
 =C2=A0</p><p style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0=
px;color:rgb(20,20,20);font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neu=
e&quot;,Helvetica,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,&quo=
t;Droid Sans&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:15px;background-color:rgb(254,254,2=
54)"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box"></p><p style=3D"box-sizing:border-=
box;margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px;color:rgb(20,20,20);font-family:&quot;=
Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Ca=
ntarell,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:1=
5px;background-color:rgb(254,254,254)">I removed the switch and, despite my=
 assumption, I decided to check it for continuity.=C2=A0 Lo and behold the =
circuit closed when the button was pushed. =C2=A0</p><p style=3D"box-sizing=
:border-box;margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px;color:rgb(20,20,20);font-famil=
y:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Roboto,Oxygen,U=
buntu,Cantarell,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,sans-serif;fon=
t-size:15px;background-color:rgb(254,254,254)"><br style=3D"box-sizing:bord=
er-box"></p><p style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:=
0px;color:rgb(20,20,20);font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Ne=
ue&quot;,Helvetica,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,&qu=
ot;Droid Sans&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:15px;background-color:rgb(254,254,=
254)">At this point I had already removed the wires and, thinking that perh=
aps one of them was open I turned the key on and touched the white/red to t=
he two whites--and the engine turned over!=C2=A0 I can only surmise that th=
ere was corrosion under one or both of the jam screws.=C2=A0=C2=A0</p><p st=
yle=3D"box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px;color:rgb(20,=
20,20);font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetic=
a,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,&quot;Droid Sans&quo=
t;,sans-serif;font-size:15px;background-color:rgb(254,254,254)"><br style=
=3D"box-sizing:border-box"></p><p style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;margin-bot=
tom:0px;margin-top:0px;color:rgb(20,20,20);font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;=
,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;=
Fira Sans&quot;,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:15px;background=
-color:rgb(254,254,254)">By now I had been working in a hunched over positi=
on for about 1.5 hours so I decided to finish up things tomorrow.=C2=A0 How=
ever, so that I would be able to sleep tonight I temporarily reconnected th=
e wires to the switch and pushed the button.=C2=A0 Voila--we have ignition!=
=C2=A0</p><p style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0p=
x;color:rgb(20,20,20);font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue=
&quot;,Helvetica,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,&quot=
;Droid Sans&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:15px;background-color:rgb(254,254,25=
4)"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box"></p><p style=3D"box-sizing:border-b=
ox;margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px;color:rgb(20,20,20);font-family:&quot;S=
egoe UI&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Can=
tarell,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:15=
px;background-color:rgb(254,254,254)">To be continued, hopefully tomorrow o=
r Thursday.=C2=A0</p><p style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0px;ma=
rgin-top:0px;color:rgb(20,20,20);font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;Hel=
vetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Fira Sans&=
quot;,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:15px;background-color:rgb=
(254,254,254)"><br></p><p style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0px;=
margin-top:0px;color:rgb(20,20,20);font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,&quot;H=
elvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,&quot;Fira San=
s&quot;,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:15px;background-color:r=
gb(254,254,254)">Best--Michael Oritt, BN1</p></div></div><br><div class=3D"=
gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 1=
1:33 AM &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeyguy@aol.com"; rel=3D"noreferrer" target=
=3D"_blank">healeyguy@aol.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"=
gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(20=
4,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<div style=3D"color:black;font:10pt Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">
<div style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:10pt;color:black">
<div dir=3D"ltr">Michael<br>
</div>

<div dir=3D"ltr">The switch can be dismantled, cleaned and reassembled. Dis=
connect wires, remove nut with 13/16 wrench. There is a cut out in the dash=
 panel and a bump on the switch that keeps the switch from spinning while y=
ou are turning the nut.=C2=A0</div>

<div dir=3D"ltr">Carefully pry each metal keeper away from the plastic.=C2=
=A0 Work off center. Don&#39;t try to pry up the center.=C2=A0 =C2=A0The me=
tal keeper is a bit brittle and can break.=C2=A0 Don&#39;t freak out if it =
does. When the keepers are moved far enough you will be able to push on the=
 button and the contact holder will pop out of the chrome piece.=C2=A0</div=
>

<div dir=3D"ltr">Clean up the contacts and reassemble.=C2=A0</div>

<div dir=3D"ltr">If part of the keeper has broken push the remainder back a=
gainst the plastic to hold it in place.=C2=A0 Add a couple small drops of e=
poxy over the broken section. Make sure the epoxy does not block the moveme=
nt of the button or other moving bits.<br>
</div>

<div dir=3D"ltr">Hope this makes sense.=C2=A0 There is a reason it takes a =
good writer to explain something in words, which I am not..=C2=A0 =C2=A0I g=
uess that is why someone invented YouTube!</div>

<div dir=3D"ltr">P</div>
<br>
Sent from my iPhone</div>
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