On Thu, Oct 23, 2003 at 04:07:33PM -0700, Bill Bryant wrote:
> I am a relatively new triumph owner having my TR3b only a few months.
> mostly it has been easy to fix and quite reliable. Now I have a mysterious
> electrical problem:
>
> I arrived home in the car, it was running fine...
> 15 minutes later, I go to start it again and it cranks once briefly and then
> nothing, no click, no horn, no lights...
> OKay, so I began to check...
> Battery fine 13+ volts
> hot to solenoid...
> when ignition key is on, it is hot right to the starter, in fact when the
> ignition is ON EVERYTHING IS HOT! The block, the fender, EVERTHING tests
> hot...
> I thought maybe my starter has shorted out??? but I am really stumped...
> btw...
> the fuses (both) are NOT blown.
> Solenoid replaced recently...
> Horns replaced recently...
> Battery Cables new last month...
I didn't know Triumphs were on-topic for this list. Anyway generally
speaking I think you might need to check your ground connection(s). If
one is corroded or disconnected, the electrial system will try to ground
itself through any available means.
But I could be very wrong. :)
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