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Re: Won't Start

To: RayKReese@aol.com, tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Won't Start
From: ritchie@mcn.org (Armand & Lorie Ritchie)
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 10:50:36 -0700
>Lister's: I'm having car trouble this morning with the Tiger. Actually, the
>last couple of days it has been acting as though the (new) Alternator wasn't
>charging. I've kept the battery charger on at night, but this morning it
>would just click and the fuel pump sounds odd. According to the battery
>charger, it has a full charge. All of my connections seem to be clean and
>tight and there was no corrosion beneath the battery terminals. What do you
>think? Starter silinoid? Starter? Voltage regulator? Help, I'm stuck at home!
>
>Ray
>B9473174

Ray, check that your ground strap is in place.  Also when we got out tiger
it had similiar problems and I found it to be the main starter line coming
from the solenoid.  It was rubbing against the exhaust manifold and was
grounding out when ever we tried to start it.  Hope this helps.

regards Armand

ritchie@mcn.org
Armand & Lorie Ritchie



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