[Spridgets] Dies

[Robert Duquette]

Everything is dead.  (Didn't try headlights)

Still runs a dynamo (+ ground).

I glanced at the voltage regulator and winced a few times.  Didn't touch it
though.  :)

Thanks!
Robert


On 2013-07-28, at 7:02 PM, David Lieb <72spridget at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sounds a lot like a split bullet sleeve. Tough to isolate, easy to fix. When
she is running, wiggle bundles of wires until something happens. When she is
not running, try to figure out if everything is dead (brown wire), switched by
ignition but not fused (white), everything that goes through the fusebox is
dead (green), etc. Take a look at a good wiring diagram to find things that
are powered by brown wires, by green wires, by white wires, purple wires, etc.
Use a test light or VOM to see whether there is power at representative
devices for each color group when she is dead. Look at the diagram for
locations of the sleeves in each group. I would bet brown or white. Prime
suspects are the brown double sleeve behind the dash that feeds the ignition
switch and headlight switch or a problem wih the voltage regulator (unless you
have installed an alternator...
> David L
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 5:46 PM, Robert Duquette
<RobertDuquette at sympatico.ca> wrote:
>> Miss Marple is mad at me.  I replaced her fuel pump earlier this year and
then
>> ignored her.  I fired her up today and she ran rough for a bit.  Then she
>> loosened up and ran okay ... and then died.  No electrical.  I poked
around
>> for a while and found no conclusions jumping out at me.  Then the radio
came
>> on.  She started again and died 30 seconds later. Repeat.  Repeat.  Then,
my
>> wife came out and asked me what was going on.  I explained about the ghost
in
>> the machine.  Then I heard the radio hissing.  Miss Marple started and I
said,
>> "wait 30 seconds".  Of course; then she kept running.  But, my time was
up.
>> Errands needed to be run.
>>
>> Any suggestions?  I'm going to see if I have a spare fusebox.  I kinda need
to
>> have her available tomorrow.  My Subaru will be going in to the shop.  I'm
a
>> fair weather cycler and it's supposed to rain.
>>
>> Robert
>> 1965 RHD BRG Austin-Healey Sprite ( neglected project )
>> 1967 RHD MG Midget ( aka: Miss Marple )
>> 1955 Austin-Healey 100 BN1 ( aka: Carmen )
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