Niels--
The switch does not provide apportion power or provide it to the
ignition--it both makes or breaks the car's ground and grounds or not the
coil. If you have to play with the switch's position in order to start the
car then it is clearly on the way out and should be tossed immediately.
Best--Michael Oritt
On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 6:37 AM, Niels Bengaard <bengaard@850r.dk> wrote:
> Try checking if you got spark at all during startup.
> I had a similar problem and it was the electric cut off switch in the
> trunk. The power to ignition from the switch is seperate from the power to
> the starter.
> If i put my switch in the outer positions the power to the ignition is bad,
> it seems like all got to the starter motor. I just turn it a bit away from
> that position and theres is power on both ignition and starter at the same
> time.
>
> Niels
>
>
> -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- From: healeymanjim@hansencc.net
> Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2011 6:38 AM
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] starting problem
>
> have noticed the past few months that many times when the starter on the
> bj8 spins it will not start till i let off the key from the start position.
> does not do it all the time, but enough to get me concerned. could this be
> a ground problem or corrosion somewhere? starter seems to spin engine at
> same speed as before, but it takes longer to start unless i let off the key.
> need some ideas on where to start solving the problem. hjim
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