J. A. Frazer Crocker, Jr. wrote:
>...
>time (I think about 25miles). The gear on the starter was as cleanly
>worn off as if a machinist had been at it. Flywheel ring only slightly
>rounded and still very usuable.Much wiring destroyed, a rental car for
>two days, and a rebuilt starter from an auto electric place (less than
>Moss, BTW) put us back on the road.
If the wiring harness is questionable, replacement is a good idea.
However, a good bet for your starter motor problem: there is a diode
in the brake warning light circuit on later MGBs. If the diode fails
the starter motor will come one when the handbrake switch is released.
I thought I was insane, the starter motor on my 'B would engage when
the handbrake was up, then I read about this failure on a web page
(University Motors?).
-Keith Wheeler
Team Sanctuary http://www.teamsanctuary.com/
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