Eric
Thanks for the encouragement dude! Yes, I can change parts (-:
Hope your summer is agreeing with you in Aussie land.
Jim
Eric wrote:
> James Schulte wrote:
> >
> > I now have a starting problem. It may be minor but we'll see. Hear
> > goes, when I turn the key to my 78B the radio comes on , the fans come
> > on, the lights and blinkers work but there is no sound from the
> > starter. No click nothing. If I play with the switch for a while it
> > eventually engages and the car starts right up. What in the switch
> > could this be?
>
> Three guesses from me (who has had an ignition switch die on him before).
>
> 1. The internals of the switch are collapsing or getting crud/carbon
> buildup. The parts-changer would get a new switch, but others may try
> pulling the thing to bits to clean up the internals <shudder>.
>
> 2. The terminals on the switch are getting crud buildup. Pull each wire
> off and clean its terminal/plug - the others will need this loving care
> soon enough, so tidy each on up now..
>
> 3. One of the wires on the ignition switch is broken and only making
> contact after fiddling with it. An intermittent fault is a bugger to
> find at times but try testing the appropriate wires with a circuit
> tester (testbulb will do), jiggling them about to see if the causes a
>flicker).
>
> > Remember, I'm a swim coach not a mechanic. This may be
> > obvious to you but not to a total mechanical idiot like me. But I like
> > to learn. (-: My brother calls me a parts changer.
>
> You can change parts?????
>
> --
> Eric
> '68MGB MkII
> Adelaide, South Australia
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