Charles,
good deduction so far.
I would take a voltage tester and see if there is power at the starter
side of the solenoid when you turn the switch.
Or (more fun), you could connect the two sides of the solenoid together
with, say, a pair of pliers and see if the starter turns over.
If there is power on the starter side of the sol., you are down to bad
cable connection to starter, bad starter or bad ground from chassis to engine.
Ulix
"Charles D. Sorkin" wrote:
>
> Dear List:
>
> I truly regret burdening the list once again with a ubiquitous starting
> problem with the Midget. But here goes...
>
> Key in ingition, juice comes on, enough to light the headlamps, fuel pump
> clicks a few times. Then, turning the key results in a forceful click, but
> the starter does not turn, nor does the enigine. The headlamps do not seem
> to dim while turning the key. That would imply no voltage drop, and that
> the clicking could represent a failing solenoid. (But wouldn't that prevent
> current from geting to the rest of the electrical system?)
>
> When I have had the occaisonal problem of the starter failling to disengage
> from the ring gear, I was not getting much of a clicking sound, and rocking
> the car while in gear would cause it to disengage and start normally.
>
> Any ideas about what to check and in what order?
>
> Something about my MG experience must be charmed in some way... every time
> the Midget has displayed an anomaly like this (it never breaks down, it just
> has anomalies) it always does so within the safe confines of its own garage.
> What a good little car.
>
> Regards,
>
> Charles
> '74 Midget
> cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com
> Bloomfield, NJ
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