Ok Mike, It's time for you to give up on this one. There's nothing that's
going to solve this problem, and the only solution I can see is that I drive
down there with my trailer and take this lemon of a Sprite off your hands.
I'm sure we can work out a fair price, say around $500. Salvage value is all
it's worth, don't you think.
;)
Doug Ingram
Victoria BC
1958 Sprite (AN5L/636)
1963 Sprite Mk II project (HAN7L/30003)
----- Original Message -----
From Mike Maclean <macleans at earthlink.net>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 10:59 PM
Subject: Huh?
> Today I received a new (repro) starter switch for the Bugeye. I was
> hoping that this would fix my problem with the overheating starter pull
> wire. I had already rebuilt the starter, so I installed it tonight and
> pulled the starter pull knob and watched the wire again. Well, guess
> what boys and girls, it STILL gets hot! The only component left in the
> starter circuit that is still in question is the negative cable from the
> battery to the starter switch. I bought the cable from Norman Nock. I
> was looking for a helmet head battery cable for the negative side.
> After many calls, Norman's company in Stockton, California said they had
> a repro. I ordered it and waited. When it arrived the darn thing was
> too short. I went to the welding supply store and bought a length of
> matching type cable. I added about 8 inches to the helmet head cable by
> intertwining the separate wires beneath the outer sheath and sweat
> soldering the whole mess together. I then just wrapped electrical tape
> around the area. Not exactly concours, but I thought it would work
> until I could find a longer replacement.
> Does the resistance generated by this lousy connection have
> something to do with the problem? The joint is between the battery and
> the starter switch, the heat generated in the pull wire is on the other
> side of the joint. Does that matter?
> Unless someone tells me that my electrical surgery should not cause
> a problem, tomorrow I will get a generic battery cable of sufficient
> length and try again. There isn't much left to replace.
> Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
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