I also have had problems in the 65 Midget, with poor connections between the
fuse and the holder. A small bit of dowel, slightly smaller than the fuse
diameter, wrapped in sandpaper, corrected that. Put in in each holder clamp,
and twist....
On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 9:23 AM, Michael Rowe <mdrowe@optonline.net> wrote:
> Well, this must be a new electrical problem.
>
> The Midget died at a stop sign with no electricity to the engine circuit;
> the lighting circuit was fine - a loose wire somewhere and my testing
> equipment was all in the camper. So my wife picked me up and we came back
> with a tow bar, but the problem was gone and and I drove the car home. At
> that point, I couldn't find the problem and I knew it will die again at the
> most inconvenient time. Several days later, the tachometer and turn signals
> quit, but the car continued to run and we got home - beginner's luck.
>
> After some wiggling and poking, it developed that some fuses had lost
> contact in their holders, probably because quiet a lot of oil spilled out
> of a loose cap on my spare oil bottle kept just above. So the problem was
> oily fuses.
>
> Is that a first?
>
> Michael Rowe
> '74 Bugeyed Midget
> '60 Sprite kit
> Long Island, NY
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