[Healeys] Starter not cranking

[Norman Nock]

Phil ... turn on all your electrical lights , wipers , heater now wait a few minutes then touch all main battery terminals and battery switch , you are feeling for a hot terminal,that hot terminal could be your problem , clean it and all other terminals ..
 more info in my Tech Talk book page 107/108 & 6   ...   A/H Mar.Feb.93
H/H Nov.83  Chatter June 86      Norman Nock


--- On Fri, 10/24/08, PhilRitten at aol.com <PhilRitten at aol.com> wrote:

> From: PhilRitten at aol.com <PhilRitten at aol.com>
> Subject: [Healeys] Starter Issue
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Date: Friday, October 24, 2008, 7:18 AM
> Good Morning from sunny Southern California!
> 
> More seriously, I went to start my '58 last night. The
> starter made a
> partial effort, then nothing (no lights, no horn, no
> nothing). There is a
> fused
> wire going to the solenoid, which seems fine. Is it
> possible the starter
> shorted
> out or the solenoid or something? I tried charging the
> battery, but that
> didn't  seem to help.  I suppose the battery could have
> shorted out or
> something,
> I've heard of that happening. By the way I have a gear
> reduction starter.
> 
> Thanks,
> Phil
> **************