[Healeys] Interesting ignition/starter mystery
Frank
tonup at tellink.net
Sat Oct 8 15:49:01 MDT 2011
Many thanks to all that replied with suggestions!
The car now starts when hot with just a touch of the starter button. Upon
examination I found the ground (+) lead from the battery to be faulty. The
crimped on lug where it attaches to the firewall was a little corroded but the
wire inside was blackened and the insulation had melted at the junction. I
bought a new one which is a little thicker (4AWG vs 6AWG) for four dollars. I
replaced the bolt with a stainless one and used a bronze lock washer and
stainless star washer.
All is well at the moment but I haven't put the pertronix ignition back in
yet. I'm still concerned that is was what caused engine to cut out.
Thanks,
Frank
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