[Healeys] No start

[Elton Schulz]

You could have a bad ignition switch. Have you tried jumpering the switch?
Elton
On 4/22/2018 6:16 PM, Fred Wescoe wrote:
> I have a sudden and confusing problem.
>
> The car is a 66 BJ8 and will not start. It will not crank, there isn't 
> an ignition light and the fuel pump does not run. Nothing works 
> electrically.  No blown fuses.
>
> I have an alternator and negative ground on the car.  The car has 
> started properly for the couple of years I have owned it (previously 
> 35 years with a BJ7).  The battery is fully charged and shows 12.65 
> volts at the battery terminals. Voltage at the starter solenoid to 
> ground is 12.57.
>
> When I jumper the positive terminal of the battery to the battery 
> connection on the starter solenoid the car will start.  The voltage at 
> the starter solenoid (with the car running and jumper removed) is 
> 14.65 and the same at the battery terminals and the car continues to 
> run properly.  So, the alternator is charging the battery, all 
> electrical items work and all is fine at this point.
>
> When I turn the car off, the same issue repeats and there is a no 
> start, no ignition light or fuel pump condition, nothing working 
> electrically.
>
> What am I missing here and what do I check next?
>
> Fred
>
> 66 BJ8
>
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>
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