[Healeys] No start

[Alan Seigrist]

white/black wire shouldn't be the issue since even his fuel pump doesn't
turn on.

On Mon, Apr 23, 2018 at 8:01 PM, Len and/or Marge Hartnett <
thehartnetts at earthlink.net> wrote:

>
> Fred:  Do you still have the white/black wire connected to the coil?
> Still have a cut-off switch in the trunk?  Two possibilities:  short in
> that wire between the coil and the shut off switch or the cut-off switch
> has gone bad.
>
> (The Other) Len
> Fairfield, CA, USA
> 1967 AH 3000 MkIII, HBJ8L39031
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Fred Wescoe <fredwescoe at gmail.com>
> *To:* healeys <Healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Sent:* Sunday, April 22, 2018 3:16 PM
> *Subject:* [Healeys] No start
>
> 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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