[Healeys] Start button

[Alan Seigrist]

True.  Alot of instant current will go through that switch, might be a good
idea to put some Kopr Shield on the contacts before reconnecting.



On Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 11:33 AM i erbs via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> Some wise person suggested cleaning wires and terminals.
> Glad its working
>
> Ira Erbs
> 1959 AH 100-6
> 1967 MGB
> Milwaukie, OR
>
> On Tue, Mar 9, 2021, 1:10 PM Michael Oritt via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> After removing the speedometer as Perry suggested I could lay eyes on the
>> back of the start switch and all three wires--the two whites and one
>> white/red--seemed in place under the jam screws, reinforcing my belief that
>> the switch was defective.
>>
>>
>> I removed the switch and, despite my assumption, I decided to check it
>> for continuity.  Lo and behold the circuit closed when the button was
>> pushed.
>>
>>
>> At this point I had already removed the wires and, thinking that perhaps
>> one of them was open I turned the key on and touched the white/red to the
>> two whites--and the engine turned over!  I can only surmise that there was
>> corrosion under one or both of the jam screws.
>>
>>
>> By now I had been working in a hunched over position for about 1.5 hours
>> so I decided to finish up things tomorrow.  However, so that I would be
>> able to sleep tonight I temporarily reconnected the wires to the switch and
>> pushed the button.  Voila--we have ignition!
>>
>>
>> To be continued, hopefully tomorrow or Thursday.
>>
>>
>> Best--Michael Oritt, BN1
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 11:33 AM <healeyguy at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Michael
>>> The switch can be dismantled, cleaned and reassembled. Disconnect wires,
>>> remove nut with 13/16 wrench. There is a cut out in the dash panel and a
>>> bump on the switch that keeps the switch from spinning while you are
>>> turning the nut.
>>> Carefully pry each metal keeper away from the plastic.  Work off center.
>>> Don't try to pry up the center.   The metal keeper is a bit brittle and can
>>> break.  Don't freak out if it does. When the keepers are moved far enough
>>> you will be able to push on the button and the contact holder will pop out
>>> of the chrome piece.
>>> Clean up the contacts and reassemble.
>>> If part of the keeper has broken push the remainder back against the
>>> plastic to hold it in place.  Add a couple small drops of epoxy over the
>>> broken section. Make sure the epoxy does not block the movement of the
>>> button or other moving bits.
>>> Hope this makes sense.  There is a reason it takes a good writer to
>>> explain something in words, which I am not..   I guess that is why someone
>>> invented YouTube!
>>> P
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
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