[Mgs] 78 B fires right up and dies

[Blair J. Weiss]

Calling off the dogs...
I found my Haynes manual, checked the schematic... led me to the ignition 
relay, found a loose spade connector.

Car starts fine...

Thanks everyone... including Larry


Blair



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Blair J. Weiss" <blair at ifd.mv.com>
To: <mgs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 2:41 PM
Subject: [Mgs] 78 B fires right up and dies


> List,
> I am having another (probably simple) problem...
>
> Turn the key, the motor fires right up. Return the key from start to
> regular, engine dies. If I hold the key in the start position, the motor
> will run (and so does the starter motor)... trust me I know the difference
> between really running and just kinda running along with the starter
> engaged...
>
> I don't have a schematic handy and I don't have a second person to turn 
> the
> key while I check voltages... Are there two different contacts on the
> starter switch, one on the regular on position and another on the start
> position... could I just have dirty contacts or does this seem like
> something else?
>
> Blair
> 78 B
> 53 TD
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