[Mgs] Starter Issues?

[Hans Duinhoven]

Hi Frank,

On top of all those who already have replied, here is my experience.
I had a click only after that the starter was rotating several times at a 
slower pace.
So I suspected the battery and went with it to the battery shop.
They measured the battery and it was all fine.

So I went troubleshooting on the thick cables, where all the high currents 
are going through.
Guess what - the solenoid on the starter is a central point where all high 
current cables are held together with a nut on a copper connection.
In my case the nut had become lose, because the thread where the nut was 
screwed on was damaged.
So I got myself a new solenoid and mounted it onto the starter.
Put the starter and all wiring back and the GT has brought me last month for 
a 1,200 miles vacation in good old England, where we met Paul Hunt a.o.

Good luck and regards to Mrs.

Cheers,

Hans

P.S. I'll send you a pic of Paul and myself at the Heritage Museum

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <frankk12 at verizon.net>
To: "MG List" <mgs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 7:35 PM
Subject: [Mgs] Starter Issues?


> My 1980 LE is giving me starting issues. The battery is fully charged but 
> all
> I get is a click when I turn the ignition key to start. I am suspecting 
> the
> starter solenoid. I did change the ignition relay only because I keep 
> spares
> and it is so simple to do but it didn't make a difference.  I do have one 
> of
> those new Hi Torque replacement starters that has been sitting on my parts
> shelf for many years. Has anyone here ever made the swap to that starter? 
> Is
> it a straighforward swap or are there converision issues to deal with? If 
> I
> have to get to the solenoid I might as well replace the starter  while I 
> am at
> it. Is that solenoid rebuildable if I decide to keep it original? Sorry 
> about
> all the questions and uncertainty.
> Frank Krajewski