[Nobbc] 1959 Austin Healey 3000 BT7 Starter?

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Had the same problem with my tr-6 and after i cleaned all the connections, it was in fact a bad ground connection. Really take it apart wire by wire and clean all connections. The vibration sometimes allows corrosion to get in. You can check each wire by making a jumper wire with two alligator clips. Be sure to use a thick wire. If none of that works have a shop bench test the starter before you buy a new one. 

good luck 
dan, 
tr6 
tr1250 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kris Klein" <krisk1 at yahoo.com> 
To: nobbc at autox.team.net 
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 4:33:51 PM 
Subject: [Nobbc] 1959 Austin Healey 3000 BT7 Starter? 

Hoping for suggestions: 
Just got my Healey back from my mechanics over in 
Stockton and turned it off in 
my driveway and now it does not start. It only 
clicks once. Using my test light 
and talking to my mechanic I have pinpointed 
the problem (I think) to a bad 
starter. I have tried the hammer trick to no 
avail. I wish the mechanic would 
have had a crystal ball to see that it was 
going to go bad because it didn't 
give any indication. 

Can anyone suggest a 
local British car repair shop that I can trust to put in a 
new starter so I 
don't have to get my car towed to Stockton? My mechanic is 
suggesting putting 
in a newly designed starter with a built in solenoid (higher 
torque starter 
ratio or something like that) which requires a little 
customization during 
installation. Or does anyone suggest just purchasing a 
starter on the web or 
locally and think I can put it in myself? Please email me 
your suggestions. 
Thanks, 
Krissy Klein 
1959 Austin Healey 3000 BT7 
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