I had a similar problem on my 1975 TR6 and it was a faulty starter relay.
Did they have the same type of relay on a 71? I had to tap the casing of my
relay with a screwdriver or pen or whatever was handy at the time and then
it would crank the engine. Got a new one from TRF on sale with free
shipping and starts like a champ now. Ready for TRF summer party in August!
Jim Henningsen
Kissimmee, FL
75 TR6
80 TR8 (x2)
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Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 12:33:22 -0700
From: "Keith Evans" <keitheva@speakeasy.net>
Subject: RE: starter/electrical problems
first let me say thanks to everyone that has offered me advice on this so
far.
i have now replaced both +ve and ground battery leads, cleaned the terminals
etc. "click".
i completely bypassed the red/white wire from the starter to the ignition
switch and ran a jumper direct from the +ve battery terminal to the starter.
"click". so i believe this eliminates the possibility of a short either in
the r/w wire or the ignition switch. i did notice that measured at the r/w
wire connector on the starter the voltage was only 10V (even though it was
12V at the main battery connection on the starter, and at the other
(battery) end of the wire i connected directly to the battery to jump the
r/w wire).
it would seem at this point that there's not much left but the starter and
solenoid itself, but i just replaced this with a recon unit from Moss, so
that perplexes me. is this likely?
thanks again for any help.
cheers,
- -keith
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>
> Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 17:41:48 -0700
> From: "Keith Evans" <keitheva@speakeasy.net>
> Subject: starter/electrical problems
>
> hi group,
>
> i have a 71 TR6 with an intermittent problem. sometimes when i go to start
> it i turn the key and all i get is a "click", and no starter
> spinning. other
> times it's just fine. so far i have put in a new battery, a new starter
> motor (including solenoid), and a new +ve battery wire to the
> solenoid. but
> the problem is still there intermittently, "click". when this happens the
> ammeter swings to full -D. all the other electricals work fine. i
> have also
> checked the other wires to the solenoid to the point they
> disappear through
> the firewall into the passenger cabin.
>
> any ideas?
>
> thanks,
> - -keith
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