Tom writes:
> I've been having a problem in getting my '79 Spitfire 1500 to start when
> the engine is hot. It will start and run fine when the engine is cold.
> If the engine is hot, when I try to start the engine, it will crank very
> slowly as though the battery is dead.
Classic problem. The starter motor is so hot that it's binding. You may want
to ensure that your cable connections are clean and tight to the battery,
solenoid, starter and ground, too. Can you improvise a heat shield of some
sort to protect the starter from the exhaust?
> As long as I'm here, I've also got a problem with my turn indicators. They
> don't work on either side of the car (the emergency flashers don't work
> either). I can hear the flasher relay clicking, but it does not sound
> right.
I haven't had the pleasure of troubleshooting a 3-wire flasher, but I'd first
want to be sure that it's the flasher unit at fault here: see which wire is
hot at the socket, jumper it to one of the other wires and see what bulbs
light. (Move the turn signal lever to both sides during the test, too.) If
you cannot get any bulbs to light with a jumper wire in the flasher socket,
the problem lies elsewhere and you'd better report back to us. ;-)
Andrew C. Green
Datalogics, Inc. Internet: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
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