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Subject: [Healeys] Starter Button - Just Stopped Working
From: healeybruce at roadrunner.com (Bruce Steele)
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2017 18:29:12 -0700
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Do let us know!

 

Bruce Steele

Brea, CA

1960 BN7

 

From: Rohan Marr [mailto:rohanmarr at mac.com] 
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2017 3:43 PM
To: Austin Healey List <Healeys at autox.team.net>
Cc: Bruce Steele <healeybruce at roadrunner.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Starter Button - Just Stopped Working

 

I want to thank the entire group for all the wonderful responses. I hope that 
this weekend I can dig in and try a few of the suggestions! Thank you and I 
will let you all know how it goes. 

 

What a wonderful resource!

Rohan

 

 

*******************************

Rohan (aka Aussie)
?56 Longbridge BN4 ?Hellouise"

 


 

While the solenoid is the most likely, your starter could also have failed?mine 
did, suddenly and without warning.  Push button, nothing.  I had an internal 
dead short in the starter, and this was discovered because after energizing the 
starter, it was HOT to the touch.  Ended up replacing with a modern gear 
reduction unit, which was considerable cheaper than rebuilding the original and 
is far superior in actually starting the car.  I?m not concours, so the loss of 
originality was not a concern for me.

 

Bruce Steele

Brea, CA

1960 BN7

 

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Rohan Marr
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2017 7:44 PM
Subject: [Healeys] Starter Button - Just Stopped Working

 

Hi Listers,

 

After lurking here for way too long I would ask for your help. I have a 
somewhat original (built 56 for 57) 100~6 Longbridge built (despite the lack of 
crease in the hood) Healey that I tend to start up in the garage every few 
months if I have not gone for a drive. This is a California car so I really 
don?t have the ordinary excuses not to drive like ice & snow. Car is garaged 
always and I have not started her in a few months, but last time she fired 
right up. 

 

Yesterday I went to the garage (I should add battery is on a tender and is 
good), hit the starter and silence ? nothing ? I mean NOTHING. I turned the key 
and heard the sweet sound of the SU fuel pump go tick, tick, tick ? tick ?? 
tick ?? then stop (which is good). Lights go on ? indicators work, horn works ? 

 

Where should I start ? can a switch just go bad in a few months just sitting 
after firing right up a few months ago? Fuses are good, leads are in, earth 
switch is on, etc. 

 

Should I just crawl under the dash and pull the starter and ?start? there with 
the multimeter ? or is there somewhere else I should investigate. 

 

I appreciate all your input and replies!

 

Rohan

 

*******************************

Rohan (aka Aussie)
?56 Longbridge BN4 ?Hellouise"

 

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