Fred, I agree with Earl. I don?t believe your problem was that wire. Mine is
disconnected and has been for nine years. The car starts every time.
Lin
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> On Apr 23, 2018, at 11:45 PM, Earl Kagna <kags at shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> Fred ? glad you got it sorted out.
>
> I doubt that the problem was the black/white wire at the battery switch. The
> sole purpose of that wire is to ground the ignition when the switch is turned
> off thereby keeping the engine from possibly running on the generator.
> (thanks to our old friend Norman Nock for teaching me this bit of wisdom).
>
> The other end of the wire goes to the ignition coil. If the wire is
> disconnected and taped off, the engine still cranks and runs as normal. If
> the wire breaks and disconnects in the trunk, it would have to short to
> ground continuously for the engine to stop, but everything else would still
> ?light up?, including the starter solenoid. If you still feel like messing
> with it, you could easily prove all this out to yourself. In fact, a lot of
> people I know have intentionally disconnected this wire in order to avoid the
> possibility of the engine suddenly quitting from it shorting to ground
> anywhere from the switch to the coil inside the harness under the car. (I
> don?t recommend doing this).
>
> Your problem was almost certainly a bit of corrosion on one or both of the
> battery posts. I?ve had this happen to me ? everything goes completely dark
> ? nothing works. everything looks clean, but servicing the posts and
> terminals gets it all happy again. Makes a good argument for regular battery
> maintenance.
>
> Hope this gets people thinking.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Earl Kagna
> Victoria, B.C.
> BJ8, BT7 tri-carb
>
> From: Fred Wescoe
> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2018 2:08 PM
> To: healeys
> Subject: [Healeys] No start condition
>
> Okay guys, lots of informed thoughts on my no start problem.
>
> I went to the battery cut off switch in the trunk and found that the
> white/black wire was actually broken at the very end of the insulation. The
> wire looked as through it was connected but actually wasn`t. I stripped the
> wire and inserted it into the switch connector and the car started! I turned
> the car off and restarted it multiple times just to make sure. The problem
> seems resolved.
>
> While I was back there, I tightened all of the other switch connections and
> thoroughly cleaned the battery terminals. So, my hope is the car will start
> properly.
>
> The first person to suggest the white/black wire possibility was Don Day. I
> didn't think that could be the problem but after Len Hartnett and Steve Byers
> also suggested the same wire, I checked and there it was.
>
> So many thanks to the allmost 20 people on the list who responded, all with
> thoughtful recommendations, including cleaning the crap out of the terminals.
>
> Thanks to everone, what a list!
>
> Fred
>
> 66 BJ8
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