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Some wise person suggested cleaning wires and terminals.
Glad its working
Ira Erbs
1959 AH 100-6
1967 MGB
Milwaukie, OR
On Tue, Mar 9, 2021, 1:10 PM Michael Oritt via Healeys <
healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
> After removing the speedometer as Perry suggested I could lay eyes on the
> back of the start switch and all three wires--the two whites and one
> white/red--seemed in place under the jam screws, reinforcing my belief that
> the switch was defective.
>
>
> I removed the switch and, despite my assumption, I decided to check it for
> continuity. Lo and behold the circuit closed when the button was pushed.
>
>
> At this point I had already removed the wires and, thinking that perhaps
> one of them was open I turned the key on and touched the white/red to the
> two whites--and the engine turned over! I can only surmise that there was
> corrosion under one or both of the jam screws.
>
>
> By now I had been working in a hunched over position for about 1.5 hours
> so I decided to finish up things tomorrow. However, so that I would be
> able to sleep tonight I temporarily reconnected the wires to the switch and
> pushed the button. Voila--we have ignition!
>
>
> To be continued, hopefully tomorrow or Thursday.
>
>
> Best--Michael Oritt, BN1
>
> On Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 11:33 AM <healeyguy@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> Michael
>> The switch can be dismantled, cleaned and reassembled. Disconnect wires,
>> remove nut with 13/16 wrench. There is a cut out in the dash panel and a
>> bump on the switch that keeps the switch from spinning while you are
>> turning the nut.
>> Carefully pry each metal keeper away from the plastic. Work off center.
>> Don't try to pry up the center. The metal keeper is a bit brittle and can
>> break. Don't freak out if it does. When the keepers are moved far enough
>> you will be able to push on the button and the contact holder will pop out
>> of the chrome piece.
>> Clean up the contacts and reassemble.
>> If part of the keeper has broken push the remainder back against the
>> plastic to hold it in place. Add a couple small drops of epoxy over the
>> broken section. Make sure the epoxy does not block the movement of the
>> button or other moving bits.
>> Hope this makes sense. There is a reason it takes a good writer to
>> explain something in words, which I am not.. I guess that is why someone
>> invented YouTube!
>> P
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
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<div dir=3D"auto">Some wise person suggested cleaning wires and terminals.<=
div dir=3D"auto">Glad its working=C2=A0<br><br><div data-smartmail=3D"gmail=
_signature" dir=3D"auto">Ira Erbs<br>1959 AH 100-6<br>1967 MGB<br>Milwaukie=
, OR</div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=
=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 9, 2021, 1:10 PM Michael Oritt via Healeys <=
<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wr=
ote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;=
border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D=
"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff"><p style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;m=
argin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px;color:rgb(20,20,20);font-family:"Segoe=
UI","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantare=
ll,"Fira Sans","Droid Sans",sans-serif;font-size:15px;b=
ackground-color:rgb(254,254,254)">After removing the speedometer as Perry s=
uggested I could lay eyes on the back of the start switch and all three wir=
es--the two whites and one white/red--seemed in place under the jam screws,=
reinforcing my belief that the switch was defective. =C2=A0</p><p style=3D=
"box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px;color:rgb(20,20,20)=
;font-family:"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Robo=
to,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Fira Sans","Droid Sans",san=
s-serif;font-size:15px;background-color:rgb(254,254,254)"><br style=3D"box-=
sizing:border-box"></p><p style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0px;=
margin-top:0px;color:rgb(20,20,20);font-family:"Segoe UI","H=
elvetica Neue",Helvetica,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Fira San=
s","Droid Sans",sans-serif;font-size:15px;background-color:r=
gb(254,254,254)">I removed the switch and, despite my assumption, I decided=
to check it for continuity.=C2=A0 Lo and behold the circuit closed when th=
e button was pushed. =C2=A0</p><p style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;margin-bot=
tom:0px;margin-top:0px;color:rgb(20,20,20);font-family:"Segoe UI"=
,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"=
Fira Sans","Droid Sans",sans-serif;font-size:15px;background=
-color:rgb(254,254,254)"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box"></p><p style=
=3D"box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px;color:rgb(20,20,=
20);font-family:"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,R=
oboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Fira Sans","Droid Sans",=
sans-serif;font-size:15px;background-color:rgb(254,254,254)">At this point =
I had already removed the wires and, thinking that perhaps one of them was =
open I turned the key on and touched the white/red to the two whites--and t=
he engine turned over!=C2=A0 I can only surmise that there was corrosion un=
der one or both of the jam screws.=C2=A0=C2=A0</p><p style=3D"box-sizing:bo=
rder-box;margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px;color:rgb(20,20,20);font-family:&=
quot;Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubun=
tu,Cantarell,"Fira Sans","Droid Sans",sans-serif;font-s=
ize:15px;background-color:rgb(254,254,254)"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-=
box"></p><p style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px=
;color:rgb(20,20,20);font-family:"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue&=
quot;,Helvetica,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Fira Sans","=
Droid Sans",sans-serif;font-size:15px;background-color:rgb(254,254,254=
)">By now I had been working in a hunched over position for about 1.5 hours=
so I decided to finish up things tomorrow.=C2=A0 However, so that I would =
be able to sleep tonight I temporarily reconnected the wires to the switch =
and pushed the button.=C2=A0 Voila--we have ignition!=C2=A0</p><p style=3D"=
box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px;color:rgb(20,20,20);=
font-family:"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Robot=
o,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Fira Sans","Droid Sans",sans=
-serif;font-size:15px;background-color:rgb(254,254,254)"><br style=3D"box-s=
izing:border-box"></p><p style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0px;m=
argin-top:0px;color:rgb(20,20,20);font-family:"Segoe UI","He=
lvetica Neue",Helvetica,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Fira Sans=
","Droid Sans",sans-serif;font-size:15px;background-color:rg=
b(254,254,254)">To be continued, hopefully tomorrow or Thursday.=C2=A0</p><=
p style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px;color:rgb=
(20,20,20);font-family:"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue",Helv=
etica,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Fira Sans","Droid Sans=
",sans-serif;font-size:15px;background-color:rgb(254,254,254)"><br></p=
><p style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px;color:r=
gb(20,20,20);font-family:"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue",He=
lvetica,Roboto,Oxygen,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Fira Sans","Droid Sa=
ns",sans-serif;font-size:15px;background-color:rgb(254,254,254)">Best-=
-Michael Oritt, BN1</p></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 11:33 AM <<a href=
=3D"mailto:healeyguy@aol.com"; target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">healeygu=
y@aol.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding=
-left:1ex">
<div style=3D"color:black;font:10pt Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">
<div style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:10pt;color:black">
<div dir=3D"ltr">Michael<br>
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">The switch can be dismantled, cleaned and reassembled. Dis=
connect wires, remove nut with 13/16 wrench. There is a cut out in the dash=
panel and a bump on the switch that keeps the switch from spinning while y=
ou are turning the nut.=C2=A0</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Carefully pry each metal keeper away from the plastic.=C2=
=A0 Work off center. Don't try to pry up the center.=C2=A0 =C2=A0The me=
tal keeper is a bit brittle and can break.=C2=A0 Don't freak out if it =
does. When the keepers are moved far enough you will be able to push on the=
button and the contact holder will pop out of the chrome piece.=C2=A0</div=
>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Clean up the contacts and reassemble.=C2=A0</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">If part of the keeper has broken push the remainder back a=
gainst the plastic to hold it in place.=C2=A0 Add a couple small drops of e=
poxy over the broken section. Make sure the epoxy does not block the moveme=
nt of the button or other moving bits.<br>
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Hope this makes sense.=C2=A0 There is a reason it takes a =
good writer to explain something in words, which I am not..=C2=A0 =C2=A0I g=
uess that is why someone invented YouTube!</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">P</div>
<br>
Sent from my iPhone</div>
</div>
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