Another idea that I read somewhere is to run a length of wire from
the battery and touch it to the broken key it is suppose to weld it's self
to the key so you can pull it out. Never tried it myself though.
...Art
On Sat, 19 Jul 1997, ROBERT G. HOWARD wrote:
> Hi Barry,
> Welcome to the MG family. You will love this car, and the kinks will
> give you points of reference and of conversation for the rest of your
> life.
> A couple of months ago, Popular Mechanics had an idea for removing
> broken keys. What they illustrated was a hacksaw blade, with a small
> triangular piece cut out of it so that it could slip over the key and
> catch the key inside the switch, to then pull it out. If the idea is as
> good as their drawing, you should be able to get it out. Most keys seem
> to break off because people put a lot of keys on a keyring, then hang
> this weight from the ignition key.
> Good luck with it.
> Bob
>
> On Sat, 19 Jul 1997 10:19:27 -0700 "Palmer Family"
> <amesfolks@snovalley.com> writes:
> >I am new to this list, I am 14 and my name is Barry. I am going to bye
> >a
> >'72 MG Midget on Friday( that is the earliest I could do it because of
> >vacation and emitions tests!). The previous owner of this car built
> >the
> >motor from the original parts( wich were piled in the trunk when he
> >got it)
> >and it runs beautifully now. It has a few slight kinks with it though,
> >the
> >key is broken off in the ignition, you start it with a knife! Another
> >is
> >(of course) the top needs replacement.
> >
> >I would appreciate any information on parts dealers or the car itself
> >that
> >you know of.
> >
> >thanks,
> >signed,
> >BARRY PALMER
> >amesfolks@snovalley.com
> >ICQ# 690033
> >
>
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