My '80 'B turns over just a bit slowly when I first start it in the
morning.
The battery was new about a month ago, but just for a
sanity test, I swapped it with another identical one which has been
starting my Healey all summer. Result, no appreciable difference.
The connector for the positive terminal looked a bit eroded on the
bottom, so I replaced it with one of the ones which you clamp on
to the cable with a metal plate held between two screws. Still no change.
As far as I can tell, the alternator is charging. The volt meter
(installed where the clock should have been)
shows just shy of 14 volts when the car is running, and the ignition
light goes out immediately after I start the car. Just as a sanity test,
I have the car on the battery charger right now and, assuming that the
symptoms still exist in the morning, I believe that I can safely eliminate
the alternator as the weak link.
The ground strap across the gearbox mounts is in place and the battery
ground cable is new.
As far as I can see, this leaves the cable from the battery to the solenoid
and the starter itself. Assuming that the battery cable is good, is it
possible to get these symptoms from worn starter?
Peter Schauss
1963 BJ7
1980 MGB
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