Andrew,
The brown wires all connect to the battery lead and the brown/white goes
from the solenoid to the solenoid relay. Even though they may provide a
separate connector from the "big" one for the brown wires. An ohm meter
should verify that they are really the same connection. I would disconnect
the brown/white lead to see if the starter turns on when the battery is
connected. If it doesn't try to start, put a jumper between the "big" lead
and the brown/white tab on the solenoid to see it the starter works. If it
does, your solenoid relay is probably stuck closed and providing a constant
current to the solenoid through the brown/white wire. A sharp rap with a
BFH might fix it. On the other hand if the starter runs with the solenoid
disconnected, I would guess that the solenoid is either stuck on or the
"big" terminal is to the starter instead of the relay (backwards). I know
that on my 72 B, I reversed the battery terminal with the starter terminal
when the threads started to get worn on the battery side. Don't know if
that design is used on the reduction type starter or not.
Good luck,
Dave 72 B
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From: Andrew D. Zimmerman <a.d.zimmerman@worldnet.att.net>
Cc: Barrie Robinson <barrier@bconnex.net>; mgb-v8@autox.team.net
<mgb-v8@autox.team.net>; mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, June 22, 2000 9:59 PM
Subject: Gear Reduction starters: Help!?
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>Barrie Robinson's post gives me a helpful segue into a post I need to make.
I
>have nearly completed the restoration of my 72 B. I had planned to to
crank it
>up last night, but upon connecting the battery, I discovered a vexing
problem:
>the starter began to turn the instant the battery was hooked up. It's a
gear
>reduction type that came from Moss via my local distributor. I followed
the
>instructions to a "T," which said to hook the battery cable to the large
post,
>the thin brown wire (from the ignition switch) to a connector adjacent to
the
>large post, and the white-brown wire (from the starter relay) to the
opposite
>side of the solenoid, just below a rubber boot insulating the wire that
runs
>between the starter and the solenoid. Although it made no mention of this,
I
>also hooked up the "fat" brown wire that goes to the alternator to the
large
>post--it shows this connection in the Bentley wiring diagram for my car.
>
>Does anyone know why my starter is doing this?? Is there an error in the
>wiring instructions? Has anyone out there had a similar problem? I
appreciate
>any help anyone can offer. My next step is to try switching the thin brown
and
>white-brown wires.
>
>Andrew Zimmerman, Newark DE
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