Brian Warmuth wrote:
>
> Smitty:
>
> Once had a similar problem. Before you go replacing the pump, make sure
> all of your chassis grounds are tight and clean. BTDT! I used to drive
> down the road and the car would suddenly quit...dead. Then after sitting
> for awhile would miraculously start....or not. Finally found out I had
> an intermittent ground connection from the engine to the chassis--the
> ground strap was loose and very oily. Cleaned and tightened it and
> problem gone! Took a long time to find that one and now it's one of the
> first things I check.
>
I concur (or... me too).
Mine was the earth lead from the battery negative to the chassis.
Really full of gunk (which made it seem tight - cleaned away the gunk
and there was plenty of slack). The lead also had a number of broken
strands at the chassis connector end, so I replaced the thing entirely
and all was well again - better than before.
My problem was that I thought it was at the bettery end of the lead
because every time I fiddled, twisted, jiggled this end, everything
would work again for a while. I even replaced the battery terminal end
twice before finding that all I was doing was moving the whole cable
which moved the actual problem end to make the connection again temporarily.
These intermittent faults can be a bugger to find - so now I check EVERYTHING.
--
Eric
'68MGB MkII
Adelaide, South Australia
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