Hi Doug,
I'll be finding out about the Lansing British Car Club soon - I went in for an
oil change and stumbled on to a kid who works at a Valvoline Instant Oil change
place who drove an MG. He said they meet every other week or so at a
restaurant in town, but I have to make a phone call to get the details. When I
do, I'll post the arrangements if I can.
Re. #1 - Hazard lights do work, so it's not the integrated turn signal/flasher
unit. I've gone around and checked each of the bulbs that are supposed to be
on that circuit and they 'seem' fine - haven't checked them individually with
any kind of power supply though...I should do that.
Re. #2 - yes, the lens is clean and clear, I swapped left and right bulbs and
looked at them without the lens on - it's just glowing dimmer than the other
side regardless of which bulb is in place. If I have a bad ground that's
contributing to this and #1, would this be telling me something?
Re. #3 - when I touch, jiggle the relay on the firewall she'll come to life.
Sometimes I can even rap the underside edge of the instrument fascia and that
might work, but it will always start if I fiddle with the relay. I think I just
need to disassemble that unit and make sure all the connections are clean and
tight...stuff like that's easy to do at the apartment complex - it's when you
have things tore apart for days on end that they tend to get grumpy.
When a lady at the McDonald's parking lot watched me go though this start up
routine, I turned smiled and said - "...anti theft device" :)
Thanks for the suggestions - I should have mentioned in my original post what
I've done already.
Dirk
"Mitchell, Doug (D.B.)" wrote:Dirk,
Actually, there is a lister even closer, in Howell. There is
a British club in Lansing, but I don't have any info on it.
Problem 1. Do the hazard lights work? If so, could be the
flasher for the signals.
2. Simple things first, have you taken out the bulb and
cleaned it and the lens/reflector? Also, you may have a
bad ground.
3. Jiggle the solenoid? Or the switch? Could be bad connections
on the solenoid, could be bad connections at the starter
or a bad ignition switch.
Hope these answers help.
Doug
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Doug Mitchell
mailto:dbmitch@peoplepc.com
'73 Spitfire 1500
'73 Stag
Howell, Michigan
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dirk Frazier [mailto:dfrazier@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 1:49 PM
> To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Greetings...Once Again.
>
>
> Hello All -
>
> Thought I'd take a moment to re-introduce myself. It's been
> several years since I last communicated with everyone. My
> name's Dirk and I own a green '78 1500 (FM72245) that's been
> though some rather interesting history of repaints (I think)
> and emissions hacks before it landed in my lap.
>
> I bought her from a friend who frequented wholesale car
> auctions about four years ago. At a time when I didn't know
> what to do with my life she went from Michigan to San
> Francisco, CA and back to Michigan via car hauler with me. I
> think she was happiest doing the 70 mph north and south bound
> HWY 280 runs between San Jose and San Francisco. The cool,
> humid air treated her right from a performance point of view,
> but I think the salty air didn't help the surface and frame
> rust that's showing up now.
>
> I redid all the carpet and re-upholstered the seats with new
> foam and fabric, along with new door and rear cockpit panels.
> So far, I've been reluctant to tackle anything but the most
> elementary mechanical repair (like replacing a spark plug)
> due to the lack of adequate workspace. I live in an
> apartment, and they don't like us working on our vehicles out
> in the open. (I'm getting ready to build a house, and of
> course the only requirement I have is that the house have a
> four bay pole barn - two to disassemble, one to reassemble,
> and one with a drain and air changing capability for a spray booth.)
>
> For the time being - my list of to do items include fining out why:
>
> 1) turn signals don't work at all
>
> 2) tail light on right side is dimmer than left
>
> 3) sometimes I have to jiggle the starter solenoid before
> she'll turn over...
>
> Seeing a pattern here? Electrical problems and me don't get
> along. Oh well, guess I should find that voltmeter...
>
> Anyway, nice to be back, reading about everyone's good times.
> Anyone out there from the Lansing area? I know there's a
> lister in Brighton...and a British Car Club somewhere around here.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dirk
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