>> OK you mechanical/electrical wizards, see if anybody can solve this one?
>> I already did, more or less. I weill send the first correct answer a
>>Triumph badge.
>>
>> Problem:
>> 1. On the way home in my 1980 TR8 I suddenly got an intermittent
>>chirping/buzzing type of noise from what seemed to be the passenger door.
>>The radio was off, doesn't work anyway. I removed the speaker while driving
>>in stop-go traffic, noise persisted.
>>
>> 2. Got home, left car running in driveway, took some stuff inside, went
>>back to drive car round block to find where noise was coming from, (seat
>>belt, door buzzers etc have all been disconnected by DOP), and had trouble
>>turning wheel to left, but not right.
>>
>>Then motor quit, wouldn't start, no starter motor either. Lights still
>>worked, got 12 volts across battery terminals and 12v to grounding bolt.
>>
>>
>>What was the problem?? Took about 5 mins to fix once I found out what it was
>
Did the starter come loose and fall forward into the wheel well area?
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