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From: John Summers <trumpet@bellsouth.net>
>Dear folks, I went out to my '74 TR 6 today for my daily errands and
>when I turned the ignition key notices a milisecond of hesitation before
>the car fired. Noting that I had noticed this I shut it off and tried
>again just for fun. This time the milisecond turned into several
>minutes of turning the key with no response. I was getting power
>through the switch because the guages would register and the radio would
>play. After checking wll of the known (to me) connections under the
>hood I gave it another shot. Nothing. So I sat there and fiddled with
>the key, turning it off and on for 10 or 15 tries. The beast would
>start randomly and run normally.
When my car did that, it turned out to be an internal break in the starter
relay. Good luck.
Irv Korey
74 TR6 CF22767U
TR4A CT52499 VSCDA Group 2 #58
Highland Park, IL
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