Hey Stef,
I don't remember your original symptoms, but from what you just described it
sounds like you might have a jammed starter. On my TR3A I can try to turn
the engine with the fan, if I can't turn it over, I know that the starter
jammed in the flywheel. I can also turn the starter manually with a wrench
at the back end where the armature comes out of the casing with a square
end. This is supposed to be covered with a little cap, but mine is long
gone. Working this back and forth will free up the starter. I have also
found that the copper bushing tends to work out in spite of all the stay
tite and this will cause the starter to jam, so I carry a couple of extra.
You can also sometimes free up a starter by putting it in fourth and rocking
the car back and forth.
Anyway, just a thought, hope it helps.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephane St-Amant" <steph71tr6@crosswinds.net>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 10:05 AM
Subject: Smokin' !!! (Once again, long!)
> Ok everyone,
>
> First off, I would like to thank everyone who helped with my bad
generator/control
> box/dying engine problem. I still haven't resolved the problem yet but
here
> are the latest developments.
>
> Yesterday evening, I set out to clean all the connectors on the generator
(turned
> out that one of the wires was almost cut in two!), the control box and the
terminals
> at the battery. Also, I took the generator off and cleaned all the
mounting
> points to make sure I had good ground.
>
> Put everything back together and turn the key. All I heard was a click
(from
> the solenoid) but the starter didn't turn. So, my thought was that after
all
> the electrical probs I had recently, the battery was too low. So I
decided
> to charge the battery for a few hours.
>
> This morning, hoping to take the car to work and enjoy the beautifull
weather,
> I go in the car, and try to start it... Click again but nothing else.
Battery
> dead? Decided to boost with the Honda. Still, only a click. Check the
battery
> voltage 12 volts (14volts while being boosted). Check voltage at between
the
> negative terminal of the battery and the solenoid terminal that goes to
the
> starter: 8 volts?!? After spraying some WD-40 (to remove humidity) and
tried
> to start again, same click but also smoke from the solenoid! The WD-40
was
> burning off!!!
>
> Question is, is this one way solenoids die or do I have ground problem
somewhere?
> Could the cleaning of the connection now let all the "juice" available go
through
> and the old solenoid cna't take that much power anymore? I'm I totally
lost
> in left field?
>
> Also, I noticed that the ignition light doesn't come on when I turn the
key
> to the ON position like it should do.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks again folks
> Stef
> '69 Spit - Currently attacked buy very vicious gremlins!!!
> '71 TR6 - What? I have a TR6? Where? Oh yeah! Under all the boxes!!!
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