> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Hunt [mailto:paul.hunt1@virgin.net]
> Sent: Saturday, October 31, 1998 7:11 AM
> To: John Steczkowski
> Cc: MG Mailing List (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: dead MGB...
>
>
> John Steczkowski wrote:
> >
> > ... I went out to go get lunch and it did the same thing, started to
> > crank, starter engaged, started to turn and then dead. As I
> was sitting
> > there, I thought that maybe the starter solenoid was
> causing the problem. I
> > got the lug wrench out of the trunk and wrapped the
> solenoid and it did the
> > same thing, but didn't start.
>
> You really ought to prove the fault before you start replacing parts
> willy-nilly - that's expensive.
I'm trying to avoid that, the current status is that I replaced the ground
cable.
>
> Listen out when you turn the key to crank the engine. Can you hear a
> click of a relay operating, a clunk of the solenoid operating, or
> nothing at all? If nothing at all, is the ignition light
> still showing
> while the key is still turned.
Nothing, no click, clunk, no ignition light, absolutely nothing...
>
> If the ignition light goes out when you turn the key you have a bad
> connection somewhere in the heavy current circuit - clean up
> the battery
> terminals/connectors, the battery ground strap/body connection and the
> solenoid connections. For good measure also clean up both ends of the
> engine ground strap and where it bolts up to.
That's what I did to start, I had a piece of cable the right size and a new
terminal to bolt to the body, the battery terminal was reusable, so I used
it and cleaned it up.
>
> If the ignition light stays on but you hear no click or clunk then the
> starter relay is not operating. Check the connections on the
> relay, and
> check that you get 12v on the white/red from the ignition
> switch. If no
> 12v check the red/white back to the switch.
I'll use the rest of this to determine if the ground wire doesn't fix my
problem.
Thanks for the pointers...
>
> If the relay clicks but the solenoid doesn't clunk check you have a
> constant 12v on the brown on the relay, and 12v on the
> brown/white when
> the ignition key is turned. If there is no 12v on the
> brown/white then
> the relay is faulty.
>
> If 12v is leaving the relay on the bown/white make sure it is arriving
> at the solenoid. If it is then the solenoid is faulty and you can say
> "I told you so".
>
> If the solenoid is clunking then it could still be the
> solenoid contacts
> that are faulty, or the starter itself.
>
> PaulH.
>
>
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