Mike,
You could quickly test out if the switch is the culprit by putting a jumper
across the two contacts on the back of the ignition switch. If the lights
were dead too, I'd check the browm wire that gives juice right from the
battery, or maybe the A or A1 connection at the voltage regulator. A and A1
are connected internally and I've seen the copper strap underneath the base
burn through. Maybe your starter problem stressed the system somewhere
else. The good thing is that I didn't see the word "smoke" in your message
anywhere!...'-)
Gerard
At 9:23 PM -0800 3/2/01, Mike Maclean wrote:
>I spent all last night and all day today working on the Bugeye.
>Adjusting the valves after re-torquing the head, replacing the Redline
>MT90 in the transmission with Catsrol 20w-50 and STP (sure quieted down
>the first motion shaft!), topping up the differential (forgot to do that
>after replacing the flange seal), making the choke cable work and
>installing the air cleaners again because the carbs are tuned now. I
>worked on the interior (still installing snaps on the floor for carpet
>and screwing on the vinyl panels) I cut slots in the Hardura boot floor
>covering for the spare tire straps, etc., etc. My back is killing me!
> About an hour ago, I took the car out on a test drive around the
>private streets here where I live and i did not get more than a couple
>hundred feet and the lights went out (night time) and the car stopped
>dead! The engine turns over so the starter is getting plenty of juice
>for the battery, but the car is dead. I checked the fuses first. I
>actually hoped it was not a fuse. That would indicate a problem
>somewhere else in the wiring. I think it is the combonation
>ignition/light switch. It is original to the car. When I was restoring
>the electrical parts, I disassembled this switch to clean the contacts
>inside and it was pretty worn, but it worked. It just seems that
>anything original to the car that I just put into service without
>replacing it with a repro or having it rebuilt has a problem like this.
>Well, maybe it's something else. I've had it for today. Tomorrow I'll
>take the ignition switch out again and check it out on the VOM.
> It just ain't fair!
>Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
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