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morjoh1954
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Hi all,
It was good to discover BCF when hunting for tips on how to restart my 1972 MGB roadster. I live in Ashtead, Surrey, 20 miles south of central London, England, where the car is comfortably contained in a heated garage.
Having not started the car for three months due to falling ill, I was disappointed not to be able to start the car this week, particularly given the batteries had been on trickle charge during that period. Following the covid lockdown, when the car was also laid up for extended periods, I had no such problems, so was disappointed this week when my 50 year old decided not to play! So, while I'm now feeling better, my 'B' certainly isn't!!!!
I've got full power to the lights, instruments etc., and the starter relay is making that ticking noise that we only hear when something goes wrong when ignition is engaged, the bonnet is up, and someone else is trying to turn over the engine (Mrs M in this case) while I have my ear listening out for clicks. I had lots of clicks so assuming the relay is OK, I'm presuming that the fault lies further down the line towards the starter motor.
There's lots of thoughts on BCF about common causes for non-starting in such circumstances, but I'd be glad to be directed to any forums or hear first-hand of any further and more obvious causes of such problems. I'm now going, with inexpert hands, to start trying to test, with a multimeter, the relatively new wiring between the relay and the solenoid to see if there's anything obvious causing such issues.
Best wishes all,
John
It was good to discover BCF when hunting for tips on how to restart my 1972 MGB roadster. I live in Ashtead, Surrey, 20 miles south of central London, England, where the car is comfortably contained in a heated garage.
Having not started the car for three months due to falling ill, I was disappointed not to be able to start the car this week, particularly given the batteries had been on trickle charge during that period. Following the covid lockdown, when the car was also laid up for extended periods, I had no such problems, so was disappointed this week when my 50 year old decided not to play! So, while I'm now feeling better, my 'B' certainly isn't!!!!
I've got full power to the lights, instruments etc., and the starter relay is making that ticking noise that we only hear when something goes wrong when ignition is engaged, the bonnet is up, and someone else is trying to turn over the engine (Mrs M in this case) while I have my ear listening out for clicks. I had lots of clicks so assuming the relay is OK, I'm presuming that the fault lies further down the line towards the starter motor.
There's lots of thoughts on BCF about common causes for non-starting in such circumstances, but I'd be glad to be directed to any forums or hear first-hand of any further and more obvious causes of such problems. I'm now going, with inexpert hands, to start trying to test, with a multimeter, the relatively new wiring between the relay and the solenoid to see if there's anything obvious causing such issues.
Best wishes all,
John
With JPSmit above. Sounds like a bad battery. Don’t overlook the simple stuff. And, welcome to the BCF!
