Date:         Mon, 04 Mar 1996 10:38:00 -0800 (PST)
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From:         "Maher, Steve (SD-MS)" <SMAHER@gi.com>
Subject:      RE: Strange Electrical Problem - '56 Bus


>The '56 has once again developed an electrical gremlin.
>
>A few weeks ago, it started doing this thing where it would not
>start if it the motor was hot.  It would just turn over weakly.
>If you let it sit, for a while, it was fine, or if you pushed it,
>it would start right up.
>
>It got worse and worse, so I put a new battery in.  The old battery had 
leaked
>pretty bad, and there was acid everywhere :(
>
>Now when I turn the key, it just clicks.  If I keep working it, it 
eventually
>turns over rapidly and fires right up.  I can hear the "ping" of the 
starter
>gear, but it doesn't turn over at all.
>
>I have the "Muir Solenoid" installed.  The starter and bushing are just 
over
>a year old.
>
>Any ideas?  I was thinking the ignition switch might be bad:  One day when 
it
>did the "slow turning" trick, the ignition switch stuck itself in the 
"start"
>position a couple times, so I could take the key out, and it would still be
>turning the motor over!
>
>Any ideas?

Sounds like it's been voting Democratic too long, Thom.   :^)

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