49 23 Series- Won't start.

Posted by Paul E. Gallagher On 2008/10/4 20:05:12

I have had an off and on problem since a I got the car with a dead electrical on restart after the engine is warmed and has sat for 15 min. or so. Several pumps on the accelerator and it took off. Now it will not turn over at all, when I turn on the switch and depress the gas pedal, the only thing working is the gauges.

I tried cleaning the ball bearing in the starter switch, could I have reassembled it wrong? First is the spring, then the metal contacts, then the silver metal "cup" that the ball rides in, and then the ball. I have the "cup" facing down. Any manuals that show the right assembly?

With help from past forum, the battery is charged, the voltage regulator was new when I got the car last year, the starter solenoid was replaced, and I checked the ground from the battery as Owen suggested with one side of a jumper cable.

Any suggestions on what else to try.