Re: Intermittent Starting Issues

Posted by Ross On 2022/9/1 20:09:27

I can all but guarantee that the switch on the carb needs cleaning with particular attention to the steel ball which is sometimes sticking up in its little passage causing a no-start. The fact that the car will not re-start points to that; after a while the ball drops and the switch works again.

Take the switch apart, wipe down all the pieces with a rag wet with some carb cleaner. Polish up the steel ball (you can pull it out with a little magnet) and shoot a little carb cleaner down the hole for good measure. Be sure to replace the plunger with the notch facing UP. We are talking a 7 minute job.

The white smoke issue needs some attention as that would normally be sign of a dead short somewhere.

I think I have had less trouble over the years with carb starter switches than with key-start ignition switches.