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Dirtrack49 · 09-18-2019, 07:23 PM

Okay, went out and tried to get the thing to run again. After several attempts it fired up when I was checking to see if I had spark. Shut it down and restarted. Car ran fine for maybe 5 minutes and died. Does not sound like a car starving for gas when it quits. It quits with no hesitation. Could this be a bad condenser?

To make things worse, attempted to restart the car and the starter switch stuck again. Tried to pull the rod up on the switch but ended up pulling the ground from the battery to stop the starter motor. Very frustrating.

When I push the starter switch rod in, it has very little recoil. I have not taken it apart yet. Does it have some type of spring inside the switch or maybe the tube? Should there be a spring below the starter button which would be against the floorboard/firewall to pull it back up?
Tom L.

09-18-2019, 07:23 PM	#8
Dirtrack49 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Tehachapi California Posts: 156	Re: Sticking Starter Switch Okay, went out and tried to get the thing to run again. After several attempts it fired up when I was checking to see if I had spark. Shut it down and restarted. Car ran fine for maybe 5 minutes and died. Does not sound like a car starving for gas when it quits. It quits with no hesitation. Could this be a bad condenser? To make things worse, attempted to restart the car and the starter switch stuck again. Tried to pull the rod up on the switch but ended up pulling the ground from the battery to stop the starter motor. Very frustrating. When I push the starter switch rod in, it has very little recoil. I have not taken it apart yet. Does it have some type of spring inside the switch or maybe the tube? Should there be a spring below the starter button which would be against the floorboard/firewall to pull it back up? Tom L.