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Dirtrack49 · 09-17-2019, 08:32 PM

So today I took the new to me "restored" 30 Town Sedan for a drive. Trying to get some break in miles on the engine. Now up to 320 plus.
After 4 miles, the engine decided it was no longer going to run. That might be fuel related, or on an outside chance ignition. Have not figured it out yet.
When I got the car off of the flatbed, I decided to try and restart it since it did restart after several minutes after dyeing. No such luck. The starter switch decided to stick and the only thing I could do is start kicking things to try and stop the starter from burning up.
My question, what do you do when a starter switch decides to stick? And, what do I look for to fix it?
After looking at it closely, it appears that there is a lot of slop in the rod coming through the firewall. Does this make any difference?
Thanks in advance for all comments.
Tom L.

09-17-2019, 08:32 PM	#1
Dirtrack49 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Tehachapi California Posts: 156	Sticking Starter Switch So today I took the new to me "restored" 30 Town Sedan for a drive. Trying to get some break in miles on the engine. Now up to 320 plus. After 4 miles, the engine decided it was no longer going to run. That might be fuel related, or on an outside chance ignition. Have not figured it out yet. When I got the car off of the flatbed, I decided to try and restart it since it did restart after several minutes after dyeing. No such luck. The starter switch decided to stick and the only thing I could do is start kicking things to try and stop the starter from burning up. My question, what do you do when a starter switch decides to stick? And, what do I look for to fix it? After looking at it closely, it appears that there is a lot of slop in the rod coming through the firewall. Does this make any difference? Thanks in advance for all comments. Tom L.