Newbie needs help ...

[Dave Young]

Nice day today ... thought it a good opportunity to start the A and run it around a bit.

Went through the start up drill ... gas on, spark retarded, etc. etc. ... Nothing happened! No response at all to stepping on the starter button. Tried again, several times, same (non) result.

During this process, I had turned the ignition key on and off several times and suddenly realized that I couldn't remember which positions of the key were 'on' and 'off'. Then I discovered that I could remove the key from the switch in either position. The horrible thought suddenly occurred to me that I may have left the ignition 'on' the last time I used the car. A week ago. (who knew you could pull the key while in the 'on' position)

If that is the case ... what might I have done? Dead battery? burned up points, condenser, I really have no idea. This is where your help comes in.

First, I don't know for sure that's what happened and I assume that you knowledgeable guys would know what order to start checking things to find out what happened. If you can give me some ideas what to start looking for, I'd appreciate it. Keep it simple if you can, I'm no mechanic.

Dave