Michael Todd Thorpe's Journal

Spent some time today tracking down and sorting the ground on the fuel pump. Of course, it was a loose connection at the license plate holder. When reattached, key on, the pump ticked sweetly!

Last weekend, I bypassed the starter relay to the fuse block and found the starter works nicely. Is it the ignition key or is it just the relay? I'll order a new relay and replace. Also, found the plastic to be very brittle on the fuse block, bits broke of with no effort. Likewise with the wiring multi-connectors at the steering column... I think it wise to work through the car and replace the plastic bits along with the plan to replace all the rubber bits....

After a long period of neglect, I spent some time with Sweet B today. I got to work cleaning away all the junk that has accumulated around and on top of the car. I wiped all the cobwebs away. I removed the hardtop and put it aside. (I need to find a place to store that thing.) I attached the new ground cable to the battery box and cleaned the parts of the positive terminal with a wire wheel and a wire brush. All nice and clean. I installed the new battery, purchased well over a year ago, and tried to turn it over. Nothing. Dead battery. After a little research on the Net, I found that batteries will discharge just sitting on a concrete floor. I didn't know that! Now, time for a battery charger...