Morris Minor Owners Club

help. have just conected a fully charged battery to car, went to start it nothing? its a lucas type switch. no lights ,horn, indicator, changed fuses, cleaned, earths,etc. all wiring seems ok. could it be the switch?

Head / side lights at the very least wil be working without ignition so it seems that the battery may not be connected. Have you got a pull start - if so you can press the button on the solenoid to see if the engine turns over....

found the problem,the guy i bought it off had fitted a fused link in the power lead which was loose, so hopfully it will start tomorrow

That is VERY dangerous! If it blows when engine is running then the voltage will go sky high - bursting bulbs/ruining wireless/ruining alternator if you have one - dynamo may survive though! You should NOT have a fused link in the main supply. Get rid of it!

thanks, i was going to replace the cable and ditch the link

changed cable, turned the key, she started first time

Great success!