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I think you've come round the full circle, as Dave has stated you need to find the problem In your srarter circuit first & repair that, loose that push button & wiring then go for Killroys Relay set up which will stop any further problems in the future. As the guys have said, the connecter ...

I have worked on my car today, I was going to upload photos but no time tonight as I've a long day ahead tomorrow. Basically I've tidied up the bodgery, checking soundness of connections into those nasty domestic terminal blocks, putting fresh insulation tape over them, cutting out sections of bad w...

Thank you Kilroy. I think I can make sense of that. Obviously I still need to do some detective work to establish for certain that my starting problem is the same one and at the very least in the short term, seeing as David has highlighted the fire risk with the existing setup, I need to make that s...

Had a look on my wiring diagram makes no mention of inhibitor switch but thick white red is correct colour for starter trip on British wiring. not sure if a starter relay was used on marina but if has got one inhibitor switch usually switches it so earth so starter trip works it may be wired direct...

Does the car sometimes jerk and stutter intermittently? The reason I ask is I had a Ford Escort that did that and no garage could find what it was until the lock barrel gave up the ghost and was changed. Turned out it was the ignition switch. The tiny bearings and copper plates inside had ground aw...

Hi. I have had several auto Marinas with the same problem you describe. There seems to be an issue with the circuitry that runs to the inhibitor switch via several multi pin connectors, such that not enough power is available for the starter solenoid to operate correctly. My fix has always been to ...

I don't like it either. Every time I buy an old car that has been 'carefully' looked after it is full of bodgery and cut corners. I'm hoping this Marina is a keeper but obviously I've got to work through it as time allows. Right now the battery is disconnected because one of the terminals has one of...

Do you know I hate it when I write something then it gets lost? Just spent 15 mins explaining my wiring and it went into cyberspace lost forever! Yes, good suggestion wiggling the gear selector. Allegedly my car has had a 'new' inhibitor switch. There is an eBay invoice in the history folder and a g...

Hi. I'm new to this forum. I few weeks ago I became the owner of a 1976 Marina 1.8 HL auto, which seems to be a rare surviving variant - not that ANY Marina is common. It's a good car but not surprisingly has a few issues. In the coming weeks and months I may be back here seeking advice while I work...