electrical and ignition No electrical power, battery okay

[Artcop]

Hi guys- my '73 '02 was running fine, starting first time every time, etc.. Then, while working on something non-electrical, I accidentally touched a ratchet to the starter motor for a microsecond. A few sparks, but nothing out of the ordinary, except now I have no power in the ignition key's 'fahrt' position. No clicks, no guages, nothing. Battery is still fully charged. Fuses okay. Did I fry the Pertronix? I've checked all the cables for tightness and they're also pretty clean. TIA for your thoughts.

[pklym]

Check the ground wire. Is the car wired with a starter relay or is it direct battery to starter? The starter should crank regardless of pertronix (that is just spark).

Do you have power in the other key positions?

[Artcop]

Thanks, pklym- Direct battery to starter cable, and no- no signs of life at all in any key position. I will check the ground more closely this evening.

[jmr_1602]

This might be too easy a fix, but maybe the positive terminal is dirty. I've had problems in the past with the same issue and that was the fix.

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[Mike Self]

Have you tried running a lead directly from the battery to the trigger wire on the starter solenoid?  If the starter then turns, the problem is either in the wiring between the starter and the ign switch, or in the switch itself.  If you get no starter action when you do the above, then you have a problem with the starter--probably the solenoid.  

 

mike

[Artcop]

Finally got time to poke around last night, and I'm embarrassed to say it was a simple matter of cleaning and tightening the ground wires on and from the battery. Odd that it came out of nowhere with seemingly no warning, but that's how beamer go. Thanks all for  your feedback- I'm back on the road ;-)