Hi.
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> I was wondering if anybody had this problem.
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> my Midget stops working now and then. my mechanic puts
> a cable between the coil and the battery, then the car starts.
> you can remove the cable, and the car stays running, but it happens
> again and again. he says its the switch, but i just dont know... >
It just could be the switch. Before you upgrade just to fix a problem that maybe isn't there why not have the switch checked? Your mechanic could just be right. If you don't trust him use someone else.
The distributor is not a known weak spot, it works perfectly well in normal use.
Graeme