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> Car just arrived and won't start '72 -- Solved!, Damn thing!
Jmedeiros
post Apr 7 2013, 01:27 PM
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Looking in Haynes, it looks like I could jump 30 to 50 at the ignition to jump start the car. Going to hook up remote starter and see if it'll turn the starter.
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post Apr 7 2013, 01:28 PM
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Two on order from PP. :-)
QUOTE(SUNAB914 @ Apr 6 2013, 08:54 AM) *

Something to think about changing later is the ignition switch after you have checked the easy stuff.. good luck.
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post Apr 7 2013, 01:42 PM
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I just hooked up the remote starter (red to battery pos (+)) black to the large spade on the solenoid & I get nothing. Sounds like a faulty solenoid. How do you bench test the starter??
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post Apr 7 2013, 06:33 PM
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If you can jump it from another car's battery, then it's your battery and/or starter
If you can push it, pop the clutch and get it running, it's likely got good ignition stuff and a bad starter/low battery

Removing the starter took me two people on the first try (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
There's a bolt that has one end inside the engine bay, the other end has a nut on the starter underneath. With practice, I learned to wedge a wrench onto the engine-side and get it "locked in" so the nut could be wrenched from under the car in front of the starter.

Bench testing is hooking the leads to a good battery and the solenoid should "extend" and turn the starter gear
Good luck! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Apr 7 2013, 06:47 PM
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QUOTE(Jmedeiros @ Apr 7 2013, 03:42 PM) *

I just hooked up the remote starter (red to battery pos (+)) black to the large spade on the solenoid & I get nothing. Sounds like a faulty solenoid. How do you bench test the starter??

You just tested it.

On a bench, hook a black jumper to the negative battery and the body of the starter to give it ground.
Then the red lead to positive and the large battery terminal on the solenoid.

You may have a bad (dirty or loose) ground somewhere...
Yoy need the battery to body connection to be super clean and tight.
Battery ground terminal, clean and tight
Ground strap at rear of tranny to under body...clean and tight.

Then, use a screw driver to jump from the hot terminal to the spade (trigger) for the relay.

Given the car was moved, and the key may have been left on more than once to turn the wheel....keep checking for grounds that are corrode (tranny ground strap) and fuses that shook loose etc.


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post Apr 7 2013, 06:49 PM
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QUOTE(Dr Evil @ Apr 6 2013, 10:33 AM) *

QUOTE(Nico914 @ Apr 6 2013, 11:44 AM) *

This happened to me tap on the big power relay attached to the fuse panel in the engine bay. It works every time.


That makes no sense. That "big power relay attached to the fuse panel" is your voltage regulator. Dont hit it.


But it works every time!
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post Apr 7 2013, 06:55 PM
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What Rich said (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
I chased a "no start" until when taking the ground lead off the post on the upper inside fender it snapped off - it was a hunk of rust covered in paint.

I now have the battery grounded to the fan shroud on top of the engine

Try that - a better ground - and give it another jump before removing it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Apr 7 2013, 06:58 PM
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[/quote] You may have a bad (dirty or loose) ground somewhere...
Yoy need the battery to body connection to be super clean and tight.
Battery ground terminal, clean and tight
Ground strap at rear of tranny to under body...clean and tight.

Then, use a screw driver to jump from the hot terminal to the spade (trigger) for the relay.

Given the car was moved, and the key may have been left on more than once to turn the wheel....keep checking for grounds that are corrode (tranny ground strap) and fuses that shook loose etc.


rich
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Check you connections, ground straps come loose more than you would think.
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post Apr 7 2013, 08:37 PM
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IT IS ALIVE!! Turns out the starter was faulty. Took it to O'Reilly & they confirmed it was a lemon & since it was only 4 months old, they gave me a free replacement!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif)
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post Apr 7 2013, 08:43 PM
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QUOTE(Jmedeiros @ Apr 7 2013, 10:37 PM) *

IT IS ALIVE!! Turns out the starter was faulty. Took it to O'Reilly & they confirmed it was a lemon & since it was only 4 months old, they gave me a free replacement!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif)

Always good to hear happy ending. I had a bit of a scary starter issue myself last month. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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