Marccus
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When I turned the key to the start position all I got was a click - no engagement of the starter to crank the engine.
... so I had to start the beast by popping the clutch wherever I was stuck, and now I look like the Hunchback of Notre Dame because my shoulder and back are toast. :cuss:
I discovererd that the battery cable terrminal had snapped off the solenoiod at the starter.
The quickest fix I could come up with, was to attach one of those Thomas & Betts 2/0 Compression Ring Terminals to the end of the cable.
My battery cables are made from 2/0 welding wire - my home brew.
But sometimes when I turn the key to the start position, I still get that one click. Eventually the car will start after trying maybe 10 or 12 times just getting the click.
:banghd:
The strangest part is that if I try to restart the car immediately after I shut it off or within an hour or two it starts right up.
If there is an interval of say four to five hours when previously starting the car, I have to go through that nosense of trying 10 or 12 times.
WTF - could the relay at the fender be hanging up or the solenoid on the starter??
'89 with 306,000 mi.
... so I had to start the beast by popping the clutch wherever I was stuck, and now I look like the Hunchback of Notre Dame because my shoulder and back are toast. :cuss:
I discovererd that the battery cable terrminal had snapped off the solenoiod at the starter.
The quickest fix I could come up with, was to attach one of those Thomas & Betts 2/0 Compression Ring Terminals to the end of the cable.
My battery cables are made from 2/0 welding wire - my home brew.
But sometimes when I turn the key to the start position, I still get that one click. Eventually the car will start after trying maybe 10 or 12 times just getting the click.
:banghd: The strangest part is that if I try to restart the car immediately after I shut it off or within an hour or two it starts right up.
If there is an interval of say four to five hours when previously starting the car, I have to go through that nosense of trying 10 or 12 times.
WTF - could the relay at the fender be hanging up or the solenoid on the starter??
'89 with 306,000 mi.
