ratboi3000 Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 So! Car has not given me any issues really thus far. My cousin has suggested a carb rebuild kit but besides that car has been running smooth the last month. I took it out to go to a event, left it sitting for 4 hours max after driving for 20 minutes, went to start it up and the ignition would not turn no sound what so ever, radio turned on lights turned on, fuel pump turned on and yet I could not get the car to start. Some friendly dudes pushed my car a little bit and the car got me home, turned it off when I got home and tried to turn it back on and had no problem. What’s up???? Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 Get a multimeter and check for power to the starter solenoid when you try to start. If no power, ignition switch/wire issue. If power, starter problem. 1 Quote Link to comment
iceman510 Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 Sounds like a possible intermittent wiring issue. Check your connections (IG switch, starter, grounds, etc.). Could also be a break in a wire somewhere, not easily visible. I once helped a guy fix a VW that would leave him stranded in this way periodically. Finally one time it happened I could get to the car and check all the wires and find the dead one. I ran a new wire in that case bypassing the harness where the problem was buried. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 10, 2022 Report Share Posted February 10, 2022 I 3 hours ago, ratboi3000 said: .....went to start it up and the ignition would not turn no sound what so ever What does this mean? .... turn key to start, and the starter does not turn the engine? If push started then the ignition is working. Turn the ignition to start several times. Does the solenoid make a clicking sound? 1/ The starter has a smaller solenoid mounted on top of it near the dip stick handle. The large battery cable runs to it and there is a smaller Black/Red (stripe) wire. Make sure this is firmly on its terminal. 2/ For the solenoid to work it needs a strong 12v signal so pull the wire back off and check with a meter. It should read battery or somewhere near 12.6v. 3a/ If you have 12v on the start position and no sound from the solenoid then the solenoid isn't working. The starter itself is probably fine. If you can find a solenoid from another starter, perhaps from a wrecking yard, that should fix it. Replacing the entire starter will work but the problem today is the poor quality of over the counter replacement parts. The original starter is better quality than the one replacing it. 3b/ If voltage is low, like 3-7v the solenoid may not work on this signal to start or be intermittent. This is caused by the wiring just being old. I doubt this is the case but check. 3c/ If the start signal is hit or miss 12v, sometimes it's there sometimes it isn't, then look at the ignition switch. Quote Link to comment
ratboi3000 Posted March 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2022 replaced/updated wiring and connectors to battery and starter and wayne is now back up to speed thank the lord it was an easy fix! thanks for all the input yall Quote Link to comment
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