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> Wont Start!!, Battery's not dead and starter works
Skid
post Mar 16 2005, 07:43 PM
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I took my 914 to school today and everything was working fine. After school, I hop in the car and turn the key, nothing. The battery is charged, the starter works when shorted, but I cant get it to turn over using the key. The car still starts with a push start but nothing with the key. I checked all of the connections to the starter and the battery and everything is fine. Do you think that the ignition switch has gone out and if so is this an easy fix? I have other ignitions avalible, but I like that my keys work with the locks on the car. Help!!
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post Mar 16 2005, 10:58 PM
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QUOTE (Dave_Darling @ Mar 16 2005, 08:52 PM)
The relay itself can fail (it is vulnerable to water damage and other contamination) which is one of many things that can produce exactly the symptoms you are describing.

Note that this is a 74 model year thing (though some 75s are also afflicted with it.) The probem in the 71 also mentioned here should not have anything to do with the relay.

Um, mine's a 73. I assume that the issues that you describe don't apply - or am I incorrect?
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Skid   Wont Start!!   Mar 16 2005, 07:43 PM
vsg914   The car turned over at the solenoid with the key o...   Mar 16 2005, 07:50 PM
Rand   Probably a crack in the ignition switch (common pr...   Mar 16 2005, 07:55 PM
Skid   When I short across the poles on the starter with ...   Mar 16 2005, 08:08 PM
Ray Warren   Sounds like a starter and or solenoid problem. If ...   Mar 16 2005, 08:17 PM
vsg914   Starter turns but does not engage. Low voltage, ba...   Mar 16 2005, 08:23 PM
Rand   Which poles are you shorting? If you short to star...   Mar 16 2005, 09:12 PM
Skid   Ok, I shorted the correct poles and the motor turn...   Mar 16 2005, 10:09 PM
ClayPerrine   Grab a "electric icepick", also known as a test li...   Mar 16 2005, 10:17 PM
KaptKaos   What are the odds of two of us having the same pro...   Mar 16 2005, 10:31 PM
Skid   Small world. http://www.914worl...   Mar 16 2005, 10:34 PM
!   Both Trekkor and I had the same run on problem wit...   Mar 16 2005, 10:38 PM
Dave_Darling     Mar 16 2005, 10:52 PM
KaptKaos   ...   Mar 17 2005, 12:51 AM
Andyrew   Have you checked ground? Run a ground wire from t...   Mar 17 2005, 01:40 AM
dlo914     Mar 17 2005, 02:20 AM

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