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> Disconnected battery cable and reconnected, now starter wont engage
ericoneal
post Apr 16 2013, 06:44 PM
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I disconected the positive (and neg) cables. Reconnected, and now the car wont start. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) The dash lights and fuel pump come on, headlights are bright, battery is fully charged, but no click or anything. I checked all of the fuses under the steering wheel and 3 of them on the firewall by the battery and all are good.
Are there other fuses that I am missing? SHe has always fired up, really frustrated....
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ericoneal   Disconnected battery cable and reconnected   Apr 16 2013, 06:44 PM
jsconst   My starter used to do the same thing,(have a diffe...   Apr 16 2013, 06:51 PM
914itis   Are you sure you connected back the ground wire to...   Apr 16 2013, 07:03 PM
ericoneal   I havent touched the transmission at all. All I d...   Apr 16 2013, 07:07 PM
914itis   I havent touched the transmission at all. All I ...   Apr 16 2013, 07:17 PM
ericoneal   The ground wires near the battery seem tight. Sho...   Apr 16 2013, 07:38 PM
ericoneal   That did nothing. Its got to be something with th...   Apr 16 2013, 07:09 PM
ThePaintedMan   That did nothing. Its got to be something with t...   Apr 16 2013, 07:13 PM
struckn   Partially fried ignition switch? :idea:   Apr 16 2013, 07:12 PM
Elliot Cannon   Reach in and tap the solenoid (lightly).   Apr 16 2013, 07:41 PM
jsconst   Reach in and tap the solenoid (lightly). :agree...   Apr 16 2013, 08:02 PM
kg6dxn   Did you clean the battery cables and battery termi...   Apr 16 2013, 08:52 PM
Rand   Did you clean the battery cables and battery term...   Apr 16 2013, 09:06 PM
ericoneal   The starter is not clicking, the lights on the das...   Apr 17 2013, 06:55 AM
Jeff Hail   Its the gremlinector.   Apr 16 2013, 09:36 PM
Cupomeat   Turn the headlights on, then try to start the car....   Apr 17 2013, 07:07 AM
The Cabinetmaker   Turn the headlights on, then try to start the car...   Apr 17 2013, 07:16 AM
ericoneal   OK. Just checked again. Put the battery from my ...   Apr 17 2013, 05:37 PM
kg6dxn   OK. Just checked again. Put the battery from my...   Apr 17 2013, 09:20 PM
ericoneal   "In that picture, the red wire is the starter...   Apr 18 2013, 10:19 AM
The Cabinetmaker   Have you tried to jump the solenoid?   Apr 17 2013, 07:20 AM
ThePaintedMan   Hard to tell from just a picture, but it sure look...   Apr 17 2013, 05:55 PM
ericoneal   Tried the key both ways, jiggled. I dont think it...   Apr 17 2013, 06:22 PM
turk22   When I had a similar problem, it was because the R...   Apr 17 2013, 06:31 PM
stugray   That was my first thought just stick a screw driv...   Apr 17 2013, 06:36 PM
ericoneal   1 and 2 are both getting power and I have tried 2 ...   Apr 17 2013, 06:59 PM
Tom   Check the condition of the 4 red wires' connec...   Apr 18 2013, 10:21 AM
Tom   The little black box is a ford starter relay. Simp...   Apr 18 2013, 10:41 AM
rpmmaxxed   I have had this happen to my car a number of times...   Apr 18 2013, 12:15 PM
ericoneal   Thanks guys, I will try both of all of these tonig...   Apr 18 2013, 12:29 PM
Rand   It only takes a minute to jump the solenoid as sug...   Apr 18 2013, 12:30 PM
ericoneal   It only takes a minute to jump the solenoid as su...   Apr 18 2013, 01:01 PM
The Cabinetmaker   thank you Rand. I really didn't want to go dig...   Apr 18 2013, 12:32 PM
Jeffs9146   I have had one of the smaller red wires fall down ...   Apr 18 2013, 01:20 PM
bandjoey   To save your lifego to FLAPS and get a hand starte...   Apr 18 2013, 02:58 PM
ericoneal   Will do To save your lifego to FLAPS and get...   Apr 18 2013, 05:03 PM
stugray   In my 71 Ghia, the ignition switch went out, I had...   Apr 18 2013, 05:13 PM
ericoneal   It worked! The starter turned and it sparked ...   Apr 18 2013, 07:11 PM
Rand   It worked! The starter turned and it sparked...   Apr 18 2013, 08:23 PM
kg6dxn   Just bypass that stupid relay. It's not suppos...   Apr 18 2013, 07:25 PM
ericoneal   Somewhere in Kentucky a 914 just roared back to li...   Apr 18 2013, 07:45 PM
Rand   Just bypass that stupid relay. It's not suppo...   Apr 18 2013, 08:18 PM
914itis   We love happy ending here ! Glad you did it...   Apr 18 2013, 08:01 PM
stugray   Glad it worked! The reason some add the relay...   Apr 18 2013, 09:08 PM
Rand   I know this is an area of debate, but eliminating ...   Apr 18 2013, 09:35 PM
Rand   asab   Apr 18 2013, 09:43 PM
Tom   ericoneal, Glad you found the reason why your ...   Apr 19 2013, 12:19 PM
ericoneal   Thanks, thats very helpful. I will keep an eye on...   Apr 19 2013, 12:49 PM
ThePaintedMan   ericoneal, Glad you found the reason why your...   Apr 19 2013, 12:56 PM
Tom   ThePaintedMan, It would be impractical to repla...   Apr 19 2013, 02:01 PM


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