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> Battery Hooked Up - no smoke - but..., Starter doesn't turn
lsintampa
post Jul 18 2013, 01:41 PM
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75 914/4 2.0

I worked up enough courage to hook power up to the thing.

The instrument cluster is out, as is the dash top, and most of the wiring is just hanging down.

Before I attached the battery, I did a once over to make sure I didn't see any shorts.

Here's what works.... with the ignition on.

Lights pop up and light, highbeams work, hazzards work, blinkers work, some annoying buzzer works (assume it is for the seat belts?), brake lights work, wipers work.... so it seems most things work.

With ignition on - I don't hear the Fuel Pump come on, I assume it should run with ignition on (no tank in the car, yet - getting it sealed again).

When I turn the key to start, I'm expecting the starter to engage, but it doesn't.

Worth mentioning that the car basically is still very disassembled. The FI is not wired up - so I don't know if that effects the starter or not - I wouldn't think so.

There were four red leads all that connect to the positive side of the battery, the long positive cable goes to the starter, and feeds another red wire that goes to the alternator / relay board.

The voltage regulator is new.

I'm not sure why the starter isn't engaging - it's new also, as is the alternator.

Onward through the fog as they say.

Len



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lsintampa   Battery Hooked Up - no smoke - but...   Jul 18 2013, 01:41 PM
ThePaintedMan   On my car, it was already disabled, but there was ...   Jul 18 2013, 01:53 PM
stugray   There are details about the seatbelt interlock in ...   Jul 18 2013, 02:04 PM
lsintampa   Looked at the relay that is under the Pass seat. ...   Jul 18 2013, 02:41 PM
avidfanjpl   Does your heater fan turn on with the key on, and ...   Jul 18 2013, 03:10 PM
lsintampa   Does your heater fan turn on with the key on, and...   Jul 19 2013, 08:23 AM
ThePaintedMan   Len, I couldn't see in the picture you post...   Jul 18 2013, 03:39 PM
carguy914   Yes the braided ground from the trans to the rear ...   Jul 18 2013, 04:13 PM
The Cabinetmaker   The lights go out when you turn the key to start.   Jul 18 2013, 08:54 PM
ThePaintedMan   The lights go out when you turn the key to start....   Jul 18 2013, 08:57 PM
lsintampa   Well, I got smoke this time.... UGH What I did. ...   Jul 19 2013, 10:55 AM
ThePaintedMan   Well, I got smoke this time.... UGH What I did. ...   Jul 19 2013, 11:07 AM
lsintampa   Well, I got smoke this time.... UGH What I did....   Jul 19 2013, 12:24 PM
lsintampa   [quote name='ThePaintedMan' post='1897262' date='...   Jul 19 2013, 01:13 PM
stugray   Maybe I am having a brain fart, but doesnt the c...   Jul 19 2013, 01:31 PM
lsintampa   Now that I have the ignition harness out and taken...   Jul 19 2013, 02:09 PM
76-914   If Tom ever starts making his fuse kit again you s...   Jul 19 2013, 06:35 PM
lsintampa   Well here's where I'm at with this mess. ...   Jul 20 2013, 09:47 AM
Tom   You aren't the first one to have an issue with...   Jul 20 2013, 03:12 PM
stugray   I wondered about the hint: Sometimes you just...   Jul 20 2013, 03:47 PM
Tom   In a worse case senerio, the power to the coil sho...   Jul 20 2013, 04:47 PM


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