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melvinew2
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Joined: December 03, 2011
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Location: ohio circleville
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 Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 4:33 pm Post subject: 74 super auto stick wont turn over |
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got the car about 2 month ago put a brand new battery in it would not start hit the started it started and worked find just ever once and a wile it would not start let off the key try to start it again it would start until last night. i had to have some one turn the key wile i hit the starter to get it to start. so i just put a new starter on it to day it started once. now when i turn the key nothing so i got under the car bridged the starter solenoid it started. so i got out my volt meter and it is getting 12.87 at the starter and when i check the volts at the solenoid wire it is only 8.2 when it is hooked to the solenoid and the key turned over. but if i take the wire off the solenoid and have some one turn the key it get 11.5. I am not sure what it could be ?  |
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Cusser
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| Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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Am I reading this right (not so easy, by the way) that the voltage under laod is only 8.2? That's low.
Try a jump start from another vehicle. If it starts then, bad battery or bad conenctions at the battery.
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melvinew2
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| Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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| It will start if i Bridging starter solenoid Its getting well over 12 volts a the big power wire to the starter but only 8 at the little wire going to the solenoid. |
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melvinew2
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| Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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| switch plug was loose fix it. |
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sb001
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Location: NW Arkansas
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| Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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| melvinew2 wrote: |
| switch plug was loose fix it. |
Good, cause I couldn't understand a word of what you were saying. 
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peteg59
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| Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 1:26 pm Post subject: |
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I'm basically having the same problem.
What switch wire was loose? |
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