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Re: Dead Starter?

To: Tom Duffy <tomuo@pacbell.net>
Subject: Re: Dead Starter?
From: Fred Schroeder <roadster@texoma.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 16:40:50 -0600
Can you hear the solenoid clunk when you turn the key?  If so, chances
are that the contacts are dirty/burned in the solenoid.  The contacts
make and apply power to the starter just when the Bendix is fully
engaged.

Best regards,

Fred Schroeder
Denison, TX
'70  SRL311-13359
TDROC
Home page   http://home.texoma.net/~sitsinwest/
Regular e-mail   sitsinwest@texoma.net

Tom Duffy wrote:

> My stock 68 1600 refused to start yesterday so
> I took the battery out and charged it for about 24
> hours. I put it back in this morning, but the starter
> still refuses to budge. I don't see the usual negative
> current when the ignition switch is in the start
> position, so I'm thinking that the starter has
> gone west.
> I'm looking at the wiring diagram, but I can't see where
> the starter is fused or relayed...
>
> I tried rocking the car in gear to see if the engine
> was "frozen" in any way, but nothing changed.
>
> Any hints on what to check?
>
> Tom.
>
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