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06-16-2021, 03:17 PM | #1 |
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Stupid Starting Question
I went to start my '50 8ba and it would not make a sound when I pushed the starter button. Fresh battery with lots of juice. I cleaned and tightened relay points of contact and the battery posts. I switched out the starter button with no luck but at one point it would crank when the switch grounded to the dash. It would stop cranking when I pushed the button. None of the wiring was touched since last summer when i was driving it. All new wiring in original specs. I'm sure it's simple but I'm stumped. Thanks.
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06-16-2021, 03:57 PM | #2 |
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Re: Stupid Starting Question
See if it will crank by touching the wire going to the switch/starter button -- to ground
Also try grounding the third small connection on the solenoid.
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06-16-2021, 09:31 PM | #3 |
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Re: Stupid Starting Question
I think you answered your own question. Your switch worked when it grounded to the dash. Need to clean the hole where the starter button enters the dash.
You have a poor ground. Poor connections are almost always the problem. Good luck. |
06-22-2021, 07:32 AM | #4 |
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Re: Stupid Starting Question
It was a bad starter button. I had three of them, all junk. I finally looked on my parts shelf and found a new, repro, in the plastic bag. Fired right up and I had a great 80 mile drive. Thanks.
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06-22-2021, 07:44 AM | #5 |
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Re: Stupid Starting Question
The repro starter button i have stuck in the second time i pushed it. had to quickly pull a batt. cable. got a nors. and it works fine.
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06-27-2021, 07:58 AM | #6 |
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06-28-2021, 11:46 AM | #7 |
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Re: Stupid Starting Question
Ditto on repo button crap. Fought with mine for a year then paid a stupid price for a good used original. Well worth the investment.
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