Car will not start
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Car will not start
1969 corvette L46 with AC
All I get when I turn the key is a soft metallic sound (relay?)
I am getting no voltage across the neutral safety switch.. so obviously no voltage to the starter.
Also I get no buzz from the horn relay.
Where do I go from here?
Thanks for your help.
All I get when I turn the key is a soft metallic sound (relay?)
I am getting no voltage across the neutral safety switch.. so obviously no voltage to the starter.
Also I get no buzz from the horn relay.
Where do I go from here?
Thanks for your help.
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Put it in nuetral and try again.
You need to start at the furthest point away from the battery with the key on and keep checking power til you find it. Your ignition switch could be a problem too
You need to start at the furthest point away from the battery with the key on and keep checking power til you find it. Your ignition switch could be a problem too
Last edited by Rescue Rogers; Mar 23, 2016 at 08:11 AM.
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With the key in the start mode (or accessory mode)? sorry .. I'm a stupid mechanical guy.
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You checked your battery voltage at the battery, but did you check your battery cable connection? Check that voltage at your alternator or starter to see if the battery cable is making a good connection. Often times with a bad battery connection, you will see 12+ volts in your accessories and at your starter until you turn the key. Then it goes "click" and dies. Did it just start doing this?
As for the neutral safety switch, you can jumper that to eliminate it. Sounds like a bad battery cable or connection to me.
As for the neutral safety switch, you can jumper that to eliminate it. Sounds like a bad battery cable or connection to me.
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You checked your battery voltage at the battery, but did you check your battery cable connection? Check that voltage at your alternator or starter to see if the battery cable is making a good connection. Often times with a bad battery connection, you will see 12+ volts in your accessories and at your starter until you turn the key. Then it goes "click" and dies. Did it just start doing this?
As for the neutral safety switch, you can jumper that to eliminate it. Sounds like a bad battery cable or connection to me.
As for the neutral safety switch, you can jumper that to eliminate it. Sounds like a bad battery cable or connection to me.
Since I am by myself it is hard to check voltages when the key is in the start position ...
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I guess I'm referring to the key buzzer ... not getting that noise.. I was thinking it came out of the horn relay for some strange reason.
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my 68 horn relay acts as the buzzer with the key in but not in acc or on positions
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Pull on the headlights and turn the key to start. If the lights start out bright and go dim with key start actuated, its either a bad battery or a short in the starter...badly worn brushes?
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Just to check connections, hook the positive meter lead to the starter lead and the negative to the frame of engine (not across the battery) and turn the key to start. How low does the voltage drop when you do that?