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Hello all , I have a 73 C3 I have been working on , the car has been very trusty over the years , but after rebuilding the front suspension , and putting the battery on a slow charge , I put in the key and nothing , I go through the usual things checking the cables for corrosion and such , still no power , I then checked and cleaned the frame ground still no power , my next line of thought is possibly the ignition switch on the column all battery cables are clean and tight has anyone had this happen ??? any help would be appreciated .
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I suggest taking your battery out and go get it load tested at your local parts place.... mine does it for free. Even charges the battery for for free first --- if it needs it.
THEN, before putting it back in clean the terminals again.
THEN, before putting it back in clean the terminals again.
Hello all , I have a 73 C3 I have been working on , the car has been very trusty over the years , but after rebuilding the front suspension , and putting the battery on a slow charge , I put in the key and nothing , I go through the usual things checking the cables for corrosion and such , still no power , I then checked and cleaned the frame ground still no power , my next line of thought is possibly the ignition switch on the column all battery cables are clean and tight has anyone had this happen ??? any help would be appreciated .
Last edited by carriljc; Apr 7, 2019 at 01:28 PM.
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6th Gear
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Got a brand new battery and still nothing , I still have the factory cable ends on , I may cut them off and put on some aftermarket ones and see what happens .
Last edited by Gr8house; Apr 7, 2019 at 01:37 PM.
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From: mount holly NC
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Test the fusible link on the RED wire near the starter.
If good check the one at the horn relay.
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&p...ZTM0ZDc1MWM5Ng
If good check the one at the horn relay.
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&p...ZTM0ZDc1MWM5Ng
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Big thanks to C3 Stroker and everyone for the leads on what to do about the no power problem , after checking everything the problem was the fusebox wasnt getting any power , I checked the connection from the wiring harness to the fusebox , pushing it in to make sure the connection was tight , slid from underneath the car hit the key and it started ! , checked the wiring and no wires were broken or frayed. Now I can put the wheels on and get it off the jackstands . What transmission are you guys using I currently have the 350 automatic , I am starting to research overdrive transmissions , as it is next on the list of things I want to do to upgrade the car a bit . If anyone is running a 5.7 with a 350 transmission and have done a transmission upgrade which transmission did you use ? Big thanks again to everyone for their leads and tips !
