A different starting problem…. Please help.
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A different starting problem…. Please help.
I go to take the Vette to work on Monday morning and when I go to start her, it just cranks, doesn’t start. I put the car in reverse, let her start to roll down the driveway, pop the clutch and she starts right up. I’m off to work. It’s about a 30 mile drive that takes an hour with stoplights and light traffic.
This also happened about a month ago but I’ve driven her at least half a dozen times to work and around town since it first happened and haven’t had a problem.
Now, when I go to leave work about 9 hours later, same problem as in the morning. I get 2 guys to push the car and I pop the clutch and off I go.
I get home and let the car sit for 2 hours and test it. It starts right up. Tuesday morning, starts right up. Wed evening, starts right up.
I can’t recreate the problem to troubleshoot it.
I got the battery load tested and it’s OK.
What do I check now? Starter? The car cranks, it just doesn’t fire. Would that still be the starter? She does start if I roll her and pop the clutch.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Brian
This also happened about a month ago but I’ve driven her at least half a dozen times to work and around town since it first happened and haven’t had a problem.
Now, when I go to leave work about 9 hours later, same problem as in the morning. I get 2 guys to push the car and I pop the clutch and off I go.
I get home and let the car sit for 2 hours and test it. It starts right up. Tuesday morning, starts right up. Wed evening, starts right up.
I can’t recreate the problem to troubleshoot it.
I got the battery load tested and it’s OK.
What do I check now? Starter? The car cranks, it just doesn’t fire. Would that still be the starter? She does start if I roll her and pop the clutch.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Brian
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