Why me !!!!!
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Why me !!!!!
Hello Everyone. Happy New Year. Well I took my 73 in to get painted back in October. Went to check on it beginning of Dec and was told that when they tried to start the car the battery was dead so they jumped the battery and the wiring inside the engine compartment started smoking. My guess is they hooked it up wrong. I looked under the car and saw the wiring coming from the starter and the two small wires on the solenoid were fried. I replaced the damaged wiring. Took the battery home to charge it. Went by last week to bring the car home. When I tried to start it, nothing not even a click. The inside lights work, headlights come on and brake lights work. What might be the problem(s)? Could there be more damaged wiring? starter? solenoid? Any and all info would be appreciated as I'm pretty bummed out about this? Thank you all in advance for your help. Charles
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Hi c,
The ignition circuit begins at the horn relay on the left side apron.
Check the condition of the large red (gauge 10) wire.
The fusible link is at the starter for that wire…. it starts as red (gauge 10), becomes brown (gauge 14), then red (gauge 12). It runs to the top (large) terminal on the solenoid. Same terminal as the hot cable from the battery.
Good Luck!
Regards,
Alan
Horn Relay.
Fusible link at starter.
The ignition circuit begins at the horn relay on the left side apron.
Check the condition of the large red (gauge 10) wire.
The fusible link is at the starter for that wire…. it starts as red (gauge 10), becomes brown (gauge 14), then red (gauge 12). It runs to the top (large) terminal on the solenoid. Same terminal as the hot cable from the battery.
Good Luck!
Regards,
Alan
Horn Relay.
Fusible link at starter.
Last edited by Alan 71; Jan 17, 2016 at 08:05 AM.
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.. when they tried to start the car the battery was dead so they jumped the battery and the wiring inside the engine compartment started smoking. My guess is they hooked it up wrong. I looked under the car and saw the wiring coming from the starter and the two small wires on the solenoid were fried.
The technician was a student at a local Community College, and I knew him to be a bit of an idiot..
Last edited by MSGT-R; Jan 20, 2016 at 12:46 PM.
