1968 suddenly wont start
Drifting
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attach a voltage meter to the coil and see if you have power in the key on position, then turn it to crank and see if you have power wwhile its cranking. Most likely you lost the power during cranking and the fusible link at the starter solenoid burned out or its a fuse if Bubba hasnt gotten to your wiring. It is the yellow wire at the starter
could be wring at the ignition switch but I doubt it
could be wring at the ignition switch but I doubt it
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Took apart dash area to discover a BOSH 5 pin relay that was used to disable the starter from the ignition key (1 part of an alarm system probably ).
It had a bad ground. fixed ground (going to eliminate next )
Now car has electrical that turns on brake light warning on spedometer and seat-belt reminder lamp on dash.
Car cranks.
I removed most of fuel 95% of it and replaced with 5 gallons new gas 93 octane.
I have spark at plugs (tested with inline Plug lamp)
Car cranks and almost starts ,several days now of ensuring starter doesn't get overworked and then I recharge battery to full.
Any other suggestions at this point to get car to startup?
Thanks
It had a bad ground. fixed ground (going to eliminate next )
Now car has electrical that turns on brake light warning on spedometer and seat-belt reminder lamp on dash.
Car cranks.
I removed most of fuel 95% of it and replaced with 5 gallons new gas 93 octane.
I have spark at plugs (tested with inline Plug lamp)
Car cranks and almost starts ,several days now of ensuring starter doesn't get overworked and then I recharge battery to full.
Any other suggestions at this point to get car to startup?
Thanks
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I would use starter fluid....if you dont have any manually filling the carb fuel bowls and pumping the carb will work or pouring a little bit of fuel down the carb throat will work as well. But it has to be a little bit so you dont flood it
Is my vette stock?? HAHA
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The thread starter just updated it. Its his thread and he just got back to working on the car
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Is my vette stock?? HAHA
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Awesome !!!! Post pics and a video....
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