1969 won’t start
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1969 won’t start
Readers I have a 1969 corvette with the L46 350 engine. Recently I took the car for a short drive and after cutting it off, when I went to restart it I got nothing, the car appeared to not be getting any electrical power as the radio nor courtesy lights would come on. Tried boosting with another vehicle and still no power. Took the battery and had it checked, it was only 9 months old and they swapped it for a new one and upon installation it actually started the car. Just went to pull it out of the garage and it started just fine, but when I turned it off I got the same symptoms as before. I checked the battery cables and they appear tight and not corroded. Sorry for the long post but any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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You are in a bad spot because you need to get this thing up in the air, somehow.
The big GRD cable off of the batt NEG side goes thru the battery box floor and bolts to the frame underneath.
It gets the worst beating of any wire on the entire car with greasy fluids, road grime and exhaust heat.
Start there.
Another one near the starter.
Then a voltage meter on the red lug of the ALT.
The big GRD cable off of the batt NEG side goes thru the battery box floor and bolts to the frame underneath.
It gets the worst beating of any wire on the entire car with greasy fluids, road grime and exhaust heat.
Start there.
Another one near the starter.
Then a voltage meter on the red lug of the ALT.
Last edited by HeadsU.P.; Jun 30, 2021 at 05:48 PM.
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