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1. Starting problems (79 B) (score: 1)
Author: "Keith G." <k2@gernertzone.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 07:56:44 -0400
So I finally get the carb rebuilt and back on the car, hook up the battery and turn the key, and -- nothing. In several attempts there was a sound something like a grinding (that's the closest term I
/html/mgs/2004-07/msg00466.html (7,166 bytes)

2. Re: Starting problems (79 B) (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 15:43:05 +0100
If you can hear grinding it ain't electrical but mechanical! Unless the battery is flat! When you turn the key ideally you should hear the engine turning over and firing up. Failing that you might he
/html/mgs/2004-07/msg00467.html (7,863 bytes)

3. Re: Starting problems (79 B) (score: 1)
Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 11:09:55 -0400
A sound something like a grind, followed by nothing is very frequently caused by a bit of corrosion on a battery terminal. The starter is not receiving the power it needs to operate properly. Clean
/html/mgs/2004-07/msg00469.html (7,576 bytes)

4. Re: Starting problems (79 B) (score: 1)
Author: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 12:06:36 -0500
That sound might be the solenoid chattering. Here's why that happens: 1. A bad battery connection or corroded inner solenoid contact limits the amount of current the system can carry. 2. When the sta
/html/mgs/2004-07/msg00471.html (8,820 bytes)

5. Re: Starting problems (79 B) (score: 1)
Author: Barrie Robinson <barrie@look.ca>
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 11:19:44 -0700
You can buy a post and clamp cleaner from any good auto parts place. This has the advantage of scouring in a circular format - unlike a knife! You just keep turning it until you have a nice shiny fin
/html/mgs/2004-07/msg00483.html (9,553 bytes)

6. Re: Starting problems (79 B) (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 09:52:43 +0100
Almost. The bad connection has to be on the battery side of the solenoid. If it is the solenoid contacts that are bad the motor can run slowly (or not at all and just give a 'clonk') but the system v
/html/mgs/2004-07/msg00498.html (8,958 bytes)


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