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Turn the key - Nothing happens ** SOLVED**
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02/14/09 11:48 PM
02/14/09 11:48 PM
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A_Roldan
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First of all:
1969 Dodge Coronet / stock 225 cid Slant Six / 904 Auto Trans
OK, I tried to start my car today. I have owned it for a year and I have never tried to start it before. I decided to take a break from doing bodywork and see if I could get it running. Just to do some mechanical work.
I get nothing. When I turn the key to the start position nothing happens. Nothing at all.
I put 5 gallons of gas in the tank. I bought a new battery. When I turn the key to the run position, the OIL light comes on and the needle on the factory ALTERNATOR gauge goes down (toward the "D") slightly. When I turn the key to the start position the red OIL light dims but nothing else happens. Nothing at all.
I replaced the starter relay. Without any reason except that it looked about 8,000 years old so I figured I should replace it anyway. Tomorrow I will pick up a multimeter and start working my way through the service manual to start diagnosing the problem. I figured I would take the ignition switch out of the dash and test if it is sending current in the start position. I should have 12 volts coming in and 12 volts going out, correct? I should have current going out through the RUN position, correct?
It’s been a while since I’ve done any electrical work and I appreciate all the help I can get. I bought this car to get into a restoration hobby so I’m looking forward to re-learning all this stuff.
If someone could start steering me in which direction I should be looking and what I should be trying I would appreciate it.
Thanks.
~Angel
Last edited by A_Roldan; 02/15/09 11:17 AM.
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Re: Turn the key - Nothing happens
[Re: A_Roldan]
#225215
02/15/09 12:30 AM
02/15/09 12:30 AM
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stumpy
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Move the shifter around while you hold the key in start. It sounds like a neutral saftey switch problem. Or try shorting across the starter relay. If it turns over then you do have a neutral swicth problem.
Last edited by stumpy; 02/15/09 12:32 AM.
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Re: Turn the key - Nothing happens
[Re: A_Roldan]
#225217
02/15/09 04:09 AM
02/15/09 04:09 AM
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fastnos
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Charge the battery. Put a charger on it for a few hours, or better yet trickle charge it over night.
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Re: Turn the key - Nothing happens
[Re: A_Roldan]
#225221
02/15/09 11:05 AM
02/15/09 11:05 AM
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RapidRobert
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Take the NSS connector off of it's male lug on the starter relay & jump the MALE LUG to ground. I think it's the one with the angled connector on it & it will say "grn" on the brown fiber face next to it. A 4" jumper wire with the appropriate terminals on each end works fine, one under the starter relay mounting bolt(clean the base) & the other end to the male lug.
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Re: Turn the key - Nothing happens
[Re: A_Roldan]
#225223
02/15/09 11:22 AM
02/15/09 11:22 AM
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RapidRobert
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What Stumpy said, you might move the shifter linkage back & forth a bit while holding the key on "crank" & see if it's just a slight linkage adjustment(shortening or lengthening the rod) needed rather than a new NSS switch.
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