Electrical gremlin
#785953
08/27/10 09:34 PM
08/27/10 09:34 PM
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RoyceFlo73
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Alright, so I put a new wire harness into my car over the early summer and am finally gettin some more time. So here is where I am at: Headlights, interior, radio, ect all work fine. The engine is all wired up; there are a couple extra wires that appear to be for the A/C which my car doesn't have and the new harness did. I have a weisco HEI distributor. The starter is a reman but is kinda garbage (will be replacing soon, just trying to get it running). I have the pos. on the Ign. coil wired to the DBL* that is marked for Ignition 1, it leads off the Ign. switch into the bulk head point marked N on my diagram (haynes). The distributor from there is wired to the coil + to + and - to -. The starter relay is wired correctly. I kinda question the neutral safety switch wire. It runs from the same bulk head connector as the wiper motor and I may have it connected wrong. However, the neutral safety switch has 3 wires that run to a plug, and then to the bulk head. The bulk head then has a single wire lead, that is what I have attached to my "neutral safety switch" spot on the starter relay. The starter is then ran to the battery with it's obvious wires. When I turn the key... NOTHING happens. It doesn't even sound like it wants to turn over, it does not sound like I have power at all. All my lights and acc. work, so it has a proper ground. My thoughts are maybe A. Dead starter B. Wrong ign. wire to coil C. Bad starter relay D. NO CLUE or any or all of the above I know that was long and probably kinda confusing. Thanks a lot in advance!
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Re: Electrical gremlin
[Re: RoyceFlo73]
#785954
08/27/10 09:45 PM
08/27/10 09:45 PM
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zrxkawboy
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Sorry to say, but you're gonna have to get a wiring diagram from a FSM, and go at it with a voltmeter.
What kind of car, BTW?
It's Swifty! Swifty, you toad sucker!
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Re: Electrical gremlin
[Re: convx4]
#785958
08/27/10 10:12 PM
08/27/10 10:12 PM
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RoyceFlo73
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It does not sound like a electrical gremlin to me.
The ones I have seen, hiss and crackle then the let all the smoke out of the wiring.
Ya, I know that kind too. That's why I am re-wiring in the first place
Thats kinda what I keep thinking to myself. I should have power to that wire after I turn the key correct?
And stumpy...I don't know what you mean by jumping the starter?
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Re: Electrical gremlin
[Re: convx4]
#785964
08/28/10 12:25 PM
08/28/10 12:25 PM
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stumpy
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Jumming the post will tell if the starter is working, not if it is wired properly. The yellow wire from the ignition switch is what activates the starter solenoid.
It will tell if the ignition is correct as far as the engine running which will take some of the worry out of the wiring he has done.
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Re: Electrical gremlin
[Re: stumpy]
#785965
08/28/10 01:54 PM
08/28/10 01:54 PM
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Quote:
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Jumming the post will tell if the starter is working, not if it is wired properly. The yellow wire from the ignition switch is what activates the starter solenoid.
It will tell if the ignition is correct as far as the engine running which will take some of the worry out of the wiring he has done.
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