Re: Not cranking ...

[Dave Casey <polara413@xxxxxxxxx>]

Your battery voltage is fine.

Ballast resistor will affect spark, not cranking.

"One click and then nothing" is characteristic of a loose battery connection (or loose connection at the starter relay, or the starter itself.

Make sure all those are tight.

Other possibilities are bad starter or bad starter relay.

Dave Casey

On Wed, Sep 6, 2023 at 2:38 PM Jim Altemose <jaltemoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

My 63 Polara was driving great all of the long weekend.  Parked it then went to start it and got a slight click then nothing.  Measured the battery voltage and it's 12.49.  Is that enough or border line?  I'll try charging it later.  Maybe bad alternator?  If I charge it and it starts, I'll check the voltage again.

Thought it might be neutral safety switch so I shifted out of park and stayed in neutral.  Still nothing.

Tried a different and new ballast resistor and nothing.

Lights come on but maybe that's irrelevant.

Any thoughts?  Thanks.

- Jim

Jim Altemose, Long Island, NY
'63 Polara 500 (Max Wedge)
'63 Polara 500 (383)
'65 Belvedere I (Street Wedge)
'71 Bronco

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