it would be a simple thing to wire a button to the start relay and try that, it sounds like a switch to me. tom --- Jim500mopar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > The starting problem happened again, in completely > different circumstance. > > 2 no-starts out of about 25 times since getting '65 > Coronet 500 w/495 roller > wedge back on road. First time, car was dead cold > in morning, turned key one > position to get electrics going, fuel cell in trunk > ran, twisted key to > cranking position, nothing. No clicks, no rotation. > Came back to car some hours > later, it started immediately. > > A week later, after driving to work to show it off > to my grudgingly admiring > Chevy pals, ran to 3-4 stores getting parts, etc, > all restarts fine. Got > home, shutoff in driveway to open gates, etc., then > same exact no-start symptom as > above, only fully hot engine. Rowed the 727 shifter > around, no help, so yes, > neutral safety switch not likely. > > Haven't checked timing, don't know how yet, but it > was set by a shop owner > who has worked on and raced Mopars for 30 years. He > hasn't had the car yet to > analyze. > > New 800cca battery, all new wiring. No need for two > batteries, engine builder > starts his '70 Roadrunner with 800+ cid wedge just > fine with one battery & > same wiring system as he installed in my car. > > One possibility mentioned is that my hi-torque > Dakota-type starter was > weakened during only 3-4000 miles of running with my > last 440 build, which ran hot > all the time, burned plug boots, etc. A > well-meaning friend probably put the > cam in wrong, had timing way off. Anyway, might > have roasted the starter with > the 2-inch TTI headers? But, wouldn't I have the > trouble more often, if so? > > PS West coast show/swap coming up 10/15, Chrysler > Performance West club's > "Fall Fling", Van Nuys, Ca. We usually see around > 400 Mopars on display. Our > spring shows now 2 days, in mid-Aprils, have seen as > many as 650 cars. > > -- > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > Your free subscription is supported by today's > sponsor: > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Is your computer freezing up or slowing down? > Repair corrupt files and harmful errors - protect > your PC > Take a 2-minute PC health check-up at no charge! > caadVJEbOgXg2f/PC > PowerScan > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to > only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., > send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well > as other personal messages only to the intended > recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This > practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total > volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to > Mopar topic. Thanks! > > '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. > > > > ______________________________________________________ Yahoo! for Good Donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/