I suppose I've narrowed it down a bit....today I disconnected the battery cables from the battery: and using jumper cables again hooked a new battery into the circuit. Volt meter is slightly under 12 volts at this point and
still nary a click or whine from the starter at the turn of the key. Leaving the key in the off position, I used a screwdriver across the terminals of the relay and the motor did crank over, slowly but the starter worked. At this point I changed from the
"new" battery to a now fully charged booster pack and jumpered the relay terminals again which spun it pretty well, key still in the off position. Finally, I pumped the gas one time, turned the key on, jumped across the relay terminals and it fired up as
it normally does. I got it back in the shop to fix whatever happens to be the culprit at least. I can rule out the starter I suppose, and I think the battery can be checked for a good/notgood condition, but does this say anything about the relay being suspect
or not? I also noticed that of the six caps on the battery, one showed some chalky-like residue around it; as if some acid had puked past the seal on that cell. Whatever it is can't be too serious, (and hopefully not too expensive to fix). Does this add any
info as to what the problem truly is, to those more knowledgeable than myself ? Between the exhaust leak, the transmission leak, and the laughable mpg, I wonder why we fool with these things sooo much...then I remembered that I had just started a dead car
by leaning over a fender and jumping terminals with a screwdriver....not gonna happen in a Prius.
Always Mopar,
John Hammond
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Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 6:41 PM
Subject: Re: '64 440 Wagon won't start-was fine yesterday after several test drives....
I've had a similar problem on my 63 SF. In my case it was a loose connection at the starter. Be sure to check that as well
Paul L.
On Friday, November 16, 2012 11:28:22 PM UTC-6, John Hammond wrote:
I got the '64 440 powered 330 out yesterday and did a few test runs. 727 has a nagging drip so I topped off the fluid and went for a short drive. Nothing really out of the ordinary: although recent night drives seem to tax
the electrical so bad it acts as if the ignition is going away. During this, the volt meter, (ammeter long since removed from harness), shows 12+ volts at 55mph or above. All the lights are bright and functioning correctly too. Back to the story, wagon starts
at the turn of the key repetedly five or six times, no problem. This afternoon turn the key and not so much as a whine or even a click, volt meter shows 10 volts. So battery must be low, I thought; booster pack hooked up. Volt meter shows 12 volts, again
nothing. Finally two batteries from booster cables, same result...dead, dead, dead. Again, no matter the voltage shown on the gauge, 10, 12+, or 14+ everything works except the starter. I don't understand what could have just quit overnight when all was well
24 hours ago. Both the starter and the alternator are new Powermaster parts, the VR is the electronic replacement, the additional charging wire suggested by Powermaster was run, the ignition is the Summit MoparPerf. type electronic conversion, all of these
parts have about 1200 miles total on them. The starter relay, is original. The battery is old, and needing replacement I know-but I doubt that being the problem considering the juice poured at it today. I don't really know where to start on this. I thought
I had all the bases covered. Anybody that can help out on this would be most appreciated... thanks in advance to any and all who respond.
Always Mopar,
John Hammond
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