Re: IML: Starting my 64 Imperial

["Lupe Rodriguez" <lupee@xxxxxxx>]

Mark,
Where is your car located and how much are you asking for 
it? I would not mess around with an 8-year-old battery. It 
is probably badly sulfated and will only take a surface 
charge. Which is not enough to energize the starter.
Lupe
60 Thunderbird Hard Top
64 Imperial Crown Coupe
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Elliott" <deadfishe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 10:13 AM
Subject: IML: Starting my 64 Imperial


FIrst off I would like to thank all those who offered 
suggestions on
my query about starting my Imperial.  I have finally had 
time to go
out and try some of the suggestions.  Here is what I Have 
done so far.

I checked the voltage at the terminals of he battery and it 
is 14.8
volts.  I took off the battery cables and cleaned the 
terminals and
the battery cables.  Measuring the voltage from the cable to 
the
cables I also get 14.8 volts.  I measured the ohms of the 
cables.  On
the positive cable I got .1 ohm, and on the negative cable I 
got
about 1 ohm.  Is that too high on either cable?  The 
positive
cable  goes from the battery to the fender, and then there 
is another
cable that runs from there to the starter.  The resistance 
on the
second cable was 0 according to my wife (I couldn't see the 
ohm meter)

I did try hit hitting the starter with a rubber mallet 
incase it was
just stuck, but that didn't make any difference.

I am definitely hearing a click (like the solenoid) when I 
turn the
key (though it is only a single click, rather than multiple 
(which is
what I am more used to hearing).  There were a couple of 
times where
it sounded like the engine was starting to turn.  So I am 
assuming
that the engine isn't stuck (I haven't tried turning it by 
hand yet).

Is it possible for the battery to have adequate voltage, but 
not
enough current?  I had planned on swapping out a different 
battery,
but all my batteries are the front connect type, and the 
Imperial
requires a top connect battery, plus the voltage seems 
reasonable.

Any additional suggestions?  My wife says to include that if 
anyone
ones a 64 4 door, this one is available cheap.  It is 
complete
(though in pieces), with lots of spare parts.  Though you 
will have
to haul it away (after all, I can't get it started), and it 
will need
to be moved soon.

Thanks,

Mark Elliott
non starting 64 Imperial that needs to be moved.


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