Electrical Help on a '56

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

Sometimes if the battery is stone dead, it won't jump start even if there isn't 
anything else wrong.

Paul

In a message dated 10/24/2003 2:16:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time, roger crabtree 
<rcrabshish@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>Hi, did anyone try jump starting the car? This will
>tell you what is wrong and where to start. If it
>starts, battery or connection. Use good cables!
>Walmart specials are not good cables. Always connect
>the dead battery first then the jump vehicle. Connect
>the ground clamp to a grounded metal body source on
>the jump vehicle. Sparks and batteries do not mix. RC 
>
>
>Philippe Courant <accf-club@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >
>>
>> >
>> >I've measured the resistance across the resistor -
>> ~2 megohms which leads me 
>> >to believe it's dead although I couldn't find a
>> definite value in the service 
>> >manual.
>> >
>> Yes, it's dead ! The resistance is around 1 ohm (for
>> '57 engine: 0.665 
>> to 0.735 ohm at 70° F). But itsn't the reason of the
>> "click-click" .. If 
>> you hear it, the starter relay is OK. Ther's too
>> much resistance 
>> somewhere, electrical resistance (corroded posts on
>> battery or on 
>> starter, corroded cables from battery to starter).
>> Try to replace the 
>> main cable with another or put one in parallel. Or
>> mechanical resistance 
>> in engine or trans.
>> 
>> I remember a curious thing which happened to me
>> several times on my '58 
>> Bui*k. I had no battery security switch so when i
>> parked the car for a 
>> long time i removed the + cable from the battery
>> post. When i installed 
>> it again and wedged it (i didn't tighten the nut ..)
>> the first time i 
>> tried to crank the car, "click" and nothing happened
>> ! The gauges , 
>> warning light, dome lights went off.. So i moved a
>> little the battery 
>> post ( cleaned it if i wasn't in a hurry..) because
>> it seems that a 
>> suddent corosion (carbon of sparks between post and
>> cable ?) developped 
>> on the battery post and insulated the post !
>> 
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>> 
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