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73 E-type Roadster short solved- NOW...........
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If connections tight and battery full charged, try taping the starter lightly with hammer while trying to start. Or, if the rear of the starter has a rubber plug or square shaft protruding , take wrench (9/16 or 1/2) and turn starter and try again. If that doesn't work try jumping it. Starter may be stuck on flywheel. You can also put in reverse and try to unjamb starter by rocking car back and forth. Otherwise load test battery and starter,
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Well...here's the crap..
rockin did no good
tighten everthing did no good
charge the battery did no good
jumped it with my wife's XK8 started up!!!
Had battery checked they said it was perfect?????
Has started right up 15 times so far...
Am I missing something?
Pete
rockin did no good
tighten everthing did no good
charge the battery did no good
jumped it with my wife's XK8 started up!!!
Had battery checked they said it was perfect?????
Has started right up 15 times so far...
Am I missing something?
Pete
Marvin Gruber
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Don't forget, just a bad battery post connection. Its busted me a few times.
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Reading this forum paid off today
I have about 150 miles on my “new” S2 since I picked it up from the shop. I try to drive it at least 3 times a week and have had no problems until today. When I came out of the post office and turned the key, I got nothing but a weak grunt. I remembered this series of comments and checked the battery connections. One was loose. I was able to squeeze it tighter with a pair of pliers and that got me home, but I replaced them both this afternoon.
I have about 150 miles on my “new” S2 since I picked it up from the shop. I try to drive it at least 3 times a week and have had no problems until today. When I came out of the post office and turned the key, I got nothing but a weak grunt. I remembered this series of comments and checked the battery connections. One was loose. I was able to squeeze it tighter with a pair of pliers and that got me home, but I replaced them both this afternoon.
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I don't remember my own words. I stopped at Lowes this week and when I got back in the truck, it didn't do anything. It did this a couple of years ago and it was the battery. I just happened to have another battery in the bed of the truck so I just changed it out quickly. I stopped by the battery place to do the warranty thing. They checked the battery and it checked good. We put it back in and it cranked right up. Battery connectors didn't look that bad but one was bad enough to stop it. Made me feel dumb.
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