MCNX_BFF
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Hello, Everyone!
Well, I have had Beastie for just over a month and have been itchin' to start the resurrection process. I am not sure what "wait awhile" means in Husbandese, but I figured that enough time had passed that I could/should get started on this 7. I began trying my best to figure it out which is difficult for me as I don't know my you-know-what from a solenoid, air pump, etc.
I know it probably sounds really dumb, but I just needed to hear Beastie make some kind of sound. I mentioned to some Spiderpals that I would be okay with not having a full conversation with the car; just a grumble to indicate and reassure me that Beastie had a will to live after all those years of dormancy!! I drained and refilled the oil (it was hideously dark and quite sludgey). Put oil in the carb dashpots (dampers?) as they were bone dry. After 2 wasted days of trying to charge a flat battery with a battery charger from the Cretaceous period, I finally figured out that the battery was a goner or the charger itself chuped. Hey, I never said I was quick! LOL. :blush: Since patience is not one of my greatest assets (add that to my ever-growing list of things to improve on),I moved DH's Silverado as close as I could and hooked up the jumper cables! After a bit, I turned the key in the 7 and the radiator fan gave a twirl and the clock started ticking! Wow! Waited a bit longer, and the warning lights in the pod--ignition, oil, brake,fuel, etc--were glowing. I think I was, too!
Waited some more and tried it again...end result is that the engine cranks, but won't kick over and start. It sounds like it REALLY wanted to, but just wasn't making it. I even tried the starting fluid (ether) with no notable difference. :frown:
I've just returned with a new battery, spark plug sockets, and spark plugs. I am wanting to go out and check for spark, but there's dinner to be made and mundane preparations for the week to hassle with. FYI, things that can arc, spark, ignite, or explode freak me out as getting zapped is a big fear of mine. I think I am on the right track. Am I ?!? So if I have sparks and the car still doesn't start, what is next on the flow chart? If no spark, then what do you recommend? Puhleease, don't say to take it to my mechanic--this car is my "learnermobile". I am heck-bent on trying it myself although, at some point....okay, umm, like I was saying,I want to struggle with it myself :crazy: and in the process hopefully learn a thing or two that I can apply to my first love, Spidey. Don't worry, DH already knows this! Hahaha. Apologies on how long this is and on my total lack of car knowledge. Thanks for reading and for any and all information and tips you can give me.
As always,
Your enthusiastic and eager student enrolled in the Remediation School for Wedges, --Monica.
Well, I have had Beastie for just over a month and have been itchin' to start the resurrection process. I am not sure what "wait awhile" means in Husbandese, but I figured that enough time had passed that I could/should get started on this 7. I began trying my best to figure it out which is difficult for me as I don't know my you-know-what from a solenoid, air pump, etc.
I know it probably sounds really dumb, but I just needed to hear Beastie make some kind of sound. I mentioned to some Spiderpals that I would be okay with not having a full conversation with the car; just a grumble to indicate and reassure me that Beastie had a will to live after all those years of dormancy!! I drained and refilled the oil (it was hideously dark and quite sludgey). Put oil in the carb dashpots (dampers?) as they were bone dry. After 2 wasted days of trying to charge a flat battery with a battery charger from the Cretaceous period, I finally figured out that the battery was a goner or the charger itself chuped. Hey, I never said I was quick! LOL. :blush: Since patience is not one of my greatest assets (add that to my ever-growing list of things to improve on),I moved DH's Silverado as close as I could and hooked up the jumper cables! After a bit, I turned the key in the 7 and the radiator fan gave a twirl and the clock started ticking! Wow! Waited a bit longer, and the warning lights in the pod--ignition, oil, brake,fuel, etc--were glowing. I think I was, too!
I've just returned with a new battery, spark plug sockets, and spark plugs. I am wanting to go out and check for spark, but there's dinner to be made and mundane preparations for the week to hassle with. FYI, things that can arc, spark, ignite, or explode freak me out as getting zapped is a big fear of mine. I think I am on the right track. Am I ?!? So if I have sparks and the car still doesn't start, what is next on the flow chart? If no spark, then what do you recommend? Puhleease, don't say to take it to my mechanic--this car is my "learnermobile". I am heck-bent on trying it myself although, at some point....okay, umm, like I was saying,I want to struggle with it myself :crazy: and in the process hopefully learn a thing or two that I can apply to my first love, Spidey. Don't worry, DH already knows this! Hahaha. Apologies on how long this is and on my total lack of car knowledge. Thanks for reading and for any and all information and tips you can give me.
As always,
Your enthusiastic and eager student enrolled in the Remediation School for Wedges, --Monica.