Re: 164 S Won't Start

[Richard Welty <rwelty@domain.elided>]

On Fri, 29 Nov 2002 22:38:24 -0500 Rex Cars <rexcars@domain.elided> wrote:

> Richard is right, it is cold in Averill Park.

ah, but i'm not in Averill Park, i'm 3 miles away. it's only a postal
accident that permits me to use the address.
 
> My 1991 164 S did an odd thing tonight:  it totally refused to even
> think about starting.  I put the key in and turned it, and aside from
> the relay in the dash that cuts out the headlights, no sound whatsoever.
> No click from the solenoid, no groan from the starter, nothing.  

> The voltmeter shows around 12 volts (maybe 11.9).  Has the voltage
> dropped too low.  What else could be causing this odd symptom?

12- is too low. you definitely should be seeing more voltage. is this
across the battery terminals? i'd clean things up.

how old is the battery, and what voltage do you see across the battery
terminals when the car is running and the alternator is energized?

richard
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Richard Welty                                         rwelty@domain.elided
Averill Park Networking                                         518-573-7592
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