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12/26/05
| C.L. Gartman
Posted on 12/26/2005 2:10:31 PM PST by the_red_anedote
Edited on 12/26/2005 2:21:13 PM PST by Admin Moderator.
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To: Darksheare
I thought vapor lock was only in the summer?
861
posted on
01/02/2006 11:15:33 AM PST
by
Monkey Face
("He's so old his blood type was discontinued." ~~ Bill Dana)
To: Monkey Face
"Is it: the starter, the battery, or a short in the wiring to and/or from the ignition to something else?" No to all. Your battery is okay. Your starter is likely okay. It could be some kind of "computer" or electrical problem related to the electric choke.
862
posted on
01/02/2006 11:15:40 AM PST
by
NicknamedBob
(How can I compete in a world of Cat 5 and wireless when my brain is wired by knob and tube?)
To: Irish_Thatcherite
863
posted on
01/02/2006 11:16:20 AM PST
by
stephenjohnbanker
(Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our troops at home and abroad!!)
To: Monkey Face
Battery. Starter wire. Ground. Something like that. Not enough juice making it to the starter to kick it over. Could be that sitting over night is enough for the battery to "catalyize" enough juice to turn it over once in the morning.
Take it in and have them check the battery with a scope or a battery hydrometer (about $3 at a auto parts store for a hydrometer gradiated for lead/acid batteries).
864
posted on
01/02/2006 11:17:02 AM PST
by
Dead Corpse
(Anyone who needs to be persuaded to be free, doesn't deserve to be. -El Neil)
To: NicknamedBob
It's an '83...I don't know if it is in the "computer chip" category. It doesn't even have a cigarette lighter.
865
posted on
01/02/2006 11:17:05 AM PST
by
Monkey Face
("He's so old his blood type was discontinued." ~~ Bill Dana)
To: stephenjohnbanker
As simple as 3.1415926535897932384626433832795!!!!
866
posted on
01/02/2006 11:17:11 AM PST
by
Irish_Thatcherite
(~~~A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!~~~)
To: Monkey Face; NoCmpromiz
867
posted on
01/02/2006 11:18:03 AM PST
by
Darksheare
(Bezerky Jerky the funky Turkey jerky strips! Yum!)
To: Irish_Thatcherite
"Copy and paste from Notepad, in other words." Not quite. You have to make sure that your references to images have the proper prefix address all through your document, and don't depend on a previous, and possibly missing, address.
868
posted on
01/02/2006 11:18:10 AM PST
by
NicknamedBob
(How can I compete in a world of Cat 5 and wireless when my brain is wired by knob and tube?)
To: Dead Corpse
My neighbor called AAA and they came out with a battery checker and said the battery was working 100%...but that was after the truck had sat for over an hour.
869
posted on
01/02/2006 11:18:14 AM PST
by
Monkey Face
("He's so old his blood type was discontinued." ~~ Bill Dana)
To: stephenjohnbanker
Chicoms now have leather gear as standard issue uniforms!!
870
posted on
01/02/2006 11:19:07 AM PST
by
Irish_Thatcherite
(~~~A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!~~~)
To: Darksheare
Vapor lock wouldn't effect turning the engine over. It'd just choke it's fuel supply. If all she's getting is a "click", then the solenoid is engaging but not enough juice is getting to the windings to turn the motor.
871
posted on
01/02/2006 11:21:33 AM PST
by
Dead Corpse
(Anyone who needs to be persuaded to be free, doesn't deserve to be. -El Neil)
To: stephenjohnbanker; Irish_Thatcherite
"Simple as 3.1416?" I like to use 355/113
It's not too difficult to remember, and it gives you very good accuracy, even on a calculator without a pi key.
872
posted on
01/02/2006 11:22:24 AM PST
by
NicknamedBob
(How can I compete in a world of Cat 5 and wireless when my brain is wired by knob and tube?)
To: Dead Corpse
So it may be a short in the wiring somewhere?
873
posted on
01/02/2006 11:22:25 AM PST
by
Monkey Face
("He's so old his blood type was discontinued." ~~ Bill Dana)
To: Monkey Face
It doesn't turn over at all though? Or does it?
Another thing to check is the Reverse lockout switch. If the engine cranks, but no start, try turning the key off, jiggle the shift lever a bit while it's in park. Try it again.
Just tossing out ideas...
874
posted on
01/02/2006 11:23:55 AM PST
by
Dead Corpse
(Anyone who needs to be persuaded to be free, doesn't deserve to be. -El Neil)
To: Dead Corpse
True.
You'd think after having the starter in my beat up car do something interesting that sounded similar, I'd have thought of that.
875
posted on
01/02/2006 11:25:09 AM PST
by
Darksheare
(Bezerky Jerky the funky Turkey jerky strips! Yum!)
To: NicknamedBob
It's an infinite decimal, I think some fellow got to 8 million decimal places (or is that 8 billion?), and could still go further!!
876
posted on
01/02/2006 11:26:16 AM PST
by
Irish_Thatcherite
(~~~A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!~~~)
To: NicknamedBob
877
posted on
01/02/2006 11:27:05 AM PST
by
Irish_Thatcherite
(~~~A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!~~~)
To: Darksheare
It could also be the ignition lock cylinder, but normally if you jiggle the key between attempts, you'll get it to catch.
This really sounds like the battery has good juice, the switch and solenoid are ok, but something else needs a breather before it'll crank. If it was cranking, but no spark, I'd agree with a fuel problem. However, the fact that it's giving a "click-click-click" kinda thing sounds like a starter issue somehow. That'd be a ground, fried primary windings, heat soak from the exhaust (too hot exhaust or a dying starter, either aren't good), ect...
878
posted on
01/02/2006 11:29:11 AM PST
by
Dead Corpse
(Anyone who needs to be persuaded to be free, doesn't deserve to be. -El Neil)
To: Dead Corpse
"Ideas" is what I need. It will start first time, but if I leave it for less than 15 minutes, it won't start. I'll get a "tik-tik-tik" or I may get no sound at all...just the dash lights coming on.
It's a standard, 4-speed.
The starter was replaced in October when I got the truck, but I don't know where the starter came from, as my son-in-law put it in. (He owns this place: http://www.renegadehybrids.com )
I plan on leaving Wednesday morning for Vegas and he can check it out then, but I'm worried about the trip...I have to stop for gas once, and I'm now paranoid...this is the second time it has done this in the last week ~~ it's never done it before.
879
posted on
01/02/2006 11:29:27 AM PST
by
Monkey Face
("He's so old his blood type was discontinued." ~~ Bill Dana)
To: Irish_Thatcherite
If you compare 355/113 to pi using a good calculator, I think you'll find it's close enough for most purposes.
2.67 X e-7
880
posted on
01/02/2006 11:29:31 AM PST
by
NicknamedBob
(How can I compete in a world of Cat 5 and wireless when my brain is wired by knob and tube?)
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