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Old Man with a Hat
I just happen to look down and noticed the voltmeter gauge stop registering as I was driving this morning (the factory amp gauge is bypassed). Also the turn signals, the tachometer and wipers bombed out (everything else works...interior lights, horn, heat, cig lighter..) I stopped to park thinking it was just a fuse. It was fine. So I try to restart the engine and turn the key....it cranks, cranks and cranks but will not flip over. Did this multiple times before finally popping the hood. I ruled out a no spark condition as I had someone get in and turn the key while I held the coil wire - dist tower end. (I know thats shade tree stuff but it was cold and I didn't feel like pulling my test light/multimeter rig out). Nonetheless there's plenty of juice cause it went right thru me (also negates bad orange box, voltage reg, busted/crack ballast resistor). Fuel pressure is good.
So I sit and crank, crank, crank it....finally not wanting to run the battery down I let the car sit for a good hour. I turn the key again, crank crank crank crank now it starts to sound like the engine is trying to catch so I stay on it and finally trips and stumbles over. Usually it only takes a quick flip of the key and the car starts immediately.
Any ideas what's going on here? Obviously it can't be a fuse.
So I sit and crank, crank, crank it....finally not wanting to run the battery down I let the car sit for a good hour. I turn the key again, crank crank crank crank now it starts to sound like the engine is trying to catch so I stay on it and finally trips and stumbles over. Usually it only takes a quick flip of the key and the car starts immediately.
Any ideas what's going on here? Obviously it can't be a fuse.