No-Start rears its ugly head. Saga continues. Sleuth(s) still needed.

[roncruiser]

So far so good. It's a nice and sunny 80 degrees here in San Diego. I've driven the the vehicle all over the place this Super Bowl Sunday getting the engine compartment nice and hot. Thus far, not one "no start". Before the fix, there'd be a few "no starts" a day on a day like this. I'm crossing my fingers. Though, I feel really confident that this fix has worked. I'm not sure what the threshold voltage of the starter solenoid is, but it's obviously above it consistently, now.

 

[Dave 2000]

Sorry I found this thread today as I would have decribed as simple bypass! Old wiring is a PITA and this is a problem on a lot of early Fords, the owners put in new batteries, alternators, starters ect all to no avail. To test I simply run a wire from the battery direct to the starter solenoid and away you go. If you strip back the insulation on your old wiring you normally find the copper inside is black with age. To add to your woes as you search around the engine compartment or change the starter you move the offending wire/s and they connect internally for a few days and you think you have sorted it untill vibration moves them back to their original position and then the problem returns.

Hope you are all sorted now,

regards

Dave

 

[ardentyota]

So far so good. It's a nice and sunny 80 degrees here in San Diego. I've driven the the vehicle all over the place this Super Bowl Sunday getting the engine compartment nice and hot. Thus far, not one "no start". Before the fix, there'd be a few "no starts" a day on a day like this. I'm crossing my fingers. Though, I feel really confident that this fix has worked. I'm not sure what the threshold voltage of the starter solenoid is, but it's obviously above it consistently, now.

So you HADN'T tried everything? ;p

Glad it seems to be working for you!

 

[roncruiser]

Sorry I found this thread today as I would have decribed as simple bypass! Old wiring is a PITA and this is a problem on a lot of early Fords, the owners put in new batteries, alternators, starters ect all to no avail. To test I simply run a wire from the battery direct to the starter solenoid and away you go. If you strip back the insulation on your old wiring you normally find the copper inside is black with age. To add to your woes as you search around the engine compartment or change the starter you move the offending wire/s and they connect internally for a few days and you think you have sorted it untill vibration moves them back to their original position and then the problem returns.

Hope you are all sorted now,

regards

Dave

Yeah, the stock starter wire to the solenoid is just bad somewhere. At some junction, connector, or the wire itself. Most assume that the wiring is the last thing to check. I certainly did.

So you HADN'T tried everything? ;p

Glad it seems to be working for you!

I stand corrected! I tried almost everything ;p

 

[CowboyUp]

Yeah, the stock starter wire to the solenoid is just bad somewhere. At some junction, connector, or the wire itself. Most assume that the wiring is the last thing to check. I certainly did.



I stand corrected! I tried almost everything ;p

Howdy

How is going so far with your cruiser?
My cruiser started to give me headaches too. Yesterday I used two battery to start up and that was with loud pop noises and hard work for the engine and today started at first fire up ( less cold outside too).
The battery is new, the starter just I rebuild 3 months ago ( I don't followed the 220 # + press guidelines at all ), neutral battery terminal just bean replaced and now I am ready to follow the most successful solution that was done until now .

 

[bpenn1980]

Hey Ron,
I'm hoping since this thread died that your problem was solved with the new wiring? Just getting started on my own intermittent no start problem...

 

[roncruiser]

Hey Ron,
I'm hoping since this thread died that your problem was solved with the new wiring? Just getting started on my own intermittent no start problem...

Hey there,

I haven't had one no-start since adding the relay. The problem was solved as soon as I added the relay in other words. Bypass all the other fixes and do the relay fix first. It'll save you time and headaches. Then work backwards from there.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Good luck.

Ron

 

[bpenn1980]

Hey there,

I haven't had one no-start since adding the relay. The problem was solved as soon as I added the relay in other words. Bypass all the other fixes and do the relay fix first. It'll save you time and headaches. Then work backwards from there.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Good luck.

Ron

Awesome. Four and a half years in remission. I read through both of your threads (Iliad and Odyssey), so I'll take your advice and start from the end and work backwards! Also, thanks for tying this thread off. I'm sure some poor soul will benefit from it some day.

 

[concretejungle]

i'm in the same boat. With the jumper wire in place i haven't had a no start yet... knocking on wood....

 

[tomcat]

Bump
So my long journey is about to begin. thanks for the info, I am sure it will help heaps.