Not starting
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Not starting
I have been working on the electrical under the dash and now the car will not start. Not even with a jump. Any ideas where I should start first?
Don Avery
Dayton, OH/Sarasota,FL
1985 Pininfarina
2011 Eos
2012 Mercedes E550 Cabriolet
Dayton, OH/Sarasota,FL
1985 Pininfarina
2011 Eos
2012 Mercedes E550 Cabriolet
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Re: Not starting
More information is need from you. Does the car turn over. Do the warning lights in the instruments lite when key is turned etc
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Re: Not starting
The car turned over once, but no longer does. Not even with a jump. I have the speedo and tach gauges currently out of the car, so the lights are unknown. I will not be able to spend time on it until Thursday. My first thought was to check power to the starter.spider2081 wrote:More information is need from you. Does the car turn over. Do the warning lights in the instruments lite when key is turned etc
Don Avery
Dayton, OH/Sarasota,FL
1985 Pininfarina
2011 Eos
2012 Mercedes E550 Cabriolet
Dayton, OH/Sarasota,FL
1985 Pininfarina
2011 Eos
2012 Mercedes E550 Cabriolet
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- Posts: 806
- Joined: Sun Apr 15, 2012 8:51 pm
- Your car is a: 1985 Spider
- Location: Ohio
Re: Not starting
So it turns out the battery was completely dead. So much so that I couldn't even start it with a jump. I've never had that happen before. I have been working on the dash wiring and am wondering if maybe there is a power draw somewhere. I have all the dash back in but the digital clock (which I'm replacing with an analog clock) and the courtesy light. Is it possible one of these being removed causes a constant power draw? Thanks!
Don Avery
Dayton, OH/Sarasota,FL
1985 Pininfarina
2011 Eos
2012 Mercedes E550 Cabriolet
Dayton, OH/Sarasota,FL
1985 Pininfarina
2011 Eos
2012 Mercedes E550 Cabriolet