Car not cranking
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- Your car is a: 1980 Fiat Spider 2000
Car not cranking
Well my 1980 Fiat Spider carbureted decided to not crank. It was perfectly fine I had driven it earlier in the day. Tried it later and all the electricity works and I could hear 1 click from the relay when I turned the key, but it wouldn’t crank. It’s been like this for 4 days and still nothing. Any ideas?
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Re: Car not cranking
I just had a similar experience with my 78. It was the ignition switch. I pushed on the wires going to the terminals, and suddenly had power.
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Re: Car not cranking
I'd check the usual stuff first:
- Check/clean battery terminals
- Check battery voltage when attempting to crank
- Charge the battery or try cranking while getting jumped by another car
- Add a ground from engine to frame
If the click is coming from the starter solenoid, then it is not the ignition switch.
- Check/clean battery terminals
- Check battery voltage when attempting to crank
- Charge the battery or try cranking while getting jumped by another car
- Add a ground from engine to frame
If the click is coming from the starter solenoid, then it is not the ignition switch.
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Re: Car not cranking
Ok thanks y’all. I’ll try these things.
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Re: Car not cranking
IS this problem resolved???