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I have paid not gotten solution yet. Starter had stopped working. Took off and tested. Cleaned connections. Starter fine. There is a short somewhere that is stopping the gauges in the dash all but the fuel gauge. Air cond fan switch only works on high, not compressor not coming on. Is problem in Switch? Is there a relay here? Help
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so the starter was tested but was it tested properly
was a torque test done to check the pinion drive clutch for operation
sounds like either that clutch is faulty or the pinion drive is not being moved out by the solenoid linkage before the starter is engaged
If it is not the ignition fuse, you have a bad connection or maybe a ground somewhere. Make sure that your battery terminals are cleaned and make sure all wires are connected and look for tears of some kind. Make sure that the wires that go to the starter are hooked up properly and make sure there is no loose wires or tears. All ground wires are black. Make sure all your grounds are grounded. I believe you have a bad connection or loose wire somewhere. That is about all it could be, I would check the main wire that goes from the hotside post down to the starter. Check that one closely. If the starter is not getting the power it should, good battery or not, it's not going to start. Best wishes.
Since you did not have your starter rebuilt.. you may have gotten hold of post 75 starter.. there are differences.. the pre 75 have heavier windings and the copper tab to the solenoid is in a slightly different location. Also there should be a heat shield on the solenoid. You didn't mention if this happened after the car was hot or cold..
If this occurs when cold.. remove the starter and check the armature shaft.. it could be fractured.. it will work on the bench just fine.. but eventually under load.. will fail..
Obivously check all connections..cable condition.. and especially grounds.
Lastly.. it is not unsual for the auotpart store books to cross reference the wrong starter for these big blocks.. some starter replacements are often wrong for the year/motor and will extend the starter gear too far...
never mind "A"join the club there keep taking the pills
take a screw driver and short out the battery wire to the small terminal on the starter this should spin the starter over and the engine at the same time if nothing happens the solenoid cap on the starter is faulty, you should here it click in to spin the motor up
if it clicks but still no go then its the starter motor its self likley to be brushes
first, i would bring the battery somewhere like autozone, where they can do a free diagnostic check. definately sounds like a battery problem to me. a bad starter should not have that affect on the entire electrical system and will not work if there is not enough current available. if the battery is not the culprit, you may have a bad relay or fusible link somewhere, but i am willing to bet it is the battery.
Check the fuses in the fuse box. Use the diagram on the back of the cover. also check to see if there is power to them by using a light bulb tester. That should determine if you have a short or a cut wire somewhere.
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