[Chevelle-list] Trouble with the starter on the 69 Chevelle

[John Fig]

Donnie
I agree with Phil...  Tell them to get new cables. 
Corrosion usually happens inside the jacket of the
cable and reduces the amount of current it can carry.

JJ

--- plgchevelle65 at aol.com wrote:

> I always start with the easiest fix.  No juice, no
> click, no nothing & the acc's work.  Assuming it's a
> good battery, dirty or poor battery contacts.  It's
> not the corrosion you can see, it's what you can't
> see between the cables & the posts.  Try cleaning
> the cables & posts & check all contacts.  Somebody
> correct me if I'm wrong but I think the hot weather
> may also have an effect on a corrosive lead contact.
>  I earned a steak dinner & a night with a pretty
> girl on this exact thing many, many, many years
> ago!!      
>           
>  
> Phil G. 65 SS
>  
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DonnieG67 at aol.com
> To: chevelle-list at chevelles.net
> Sent: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 10:24 AM
> Subject: [Chevelle-list] Trouble with the starter on
> the 69 Chevelle
> 
> 
> A member of mine is having problems with his
> starter??  You guys have any suggestions??  Here's
> his story........
>  
> Morning guys (or gals, depending on who opens this
> email),
>  
> I’m having trouble with the starter on the
> Chevelle. Last night I went to start the car it
> wouldn’t start. Turn the key and nothing. No
> click, no nothing. Everything else works,
> headlights, radio, interior light, etc. I was able
> to jump start the car by coasting and letting the
> clutch out. It took me about twenty-five minutes to
> get home. I turned the car off once in the garage,
> then tried starting the car again. The car started
> without hesitation. This is typical when ever I
> experience this problem. This might happen twice in
> a week or it may happen once every couple months.
> The only consistency is it never seems to happen in
> cool weather.
>  
> I’m considering the following items next,
> - by passing the neutral safety switch.
> - installing a new ignition switch.
>  
> A little history,
>  
> This started around three years ago. At that time I
> had a rebuilt GM high torque starter. I installed a
> reduction starter from Jeg’s about six weeks ago
> giving into the heat soak theory with the stock
> starter and headers. I considered changing the
> battery cable along with the starter but it looked
> in perfect shape, no damage or corrosion.
>  
> Any ideas or suggestions?????
>  
>  
> Thanks in advance!
>  
> Donnie
>  
>
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