[DeTomaso] no crank, no start

[Rob Dumoulin]

Clean with sandpaper all wires going to the starter and the solenoid. I got
stranded once with the same issue and that got me going.

On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 11:43 PM, John Maffeo <johnmaffeo1 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> A few months ago, I went to start my car, and it would not start. It
> cranked,
> but no start. The next time I tried, a few days after that, no crank, no
> start.... just a click.
>
> I thought that the battery was dead so I bought a new one. Same problem, no
> crank, just a click.
>
> I returned the new battery and put the old one on a charger. I installed a
> negative battery cut-off in case there was a drain on the battery.
>
> I thought the starter (6 year old db mini torque) might be bad, so I hit it
> a
> few times with a hammer. The car started right up!
>
> A few weeks later, no crank just a click. Hitting the starter did not work.
> back
> to where I started.
>
> I ordered a new starter from db electrical. I installed it tonight, and I
> still
> have the same problem. No crank. just a click.
>
> any ideas on what might be wrong?
>
> thanks in advance.
>
> John
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