[DeTomaso] no crank, no start

[John Maffeo]

All,

thanks fior the advice, I will try cleaning the wire connections when I get home 
from work tonight.

John




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From: Rob Dumoulin <rob at dumoulins.net>
To: John Maffeo <johnmaffeo1 at yahoo.com>
Cc: mail list Pantera <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Fri, July 1, 2011 4:33:59 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] no crank, no start

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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