Hi folks,
I have a 1970 SIIa 88”, gas. On rare occasions, she will turn over but not catch. When this happens, I jiggle the appropriate wires, and she starts. This was a fine solution for a long time. Then, she died when my wife was driving her, and I had to trek across town to jiggle wires. This was a pain in my butt, so I replaced 2 wires: from the coil to the distributor and from the coil to the fusebox. She was happy again (and so was my wife).
But, alas, less than 2 weeks later a new problem (that is likely related): no joy when trying to start her. Nothing, not turning over, etc. Dim lights. Ok, so I got a new battery to replace the 6 year old one in her, thinking that was reasonable. Next, following a brief blip on the first attempt after the new battery, she now does nothing – no lights, not turning over, completely dead (but a nice new battery nonetheless!). Fuses are intact, but nothing is live.
I was thinking that if the battery didn’t solve things and she didn't turn over it was likely the ignition switch, but now that nothing at all is happening I’m thinking it’s something else. I haven’t yet crawled around, but I’m confident the ground is good, and I know the battery is good.
Ideas?
Thanks in advance.
I have a 1970 SIIa 88”, gas. On rare occasions, she will turn over but not catch. When this happens, I jiggle the appropriate wires, and she starts. This was a fine solution for a long time. Then, she died when my wife was driving her, and I had to trek across town to jiggle wires. This was a pain in my butt, so I replaced 2 wires: from the coil to the distributor and from the coil to the fusebox. She was happy again (and so was my wife).
But, alas, less than 2 weeks later a new problem (that is likely related): no joy when trying to start her. Nothing, not turning over, etc. Dim lights. Ok, so I got a new battery to replace the 6 year old one in her, thinking that was reasonable. Next, following a brief blip on the first attempt after the new battery, she now does nothing – no lights, not turning over, completely dead (but a nice new battery nonetheless!). Fuses are intact, but nothing is live.
I was thinking that if the battery didn’t solve things and she didn't turn over it was likely the ignition switch, but now that nothing at all is happening I’m thinking it’s something else. I haven’t yet crawled around, but I’m confident the ground is good, and I know the battery is good.
Ideas?
Thanks in advance.
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