Trying to start the car
 

Ok trying to start the car tonight. Just wanna check some things with ya'll. First off my battery is reading low. Its old but i just wanted to give it a try lol. It reads around 11.7. I know on the starter theres a wire that goes to the ign switch. When i test that for voltage i really dont get anything. Is that b/c of the battery? Another thing when i try to jump the starter using a wire from the battery feed nothing happens. Im assuming this is b/c of the low reading or a bad engine ground. Any input? Thanks!

try the pullstring

A full battery should read 12.7 volts. If you have the heavy guage wire going to the starter you shoul be able to jumper between the heavy cable and the small wire from the ign switch (in neutral) and have it spin over. If not you may have a ground issue. Check grounds from battery to the engine and engine to firewall or chassis. 11.7 SHOULD turn over at least.

yeahh thats what im suspecting. im thinking the paint is stopping the engine ground to the chassis. i'll have to make sure its metal to metal....it prolly isn't lol

That'll cause problems for sure.

time to go ls1

Yep..time to start over.

ALWAYS remove paint from any surface when creating a ground.

He doesn't want to slow the car down.

yeahh i was hoping when i put the bolt through the hole it would strip the paint out. prolly needs to be put in and out a few more times

THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!!!!

Good luck getting the car started.

No, the SURFACE where the ground wire touches the body needs to be cleaned as well. Don't rely on the bolt to form the bond, TRUST me.

I lol'd

car cranks when i jump the starter to by pass the ign switch. hopefully just need a new one and not wiring under the dash

What about your neutral safety switch or clutch safety switch? Hooked up?

yeahh thats all good. should the car turn over jumping the starter?

The engine should spin. The car itself should stay put lol. Unless its in gear!

ok just wanted to check lol. i know there should be fuel. now gotta test for spark it seems

if you are just jumping the starter than NO, the vehicle will not start. The ignition switch will open the current to go back to to the fusebox and open the relay for the fuel pump and your distributor, coilpacks or whatever. Your starter is only a momentary switch to get the others working in conjunction with each other

ah ok. i was thinking that but wasn't to sure. i'll change out the switch when i can then report back