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Starting | Starter

If the starter will not turn, try the following:

  • Verify that the starter pedal is not sticking and goes all the way down.
  • If the pedal sticks, disconnect the storage battery under the seat
  • See if the starter will engage. If the starter spins, "nurse" the pedal until gear engages. In automatic shift systems, make
  • sure the spring is not broken or pinion is not stuck to the thread on the shaft.

Firmly connect the main leads between the battery switch and starter (especially at the battery and starting switch). Start the car using the manual crank and drive to the nearest service station.

Starter Turns, But Motor Will Not Fire
If the motor will not fire, do not continue to "churn" the motor. Instead, check for the following problems:
  • Loose battery wire at either terminal
  • Air lock in gasoline pipe or tank
  • Inlet valve stuck open
  • Insufficient lubrication
  • Piston seized on account of defective oiling
  • Bent or broken camshaft or crankshaft (rare)
  • Seized main bearings (rare)
  • Flywheel wedge by foreign matter in engine base (rare)

Sheared key in crankshaft gear operating valve mechanism (rare)
 
 
 
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