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No cranking issue, please advise 78 Birchaven 454 carb na [message #355056] Sat, 23 May 2020 20:12 Go to previous message
gumboguy is currently offline  gumboguy   United States
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My dad and I are having a heck of a time with a no crank condition. Turning the key only activates what sounds like the battery combiner clicking above the batteries on the firewall. There's 2 of 3 batteries that say 12 volts, a new starter. I've jumped the purple wire at the bottom of the steering column to bypass the safety switch. Still no power to the starter solenoid. Also, I meter around 12 volts at the starter and jumped the solenoid with a screwdriver to successful engagement of the starter solenoid and starter. We good there.

I removed and cleaned the big jones plug and slot connections that goe to the back of the fuse cluster. Since the cleaning there, some idiot lights come on at the dash where they didn't come on before I cleaned up the plug. I've located the red wire that goes down to the starter solenoid from that plug and wire harness and that wire does not get electricity when the key is turned like it should. I surmised the fuse panel to be the culprit because all the fuses meter for continuity fine. So maybe there is another ignition fuse somewheres?

I've tried to jump start with a Ram pick up and nothing.

Any help is appreciated! Thanks in advance!
 
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