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Synchro909 · 02-07-2019, 04:47 PM

Check the terminals are clean and tight.
When I was a kid I had no money (like most of us) so it was commoon to have a flat battery. To test the condition of it, we would turn on the lights, then either hit the horn and watch what the lights did and listen to the horn or we would turn on the lights and hit the starter, again watching the lights. Running either or both of these tests should tell you about the battery and the connections.
If all that checks out OK, I'd look at the starter motor. Is the pinion stuck in the ring gear/ Is it servicable? Is the engine free to turn?

02-07-2019, 04:47 PM	#4
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,496	Re: engine won't crank Check the terminals are clean and tight. When I was a kid I had no money (like most of us) so it was commoon to have a flat battery. To test the condition of it, we would turn on the lights, then either hit the horn and watch what the lights did and listen to the horn or we would turn on the lights and hit the starter, again watching the lights. Running either or both of these tests should tell you about the battery and the connections. If all that checks out OK, I'd look at the starter motor. Is the pinion stuck in the ring gear/ Is it servicable? Is the engine free to turn? __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.