75 vette won't start
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75 vette won't start - 5/30/2007 7:31:30 PM
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U042289
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Engine turns but won't start. New starter, battery and alternator installed during the pas two years.
Draining the battery trying to start the car. What should I do next?
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RE: 75 vette won't start - 5/30/2007 7:41:14 PM
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C3 Starship
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Take off the air cleaner and pump the throttle to check for fuel.
Pull a spark plug, ground the treads against the engine, have some one turn the engine over and check for spark.
Fuel pump, clogged fuel filter, bad coil, points, rotor, dist. cap. These are the first things I check.
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RE: 75 vette won't start - 5/31/2007 6:31:10 AM
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U042289
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Thanks. I will check rverything you mentioned.
I forgot to mention, sometimes when I turn the ignition I get no response.
Other times the engine turns but will not start. This has been going on for
3 years now. I have a 4 speed. manual transmission. Could it be electrical?
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RE: 75 vette won't start - 5/31/2007 6:59:03 PM
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C3 Starship
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Electrical?, from what you have just descibed, bet on it.
You may have a bad ignition switch. Also check your connections at the bat and starter. I'm really leanin' toward a bad switch though.
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1980 L-82 Fastback (forward too)
Mono composite front and rear.
Full adjust ride height and
response.
400+ hp, 454, M-22, 3.07
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o225/C3Starship/Patch.jpg
2007 H. D. Sportster, XL 883 EFI
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RE: 75 vette won't start - 5/31/2007 9:12:15 PM
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blueshark
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could be a nutral safty switch as well. Good luk with it.
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RE: 75 vette won't start - 6/4/2007 9:44:54 AM
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73shark
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ORIGINAL: U042289
Engine turns but won't start. New starter, battery and alternator installed during the pas two years.
Draining the battery trying to start the car. What should I do next?
Remember that the starter is not a continuous duty motor. Never run for longer than 15 seconds without about a minute cool down. It will (not might) burn up. I learned this lesson the hard way when trying to start mine when it was being particularly recalcitrant. 
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RE: 75 vette won't start - 6/6/2007 5:26:54 PM
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69Sharkcoup
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What ever you do please pull the plug and check for spark prior to checking for fuel or using starting fluid. I have had five fires already this year due to the reverse order.
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