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by pooleo
Sat Apr 06, 2013 6:24 pm
Forum: Technical Talk
Topic: URGENT! 1977 will not crank. No start/No crank.
Replies: 4
Views: 7655

Re: URGENT! 1977 will not crank. No start/No crank.

Today, after replacing the left/right brake hoses, I started back with the cranking issue. I had a friend over and could feel/hear clicking from the coil...? Anyhow, we decide to just pull the starter. One of the wires going to the postive on the starter was completly exposed and the wire showing wa...
by pooleo
Fri Apr 05, 2013 9:49 am
Forum: Technical Talk
Topic: URGENT! 1977 will not crank. No start/No crank.
Replies: 4
Views: 7655

Re: URGENT! 1977 will not crank. No start/No crank.

Yes, lights work and have power to everything.

I'm thinking that perhaps a wire got to hot and melted...? And perhaps this is what the dying sound was. It sounded like a dying battery, even with my yellow top. So maybe the battery was fine, but a wiring overloading was causing this...?
by pooleo
Sun Mar 31, 2013 9:18 pm
Forum: Technical Talk
Topic: URGENT! 1977 will not crank. No start/No crank.
Replies: 4
Views: 7655

URGENT! 1977 will not crank. No start/No crank.

I just got this 77 a few weeks ago. The car sat for 8 yrs prior to ownership. So far I have done the following: Plugs/Wires/Cap/Rotor. Oil Change. New valve cover gaskets. The car was cranking over and was eventually starting. It would start and run for about 5-10sec. then die. I had to do this abou...
by pooleo
Sun Mar 31, 2013 9:08 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: 1977 toronado from MI
Replies: 1
Views: 6999

1977 toronado from MI

Hi all, new here from Michigan. Just got a 77 toronado that needs some work!

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