28 special not working

[beeshanowa24]

hey I have a 28 special and i hooked up my battery to every thing and i turn the key and nothing happend. no sign of getting power. I checked the connection every thing is hooked up. and it doesnt do the noise when i click the key once. and my battery is not dead.

 

[F_R]

Re: 28 special not working

Did you clean the cables before you connected them to the battery? What year is your motor so we know where to find the safety switch. Check the voltages at the two small posts on the starter solenoid while somebody turns the key. Should be 12 volts on one and 0 volts on the other. Check back when you have these answers.

 

[HighTrim]

Re: 28 special not working

Also have you checked the inline fuse at the starter (if applicable??)

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: 28 special not working

fuse in the red holder,
90% of starter problems are bad connections. remove and clean both ends of the battery cables, so that they are shiney, also the cable from the solenoid to starter. check for nicks in the cables. and make sure the connectors are on the wire good. the cable tend to corrode from the inside out, if nicked, corroded wires, and connections, heat up and cause resistance to the follow of electricity, thus the starter doesn't get enough. you can also take jumper cable pos battery post to large post on starter. with a good connection, the engine should spin. then if the starter is good clean everything and retest. then trouble shoot solenoid. starters can be rebuit at a starter/alternator shop, much cheaper than a new one.

also have the battery load tested at the auto parts store, free, i've had new batteries go bad