OldGrandpaTune
The Road Warrior
- Joined
- May 7, 2013
- Location
- Rural Ohio
I have an 88 765 with a B230FT.
The car was more and more sluggish starting and eventually wouldn't. I measured voltage which was low 12's, then measured running at 13.6 showing the alternator is doing it's job.
When pulling the old battery out (which was too big) I touched the wrench from the positive terminal for just a second to a fitting on my catch can which caused a spark. All of the connections and terminals were in good shape, but there were some old wires all disconnected to an ancient alarm system here and there around the battery.
The new battery is in and the car cranks just fine but will not fire. My car always starts with just a turn of the key instantly.
Pulled a fuel line and there is plenty of fuel when the car is cranked. Pulled a spark plug and with it attached to the wire and the body grounded there is no visible spark. The plug was bone dry and did not smell like gas.
There is 12V present at both sides of the coil when the car is cranked. The distributor is a new Bosch installed for a couple of weeks, and the plugs and wires are within the last six months.
I double checked all around the battery to see if anything was disturbed, but the wires and the terminals are in good shape. Electrical seems to go to everything in the car.
The car was more and more sluggish starting and eventually wouldn't. I measured voltage which was low 12's, then measured running at 13.6 showing the alternator is doing it's job.
When pulling the old battery out (which was too big) I touched the wrench from the positive terminal for just a second to a fitting on my catch can which caused a spark. All of the connections and terminals were in good shape, but there were some old wires all disconnected to an ancient alarm system here and there around the battery.
The new battery is in and the car cranks just fine but will not fire. My car always starts with just a turn of the key instantly.
Pulled a fuel line and there is plenty of fuel when the car is cranked. Pulled a spark plug and with it attached to the wire and the body grounded there is no visible spark. The plug was bone dry and did not smell like gas.
There is 12V present at both sides of the coil when the car is cranked. The distributor is a new Bosch installed for a couple of weeks, and the plugs and wires are within the last six months.
I double checked all around the battery to see if anything was disturbed, but the wires and the terminals are in good shape. Electrical seems to go to everything in the car.