Trouble starting

[smithma7 at gmail.com (Mike Smith)]

Thanks Jim.

On 7/10/06, Jim Ruffi <sciroccos@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Fat braided one from the battery to the trans and body.  The one that
> includes the battery connector.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Mike Smith [mailto:smithma7@gmail.com]
> >Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 4:10 PM
> >To: Jim Ruffi
> >Cc: car
> >Subject: Re: Trouble starting
> >
> >
> >Which ground cable?
> >
> >On 7/10/06, Jim Ruffi <sciroccos@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >> I had the same problem with my 88.  Spark stopped when the starter was
> >> cranking and started right after I let the key back off of the cranking
> >> position.  I could only get it to start if I cranked it 1 second
> >at a time.
> >> If I continued to crank it, it would flood, as there was no
> >spark.  I had to
> >> try to get it to fire off of that "single" spark that occured when I
> >> released the key.
> >>
> >> I replaced the ground cable with a new one and the problem went away.
> >>
> >> HTH
> >>
>
>


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Mike
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