Ground the terminal on the relay that goes to the neutral safety
switch and see if it starts. If so either the neutral safety switch
is bad or the shifter cable is slightly out of adjustment. To check
the adjustment see if the neutral safety switch is grounded when it's
in neutral.
Paul L.
On Apr 18, 6:48 am, Jim Altemose<jaltemo...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I drove my 63 Polara 500 up to Manchester Connecticut (near Hartford)
for an overnight trip. Now I'm stuck in the parking lot and it won't
start. Battery and electric seem good; lights work and I have a jump
box. The symptom is when I turn the key, the oil light comes on but
nothing at all from the starter. No noise at all. I tried a
different ballast resistor (I carry a spare). I tried re-seating all
the connectors. I tried cleaning the battery terminals. I guess all
that's left is the starter relay? I'm trying to find a local parts
store that has one.
I have a spare starter relay, but just realized it's the wrong one.
The car has 2 blade connectors and 2 bolt connectors. The spare has 5
blade connectors.
I guess I'm hoping someone has some bit of magic for me to try.
- Jim
Jim Altemose, Long Island, NY
'63 Polara 500 (Max Wedge)
'63 Polara 500 (383)
'65 Belvedere I (Street Wedge)
'71 Bronco