I've had the set of contact points in the starter cause problems once. I could not get it to turn by hot jumping the solenoid. ( A pal suggested trying to ark the relay to get the starter to turn over and this resulted in nothing.) I had to reach under the car in a parking lot and pull the starter, then remove the little cover plate over the points and file the contact surface of the points. This may be part of your problem, but it sounds like more than that. Armand ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 3:22 PM Subject: Re: [Amc-list] electircal still > Sounds like a weak battery (I've had new on the shelf ones that were TU) or corroded battery connector. The battery should be 12.6VDC fully charged (a little more if recently running, sometimes aka "surface charge") > > From: <mariclairemccall@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [Amc-list] electircal still > To: <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <000a01c8ae12$4d37dc50$85eef004@home> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Electrical continued. This morning I went out to check all the wiring. When the ignition is in the off position the volts are at 12. When the ignition is in the accessory position the volts go to 0. When the dash light switch is on the volts are fine and they come on. When the headlamps are turned on the volts go 0 andthey are dim. > I am going to go through and check all the grounds like you guys suggested, and then check the column. A pal suggested trying to ark the relay to get the starter to turn over and this resulted in nothing. It is weird because the car was running fine and then blam, ahh hot rodding... > > Troy > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows Live SkyDrive lets you share files with faraway friends. > http://www.windowslive.com/skydrive/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_skydrive_052008 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: http://splatter.wps.com/pipermail/amc-list/attachments/20080504/ca522e43/attachment.htm > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.8/1413 - Release Date: 5/3/08 11:22 AM > > _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list