Doesn't the starter relay feed 12+ to the coil on start? There could be a short in the relay grounding the link and thereby shutting the car off till it opens again? I know they added the 12+ feed to the coil from the relay at some point, just don't recall when? If this is the case it will have two small wires between the larger wires. -- Mark Price Morgantown, WV 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II " I realize that death is inevitable. I just don't want to be around when it happens! " -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx> > I don't have a wiring diagram in front of me, but the starter relay itself is > only activated with the ignition switch is in the start position. However, I > think the ignition feed comes to post on the relay and then goes over to the > postive post of the coil. I may be showing my ignorance here, but your trouble > could be with a wire near the starter relay and not the relay itself. > > Joe Fulton > > > > --- On Fri, 9/5/08, Keith Evenson <epd@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > From: Keith Evenson <epd@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: [Amc-list] Javelin cutting out > > To: "drivers and fans. AMC/Rambler owners" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: Friday, September 5, 2008, 8:29 AM > > Well I did some testing last night. With the car running we > > were > > checking all the wires and my brother was looking around > > the starter > > rely and he tapped on it and the car quit. So I started it > > again he > > tapped it and it quit so one more time to make sure and I > > think we > > have found the problem. Now I have replaced that before and > > it has > > about 10,000 miles on that one does it make sense that it > > would or > > could be shot already? Thanks > > > > > > Good Luck, Keith > > > > 55 "409" Chevy Gasser > > 68 "390" AMX > > 70 "360" Javelin > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: > > > http://splatter.wps.com/pipermail/amc-list/attachments/20080905/d281f2cd/attachm > ent.htm > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Amc-list mailing list > > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list