Cranking hard (Solved!) July 12, 2006, 03:26:56 PM well as you know, i just rebuilt the motor in the bird.... its now a 303:hick: machine shop.... im trying to start it and it just slowly turns... barely..... ive fried a battery cable already :hick: just askin..... should i just run out and get a hi-torque starter? and a new selinoid.....lmao.... ....whats your guys's opinion Quote Selected
Cranking hard (Solved!) Reply #1 – July 12, 2006, 05:09:06 PM Make sure you got a good ground.I put my motor in went to start it and the starter puked.It was only ground through the gauges.Forgot to hook the ground from the bat to good ground. Quote Selected
Cranking hard (Solved!) Reply #2 – July 12, 2006, 05:21:08 PM im gonna clean up the firewall ground wire next time i go out there...... and fix that stuck injector D: Quote Selected
Cranking hard (Solved!) Reply #3 – July 12, 2006, 05:27:34 PM you pull the engine and then dont fix the injector?Well, I would bet it would be more better with a better starter or something like that. Quote Selected
Cranking hard (Solved!) Reply #4 – July 12, 2006, 05:40:18 PM i got to looking at mopar starters, would a 318 starter work? looked like they were the same...and ideas? Quote Selected
Cranking hard (Solved!) Reply #5 – July 12, 2006, 05:41:56 PM how is the timing? if it is off it'll crank hard Quote Selected
Cranking hard (Solved!) Reply #6 – July 12, 2006, 05:43:22 PM Quote from: 87thunderbirdBlackJacki got to looking at mopar starters, would a 318 starter work? looked like they were the same...and ideas?I'm going to go out on a limb here and say NO...stock style starter should fire that thing with no problems...unless you have diesel like compression of 16:1+ lol Quote Selected
Cranking hard (Solved!) Reply #7 – July 12, 2006, 05:46:37 PM With the plugs out, can you turn it over with a socket and breaker bar on the crankshaft pully bolt? Quote Selected
Cranking hard (Solved!) Reply #8 – July 12, 2006, 05:46:47 PM timing is dead on..... maybe i just have a weak starter Quote Selected
Cranking hard (Solved!) Reply #9 – July 12, 2006, 05:47:42 PM Quote from: softtouchWith the plugs out, can you turn it over with a socket and breaker bar on the crankshaft pully bolt?yeah and its a biznitch lol it moves freely.... but it does turn Quote Selected
Cranking hard (Solved!) Reply #10 – July 12, 2006, 05:56:37 PM Quote from: 87thunderbirdBlackJackyeah and its a biznitch lol it moves freely.... but it does turnHuh? Quote Selected
Cranking hard (Solved!) Reply #11 – July 12, 2006, 06:07:02 PM it turns freely, but its kinda hard to turn..... harder to turn that it was when i first took it out..... but thats because of the rings..did that help? ...... im in a zoney mode today Quote Selected
Cranking hard (Solved!) Reply #12 – July 18, 2006, 03:45:09 PM NEW ISSUE!alright, i changed the starter it cranks alot better... but the battery cables are getting real hot... to the point where the terminals start melting help me out, i really wanna get this thing running again Quote Selected
Cranking hard (Solved!) Reply #13 – July 18, 2006, 04:45:00 PM for some reason you are pulling too much voltage to start with. the wires should be 8 gage. but me im going to build my own battery cables when it comes time for that but if they are 8 gage wire i would go out and get 4 gage wire. a little more bulkier so that doesn't get hot. but before doing that look into why you are pulling too much voltage. a short maybe? or possibly a open curcuit? i can't really do much without the car sitting here and all and without a wiring diagram. but if everything checks out look into replacing the cables. Quote Selected
Cranking hard (Solved!) Reply #14 – July 18, 2006, 04:56:45 PM im running all 4 gauge wire, uhm... all the grounds are wired nice now.. still no availimk beginning to think that the shop is gonna get rich off of me Quote Selected
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