VoodooChile

A couple days I go I was bored and new the 7 was low on gas, so I cranked it, no problems, drove about a mile to the gas station, got 10 bucks worth and on the way back I was stopped at a light, my car stalled out and proceded not to crank. Theh battery was fine, but when I turn the key nothing happens. It won't even began to turn over... no spark at all. Wiring maybe? THoughts or suggestions??


Thanks you kindly

DaleClark

iTrader: (55)

That sounds electrical. Possible that a connector came loose, battery terminal loose, etc.

May be tricky to find the root of the problem, though.

Dale

Snook

iTrader: (12)

be more specific

the starter doesnt come on?

VoodooChile

yeah, the batteries fine, the starter just won't turn... Any clues on where to start looikng electrically?

1QWIK7

iTrader: (33)

^describe how you think the starter wont turn.. what are you hearing?

but yeah it def sounds electrical, check your coils if the starter passes..

arios01

Sounds to me like corrosion on the battery terminals. I had this happend to me
in my FC. I was driving along, stopped at a light and it died and, like you, did not
want to turn over at all. Everything else worked though, radio, lights, etc. I sat around waiting for a tow truck, towed in into my Dad's shop, he comes over
cleans the negative terminal lead and everything works fine. Then he walks way
shaking his head...I felt kinda stupid at that point.
Even if they look good, clean your battery terminals and try it again.

Gray Guy

If it's not the battery terminals, it might be the key switch. The bummer of the key switch is that you have to buy an entire assembly to get it. Or it could be...

KaiFD3S

iTrader: (37)

do you have a alarm? it could be the kill switch that is doing that...I disabled my factory alarm for about a month and plgged it back in and it would do that at times...

broken93

Since I just worked through this problem yesterday...

There are two clutch switches, one microswitch for the cruise control (if equipped), and the starter cut-out switch that allows power to the starter solenoid if the clutch is depressed. The starter solenoid clutch switch is between the clutch and the floorboard (the clutch pushes on it). The arm on the clutch that presses the switch is a flat steel piece with a hole in it, and in the hole is a cheap brittle plastic thingy that pushes the switch shaft down. I'll bet you a buck that the cheap plastic thingy is broken and lying in pieces on your floorboard. Put a 10mm bolt + washer + nut through the arm so it will push on the switch again and you'll be set.

If not, check the starter cut relay. If you remove the left kick panel (s), it will be just in front of the fusebox. It's blue, IIRC, and mounted vertically. Jumper (with appropriate gauge wire) the two large-gauge wires on the connector to test and see if the relay is failed.

VoodooChile

thanks!