The_Red_Baron
Well-Known Member
Hello again beautiful FMJ Forum!
I'm back with another issue that I've been trying to bring up, but kept forgetting.....
My timing is not fully tuned, but it works enough to not give me too many problems while driving. I disconnected the vacuum advance on the timing, and that helped me get power and stop most of the unwanted pinging. That's not the issue.....
In order to shut the engine off when running 87oct, I tend to leave it in drive or reverse. I'm leaving the trans engaged, to help stop dieseling (continued combustion without spark), and it works well. Recently, I've noticed an issue that I'm not entirely sure is related.
When I'm on campus, I disconnect my battery with a quick disconnect, to prevent the car from roaming without my knowledge......
However, there are times that I leave the battery connected, because I know I'm going to go out again in a day or two.
If I had the battery disconnected, it doesn't act up. If I leave the battery together, even for 20 minutes after running, it acts up.......
I'll get in the car, put the key in the ignition, and hear the usual buzzers. The dome light comes on, the oil light and brake light come on, and all my lights will work (I know they will work without the key). I'll go to crank it over, and I'll hear *click*. I'll back off and all the lights will go out. If I shut the door, and remove the key completely, after a few minutes the lights will come back on. The car becomes completely dead. If I try again, it sounds like the starter is clicking extremely fast. My lights will flicker to match (LEDs).
Now, I originally thought it was because of how I was shutting the car off. Maybe the neutral switch wasn't getting pressure, so the system thought it was still in drive or reverse, even thought the shifter was positioned in park. So, I tried shutting it off in park. It dieseled, like I expected. Went into the store, and came out 10-20 minutes later. Loaded the bags, got everyone in the car, and went to crank. It did the same exact thing. If I disconnect the battery (completely remove the quick disconnect screw[?]) and reconnect, it will crank over just fine.
It's not like it will do it if I just sit.....I've tried it, it won't fix itself..... Perhaps there's a short somewhere? The starter is new, the ignition switch is newly replaced (didn't give me problems for months), and as far as I remember, the ballast is new as well. The motor was rebuilt about a year ago.......
Is it possible that the starter was damaged by working on the car. There was one time when I accidentally let a torque wrench connect with the inner fender and the starter. There were sparks, but it didn't give me any problems for months after. And believe me, I basically drove it everyday.
Even if I leave the car sit for 12-24 hours, it'll act the same exact way....... The only way to "fix" it is to disconnect the battery and then reconnect.
Thoughts?
I'll post a video on here later of the car doing it in the parking lot on campus...... you guys tell me what you think..... It does it with the lights and buzzers working after I left the car powered up for a few days......
I'm back with another issue that I've been trying to bring up, but kept forgetting.....
My timing is not fully tuned, but it works enough to not give me too many problems while driving. I disconnected the vacuum advance on the timing, and that helped me get power and stop most of the unwanted pinging. That's not the issue.....
In order to shut the engine off when running 87oct, I tend to leave it in drive or reverse. I'm leaving the trans engaged, to help stop dieseling (continued combustion without spark), and it works well. Recently, I've noticed an issue that I'm not entirely sure is related.
When I'm on campus, I disconnect my battery with a quick disconnect, to prevent the car from roaming without my knowledge......
However, there are times that I leave the battery connected, because I know I'm going to go out again in a day or two.
If I had the battery disconnected, it doesn't act up. If I leave the battery together, even for 20 minutes after running, it acts up.......
I'll get in the car, put the key in the ignition, and hear the usual buzzers. The dome light comes on, the oil light and brake light come on, and all my lights will work (I know they will work without the key). I'll go to crank it over, and I'll hear *click*. I'll back off and all the lights will go out. If I shut the door, and remove the key completely, after a few minutes the lights will come back on. The car becomes completely dead. If I try again, it sounds like the starter is clicking extremely fast. My lights will flicker to match (LEDs).
Now, I originally thought it was because of how I was shutting the car off. Maybe the neutral switch wasn't getting pressure, so the system thought it was still in drive or reverse, even thought the shifter was positioned in park. So, I tried shutting it off in park. It dieseled, like I expected. Went into the store, and came out 10-20 minutes later. Loaded the bags, got everyone in the car, and went to crank. It did the same exact thing. If I disconnect the battery (completely remove the quick disconnect screw[?]) and reconnect, it will crank over just fine.
It's not like it will do it if I just sit.....I've tried it, it won't fix itself..... Perhaps there's a short somewhere? The starter is new, the ignition switch is newly replaced (didn't give me problems for months), and as far as I remember, the ballast is new as well. The motor was rebuilt about a year ago.......
Is it possible that the starter was damaged by working on the car. There was one time when I accidentally let a torque wrench connect with the inner fender and the starter. There were sparks, but it didn't give me any problems for months after. And believe me, I basically drove it everyday.
Even if I leave the car sit for 12-24 hours, it'll act the same exact way....... The only way to "fix" it is to disconnect the battery and then reconnect.
Thoughts?
I'll post a video on here later of the car doing it in the parking lot on campus...... you guys tell me what you think..... It does it with the lights and buzzers working after I left the car powered up for a few days......