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iamscgmeatric

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I have a 1981 Monte Carlo.. I’m having issues with it starting.. Car was fine when I drove it.. I stepped in the house and came back out to start it and it did nothing.. The radio and headlights work but car won’t crank.. I’ve changed the starter, starter wires, & ignition switch.. It still won’t turn over like if there’s no power.. I used a test light to test wires.. I’m gettn fire from everything but the starter ground wire..?!? Can someone help me out. ??
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pontiacgp

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clean the contact points for ground wire from the battery to the engine and make that wire is in good shape....
 

iamscgmeatric

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clean the contact points for ground wire from the battery to the engine and make that wire is in good shape....

The wire that’s not getting ground is the small ground wire that connects to the starter and other end goes through the firewall, I think to the ignition switch..


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sounds like you are talking about the purple wire that goes to the S terminal on the solenoid. That is not a ground wire, when you have the key in start position that purple wire should be live
 

69hurstolds

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You said you changed your starter wires? Did you change your fusible link? My final answer.
 
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Gonzo1970

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You said you changed your starter wires? Did you change your fusible link? My final answer.

I'm with him..

Something Sudden like that instead of being a deteriorating/intermittent issue? I'm checking the fuseable link..

Put an Ohms meter on it and check for continuity.


Nice car, by the way...


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ed1948

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Any updates - O.P.?
 

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I still haven’t found out the problem.. I bought me a push start button and hooked it up for now.. it works great


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whatever you bypassed with the push button should be the problem
 
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