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the mysterious non-starting 99
Posted by saaboo [Email] (more from saaboo) on Mon, 1 Apr 2002 19:22:54
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My battery was disconnected for a week. But when I connected it and attempted to start my 1974 99LE, all I heard was a static machine-gun tapping (seems to come from inside the cabin), accompanied by a brief, intermittent sucking (or blowing) sound from the engine. I tried a second time, and the tapping began to fade, as if I were draining energy from the battery. Other things I did which may be a factor, but unlikely:
a)disconnected rear side markers (taped terminals to prevent shorts)
b)unbolted & rebolted valve cover
c)unbolted & rebolted fuse box (just to paint it)
d)disconnected horn button
e)removed & reinstalled airbox
The car started right up and ran great a week ago, can't figure out what happened. Any help is greatly appreciated, I've been needing a lot of it lately.
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Posts in this Thread:
- the mysterious non-starting 99, saaboo, Mon, 1 Apr 2002 19:22:54 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: the mysterious non-starting 99, Rowan, Tue, 2 Apr 2002 10:21:33
- Re: the mysterious non-starting 99, melanie adams, Tue, 2 Apr 2002 09:30:28
- Re: the mysterious non-starting 99, m songer, Mon, 1 Apr 2002 20:46:40
- thanks, saaboo, Mon, 1 Apr 2002 21:07:47
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