1968 L89 Starting Problem

[Geoff C.]

[Jay Hastings]

Re: 1968 L89 Starting Problem

try cleaning the battery connections even if they look ok remove them and clean
them. my car does this every once in a while I keep a wrench in the car, loosen the cable move it back and forth a few times and then retighten. good for another six months. if still nothing check if you have a fusable link
and check and see if it is bad.
jay

[Louis Kolb]

Re: 1968 L89 Starting Problem

In addition to a bad connection at the battery terminals, it is possible that corrosion in one of the battery cables has caused a high resistance or an open circuit condition.

[Brian M.]

Re: 1968 L89 Starting Problem

Doc, Check the fuse block connections at the firewall.

[David D.]

Re: 1968 L89 Starting Problem

Geoffrey, Sounds like a loose or corroded battery cable connection, at the starter solenoid battery terminal. Dave

[Jim T.]

Re: 1968 L89 Starting Problem

After you have cleaned the battery terminals on the post-style battery in your 68 and still not having power to start to the car, you could using a screw driver and manually short across the solenoid using this tool and see if you can get the starter to function.

[jim34671]

Re: 1968 L89 Starting Problem

Hey Geoff,
Is this a trick question,or what?

[Geoff C.]

[George Daina]

...++Geoffrey....

OOOPS....hit the wrong key....how's the ground? check your ground