Slumlord
Jr. Member
Gang,
Tonight is the night I have been waiting for, the night in which my EB brakes down for the first time. I mean, I’m no fool, I purchased this truck knowing full well that this day would happen (I’m almost glad it came, I finally got it over with! Ha ha). Either way, I got it towed (thanks to my roommate) back home, so she’s safe, however, she is still out of commission. :-[
Now that I have made it crystal clear that I have a problem, I was hoping that I could get the groups advice and help.
Lately, I have been noticing that my ’69 has been a little slow in starting. It takes a little cranking to get her started, especially after I have already driven it, strangely enough. Usually, in the AM, it fires right up but if I get out, kill the engine and come back later (like, 20 minutes) to drive her, she really has a hard time starting. This has really been no big deal nor caused me any major problems, I have just been figuring that I need a tune up (which is coming very soon!).
Anyway, tonight, I head to the gas station, fill her up then get in to leave. I turn the key and the familiar grumble of her trying to start comes on, but then quickly stops. I stop turning the key. I turn it again to hear some strange noise that can only be described as a really loud buzzing, almost like a vacuum cleaner when the belt comes off. While it’s buzzing, there is no cranking from the engine itself at all. I let her sit while I look over the engine, mainly the electrical and ignition area (distributor, cap, wires, etc). Nothing is out of place and when I turn the key the lights come on no problem and the gauges move back into their normal positions easily. This leads me to believe that the battery/alternator is not a factor in this scenario. I try and fire her up a coupe of times when all the sudden there is nothing, just a single click. No turnover, no weird buzzing just a single click.
So, there you have it. She’s sitting in my carport just waiting for the AM and me to buy the new part(s) needed to get her back on the road.
After thinking about it for awhile, the only real conclusion that I can come to is that my starter may be bad. I’m not sure though, that’s where ya’ll come in
Any comments??
Thanks gang.
Tonight is the night I have been waiting for, the night in which my EB brakes down for the first time. I mean, I’m no fool, I purchased this truck knowing full well that this day would happen (I’m almost glad it came, I finally got it over with! Ha ha). Either way, I got it towed (thanks to my roommate) back home, so she’s safe, however, she is still out of commission. :-[
Now that I have made it crystal clear that I have a problem, I was hoping that I could get the groups advice and help.
Lately, I have been noticing that my ’69 has been a little slow in starting. It takes a little cranking to get her started, especially after I have already driven it, strangely enough. Usually, in the AM, it fires right up but if I get out, kill the engine and come back later (like, 20 minutes) to drive her, she really has a hard time starting. This has really been no big deal nor caused me any major problems, I have just been figuring that I need a tune up (which is coming very soon!).
Anyway, tonight, I head to the gas station, fill her up then get in to leave. I turn the key and the familiar grumble of her trying to start comes on, but then quickly stops. I stop turning the key. I turn it again to hear some strange noise that can only be described as a really loud buzzing, almost like a vacuum cleaner when the belt comes off. While it’s buzzing, there is no cranking from the engine itself at all. I let her sit while I look over the engine, mainly the electrical and ignition area (distributor, cap, wires, etc). Nothing is out of place and when I turn the key the lights come on no problem and the gauges move back into their normal positions easily. This leads me to believe that the battery/alternator is not a factor in this scenario. I try and fire her up a coupe of times when all the sudden there is nothing, just a single click. No turnover, no weird buzzing just a single click.
So, there you have it. She’s sitting in my carport just waiting for the AM and me to buy the new part(s) needed to get her back on the road.
After thinking about it for awhile, the only real conclusion that I can come to is that my starter may be bad. I’m not sure though, that’s where ya’ll come in
Any comments??
Thanks gang.