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90 740 GLE will not start after much work in cold weather is now worst. HELP!!! 700 1990

Very good advise folks. I normally would be doing it myself but it is very cold out and I have no where to take to work on it in a warm environment. Now to answer a few of the questions.

Battery was fully charged and works fine.
Haven't checked the fuses.
Don't know the TSB (Can someone cut and paste it to me.)
I think it might be the starter or the silinoid. Just my thought.
Cleaned out the throttle body

This is on top of the prior stated work done.

Any more ideas. This brick is costing me mad money. I've already spent over $2000 in repairs. HELP!!!!

TA
MLB
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90' 740 GLE 16v 242k miles "Nikie"








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    90 740 GLE will not start after much work in cold weather is now worst. HELP!!! 700 1990

    MLB, actually I am becoming far more curious about you than about the car. :-)

    I mean, it was good of you to respond to our suggestions. Thanks!

    But won't you respond to the individual suggestions that were made?
    Point by point.
    At the top: did you find the FAQs on this site?
    Did you look at the Table of Contents, or whatever it's called -- subject classification?
    Did you glance at "driveability?" Cold start?

    Are you feeling overwhelmed? Helpless?
    Are you feeling desperate? Why?
    In a hurry? Why?

    This hurried desperation has already cost you $2000, you say.

    What are the alternatives available to you?
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    Gregg in MN








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    90 740 GLE will not start after much work in cold weather is now worst. HELP!!! 700 1990

    I gather from your post that the starter is not turninbg. If this is so, then fuses, throttle bodies or fuel pumps are of no consequence. The starter circuit is pretty basic, you turn the key switch, power is applied to the solenoid, it's contacts apply power to the starter.
    So, does the solenoid click?, check power to it and it's ground.
    Then check that the battery cables are OK to it and the engine block.
    I'd bet on the corroded cables one end or the other, as stated, check the ground cable too. By the way a simple voltmeter check on both ends will not show up a high resistance corroded joint, so it may be best to remove the cables and clean both ends.
    After that it should be easy to check the solenoid and starter for voltage.
    You can even try running a cable (jumper cable) directly to the starter terminal (that is not where the battery connects, it's the big terminal next to it with the cable running into the starter). The starter should turn.
    I guess another possibility is with an automatic, isn't there a switch in the tranny lever to keep from starting in gear?
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    90 740 GLE will not start after much work in cold weather is now worst. HELP!!! 700 1990

    You really should check your grounds. You may have lots of power in the battery but if the battery ground to the body is poor then you will never get that power to the starter motor. Removing the ground and then cleaning the contact points is what fixed the no cold start problem in my 87 745 GLE. Try it - it only takes a few minutes.

    Ron Lynes
    87 745 GLE 225000 km
    near Brantford, ON, CAN







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