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Yet another NO START- special twist?UPDATE 200 1983

posted by  B.C. on  Mon Oct 14 13:40 CST 2002
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Well, it shouldn't be either the fuel pump or main system relays, since you replaced them. New ones? Those two can get microscopic cracks in the solder and can go wacky.

Check the 25-amp fuse on the connector rail that is mounted on the inner LF fender behind from the battery. That fuse has never blown on my 240's, but the fuse holder gets full of corrosion and road crud and the plastic goes bad over the years so the connection gets weak.

Actually, I took the fuseholder on my 1986 B230F apart, and it was so shot that it fell into pieces. The wires going into the fuseholder have terminals on them that the fuse can be stuck into. I trashed the fuseholder and jammed the fuse into the wire terminals, and put the thing in a place where it won't wander around and touch something. Worked OK for months. Then I found an in-line waterproof fuseholder for about $17 at IPD, or about $3.00 a Radio Shack.
No brainer there.

Did you check the thin red wire on the back of the alternator? If it isn't right the alternator will not charge.

Good Luck,

Bob

:>)





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