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1800 won't start, help. 1800

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posted by  Tommy on  Fri Jun 13 15:41 CST 2003
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Drove my 68 1800S around today, parked it in the driveway for about an
hour, went back to it, turned the key and...nothing. No noise, no
click, I just turn the key and the engine doesn't crank (the radio
shuts off in that position, as it should(?)). The battery is fine,
plenty of juice, and I don't think it's the starter since there is
no noise at all and the lights don't even dim when I turn the key. Maybe
the ignition switch went bad? A ground problem? Maybe something got
wet (it's raining here, but the engine compartment is dry)? Fuse? Can I
jump a wire to the starter somewhere to get it to crank? I can't do
the "push the car and pop the clutch in 1st" trick that easy since
the car is on a pitched driveway facing up. Any help is appreciated.

Tom
68' 1800S






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