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Friday, April 1, 2011

It's Alive!!!!

Finally, after a week of troubleshooting, I found the problem that prevented the engine from running.  It turned out to be a bad ground wire off the ignition switch.  I replace the ignition switch, the key tumbler, the battery, and removed the starter for testing. 

Praise the Lord for helping me to locate the problem.  I was getting very frustrated buying parts that were not fixing the problem.  Out of sheer frustration, I removed the wiring harness from the ignition switch to try the old switch as a test.  Once the harness was out in the open, I could see a slightly burned ground wire and a loose connection.  When I fixed that the engine kicked over like new.  Well, like an old engine, but it started anyway.  Even aftetr7 1/2 years of sitting.

Here is a short video clip of the 1st run.  The volume may be a bit loud.  In time, I should learn how to better edit my clips.  Enjoy!

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