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yeahloh95
09-21-2006, 09:43 AM
i moved my battery to the trunk, now the starter wont turn over i have replaced the starter and solanoid , today i am making up new power and grounds for the starter and thoughts ????? i ran an extra ground from the back and used 4 gauge wire for power everything else works fine its just the starter won't tun over .....


Troy
Viper_ed
09-21-2006, 10:28 AM
Take the existing ground that went to the battery in the engine compartment and ground it to the body of the car. Your new ground in the trunk should go to a GOOD grounding point. I have always used one of the seatbelt bolts in the back seat as the grounding point.
yeahloh95
09-21-2006, 10:48 AM
i sanded a spot in the trunk and ran an 8 gauge wire back up to where it was grounded up front ???????
Viper_ed
09-21-2006, 10:57 AM
i sanded a spot in the trunk and ran an 8 gauge wire back up to where it was grounded up front ???????

There is no need for the gound run back to the front. Try using the seat belt bolt and make sure the ground wire from the battery is 4 gauge.
map351
09-21-2006, 12:13 PM
How old is the battery? What's the battery voltage? Get a load test done on the battery.
yeahloh95
09-21-2006, 12:49 PM
the battery is questionable but i have been trying it with the charger hooked up could the bat still cause me trouble? i just ran another ground to the block from the frame we'll see if that helps
yeahloh95
09-21-2006, 02:14 PM
still no luck i have 2 grounds to the block and the solanoid just clicks like a ow battery but i used the charger to jump right to the starter wire and still nothing :(
map351
09-21-2006, 03:06 PM
What's the cranking amps on that battery? Sounds like your battery took a shit. It's going to take a lot more amperage to crank it over with the long length of cable. When I move a bat to the back I use 1 or 0 welding cable...

I just installed my new ODYSSEY drycell battery in the pinto (680 amp) it's under the right fender starts every time...:thmbsup:

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yeahloh95
09-21-2006, 07:26 PM
well guys it was the battery i put anew one in and it fired right up i'll post up all the other things i did along with the battery move thanks for the help:thmbsup: