Sounds pretty simple. Sounds like you have a bad connection on one
of the battery cables. Could be either cable either end, but I would
guess the positive cable at the starter end. Could also be a bad
cable. Look for it being pinched somewhere along the way.
Was the battery itself dead? Then look for a short in the positive
cable.
Depending on where you tap off for ignition power (I bet it is at
the starter terminal) that could be why the truck won't fire, too.
Some things to try.
Try jumping to the positive terminal at the battery and the engine
for the ground. If nothing happens, then suspect the positive cable
somewhere.
Try jumping to the positive terminal at the starter and the negative
terminal at the battery. If nothing happens, then it is the negative
cable somewhere.
Hope this helps,
Bruce Kettunen
57 3200
Mt. Iron, MN
At Monday, 2 July 2001, you wrote:
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>Hello, I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me diagnose this
>problem:
>I recently had the distributor replaced in my '54 Chevy pickup. It was
>running just peachy until the other day, when I tried to start it
and got
>absolutely nothing. No sounds, no cranking, nothing. Figuring the
>battery just died, I tried jump-starting from my car -- all I got was a
>thunk. Not entirely sure what to do, I tried attaching the jumper
cables
>from the car so that the positive cable went to the positive post
on the
>starter, and the negative cable went to ground on the truck frame.
>Turning the key then got the starter to crank, but the engine still
>wouldn't fire.
>I'm a little brain-fried now, and would appreciate any suggestions
as to
>what to check next.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Tim Lloyd, omaha@tmbg.org
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