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| | | | Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 71 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 71 | Hello
1958 6cyl automatic transmission
Sometimes at random the vehicle will stall dead,
when I try to restart there will be no activity from the starter not even a click.
Eventually the problem will subside and I can start the vehicle.
The last time this occurred I did notice that I had power to the lights however.
any ideas as to what the issue may be
Thanks | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,440 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,440 | Clean everywhere a battery cable is connected to something else. Wire brush it all. Make sure your battery cables are like new and not corroded.
Martin
'62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress)
'47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project)
‘65 Chevy Biscayne (Emily)
‘39 Dodge Business Coupe (Clarence)
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,760 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,760 | The most likely problem is corrosion between the battery cable clamps and the battery posts. Disconnect both battery cables and thoroughly clean the battery posts and the inside of the cable clamps, then reassemble everything and tighten the clamps snugly. THEN- - -after everything is tight, coat the cable clamps with Vaseline or wheel bearing grease to slow down further corrosion. DO NOT do what a friend of mine did and grease up everything before reassembly!
Jerry
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,440 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,440 | Yup Jerry, that won't work. Don't ask how I know! 
Martin
'62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress)
'47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project)
‘65 Chevy Biscayne (Emily)
‘39 Dodge Business Coupe (Clarence)
“I fought the law and the law won" now I are a retired one!
Support those brave men/women who stand the "Thin Blue Line"! Hug a cop!
USAF 1965-1969 Weather Observation Tech (I got paid to look at the clouds)
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,199 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,199 | I recently went to show with my '37. I drove 60 miles in 90 degree weather to get there without any problems. I shut the truck off and wandered around a couple of hours. It was way to hot to stay so I jumped in and hit the key, nothing, just a click from the starter solenoid. I had trouble a month back with the starter, and after pulling it apart and putting it back on, the truck fired right up. Fast forward to the show, I again pull the starter apart in the show field, put it back together and still nothing. By now I am really hot, mad, and dirty so I go cool off, clean up, and get so tasty popcorn. 40 minutes later I am back at the truck, decide to slide under and check the battery. Both cables bolts are tight, but the ground side cable moved a bit. Turned out the (side post) bolt bottomed out before the cable got really tight and over time it loosed up. With a washer added, the truck fired right up and has run great ever since. The battery has been in the truck for 5 years, it took it that long to fail. It was the first time in 15 years that I had to work on the truck to get back home!
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