Won’t start, won’t crank

[Armyvet25]

Cold starts and warm up periods are where most engine wear occurs.
If you're not driving it you just idle the thing until it gets warm doing more harm than good.
Likely filling up the exhaust system with moisture as well.

Mine get driven as late as possible driven right before storage and put away at operating temperature.
Cap off the carb and exhaust openings, lift the negative cable and sit for 5 months or more.

Starting periodically over the winter in the northern climate is not a good idea. I have a couple videos of them running as a fix for the winter months.

Knew you were going to say that....
Sorry, gotta disagree. I understand the whole starting not driving and moisture issue. But I believe sitting without starting is more detrimental to the engines and trans than sitting. I believe you should start it and bring it to operating temperature, and place trans in neutral while running to circulate the fluid in it as well. Operating temps burn off most of the moisture, and the starting wear issue...well if in warmer climate it would be started and driven anyway. I also move mine in the driveway a little periodically if I don't want to street drive it, just to keep other soft components soft and moving, bushings shocks etc.
Notice I said "I believe" as not to offend saying my way and your wrong type of comment. The only exception might be stored in a temperature controlled environment in lieu of outside climate changes.
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p.s. love your Charger!

 

[dadsbee]

You bet your *** they should be started during "storage".. LMAO..

 

[Qwick68]

Ok, battery showing 12.8 volts, tried jumping the starter solenoid still nothing, starter just clicks

 

[dadsbee]

Starter stud to contactor ring is worn / cooked. As Teens we'd crank the stud nut to turn it a bit and get it to hit.... don't forget to unhook the battery before trying such thing !!

 

[Qwick68]

Do you have any device to measure voltage ? Did you try a different battery with yours disconnected ?

Trying another battery tomorrow

 

[Qwick68]

Starter stud to contactor ring is worn / cooked. As Teens we'd crank the stud nut to turn it a bit and get it to hit.... don't forget to unhook the battery before trying such thing !!
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I put a brand new starter in with the same results as the old starter. I can pull the new starter back out and check this if the new battery doesn’t work.

 

[70 sublime]

Did you ever try a booster cable from the plus on the battery to the nut the big cable goes to on the starter to eleminate a bad cable or not ??

 

[Don Frelier]

Did you ever try a booster cable from the plus on the battery to the nut the big cable goes to on the starter to eleminate a bad cable or not ??

It could be either cable. See post #2.

 

[twecomm]

You want to know what the battery voltage is when you turn the key to crank the engine, or attempt to crank the engine. A defective battery can show good voltage without any load and drop to nothing under load of the starter.

 

[70 sublime]

It could be either cable. See post #2.

And the easist thing to check without spending money to try it

 

[Armyvet25]

not to mention you should be bench testing any new starter prior to putting it in, say you bought a bad one, easy these days with all the chineezy crapola, then you assume it's good and throw other parts at it. Test the battery-load test, test like previous mention hooked up when attempting to start, eliminate one item at a time, did you attempt to turn the engine over by hand?? did something break/seize?? Test TEST and test some more

 

[Qwick68]

Did you ever try a booster cable from the plus on the battery to the nut the big cable goes to on the starter to eleminate a bad cable or not ??

Not yet I will tomorrow

 

[Qwick68]

You want to know what the battery voltage is when you turn the key to crank the engine, or attempt to crank the engine. A defective battery can show good voltage without any load and drop to nothing under load of the starter.

I will check tomorrow

 

[Qwick68]

not to mention you should be bench testing any new starter prior to putting it in, say you bought a bad one, easy these days with all the chineezy crapola, then you assume it's good and throw other parts at it. Test the battery-load test, test like previous mention hooked up when attempting to start, eliminate one item at a time, did you attempt to turn the engine over by hand?? did something break/seize?? Test TEST and test some more

Yes I turned the motor over by hand