so a big thanks to Chip! my wagon now looks like this!!
with my old bumper..i can still use it but its a little banged up
still waiting on the fender then ill be good to go on the body..need to line up the hood and put the corner light/ headlight in after i get the fender.
after that is all done i just need to figure out the motor problem..i checked the ecu and when i turned the key the light only blinked once then didnt blink anymore so im thinking its not a electrical problem..has to be mechanical
I got mine in non running condition. Guy had no clue what was wrong.
Replaced a bunch of stuff. Alternator, battery, distributor, starter, radiator, etc
The whole shebang.
Anyway, I tried starting it up but it wouldn't fire, it would turn but no fire/spark?
I checked the ecu. When I turned the key the light wouldn't blink at all.
I checked my fuses and one was blown (#14) I put in a new one and tried again, it blinked once and then the fuse popped again? Wth?
Turns out that fuse controls the main relay/fuel pump/ecu.
So if the pump is bad it returns the current/pops fuse so not to damage anything yadda yadda.
Either way, I replaced my fp. Put in ANOTHER fuse and tada I was u and running! (Once I replaced the distributor..)
Long story short, id check there. Hope this helped in someway. G'luck!
mine wont even turn over tho =/ i turn the key and the motor makes no noises doesnt even try to move so im not sure if its the fuel pump but i guess it wouldnt hurt to check..ill look over all my fuses in the e-bay and under the dash to be sure
so i posted on d-series.org about what the motor is doing(or lack there of) and they said to check the button that gets pushed when you push in the clutch because the plastic piece that pushes it in might have broke when i slammed on the clutch and brakes..so im going to check it out and push the button and try and start it so hopefully thats all it is!
I replaced mine on the brake pedal with a bolt. No more replacement needed! I found plastic bits & pieces in the floorboard one day and had to trace them down. That, and my brake lights were on draining my battery. Keep in mind, this one is on my brake pedal arm. My car is automatic, so no clutch, but I imagine it would be in about the same place. Bolt/plastic button is on the arm its self & switch is mounted under the dash. (Nevermind my dust and dog hair, haven't cleaned under the dash since I bought it :P )
yeah it was pretty hard lol i couldnt see much since it was dark under there so i just felt around then snapped the pic where i thouhght i was lol..sucks that wasnt the problem! would have been a easy fix..my buddy is gonna come over this weekend if the weather is nice so hopefully we can check some things out to see whats going on with it
Ok so did some work on the wago today.. My buddy came over and stuck a wire on the starter.. It worked fine but motor wouldn't turn over.. We took the starter off to see if it engages and touches the fly wheel.. Tried it on the battery but no luck didn't do anything so tomorrow I'm going to run to advance and get them to test it for me.. Also checked the motor and it turns freely so it's not locked up.. Checked the dizzy and it looks fine and looks new.. Tried a brand new batt but still no luck(before we took starter off) so hopefully it's just the starter. Also checked all fuses they are good.
The contacts inside the starter are large copper pieces, and over time they errode to the point that they no longer make contact to start the motor turning. It's about $5 in parts and about 10-15 minutes to swap them out once the starter is removed from the car. Take the stamped metal cover that's held on with phillips head screws off the back of the starter. The contacts are under there.
recent pic of blue.
put the roof basket that i made for my jeep on blue. had to take my jeep in the shop so i took it off lol. looks a little big but not bad
well i was going to sell him but every time i thought about it, it made me sad lol so ive got that itch to work on it again so im hopefully gonna get blue back up and running. hoping this weekend is going to be nice so i can start taking out the interior so i can clean it up. its smelling musky in there from sitting for so long so hopefully i can get it nice and new again
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with my old bumper..i can still use it but its a little banged up
still waiting on the fender then ill be good to go on the body..need to line up the hood and put the corner light/ headlight in after i get the fender.
after that is all done i just need to figure out the motor problem..i checked the ecu and when i turned the key the light only blinked once then didnt blink anymore so im thinking its not a electrical problem..has to be mechanical
I had this EXACT same issue.
Check your #14 fuse. If its popped, replace, turn key if it pops the fuse that's it.
I got mine in non running condition. Guy had no clue what was wrong.
Replaced a bunch of stuff. Alternator, battery, distributor, starter, radiator, etc
The whole shebang.
Anyway, I tried starting it up but it wouldn't fire, it would turn but no fire/spark?
I checked the ecu. When I turned the key the light wouldn't blink at all.
I checked my fuses and one was blown (#14) I put in a new one and tried again, it blinked once and then the fuse popped again? Wth?
Turns out that fuse controls the main relay/fuel pump/ecu.
So if the pump is bad it returns the current/pops fuse so not to damage anything yadda yadda.
Either way, I replaced my fp. Put in ANOTHER fuse and tada I was u and running! (Once I replaced the distributor..)
Long story short, id check there. Hope this helped in someway. G'luck!
:arrow: man i do try and help out when i can ...
I usually buy two or three at a time.
clutch pedal, brake pedal and one as a spare.
but this is the only thing i could find for the clutch but it looks like a regular bolt
sorry they are blurry..not sure if i was in the right spot on the clutch or if i need to look where the yellow plug is in the 2nd pic
its all intact
wish u had a battery saturday when BigDare23 and I dropped off the Hood & bumper u might b running already ...
oh i got ur stack of receipts here @ my desk ... LOL
best part is they were free! got two just need to pick up the other two today
got my 30's on the jeep
what's the dill pickle everything kosher
put the roof basket that i made for my jeep on blue. had to take my jeep in the shop so i took it off lol. looks a little big but not bad
well i was going to sell him but every time i thought about it, it made me sad lol so ive got that itch to work on it again so im hopefully gonna get blue back up and running. hoping this weekend is going to be nice so i can start taking out the interior so i can clean it up. its smelling musky in there from sitting for so long so hopefully i can get it nice and new again
i really need to take the old broken lip off and put my new one on. maybe ill do that on my lunch today