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90 740 won't turn over 300 1990

posted by  dennis 850 on  Mon Feb 19 04:16 CST 2007
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Hello, I have a 90 740 that will not start. The engine will not even turn over. The battery has plenty of power. When I turn the ignition switch I can see it drawing power from the batter, because the light dim. Where should i start. I haVE REPLacewd the fuel pump relay with a spare one but it didn't help.
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Dennis








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90 740 won't turn over 300 1990

posted by  rstarkie on  Mon Feb 19 06:50 CST 2007
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Have you tried starting it in neutral? The neutral safety switch can cause a no start as you describe (althought the dimming lights can rule this out).

Randy








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90 740 won't turn over 300 1990

posted by  Chris Mullet on  Mon Feb 19 04:57 CST 2007
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It kind of sounds like a problem with the starter itself, but before spending any money there you might want to check both ends of both battery cables and make sure they're clean and connected well.








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90 740 won't turn over 300 1990

posted by  dennis 850 on  Mon Feb 19 05:03 CST 2007
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Hello, I cleaned the battery cables before this happened when I installed a new battery. Do you think it is possiblt the starter selenoid or the starter itself.

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Dennis








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Maybe frozen starter? 300 1990

posted by  lucid on  Mon Feb 19 07:03 CST 2007
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The starter may be frozen if you've recently driven thru puddles, then let the car set out in freezing weather.

That's exactly what my daughter did a few days ago with her '93 240. Next day her symptoms were just like yours. After a couple of sunny days she tried it again and got a bit of noise from the starter. Tried again right away and it fired up.
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Bruce Young
'93 940-NA (current), 240s (one V8), 140s, 122s, since '63.







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