4KSQ - Won't start, not starter

[Tim & Holly Pellowski]

Rich,

Where is the ground strap off of the tranny?  The ground off of the battery 
looks pretty good and I also remember looking at a ground coming off of the 
block, that one looked OK as well.  I just don't remember seeing a ground 
strap coming off of the tranny.  I'll try the hot post jump directly from 
the battery, tomorrow.

Thanks for your help.  If that doesn't work I'm not sure where to go next.

Tim

On Thursday, November 23, 2000 12:02 PM, Richard J. Andrews 
[SMTP:tech at flashmail.com] wrote:
> At 09:13 AM 11/23/00 -0600, you wrote:
> are you sure you have a good ground?
> this is as important as a good positive cable..
> you said your starter checked fine on the bench..
> if it is good.. jumping it from the hot post on the battery should work..
> otherwise you are having a problem with one of the power cables going
> to the starter..
> triple check your ground...
> especially where it bolts to the transmission...
>
> HTH!
> rich
> '86 4kq
>
> >Still no luck in getting the 4ksq started.  I replaced about 12" of wire
> >for both Terminal 16 and Terminal 50.  I pulled the dash apart and 
measured
> >the 12+ Volts coming to the ignition.  I also got continuity from the
> >ignition switch when the key was turned to the start position.  I also
> >tried jump starting the car in case I had a bad battery that would drain 
to
> >one cell.  None of these worked.  I tried, several weeks ago, to jump 
from
> >the hot post and it didn't work then.  I'll try that again.  Is there 
any
> >possibility that the ignition coil could be involved with it not even
> >turning?  I guess I'd like to know where that third wire goes.
> >
> >Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated.  I'm getting tired of only
> >having 1 car for a family of 4.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Tim Pellowski
> >
> >On Wednesday, November 15, 2000 10:40 AM, Huw Powell
> >[SMTP:audi at mediaone.net] wrote:
> > > test the starter in teh car by jumping from the hot post to the
> > > "solenoid" terminal (which is the one above, not below, the 
solenoid).
> > > If you have the third wire, it goes below, and sends 12v at start 
back
> > > to a few components to
> > > increase the likelihood of their having enough juice to run.
> > >
> > > test ign sw by measuring voltage at the solenoid trigger wire
> > >
> > > Tim & Holly Pellowski wrote:
> > > >
> > > >  Q-listers,
> > > >
> > > > Help!
> > > >
> > > >  My '85 4KSQ has been down for 4 weeks now.  When you turn the key,
> >there's
> > > > nothing at all, no solenoid click at all.  I pulled the starter
> >replaced
> > > > the ground strap from the armature to the solenoid.  Tested 
starter,
> >worked
> > > > fine, pulled about 105 amps (as opposed to a new one at 90amps). 
 My
> > > > battery is good, has a 12.3v charge.  Terminal 50 wire has the
> >insulation
> > > > failing off but I don't understand where it goes to.  Is it 
possible
> >for
> > > > the ignition switch to have gone bad that quickly?  How do I test  
 the
> > > > ignition switch?
> > > >
> > > >  Anyone have any ideas for me?  I'd really like to get it running
> >again.
> > > >  By the way, this happened all of the sudden.  The 4KSQ worked fine 
one
> > > > night and the next morning nothing.
> > > >
> > > >  TIA,
> > > >
> > > > Tim Pellowski
> > >
> > > --
> > > Huw Powell
> > >
> > > http://www.humanspeakers.com
> > >
> > > http://www.humanthoughts.org