General Starting System Service - Lincoln Continental 1964 Shop Manual

GROUP
14
PART 14-1 PAGE
GENERAL STARTING SYSTEM SERVICE. 14-1
PART 14-3
SPECIFICATIONS
PAGE
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PART 14-2
STARTER
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PART
14-1
GENERAL STARTING SYSTEM SERVICE
Section Page Section Page
1 Diagnosis and Testing . . . . . . . . . . ......... 14-1
3 Cleaning and Inspection ................... 14-5
2 Common Adjustments and
Repair~
.......... 14-4
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DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING
If the engine cranks but will not
start, the trouble is in the engine
(fuel, or ignition system) and not
in the starting system. If the engine
will not crank even with a booster
battery connected, engine parts may
be seized or the starter may be
faulty.
If
the engine cranks but can-
not be started with a booster ·battery
connected, attempt to start it by
pushing the car. lf it will not start,
push or tow the car to the shop for
STARTER TROUBLE DIAGNOSIS GUIDE
ENGINE WILL NOT CRANK
AND STARTER RELAY
DOES NOT CLICK
1. The battery may be discharged.
2. The ignition switch, starter neu-
lr
al switch or starter relay may be
moperative.
3. The circuit may be open or con-
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a in high resistance.
CHECK BATTERY
Perform a Battery Capacity Test
l
Group 13, Part 1, Page 6). If the
b.1ttery does not test as having good
capacity, make a Battery Test Charge
( Group 13, Part 1, Page 6). Replace
the
battery if the test indicates that
ir
is worn out or under capacity.
CHECK STARTER RELAY
1. Disconnect and ground the
h Lgh tension lead from the spark coil
sn that the engine cannot start. On
cars with a transistor ignition, also
disconnect the brown wire from the
starter relay I terminal. Place the
a complete diagnosis.
Do not push or tow the car for
more than 12 miles, without rais-
ing the rear wheels off the ground,
or disconnecting the driveshaft.
transmission lever in the N or P posi-
tion.
2. With a fully charged battery,
operate the starter switch to crank
the engine. If the engine will not
crank and the relay does not click,
connect a jumper lead from the bat-
tery terminal of the relay to the
starter switch terminal of the relay
(Fig. 1, connection 1). If the en-
gine does not crank, the starter relay
is probably defective.
3. If the engine cranks in step 2,
remove the quick disconnect from
the starter neutral switch which is
located on the-steering column under
the instrument panel. Connect a
jumper wire between the quick dis-
connect terminals that are connected
to the two red-blue stripe wires.
Operate the starter switch to crank
the engine.
4. If the engine cranks in Step 3,
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