[slamin81]

after i aquired my galaxie, i wanted to just turn the engine over not start, i can turn the engine over with a socket and wrench, but when i hook a battery up to it nothing lights work, but when i turn the key nothing, so i went to the solenoid to try to jump it nothing no click nothing at all just a small puff of smoke from the battery post.. any ideas on what i can do..

 

[pvan]

after i aquired my galaxie, i wanted to just turn the engine over not start, i can turn the engine over with a socket and wrench, but when i hook a battery up to it nothing lights work, but when i turn the key nothing, so i went to the solenoid to try to jump it nothing no click nothing at all just a small puff of smoke from the battery post.. any ideas on what i can do..

Sounds like a dead starter to me.

 

[slamin81]

cool i'll pick one up thanks.

 

[SemiCrazy]

That little puff of smoke could mean you should clean the battery posts. Check to see if they are loose, take them off the post, clean them with a wire brush on the inside then make sure they are tight. Charge the battery if it's low.

 

[puttster]

cool i'll pick one up thanks.

Woah, hold the phone. Try a few other things first, the starter is a BEECH to change. First check out your connections. Good at the starter, good at the battery ground?

Next clamp a vice grips to the + battery terminal. Detach the starter wire from the relay and touch it to the vice grips. If you have a working starter and battery, it should turn over, at least.


BTW what year and what engine galaxie?

 

[FEandGoingBroke]

Puff of smoke means BAD CONNECTION.... Clean your terminals like SemiCrazy said.

 

[slamin81]

not sure what yr it is yet

 

[FEandGoingBroke]

Why would you buy a car not even knowing the year of it?

Never mind, I can guess I'd do it to if I was new to cars and it was just cool lookin...

Clean those connections.

 

[Rcode427]

Why would you buy a car not even knowing the year of it?

Never mind, I can guess I'd do it to if I was new to cars and it was just cool lookin...

Clean those connections.

FE you done blew the farm when you stated you done went and bought a chebby. How much worse can one get? :frown:

 

[Rcode427]

I know you bought it to fixerup and sell to make a buck huh? Thats difer. :bs:

 

[FEandGoingBroke]

I bought it cause it's the ONLY year chebby made that has nice enough lines to look at. and it's a moredoor