Hey guys,
1967 Mustang, 200ci, T5 manual conversion. Car's been sitting outside for three or so years and then sitting inside for the past year and change. Patched/rebuilt most of the front of the frame, did major suspension work, pulled and modified the steering column, put a rebuilt '78 motor into it, converted it to Duraspark II, and did an Autolite 2100 conversion.
After years and years of the car being apart in an ongoing project, it's finally as of tonight ready to try to start.
However, I can't get it to start! The only sign of life from the thing is the dome light coming on. Not even the headlights come on. If I try to start the car the dome light will shut off and I'll hear the DSII module click, but that's it. No solenoid knock. I've plugged in every harness that was unplugged and I've wracked my brain trying to think of anything I might be missing, but as far as I can tell she's ready to start. If I bypass the solenoid and with the negative from my jump box connected to the terminal and the positive on the battery cable going to the starter, I can get it to spin, but using the key I have nothing.
I've checked with a voltmeter and this is where it gets weird. I feel like I'm missing something simple but I'm pretty burned out on the car now so I need you guys to hold my hand here. I'm getting 12v at the S terminal on the solenoid AT ALL TIMES. I'm also getting 12v at the starter AT ALL TIMES. Why is this, should it be like this, and shouldn't the car be trying to start itself if the starter's getting a constant 12v?
What should I check next? I can't for the life of me think of anything I may have possibly missed and I don't have any wiring diagrams for the old Mustangs. Everything's plugged in under the dash and everything important is plugged in in the engine bay. The last and only thing I can think of is I don't at the moment have an engine-to-chassis ground. Could that affect it so considerably that it could cause this? I also don't have any recollection of where they bolt on on a Mustang... can I get some help there?
Thanks a lot guys, I'd really appreciate some insight here.
Oh, and just in case someone who sees this post and has one but hasn't seen my wanted ad, I'm in desperate need of an early-'67 pitman arm (with a ball joint at one end and a 1" sector shaft hole at the other) in any condition - can't drive the car until I find one.
1967 Mustang, 200ci, T5 manual conversion. Car's been sitting outside for three or so years and then sitting inside for the past year and change. Patched/rebuilt most of the front of the frame, did major suspension work, pulled and modified the steering column, put a rebuilt '78 motor into it, converted it to Duraspark II, and did an Autolite 2100 conversion.
After years and years of the car being apart in an ongoing project, it's finally as of tonight ready to try to start.
However, I can't get it to start! The only sign of life from the thing is the dome light coming on. Not even the headlights come on. If I try to start the car the dome light will shut off and I'll hear the DSII module click, but that's it. No solenoid knock. I've plugged in every harness that was unplugged and I've wracked my brain trying to think of anything I might be missing, but as far as I can tell she's ready to start. If I bypass the solenoid and with the negative from my jump box connected to the terminal and the positive on the battery cable going to the starter, I can get it to spin, but using the key I have nothing.
I've checked with a voltmeter and this is where it gets weird. I feel like I'm missing something simple but I'm pretty burned out on the car now so I need you guys to hold my hand here. I'm getting 12v at the S terminal on the solenoid AT ALL TIMES. I'm also getting 12v at the starter AT ALL TIMES. Why is this, should it be like this, and shouldn't the car be trying to start itself if the starter's getting a constant 12v?
What should I check next? I can't for the life of me think of anything I may have possibly missed and I don't have any wiring diagrams for the old Mustangs. Everything's plugged in under the dash and everything important is plugged in in the engine bay. The last and only thing I can think of is I don't at the moment have an engine-to-chassis ground. Could that affect it so considerably that it could cause this? I also don't have any recollection of where they bolt on on a Mustang... can I get some help there?
Thanks a lot guys, I'd really appreciate some insight here.
Oh, and just in case someone who sees this post and has one but hasn't seen my wanted ad, I'm in desperate need of an early-'67 pitman arm (with a ball joint at one end and a 1" sector shaft hole at the other) in any condition - can't drive the car until I find one.