Re: IML: starting my 64 after a long sleep

[Alex Shevat <shevat6@xxxxxxxxx>]

Mark,

 

It seems like your battery isn't powerful enough, I would check that first since it is an old battery.

 

Alex

1964 Crown sedan

Edmond, OK

Mark Elliott <deadfishe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I am in a position where I need to move my 64 out of the garage. The 
> car has not been started for several years (3-4). I charged the 
> battery up, poured a little gas down the carb, and turned the key, 
> and nothing happened. There was a single click (like the solenoid 
> firing), and then nothing.
>
> Any ideas on the cause of the nothing? Is it likely a bad 
> starter? Could it be a bad battery (the battery is 7-8 years old, 
> and has been sitting most of that time). Could it be something more 
> serious? Is there an easy way to tell (in case you
>  haven't guessed 
> already, I am not terribly mechanically inclined). I could hear a 
> very quiet whirring sound that could have been the starter spinning, 
> but I can't be sure.
>
> Thanks for any information you can offer to help,
>
> Mark Elliott
> 1964 Crown 4door in pieces in the garage (but it needs to be moved 
> out of the garage)
>
>
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