Century 2535 dead, nothing, nada

[52wej]

Eddie, please check your email, I just sent you a scan of a page from my service manual. Willie Jones

 

[ericm979]

Eddie
Just looked at the manual again and that is all it shows for the fuse link. Mine did kind of the same thing a few weeks ago. No power to starter,lights or any thing. Let it set for a hour are so and it started, still don't know what the problem was. And it been working fine scents then.
Sorry I can't help.

CWB

That sort of thing is often the ignition switch itself.

 

[ericm979]

Yes please. Anything would help. My email is wkrvp@yahoo.com
Thank you.

It's too big to email, I'll look into another way later today

 

[EddieWalker]

Eddie, please check your email, I just sent you a scan of a page from my service manual. Willie Jones

Got it. Thank you very much. It shows a few things that might help, and it gives me a list of options to try. I really appreciate it!!!

 

[EddieWalker]

Eddie
Just looked at the manual again and that is all it shows for the fuse link. Mine did kind of the same thing a few weeks ago. No power to starter,lights or any thing. Let it set for a hour are so and it started, still don't know what the problem was. And it been working fine scents then.
Sorry I can't help.

CWB

This is what I was really hoping for!!!! But it's been a week now, and it's still dead. I got an email from Willie that shows some safety switches and a fuse that I wasn't aware of, so maybe that will be where I find the issue.

 

[EddieWalker]

It's too big to email, I'll look into another way later today

I just noticed you where in the Santa Cruz Mountains. I'm from Hayward and used to go to the beach there a couple times a year. I was never any good at surfing, but a buddy was, and it was fun until I would swallow too much salt water.

 

[ericm979]

I sent a link in email.

I can't usefully swim, let alone surf. I don't even like being on the water. But it's fun to watch good surfers.
The Santa Cruz mountains is what the coast range is called here. We're on one of the eastern most ridges so we're actually a ways away from the city of Santa Cruz itself.

 

[EddieWalker]

I sent a link in email.

I can't usefully swim, let alone surf. I don't even like being on the water. But it's fun to watch good surfers.
The Santa Cruz mountains is what the coast range is called here. We're on one of the eastern most ridges so we're actually a ways away from the city of Santa Cruz itself.

Got your email and the manual. Thank you very much!!!! I'm looking at it now and trying to see what's what.

 

[EddieWalker]

After reviewing the information I received, I found what I think is the fusible link. In the photo, you can see where the plastic is worn away and the copper wire exposed. This was resting against the back of my starter. When I took it off, I found that the wire at both ends was fried. You can see the discoloration in the picture.



I made a temporary jumper to see if that was it and if I could start it. Nothing. It's still dead. The next place I checked is at the top of the picture. I'm calling it a starter relay, but I don't know if that's correct. Please help if it's called something else, since that's what I'm searching for online right now.




Here's another picture of what I think is the Starter Relay. There is a large yellow wire going to it with 13 volts. There are three wires leaving it that do not have any voltage. I checked for continuity on the relay starting where the hot wire goes and there isn't any electricity going through the relay. Does that mean it's bad?

Or is this a Glow Plug Relay?

 

[teg]

We had an old converted electric car, 16 golf cart batteries, we'd have to put 1 to 2 relays into it yearly. That's where I would place my bet on...