dhartley72

72 supreme been running fine until today....i went to go crank it up and ...nothing...i changed out the starter...nothing on the first try and on the second try it cranked.....turned it off and then nothing again....what could this possibly be?

2blu442

I'm lousy with electrical stuff and really hate it when things are intermittant. I'd start by checking the connections from the positive side of the battery to the horn relay. I believe that's where the smaller wire from the positive battery cable runs to. I had that get corroded once years ago and it prevent the car from starting. Back to the basics.... start with the easiest thing first and hope you find it quickly! John

citcapp

Turn on the headlights and crank the starter. Do the headlights dim to nothing? If they do it could be your battery. Sometimes they just die even new ones. Check the ground connection at the battery and where it connects to the car and check the ground strap from the engine to the body. Look for corroded connections at these areas. I find most electrical problems to be ground issues. Also check the wiring harness where it connects to fuse block. good luck

dhartley72

can this possibly be a nuetral saftey switch issue?

2blu442

Yes it could be the neutral safety switch, but unless you've recently worked on that it's not the first place I go to trouble shoot your problem. If you have and the switch is loose, try moving (adjusting) it while you or someone else turns the key. At least that wouldn't be hard to check. John

svnt442

I'd also check all of the connections at the horn relay. That is used as a junction block and if you have a bad connection there nothing will work properly.

dhartley72

okay igot up this morning car cranked up fine turn it off again...and nothing....so i went to the parts store come back home. i brought a ignition switch and a netral saftey switch.....first i lowered the column...and something told me to try to crank it one more time and i'll BE......it cranked.....now itsback working perfect without any parts......those cutlass i tell ya will drive u crazy....thanks everyone

Rickman48

I would still take the ground strap to the core support and clean it with a wire brush!
Try to find the problem.
Don't wanna get stuck in the middle of nowhere w/o tools, do ya??

dhartley72

alright it did it again.....so i went back to the parts store and got a ignition switch......but found out the problem was the ignition switch was loose and had to be tightened down all da way......