1956 super 88 starter specs
March 16th, 2018, 06:47 AM
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Crank bearing
The issue I am having is my car was running one minute then I washed it . Tried starting it and it was cranking but would not start. We checked spark fuel air now down to possible starter issue. Mechanic says it’s not turning fast enough. So my question is can the crank bearing cause it not to start? I washed the car the all of a sudden no start? Puzzling . Any help would be great.
March 16th, 2018, 07:24 AM
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Have you tried jumping another battery to what you have to get additional cranking speed? Doubtful its your starter if it worked fine before the wash.Could be bad connection at the battery/ starter or bad ground my guess.You could spray some WD40 in and around the distributor and wires and see if that will dissipate any moisture that's still there.
Are you sure the engine isn't just flooded from the hard starting. After it sets for awhile give it a short shot of starting fluid and see if you don't get a pop out of the engine.Keep us informed ...Tedd
Are you sure the engine isn't just flooded from the hard starting. After it sets for awhile give it a short shot of starting fluid and see if you don't get a pop out of the engine.Keep us informed ...Tedd
March 16th, 2018, 08:05 AM
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Hello Ted yes we changed out the battery swapped coil. There was a loose connection on the starter but that wasn’t it. Also had some oil dripping onto the starter from up above. Said cranking power is low on starter but will test it further. There was some fuel in oil prior so that’s why I was asking about crank bearing if it would restrict the starting of the car.
March 16th, 2018, 03:13 PM
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Have you found why you have fuel in the oil? Common fix for that issue is to rebuild the fuel pump. It's pretty important that you find the source where the fuel is getting into the oil, bad things happen if more than a little bit gets intermixed. I still think you have something else that is causing slow rotation of the starter or hard start. How do the points look? Do you have a good blue spark at the plugs? Put a light bulb or small heater under the hood (after you find where that fuel is coming from) and try to dry everything out over night then give it a shot of starting fluid and see if it doesn't fire. It's appears to me it is most likely moisture related. Keep us informed on any progress.... Tedd
March 16th, 2018, 05:41 PM
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The car has an electric fuel pump. The point rotor and cap was changed out. Condenser, and coil changed. Everything is dry. Car is going on 4 weeks now being diagnosed. Last mechanic said crank bearing was bad $2000 but I can’t see that not causing it to start one minute and not the next. He’s testing the starter next may not be getting full speed. After that not sure
March 16th, 2018, 06:27 PM
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I guess I am not sure what a crank bearing is. The only crank bearing I can think of is the main bearings. And the mechanic wants $2,000 to fix the crank bearing. One thing that has not been mentioned is the engine grounds to the body/chassis. This could cause your problem. Are all your cables on the battery and the starter clean. On my 54 and probably on your 56, the negative battery cable runs to the engine. Make sure that has a good clean connection.
March 16th, 2018, 07:36 PM
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You need to find a new mechanic! Unless the starter is drawing so much currant there is none left for spark I doubt if the starter is the problem.
Pull a spark plug and see if you have spark when turning the engine over (don't forget to ground the plug).
Pull a spark plug and see if you have spark when turning the engine over (don't forget to ground the plug).
March 16th, 2018, 09:04 PM
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March 16th, 2018, 09:08 PM
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This is my second mechanic and he is a good mechanic he is just troubleshooting all the normal stuff
March 16th, 2018, 09:34 PM
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I'm missing something here, I gotta ask but are we are talking about a seized or damaged main bearing causing so much drag that it is pulling down the RPM's on the starter?I could see diluted oil from a defective fuel pump doing that but you just stated that your car is fitted with a electric pump, does it still have the old mechanical pump also attached. Other wise an electric pump by it's self can't leak gas into sump. Somewhere we are missing some information. Or by quittance the starter did give it up at the same time as the wash job(doubtful)..Keep us informed... Tedd
March 30th, 2018, 06:37 AM
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Verdict
hello everyone the verdict is in . My ballast resistor was bad. Also the starter was burned up from cranking. I replaced the both the ballast and new high torque mini starter and it started right up. So thank you all for your advice really game me a lot to go on.
March 30th, 2018, 07:30 AM
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After reading this post !and a recent experience my granddaughter had while in Florida, I hope none of us have car trouble in Florida.
She had her air to quit working while there and found that something had punctured the condensor on the Air Conditioner .A mechanic there said he would replace the condensor ,drier ,vacuum the system, flush it and put in new freon for$1100!
I went to Rock Auto Parts online and had the new condensor and drier sent to my door for less than $125!
He could have held a gun on her and took her money and not been more guilty of robbery ,in my opinion. Larry
She had her air to quit working while there and found that something had punctured the condensor on the Air Conditioner .A mechanic there said he would replace the condensor ,drier ,vacuum the system, flush it and put in new freon for$1100!
I went to Rock Auto Parts online and had the new condensor and drier sent to my door for less than $125!
He could have held a gun on her and took her money and not been more guilty of robbery ,in my opinion. Larry
March 30th, 2018, 07:50 AM
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After reading this post !and a recent experience my granddaughter had while in Florida, I hope none of us have car trouble in Florida.
She had her air to quit working while there and found that something had punctured the condensor on the Air Conditioner .A mechanic there said he would replace the condensor ,drier ,vacuum the system, flush it and put in new freon for$1100!
I went to Rock Auto Parts online and had the new condensor and drier sent to my door for less than $125!
He could have held a gun on her and took her money and not been more guilty of robbery ,in my opinion. Larry
She had her air to quit working while there and found that something had punctured the condensor on the Air Conditioner .A mechanic there said he would replace the condensor ,drier ,vacuum the system, flush it and put in new freon for$1100!
I went to Rock Auto Parts online and had the new condensor and drier sent to my door for less than $125!
He could have held a gun on her and took her money and not been more guilty of robbery ,in my opinion. Larry
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