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Expert: - 8/21/2008


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I have a problem starting my 67 beaumont when it has run for a few minutes.  If I jump the starter it will start but when I turn the key there is nothing there.  I have disconnected the neutral switch and run a new positive wire to the starter.  Any ideas what the problem is.

Answer
It is time to start checking with a voltmeter and find out where the voltage stops when the system is warm. In that era we had a lot of problems with grounds and the starters them selves. There was a factory installed heat shield over the starter that may have been left off at some time in the past.
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All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

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Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

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Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

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More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

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Moto Award winner. And much more.

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