1969 mach 1 electrical issues - cannot start car

[Dave R.]

Ok so I almost hate to tell you what the problem was. A loose cable on the positive side of the battery. I came home ready to figure this bitch out and was ready to disconnect the ignition switch but decided to clean the battery terminal first. Good thing I did because I noticed it was a bit loose. I tightened it then asked my son to start the car. Noticed lights on the door and had that feeling it was fixed. Sure enough he turned the ignition and the car started. I thought I had a bad starter and possibly burnt up cables because like i said the other day, i got sparks when trying to bypass the solenoid. Really glad that's fixed.

So, if I am understanding this correctly, the clamping force exerted by the battery charger clamp when placed onto the + cable clamp was enough pressure to make a good connection? Dave R.

[Mach1FatherFigure]

'By pass the solenoid' the 300+A pulse combined with moving clamps around by hand will cause a spark, or two.....