shobin
New member
- Joined
- Nov 28, 2019
- Location
- San Jose, Cali
Hey all,
First time poster here. Two days ago I bought a 87' 244 and made the stupid choice of letting a friend drive it in the rain. Well, long story short he took a corner too fast and took it into a guard rail. Once we hit the rail the car immediately went into its highest rev before we shut it off and pushed it over to the side of the road to wait for a tow truck. Later on we were looking at it and found a broken ground wire. We also discovered that the battery that the old owner had was way too small so in the collision it tilted over the holder and arched itself. Since then we've been looking around since the car won't start and we think that we have narrowed down the issue to the starter solenoid. We tested the voltage on the solenoid and it made no voltage while we were starting the car, but I have read other places that the issue might also have something to do with the ignition switch or its automatic transmission. Anybody have any advice on things to test and look at? I'm probably going to take it to a shop just to get diagnosed then I'll do the part replacements myself, except for the body work. Thanks.
First time poster here. Two days ago I bought a 87' 244 and made the stupid choice of letting a friend drive it in the rain. Well, long story short he took a corner too fast and took it into a guard rail. Once we hit the rail the car immediately went into its highest rev before we shut it off and pushed it over to the side of the road to wait for a tow truck. Later on we were looking at it and found a broken ground wire. We also discovered that the battery that the old owner had was way too small so in the collision it tilted over the holder and arched itself. Since then we've been looking around since the car won't start and we think that we have narrowed down the issue to the starter solenoid. We tested the voltage on the solenoid and it made no voltage while we were starting the car, but I have read other places that the issue might also have something to do with the ignition switch or its automatic transmission. Anybody have any advice on things to test and look at? I'm probably going to take it to a shop just to get diagnosed then I'll do the part replacements myself, except for the body work. Thanks.