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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Roseville, MI 48066
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Won't Start!
I have never had this problem before. Plenty of battery, but when I turn the key...nothing. Different battery...nothing. Lights work (dim), checked terminals. Everything looks good. I checked the ground strap from trans. Looks OK. Could this be the starter? How can I tell? Any suggestions?
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11-08-2001, 07:41 PM
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I had the sme problem with my 69 - the ignition switch bakelite backing had come loose, but only slighty, which made the contact intermittent and when it didn't work, lots of battery but nothing going.
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11-09-2001, 08:47 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: KS
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Check the sylinoid. Make sure everythings wired good, give it a few taps and try again. Hopefully it works. My question is, why would the lights be dim? Sure sounds like a short. Do they flicker?
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11-09-2001, 09:37 AM
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Location: Redding,CA USA
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I had this same problem when my car was 5yrs. old. My mechanic came out to my house on his way home from work & diagnosed the problem as being a short in the "yellow" wire on the left side of the engine compartment which is used to start the engine from the engine compartment. He replaced this & that took care of it. You might check this out. Duke, 69 912.
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11-09-2001, 02:37 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
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hi, I had this problem driving my newly purchased 66 car from LA to NY. Turned out to be a bum starter/solenoid (never found out which). there are several tests you can do to pinpoint the problem. One could be the ignition switch (according to that orange 912 manual - can't recall what the actual title is - but I found it very helpful). Anyway, I replaced the starter and now all is working fine.
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12-06-2001, 12:50 PM
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1969 Porsche 912 1600 Stock 
