Calling All Car Guys II, Bloodsport!

[Gargoyle]

Well, I'm not going to have time to tinker with it for a couple of days and I'm way too broke to pay somebody to fix it, so I thought I'd tap you all for information :D

I just got the old Volvo back from the shop where they fixed the suspension. It drove great all the way home (an hour trip, longest I've ever driven it). Later that night, I went to start it and it wouldn't. The first few times I tried, I could hear the starter turning the engine over normally, but it just would start. Then I waited a minute or so, and after that, every time I turned the key, nothing happened at all. No noise from the starter, no buzz, no nothing.

What I know:

This car is a 1967 Volvo 122S. :sweflag:
* I do have gas.
* I've tried to jump-start it - nothing changed.
* The car uses a generator, not an alternator.
* The fuses seem alright (there are only 4, I've replaced 3 and there's short fat one that's a little corroded but the metal is still connected).
* The wiring around the distributer and coil looks alright. Really everything under the hood looks ok. Battery is pretty new, and the wiring to it looks good.

Any ideas?

Pics under the hood from the car thread. (http://short-media.com/forum/showpost.php?p=91846&postcount=187)

[TheBaron]

sounds like a dead distributor to me, but i'd wait for MGK to respond

[madmat]

It could be a bad ignition switch, they do wear out.

[Geeky1]

I know you've tried to jump start it, but how? The reason I ask is this:

I know a guy with a (stock!!!) mid-90s civic coupe. He needed a jump the other day, so I gave him one. After sitting with the 'benz idling and the cars hooked up for a few minutes, his car still wouldn't start. So, I put my car in neutral and revved it up to about 4500rpms to increase the alternator output. His car started right away.

So, the vehicle you tried to jump it with may just not have been putting out enough power at the time...

Uhm, other than that, I'd get a battery that you know is good (if you've checked the one that's in it with a multimeter and it reads fine, leave it), and start checking parts of the circuit for continuity with a multimeter.

[Bud]

try testing the ignition cap or switch on the starter motor and see if it is getting power. If so how much power? then if thats good its the starter if the bushings wear that can happen.