Today I used my car after three weeks of hybernation. It started up easy and I took it for a spin, I turned it off went into store for 5 minutes and no more start. It didn't sound like a dead battery, I waited and tried after about ten minutes, still no luck. I jumped started it and it started fine. What could it be???
Joshua Veinbergs
Del Mar CA
63 coupe 212236
car won't start
- Gert Gehlhaar
- 356 Fan
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- Jon Schmid
- 356 Fan
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- Joined: Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:32 pm
- Location: La Mirada, CA
I had my '64 coupe stop dead cold at a red light. I was lucky (with some help, funny how people show up to help you when you have a 356) to push it into an adjacent mini-mart parking lot. It was like a kill button had been hit. I checked all the coil connections, etc. and finally out of desperation tweaked the positive battery cable connection a bit (that should have told me something). Car fired right up--I took residential streets 2 miles to my house--tightened up the connection--it's been running great ever since. I can think of better ways of working up my adrenaline, however...
Jon Schmid
#15508
60 Roadster
64 Coupe
Jon Schmid
#15508
60 Roadster
64 Coupe