First Startup

Larry & Nancy Solheim · Jan 7, 2001

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HAPPY NEW YEAR, all!

Afterseveral years of dipping, welding and rebuilding, we put power to "MetalBeast" ('64 Blue) for the first time yesterday w/ mixed results. As I begin the arduous task of tracing circuits and connections, I put the following to the vast Amphicar knowledge base so perhaps I won't have to totally reinvent a known solution.

1. No sparks or strange noises/smells when connecting the battery (Good sign here)
2. Turned the key and got good "blowage" (suckage?) from the bilge blower (Another good sign)
3. Pushed the override button, which connected, but wouldn't hold tot he run circuit (I suspect this is one of the 2 relays, but read on to the second part of 4 for the same symptoms)
4. After 2 minutes, the run circuit came on and held (the timer tube must be OK, but I don't think this explains #3 above), but the bilge blower did not turn off & the "prop engaged" light came on (no impact by cycling water transmission settings). Yellow and Blue oil pressure and charging system warning lights illuminated as expected.
5. Turned key to start w/ no response (manual activation of the starter solenoid gave good results)

Any advice or information will be appreciated. I suspect I'll find a combination of a bad relay, improper connections and maybe a broken wire. I have all circuit and wiring diagrams. Any further detailed input about the start circuit relays would be appreciated. 

As Amphipoda will appreciate, the "other car" (Amphi, '66 white) is beginning to complain about her frequent disassembly and internal inspections, being used as an assembly aide.

Thanks!
 --LarryS

Lynne & Tommy · Jan 8, 2001

--- In amphicar-lovers@egroups.com, "Larry & Nancy Solheim"
<amphi@w...> wrote:
> HAPPY NEW YEAR, all!

> 5. Turned key to start w/ no response (manual activation of the
starter
> solenoid gave good results)
>
> Any advice or information will be appreciated>
> Thanks!
> --LarryS

We just had to change the ignition switch on Snappy Lynne's White 64.
The car ran good,charged good but if you turned turned him off it
seemed like he had a very low or completely dead battery. You could
press the button on the solenoid and he would start just fine. Check
it out - Good luck. Tommy in Tampa Red 67-Corky

First Startup

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