Issue - When turning the key, everything works when turned into ACC position but when attempting to start nothing happens. If I listen closely I can faintly hear a relay it sounds like from behind me so I don't think it's an issue with ignition switch. Notably, car was starting just fine until I undertook the 'troubleshooting' I describe below.
Was working on my '74 manual trans, that I just took receipt of and was trying to troubleshoot an odd problem where the blower motor, AC, and sunroof were all non functional. This was unusual as everything seems to be very sorted on this car. When I first took receipt, none of the windows were working either and I swapped a few of the relays under the dash by the hood release and the windows all started working (slowly that is). Fast forward, I switched around a few more relays (their are 5 in all not including the wiper or flasher relays) under the dash by the hood release. A block of 3, the wiper relay, then 2 more. Note that I didn't replace, just moved around and sanded the connectors as I didn't have spares. Low and behold after that the blower motor, AC, and sunroof all started working again. Just when I was about to claim victory I went to turn the key to start it and up and nothing. This is where I stopped and trying to put the relays back where I thought they were originally, but I can't go back to get the blowers and sunroof to stop and the car to start. Again, car started great before I set out to fix the issues with the blowers and sunroof.
Do any of these relays tie back to engaging the starter in any way? Did I knock some other wire loose that I need to go find while under the dash? doubtful it's a battery problem as it's new, fully charged and everything else seems to be working. When I turn the key the starter does absolutely nothing. No clicking or anything, other than hearing a relay behind me click or may unclick when moving off of acc, suggesting the starter is not getting the signal at all (but I guess I should confirm that?).
Thoughts. doing some digging with the search function, it seems their are some varying opinions on the relays, and that they vary from year to year. For example, I dug up a @HBchris post on relays and didn't see a mention to having 5 relays where I see them but rather only 3 unless I missed that.
Any help on the troubleshooting would be appreciated.
Was working on my '74 manual trans, that I just took receipt of and was trying to troubleshoot an odd problem where the blower motor, AC, and sunroof were all non functional. This was unusual as everything seems to be very sorted on this car. When I first took receipt, none of the windows were working either and I swapped a few of the relays under the dash by the hood release and the windows all started working (slowly that is). Fast forward, I switched around a few more relays (their are 5 in all not including the wiper or flasher relays) under the dash by the hood release. A block of 3, the wiper relay, then 2 more. Note that I didn't replace, just moved around and sanded the connectors as I didn't have spares. Low and behold after that the blower motor, AC, and sunroof all started working again. Just when I was about to claim victory I went to turn the key to start it and up and nothing. This is where I stopped and trying to put the relays back where I thought they were originally, but I can't go back to get the blowers and sunroof to stop and the car to start. Again, car started great before I set out to fix the issues with the blowers and sunroof.
Do any of these relays tie back to engaging the starter in any way? Did I knock some other wire loose that I need to go find while under the dash? doubtful it's a battery problem as it's new, fully charged and everything else seems to be working. When I turn the key the starter does absolutely nothing. No clicking or anything, other than hearing a relay behind me click or may unclick when moving off of acc, suggesting the starter is not getting the signal at all (but I guess I should confirm that?).
Thoughts. doing some digging with the search function, it seems their are some varying opinions on the relays, and that they vary from year to year. For example, I dug up a @HBchris post on relays and didn't see a mention to having 5 relays where I see them but rather only 3 unless I missed that.
Any help on the troubleshooting would be appreciated.
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