Well, I got the starter put in and it is still not turning over. I'm bummed and stumped. I will check to see that I am getting juice to the starter from the ignition switch (the small wire) this weekend. Any other suggestions what to check for. I am wondering if I wasted my money buying a new starter and they said it was bad when it really wasn't. What should I do if I do have juice on the small wire? How much juice should be going there? Am I missing something simple? Battery is good, engine block ground is cleaned, battery terms are cleaned, I cleaned all the wire terminals that go to the starter. Help!?!
Brian
Took the starter off and had it tested today. It turned over but they said
> it was pulling 170 amps and that it needed replaced. Will put it in this
> weekend and post an update Monday.
>
>
> Still Dead! I ruled out the Battery. I cleaned the terminals at the
> battery and at the starter. Still nothing.
>
> Now, here is the weird thing. After I cleaned the terminal on the hot wire
> to the starter and the wire lug on the starter, there is a little hook like
> tab on the wire that appears to sort of lock the wire in place on the
> starter. This little hook was bent enough to evidently short out on
> something. Once I went to put the wire back on the battery post, the
> starter turned the engine over. I thought for sure I had solved the
> problem. I took the wire back off the starter and bent the hook back down
> and thought for sure it would work. Put the cable back on the battery post,
> turned the key and still dead .... doesn't make a bit of noise.
>
> BTW My Voltage never dropped below 11.3V with fans on, headlights and
> trying to crank it. I swapped Batteries with my truck though to rule it > out.
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> Master Shredder,
> you got a volt meter?
>
> Check for roughly 11-12 volts with all acessories off.
>
> Then turn on everything....and check to
> see if it's dropping fast and far.
>
> Then have one of them goblins of yours
> try to start it while you look at the meter
> and see if it's dropping fast and far....
> Usually on a doorknob dead battery
> the voltage will plunge imediately to well
> below 9 volts.....even as far as 0, while
> being load tested.
>
>
> if alls well......try to jumper the starter and see
> if it's even capable of "kicking over".
> It's a bit of a maneuver....but it's doable.
>
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