RE: [Chevelle-list] Bench Testing a Starter

[John Nasta]

To really bench test a starter you need to hook it up to a contraption that has a flywheel and lets you put a load on it. Just seeing if the gear shoots out and spins doesn’t prove whether or not it will work under a load.   John Nasta       -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Crazy Rusty Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 9:03 PM To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' Subject: [Chevelle-list] Bench Testing a Starter   I tried bench testing the starter out of my 69 and got nothing, wanted to see if you all think I did it right.   There are three terminals, hooked the positive side of the battery up to the big one in the middle.  Hooked the negative side to the frame of the starter.  Then with my tester, to watch voltage, I put one end on the big terminal and one end on one of the smaller terminals.  Zip.  Did it again with the other terminal, zip.  I know it was getting juice because I got voltage readings on that first smaller terminal.  Sound like the starter is fried?   Thanks, JB