It would basically be impossible. The starter would have to be removed
and readjusted (pointed down) to get at the connections on the starter
to check or remove. Battery is inside the car so I guess you could do
it with a super long cable assuming you could somehow get to the starter
connections.
On 1/21/2022 4:56 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:
I guess the difficuly being that he says "I can't really even see it from above, or
below" ("it" being the starter), so it might be hard to get at the cable attachment
points with the meter leads.
On Fri, Jan 21, 2022, at 5:51 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote:
The starter _might_ be bad, but the cabling is just as suspect.
There are at least three high-current cables involved, and all
should be tested for voltage drop while starting:
Bat+ to starter
Bat- to frame
Frame to engine
You can do it with two tests:
Bat+ (center post) to bolt end on starter
Bat- (center post) to engine block
You'll almost certainly need more than one set
of hands to do these tests correctly. Hint: none
of the contacts you make with the meter should
be to any part of any cables in question.
You need a fast-reading meter, one that can track
voltage fluctuations well. An old-school analog
meter is ideal, but a Fluke (with its analog auxiliary
scale) will do.
If you're losing anywhere near a volt in any of the
cabling, that's way too much.
-- Jim
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