I had a similar problem a couple of years ago, and ended up finding that one of the starter brush leads was grounded out against the case (It had welded itself in place) so I only had one brush and a dead short pulling the power - I replaced the + wire too, it had been getting pretty hot! (BTW, being a cheapskate, I just heat-shrunk the lead and re-used it, it's been fine since)
Luke ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Muller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "triumphs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 3:18 PM Subject: [Spits] solenoid or starter? > Today being a nice day here in the upper right corner of the country, > I tried to fire up the Spitfire. No go. So I hooked up my faithful > portable starter battery. Just a very slow whirr--wrr--wrr. Not > even close to being fast enough to fire. My neighbor happened to be > watching so he grabbed his portable starter battery. Still nothing > but a very slow whir--wrr--wrr. So I cleaned up the terminals on the > solenoid, the starter, the bell housing, and the chassis. Actually, > there is a line directly from the battery ground to the chassis and > another from the battery ground to the bell housing. Still no go. > > This behavior has been coming on for several years, the starter > seeming to have less and less oomph at turning the engine against the > compression. Something, either the wiring or the solenoid or the > starter motor, is eating up all the juice. Or, more techncially > preventing any from getting through. The wiring is easy to replace. > Solenoids and starters cost money though. So I'm open to > suggestions. Is there historical precedent (well, we are in the > midst of a pecedential campaign, are we not?) for starters getting > weaker? Or solenoid terminals to crude up such that it still closes > and the starter still turns but just has too much resistance? > > Tanks, > > Jim Muller > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ > > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > [email protected] > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires > > http://www.team.net/archive > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.9/1295 - Release Date: > 23/02/2008 9:35 PM _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html [email protected] http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires http://www.team.net/archive
