billybuckshot@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Aug 22, 12:05 pm, "lab~rat >:-)" <ch...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:13:13 -0000, "billybucks...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> <billybucks...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> I just bought an 81 Chevy SWB truck, 106,000 miles. It has several
>>> problems ,but I just replaced the intake manifold (edelbrock) and
>>> carb. (holley) and now my starter seems to turn over very slowly, like
>>> something is binding. I just replaced the battery, no change. Can a
>>> worn out starter turn slowly or can this be related to the work i just
>>> did. (ign. timing etc...) It seemed to turn over normally before I
>>> worked on it.
>> Check your connections. Maybe you have a loose ground or connection
>> to the starter itself.
>>
>> --
>> lab~rat >:-)
>> Stupid humans...
>
> Well I checked the starter and thought for sure i had found the
> problem. The solenoid screws had fallen out and the short cable going
> from the solenoid to the starter was over halfway broken and frayed.
> figured this was the problem, it wasn't allowing enough amperage to
> get to the starter. put a new starter on it this morning, same
> problem. it actually sounds worse. i checked the ground going from the
> battery to the alternator bracket, it didn't seem like a decent ground
> so a ran an additional cable from the intake manifold to the
> alternator mt. bracket. no difference. i have .1 ohms from the starter
> to the intake manifold . running out of ideas
>
Have you checked the selenoid itself?
jm2c
Eric
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