On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:48:53 -0000, "billybuckshot@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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<billybuckshot@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>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
If the meter is correct, you've found the problem. Voltage equals
current times resistance. If your starter is trying to draw 200 amps
because it's turning so slowly, 200 amps times 0.1 ohm equals 20
volts. How big is the battery?
The problem is that ohmmeters aren't very accurate at very low
resistances and, therefore, not very useful at high current. Try
measuring the voltage from the actual negative battery post, not the
cable terminal, to a clean grounded spot on the starter, while
somebody actuates the starter. If you have more than a few tenths of
a volt, there is one problem. Now measure the voltage from the actual
positive battery post to the actual terminal on the battery while the
starter is being actuated. Same thing--more than a few tenths of a
volt and you have another problem.
Good luck and let us know what you find.
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