Yup, bad starter. No reason to jump the terminals. The drop in voltage was
due to the load placed on it via the starter relay. The battery has rected
normally.
--
Max
"Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, he is not entitled to his own
facts." Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan of New York
"GeekBoy" <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Max Dodge" <max340@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> First, put a battery charger on the battery for over night. Get a load
>> tester, and check the battery for resilience after the load. OR, use a
>> multimeter, and watch voltage as you remove the charger. If its
dropping,
>> then you have a problem. If not, try to start the van. If the voltage
>> drops below 10.5v, and the starter turns, suspect battery problems. If
>> the voltage drops out and the starter does not turn, replace the
starter.
>> This assumes the engine is not seized.
>>
>
>
> I just went out and tried it because the charger has been on the battery
> for the past 5 hours.
> I tried both of what you mention. The volage at battery was about 13.5
> volts with charger and really did not drop after charger was removed.
> I put meter on battery and tried to start. I went from 13.xx to about
> 12.88 at start position then back up to 12.98 after I turned the key to
> off position, but still no starter movement or noise. Solenoid is on
> starter.
>
> Bad starter now?
> Should I still try to jump the starter terminals?
>
> Thanks for the input
>
>
>
>> Always load test the battery and check its voltage first when
diagnosing
>> an automotive electrical problem. This proves that your power source is
>> good, allowing you to find the problem, rather than wonder how much
>> voltage you lost in the bad circuit.
>>
>> (settles in to await the inevitable horde of electrical engineers and
>> wannabees that will contradict proper 12v neg ground troubleshooting)
>>
>> --
>> Max
>>
>> "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, he is not entitled to his own
>> facts." Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan of New York
>>
>>
>>
>> "GeekBoy" <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> Friday: Started my vehicle, but had problems. Sounded like battery had
>>> charge problem, but started anyway.
>>>
>>>
>>> Saturday: Tried to start vehicle. Turned over but battery died. Later
>>> tried charging battery in evening with "smart charger." Before the
>>> charger, the whole eletrical system would shut down, but the CHECK
>>> ENGINE light would come on when the door was open. (It's a 94 Ford
>>> Aerostar - Other groups are dying) Now I have the charger going on the
>>> battery it no longer does that.
>>>
>>> Sunday Battery dead again, Charge again. Tried to start again.
Nothing.
>>> So I asked a neighbor to help me and try a jump start. Still nothing
>>> coming from starter. So what I did was test the start relay and jumped
>>> the terminals. Nothing again. Not even a spark, even though I did put
a
>>> meter at the opposite terminal and grounded it to see if I got voltage
>>> when I turned to the key to the START position.
>>>
>>> I did try jumping the terminals at the starter this morning, but got
>>> nothing because the batter was dead.
>>>
>>> I still need to try to jump at the starter again.
>>>
>>> So I am wondering bad battery or bad starter?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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