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Bloody Starter Motor
Pdlewis - 17/9/07 at 07:32 AM

Just thought id share!! got the car out the garage yesterday took it home for a wash then planned on going for a blat, cleaned it got in half a crank and dead tried the key key nothing not even a click put the meter accross it and getting voltage so the Bloody things given up it only had a new alternator last week well at least i live on a good hill so starying wasnt a problem

britishtrident - 17/9/07 at 07:08 PM

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Originally posted by Pdlewis
Just thought id share!! got the car out the garage yesterday took it home for a wash then planned on going for a blat, cleaned it got in half a crank and dead tried the key key nothing not even a click put the meter accross it and getting voltage so the Bloody things given up it only had a new alternator last week well at least i live on a good hill so starying wasnt a problem



Don't jump to conclusions --- check everything out all the connections. Assuming your battery is showing at least 12.5 volts off load next thing is check the battery voltage when you operate the starter if it drops to below 9 volts the battery has a dead cell.

Trouble with starter-charging system faults is that it is tempting to jump in and change the wrong thing.

Peteff - 17/9/07 at 07:15 PM

Yes, check it with a known good battery or jump it before you spend your money.

02GF74 - 19/9/07 at 09:56 AM

thre should be a solenoid that switches the big currents to the starter motor.

usually as battery goes flat, the starter motor stops truning but you sill should hear the soleniod click; when really flat you don't hear that click any more.

New alternator - is it possible that wire has come adrift? Is it wired correctly? Is it working? Is the charge bulb connected and operating?

How old is the battery?

Start with the battery/alternator/winring tests first before condeming the starter.

You havenlt got a fuse in the starting circuitry?