1981fiberform
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- Jul 23, 2011
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Had my twenty year plus old starter die at Lake Powell - fortunately on the last day. The starter would still spin when you turned the key but the engine wasn't turning. Brought it to Tucson Alternator exchange and they learned me that this old starter used a centrifugal clutch that mechanically disengaged when the motor would fire and increase the rotation speed versus having the solenoid disengage the gear from the flywheel. The problem was a gear or connection inside that clutch was broken so my motor would still spin but the gear that connects to the flywheel would not. So I bought a new starter and put it in and it doesn't start. Checking with a voltmeter when the key is turned to start I only get 4.5 volts at the starter switch solenoid input and about 5.5 volts at the solenoid return post. Jumping from the main input of the solenoid to the switch input does operate the starter. So the problem is not the starter but appatently now my switch wire doesn't have enough volts??
Soooo since it operated a starter before I took the wires off - any guesses on why I only have 4.5 volts now? The Starter SW wire (very nicely labeled by Fiberform by the way) was taken off the old post and put back on. Seems odd that my ignition switch or other failure would show up just because I took it off one starter and put it on another.
Had enough reaching under the engine for one day hoping to have a game plan in a few days when I take it on again
Soooo since it operated a starter before I took the wires off - any guesses on why I only have 4.5 volts now? The Starter SW wire (very nicely labeled by Fiberform by the way) was taken off the old post and put back on. Seems odd that my ignition switch or other failure would show up just because I took it off one starter and put it on another.
Had enough reaching under the engine for one day hoping to have a game plan in a few days when I take it on again
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