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Post by toolman on Jan 22, 2012 19:30:56 GMT -5
Myself i wouldnt rule out the starter ether, i had one i could not for the life of me find the dead short, till starter went out, and replaced with new, no more dead battery and no more dead short , go figure
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Post by locodave on Jan 23, 2012 2:13:09 GMT -5
I'd think if the starter was bad. Just my humble opinoin. She has the no-charging light lit.
Correct on thinking the solinoid internal contacs might be burnt. More amps to get past the burnt contacs to make the starter engauge.
Only way I know to do a check. Test wires with an aligater clip on each end. Connected to each probe on an ohms meter. Other ends to the main power connector from the battery, other end would connected to the starters main post. My work alone to be able to see the meter reading. Leaning outside the car to watch the meter when cranking.
Try cranking it and watch the ohms read on the ohm meter. For values. 0.0 great connection, around a 5-10 ohms read is a poor iternal contac. Higher as in 7-30 ohms. Time to replace the solinoid.
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Post by locodave on Jan 27, 2012 2:24:37 GMT -5
At the black wire with an orange stripe going to the voltage reg. You should show battery voltage. The other end, back tracing it from the batterys pos post. Goes thru a fusable link showing the letter A. After the fusable link, the color code turns to yellow.Then goes right to the starter relay. At the starter relay both the yellow wire. And another single wire. Red color code. Are on the same connection @ the starter relay. Un-attach both wires and test each seperatly by the starter relay. Important! Both should show battery volts exactly what the battery shows on a inital test across the pos and neg posts. What those 2 wire do. Red wire from the batterys pos post is the one that the regulater knows if it's drawing from the battery or not. As the yellow wire that goes to the voltage reg is the info wire. To the reg. If the voltage drops down on the yellow, it knows the battery is feeding the system. Letting the idiot light light up. If the charging system is keeping up with the amp and voltage need. The yellow wire will stay a constance voltage. Remember, amp draw will decreace the voltage. -> www.autozone.com/autozone/repairinfo/repairguide/repairGuideContent.jsp?pageId=0900c1528006b5d5
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