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Charles Barton (Airbarton)
New member
Username: Airbarton
Post Number: 2
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 8:37 am: | |
Thanks for all the info Guys, it turned out to be one of the connectors on the hot lead! Instead of cleaning it I just replaced the whole system with on I fabricated out of 4 guage wire. Now I have a straight connection from the battery to the starter and to ground. If anyone is interested in what I did just let me know and I will give you a play by play of the process. Thanks for the help! |
Frank Parker (Parkerfe)
Intermediate Member
Username: Parkerfe
Post Number: 1504
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 12, 2002 - 12:47 pm: | |
The grounding strap is the problem a lot of the times. Take it off, clean all connections and see if that remedies the problem. |
Dave Penhale (Dapper)
Member
Username: Dapper
Post Number: 352
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 12, 2002 - 2:56 am: | |
When you get to that 'quick break/make' battery cable joint, don't just break and make it, but give both the bullet and socket parts a good clean when apart.
This was one of the first jobs I did on my Euro '91 348TS when I got her home just as a preventative measure. I used wire wool but I'm sure there are many similar products that will suffice. I included this task as part of the work when I fitted a permanent flying lead for a battery health manager device (Optimate III). |
Ernie Bonilla (Ernie)
Member
Username: Ernie
Post Number: 410
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Monday, November 11, 2002 - 4:39 pm: | |
Charles
There is a cable that goes from the battery to the starter. It is two peices that plug into each other. If you follow the cable from the starter towards the battery you should find where the wires plug into each other. Just unplug them, then plug them back together, that should help you out. Sometimes it gets loose and will cause that problem. Hope that helped. |
magoo (Magoo)
Advanced Member
Username: Magoo
Post Number: 3478
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Monday, November 11, 2002 - 3:26 pm: | |
Sounds like a silly thing to say but be sure your battery terminals are clean and making good tight connections. This can go on and seem like a mechanical failure when all it is is current flow breaking down and not able to have the strength to energize the starter. Maybe you have already checked it, but just in case. |
Noelrp (Noelrp)
Junior Member
Username: Noelrp
Post Number: 108
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Monday, November 11, 2002 - 2:39 pm: | |
The starter relay that commonly goes bad is in the starter itself. You must remove the starter from the engine & have it rebuilt by a pro. The cost is approx. $150 compared to ~$600 for a new one.
Good luck.
-n |
Charles Barton (Airbarton)
New member
Username: Airbarton
Post Number: 1
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Monday, November 11, 2002 - 1:14 pm: | |
Does anyone know where the starter relay is for a 1990 348ts? I read an archive post that said my intermittent starting problem might be a relay. Sometimes the starter will not even turn over and sometimes it will. If anyone has any ideas I would greatly appreciate hearing them! |