Fergus,
With the indication that the ammeter goes to full discharge when you hit
the start position, I believe you have a bad starter. Adding a push
button under the dash will not help. I know it's a pain, but pull the
starter and take it to a shop to be checked out.
Peace,
Pat
O'Farrell, Fergus wrote:
>Background: 3 months since GM 55 alt swap, new red top Optima, all signs
>of charging well. (kicks in at ~1750 rpm, white lites - a first! Ammeter
>showing what it should, goes up to ~+5-10 for a few minutes, then back
>to neutral)
>Started to have what felt like a 'dead spot' in the starter position in
>the key switch, but intermittent. Never when hot. Had purchased a
>pushbutton from Radio Shack and was thinking of just putting it under
>the dash. I get a real gentle click when I do get to starter position
>on key switch, and ammeter draws down completely, but no response from
>starter. If I had to hazard a guess, I'd say the gentle click is not
>from the solenoid, (not a solid CLANK) but from one of the relays on the
>driverside inner fender.
>So, the question, with a qualifier: I have only 2-3 hours of shoptime
>before the bbq on Saturday. Is the switch contacts cleanable to the
>average ham-handed Joe, or is installing the pushbutton a better idea?
>(ham-handed = I have swapped the starter bendix's (bendices?) in my Ol'
>VW to make 1 good one out of 2 non-op'erables, and have cleaned my share
>of cassette/VCR tape heads, but if you asked me to swap the brushes in
>an alternator I'd go and buy a rebuilt one)
>Fergus O, crutching along a '69 2L, HB, CA
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